Floyd | In the wallet I see a driver's license and a five zorkmid bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bus reaches my stop.  The man with the chicken on his head stands
Floyd | up to let me out.  As I squeeze past him, I feel him press something
Floyd | into my palm.  I start to raise my hand to see what it is, but he
Floyd | stops me and shakes his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chicken watches me as I leave the bus.  All the way off, I can
Floyd | feel her eyes on the back of my neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only when I'm standing on the sidewalk and the bus is pulling away do
Floyd | I look down to see what he has given me.  It's a tiny flashlight,
Floyd | meant to go on a keychain.  What on earth...?  I look back to the bus,
Floyd | but it's already halfway down the block, and I can't see anything
Floyd | through the windows.  All I can think of is a quote by Samuel Beckett:
Floyd | "He brings light, as only the great dare to bring light, to the
Floyd | issueless predicament of existence."
Floyd |
Floyd | I head on into the factory.  It's just a few minutes till starting
Floyd | time, so there are lots of other people arriving, punching timecards
Floyd | and heading to their stations.  I still feel a bit weirded out by that
Floyd | guy on the bus, and the chicken on his head, and him giving me this
Floyd | flashlight like it was some big secret.  I take a deep breath as I
Floyd | step out onto the factory floor.  Everything's normal here, just like
Floyd | it always has been.  I wave to some of the other guys as I walk past
Floyd | them toward my station, at the very start of the assembly line.  It's
Floyd | good to be home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "zorkmids!"
		ivanr says, "and it looks like we do work at *a* factory, at least"
		Knight_Otu says, "Indeed."
ivanr says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd | Factory Main Floor
Floyd |    I'm standing at my station on the assembly line.  A conveyor belt
Floyd | comes out of the wall to the east, and travels west down the middle of
Floyd | the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x belt" 		

Floyd | The conveyor belt comes out of the wall to the east, and continues
Floyd | down the middle of the room.  It is not currently moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ivanr says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | A bell rings loudly.  With a clanking sound, the conveyor belt comes
Floyd | to life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ivanr says (to Floyd), "x belt" 		

Floyd | The conveyor belt comes out of the wall to the east, and continues
Floyd | down the middle of the room.  It is currently moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a quiet clop!, a green widget appears out of a chute in the wall
Floyd | and lands in front of me, just to the side of the conveyor belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "this looks timed"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "You wanna drive it?"
		ivanr says, "I might have to step away in the near future"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay then. I'll try."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget on belt" 		

Floyd | That isn't ready to go on the conveyor belt yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clop!  A red wodget appears out of the chute and lands beside the
Floyd | widget.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | green widget:  Taken.
Floyd | red wodget:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x widget" 		

Floyd | It's a bright green widget, made of plastic, with a square peg
Floyd | sticking up out of it.  I'm an expert with these things!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wodget" 		

Floyd | A red plastic wodget, with a square hole in the middle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr exclaims, "aha!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wodget on widget" 		

Floyd | There's no good surface on the green widget.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "put in, I imagine"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wodget in widget" 		

Floyd | I can't put anything into the green widget.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in wodget" 		

Floyd | I fit the square peg of the green widget into the square hole of the
Floyd | red wodget.  They snap together with a satisfying click!  to form a
Floyd | perfect red-green widget-wodget complex, all ready to put on the
Floyd | conveyor belt for transport on to parts unknown!  God, I love my job!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, thanks."
		ivanr exclaims, "we did it!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put it on belt" 		

Floyd | I can't reach that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean
Floyd | underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes
Floyd | (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a
Floyd | wallet, keys, a flashlight, and a widget-wodget complex.  The coat
Floyd | pocket seems to contain a book of famous quotations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put complex on belt" 		

Floyd | I put the widget-wodget complex on the conveyor belt, which carries it
Floyd | off down the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clop!  A green widget appears out of the chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get widget" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clop!  A red wodget appears out of the chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get wodget" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in wodget" 		

Floyd | Click!  Another perfect widget-wodget complex, made and ready!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put complex on belt" 		

Floyd | I put the widget-wodget complex on the conveyor belt, which carries it
Floyd | off down the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clop!  A blue widget appears out of the chute.  Huh?  Blue?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Oh no!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blue" 		

Floyd | It looks just like every other widget I've ever seen...  only totally
Floyd | different.  Same plastic, same square peg...  but it's blue!
Floyd |
Floyd | Clop!  A red wodget appears out of the chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in wodget" 		

Floyd | Ralph Waldo Emerson said that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin
Floyd | of little minds, and he knew what he was talking about.  He knew that
Floyd | sometimes the widgets would be green, and sometimes they'd be blue.
Floyd | So I've been doing this job for eight years, and every widget I've
Floyd | ever seen has been green.  That doesn't mean the next one won't be
Floyd | blue.  You've got to just take what comes and go on with your job.
Floyd | Emerson understood that, and that's why he was such a great genius.
Floyd |
Floyd | I fit the blue widget into the red wodget.  They go together with
Floyd | an...  almost satisfying...  clack!.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put complex on belt" 		

Floyd | I put the widget-wodget complex on the conveyor belt, which carries it
Floyd | off down the line.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clop!  A blue widget appears out of the chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get widget" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clop!  A red wodget appears out of the chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in wodget" 		

Floyd | I put the peg of the blue widget into the hole of the red wodget
Floyd | and...  wait a minute!  It won't go in!  Hey - this wodget has a round
Floyd | hole!  What's going on here?  What the...!  OK, wait...  just a
Floyd | second...  don't panic.  Take a deep breath.  It's going to be OK.
Floyd | Everything's going to be OK.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine, so things change.  The world is like that.  Widgets used to be
Floyd | green and now they're grue.  I mean blue.  And wodgets used to have
Floyd | square holes and now they have round ones.  That's OK.  Round is a
Floyd | fine shape for a hole.  I just have to put the peg into it anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | But it won't fit!  No!  I can't deal with this!  Someone must have
Floyd | made a mistake!  They can't expect me to put these together.  I just
Floyd | can't do it.  No one can do it!  I've got to find someone and tell
Floyd | them they've made a mistake.  Then the holes will go back to being
Floyd | square, and everything will be OK again.
Floyd |
Floyd | That's odd...  something seems to be happening further down the
Floyd | assembly line.  I can't tell what's going on, but there's a lot of
Floyd | shouting, and I can see people running.  Suddenly there's a clank, and
Floyd | the conveyor belt comes to a stop!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "I remember that emerson reference from paul o'brian's review of this game. I am charmed by our PC"
		ivanr says, "wait, uh oh"
		ivanr asks, "should we go west?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Perhaps you're wondering how I know the conveyor belt runs east to
Floyd | west.  Well, I checked.  "If you don't know where you're going, you
Floyd | probably won't get there."  I don't know who said that.  I saw it on a
Floyd | poster once.  That very same day, I went out and got this
Floyd | super-durable, patent-pending outdoorsman's wrist-watch with built in
Floyd | compass, and since then I've always known exactly which way I was
Floyd | going.
Floyd |
Floyd | As I walk along the conveyor belt, I can see the room emptying out
Floyd | fast.  By the time I reach the far end, most of the workers are gone,
Floyd | and those who are left seem to be heading for the door.  Mr.  Biggs,
Floyd | the president of the factory, is standing next to the doorway and
Floyd | shouting at them.  He almost looks like he's going to step in their
Floyd | way and try to block the exit, but he knows he'd get trampled if he
Floyd | tried.
Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Main Floor
Floyd |    This is the west end of the main floor of the factory.  The
Floyd | conveyor belt passes down the length of the room and disappears into
Floyd | the wall to the west.  A large set of double doors leads north to the
Floyd | lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "I saw we examine mr biggs"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x biggs" 		

Floyd | For some reason, Mr.  Biggs always makes me think of a bulldog.  He
Floyd | can't be much more than five feet tall, and you always feel like he's
Floyd | about to attack you.  No one messes with Mr.  Biggs.  I mean no one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs glances up at me.  "Get back to work!"  he shouts.
Floyd | "There's absolutely nothing to be alarmed about!  The company has some
Floyd | new owners, and they're just making a few changes.  That's all there
Floyd | is..."  He breaks off and lunges at the door in a desperate attempt to
Floyd | keep the last of the workers from getting away.  He stumbles over his
Floyd | own feet, barely avoids falling, and collides with the wall.  "Come
Floyd | BACK here!"  he shouts, dashing out the door after them.  It swings
Floyd | shut behind him, and the room becomes almost silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "things are heating up"
		ivanr asks, "do we follow them?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well that confirms we are at that factory."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |    This is the lobby of the factory building.  There's a potted plant
Floyd | sitting in the corner, only I looked at it closely once and found that
Floyd | it's made of plastic.  There are doors going north to the parking lot
Floyd | and south to the main floor of the factory.  There are hallways to
Floyd | east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd | I guess a plant that's made of plastic is a lot easier to take care of
Floyd | than a regular one.  You never have to water it, just dust it once in
Floyd | a while, and it doesn't get sick or turn brown or anything like that,
Floyd | though if someone fell on it and broke it or something it wouldn't
Floyd | grow back the way a regular plant would.  But then I guess you could
Floyd | just buy a new one.  I wonder what company makes these things.  If I
Floyd | ever leave this place, I ought to go and work for them.  It sounds
Floyd | like a great business to be in!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "so, now we have to figure out which way we go"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd | I find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Presumably east or west."
		ivanr says, "we could run out of the factory, or we could wander around and maybe learn something"
		ivanr says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu asks, "east was mentioned first of those two, so that?"
		ivanr exclaims, "sure!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | I know Mr.  Biggs said there was nothing to worry about, but I'm not
Floyd | sure I believe him.  I never trust anything the first time someone
Floyd | says it.  I learned that from a guy called Lewis Carroll.  He said,
Floyd | "What I tell you three times is true."  What he meant is that everyone
Floyd | says a lot of stuff.  Some of it's true and some of it isn't.  If you
Floyd | want to really know, you've got to ask them again to make sure they
Floyd | mean what they say.  Otherwise, they might just be saying it and not
Floyd | really mean it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    I'm standing in a hallway that runs between the lobby, to the west,
Floyd | and the end of the building, to the east.  North is the door to Mr.
Floyd | Biggs office, which is currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd | It's closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | Perhaps I should knock on the door before going in?  I don't want to
Floyd | upset Mr.  Biggs by just barging in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "our PC is not very clever"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Has he overtaken us?"
		ivanr says, "considering Mr. Biggs just left the building, if I read correctly"
		Knight_Otu says, "Right, he did."
		ivanr says, "although I guess we don't know that for sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "I misread that and thought we left him behind."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Knock, or further east?"
		ivanr says, "I bet there's something interesting in that office if it lets us in, so I say we knock"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd | I knock carefully on the door.  A muffled voice inside says, "Yes?
Floyd | Come in."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | (Opening the door)
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs' Office
Floyd |    This has got to be one of the most boring offices in the world.  No
Floyd | pictures on the walls, no fake plants, nothing.  Just a big desk in
Floyd | the middle of the room.  There aren't even any chairs, except the one
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs sits in, so you have to stand up the whole time you're
Floyd | talking to him.  You'd think he didn't like having people come see him
Floyd | or something.  The office door, to the south, is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs is sitting behind the desk, looking at me impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to biggs" 		

Floyd | What do you want to ask it about?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "owners" 		

Floyd | "You stay out of this!"  he snarls at me, shooting up out of the chair
Floyd | like he's going to attack.  Then he seems to catch himself.  "Um, the
Floyd | new owners wish to remain, um, anonymous.  Out of respect for
Floyd | their...um...wishes, I cannot say more."
Floyd |
Floyd | He sighs and puts down the piece of paper he was reading.  "Yes
Floyd | Smithers?  What is it you want?"  Smithers?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Mr.  Biggs' Office
Floyd |    This has got to be one of the most boring offices in the world.  No
Floyd | pictures on the walls, no fake plants, nothing.  Just a big desk in
Floyd | the middle of the room.  There aren't even any chairs, except the one
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs sits in, so you have to stand up the whole time you're
Floyd | talking to him.  You'd think he didn't like having people come see him
Floyd | or something.  The office door, to the south, is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs is sitting behind the desk, looking at me impatiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | It's a huge wooden desk, with a couple of drawers on one side, and
Floyd | enough space underneath that you could practically sleep under it.  A
Floyd | big black telephone sits on one side.  Some papers are spread out over
Floyd | the desk, like Mr.  Biggs was looking at them.
Floyd |
Floyd | If I'm going to ask him about the widgets, I'd better go ahead and do
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "ah, we are being prodded"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask about widgets" 		

Floyd | (Mr.  Biggs)
Floyd | "The world changes, Smithers.  I know you're very attached to your
Floyd | widgets, but it's time to move this factory into the modern age.  It's
Floyd | got new owners now, and they're bringing in a whole new way of doing
Floyd | business."  He kind of scrunches up his face.  I think it's supposed
Floyd | to be a smile, only he doesn't know how.  "We're both very lucky to be
Floyd | here.  This is a glorious age we're living in!  Infinite opportunity
Floyd | for men with the courage and intelligence to recognize it and do what
Floyd | must be done!  Men like me!  And, uh...  you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr asks, "ask him about himself, maybe?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask about biggs" 		

Floyd | (Mr.  Biggs)
Floyd | He sighs.  "Look Smithers, I'm very busy right now.  Could we please
Floyd | discuss this another time?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The telephone rings.  Mr.  Biggs' face turns pale.  "Get out!  Now!"
Floyd | he snaps at me.  He almost looks like he's going to be sick.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, Sir.  Thank you," I say, moving toward the door.  "By the way,
Floyd | my name isn't..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I said get OUT!"  he shouts, leaping from his chair as the phone
Floyd | rings a second time.  He shoves me out of the room and slams the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well that's not ominous."
		ivanr says, "I wonder if there's a way to listen at the door, or if we should just continue east"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen at door" 		

Floyd | I put my ear to the door to listen.  I can't make out exactly what
Floyd | he's talking about, but he sounds upset.  I hear him say, "Yes sir,"
Floyd | several times, and then, "But it's not ready yet!  We need more time
Floyd | to test it first!"  Then there's a long silence.  It goes on so long
Floyd | I've almost decided that he must have hung up, when I hear him say
Floyd | very quietly, "Yes sir.  I understand."  He sounds terrified.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Good thinking."
		Knight_Otu says, "Ominouser and ominouser."
		ivanr says, "yeah, something bad is going on"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Further east then?"
		ivanr says, "let's"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | End of Hallway
Floyd |    This is the east end of the hallway.  There's a staircase going
Floyd | down, and a doorway leading east to the loading dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Choices, choices."
		ivanr asks, "down to the basement?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Stairs
Floyd |    The stairs come to an end at a closed door leading north, which
Floyd | says "Research" on it.  There's a black plastic thing sticking out of
Floyd | the wall next to it, which looks a lot like the thing you swipe your
Floyd | credit card through at the grocery.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's funny, but you know something?  In all the years I've worked at
Floyd | the factory, I've never been here before.  Usually, I just go straight
Floyd | to my place on the assembly line.  A few times, I've been sent to the
Floyd | loading dock to do things, but I've always just gone right past the
Floyd | stairs and never thought what was at the bottom.  Well, now that I'm
Floyd | here, I guess it's not real interesting. I do wonder what's behind
Floyd | that door, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean
Floyd | underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes
Floyd | (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a
Floyd | wallet, keys, a flashlight, and a blue widget.  The coat pocket seems
Floyd | to contain a book of famous quotations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wallet" 		

Floyd | This was a birthday present a couple of years ago.  It's a fairly
Floyd | ordinary leather wallet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | In the wallet I see a driver's license and a five zorkmid bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "no dice"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x license" 		

Floyd | I hardly ever drive anywhere, but it's good to have a license, just in
Floyd | case.  I think the picture on it makes me look kind of goofy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		ivanr says, "ooh, x the picture"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "picture".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "bah, humbug"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Aw. Landing dock next?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | End of Hallway
Floyd |    This is the east end of the hallway.  There's a staircase going
Floyd | down, and a doorway leading east to the loading dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doorway" 		

Floyd | A pair of swinging doors lead out to the loading dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x staircase" 		

Floyd | It's an ordinary looking staircase.  I'd tell you more about it, but
Floyd | really, I can't think of anything else to stay.  You know, it's a
Floyd | staircase.  Going down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr exclaims, "sure, out we go!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Loading Dock
Floyd |    This is the loading dock for the factory.  It's a big old cement
Floyd | platform that trucks can pull up to and load or unload stuff for the
Floyd | factory.  I guess that's why they call it a "loading" dock, huh?
Floyd | Actually, I don't know why they call it that.  It hasn't got anything
Floyd | to do with boats, so it isn't a dock, is it?  Maybe there used to be a
Floyd | river here or something, and when it dried up, they just started using
Floyd | trucks instead of boats, but everyone still calls it a dock because
Floyd | that's what they're used to.  I guess that would make sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyway, there are no trucks or boats here right now.  There are a lot
Floyd | of crates piled up here, though.  There's also a door going west into
Floyd | the factory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd | There are a whole bunch of wooden crates stacked up on one side of the
Floyd | loading dock.  They all have "USDA GRADE A" stamped on them in big
Floyd | black letters.  No idea what that means.  They also have arrows
Floyd | pointing downward that say, "This Way Up".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "maybe we should search them too"
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" 		

Floyd | crates:  I find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "oh, and I just caught that"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open them" 		

Floyd | crates:  There's no way I could open these crates without a crowbar.
Floyd | They're nailed shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "that sounds like a hint"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well then."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's go west then."
		ivanr says, "oh, right"
		ivanr says, "yes, good idea"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | End of Hallway
Floyd |    This is the east end of the hallway.  There's a staircase going
Floyd | down, and a doorway leading east to the loading dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    I'm standing in a hallway that runs between the lobby, to the west,
Floyd | and the end of the building, to the east.  North is the door to Mr.
Floyd | Biggs office, which is currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs still seems to be talking on the phone.  I can hear his
Floyd | voice coming faintly through the door.  He sounds upset.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs still seems to be talking on the phone.  I can hear his
Floyd | voice coming faintly through the door.  He sounds upset.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Huh, still?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen at door" 		

Floyd | There's another long pause, and then I hear Mr.  Biggs say, "It will
Floyd | be done right away.  Exactly as you describe."  There's a click as he
Floyd | hangs up the phone, and I hear him getting up from the desk.  I
Floyd | quickly move away from the door, since I don't want to get caught
Floyd | listening to him.  A moment later, the door opens and he comes out.
Floyd | I'm afraid he'll ask me what I'm doing hanging out in the hallway, but
Floyd | he doesn't even seem to see me.  His face is practically white, and as
Floyd | he pulls the door closed behind him, it almost looks like his hand is
Floyd | shaking.  He heads east along the hallway, and disappears down the
Floyd | stairs at the end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh. Wonder what we missed there."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |    This is the lobby of the factory building.  There's a potted plant
Floyd | sitting in the corner, only I looked at it closely once and found that
Floyd | it's made of plastic.  There are doors going north to the parking lot
Floyd | and south to the main floor of the factory.  There are hallways to
Floyd | east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    This is a short hallway connecting the lobby (to the east), the
Floyd | cafeteria (to the west), and the restroom (to the north).  There's
Floyd | also a closet here where Rufus, the janitor, keeps his cleaning
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd | The closet is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | Opening the closet reveals a broom and a uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "janitor's closet seems like a likely place for a crowbar"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x broom" 		

Floyd | It's an old broom that Rufus uses for cleaning the cafeteria.  The
Floyd | word "Cleansweep" is printed on the handle in silver letters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "try entering it"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter closet" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "oh, nvm"
		ivanr says, "I was lagging"
		ivanr says, "yeah, take and wear the uniform probably"
		Knight_Otu says, "No coming out for this protagonist."
		ivanr says, "I wouldn't be surprised if the janitor has a keycard, too"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear uniform" 		

Floyd | Why would I want to put on Rufus' uniform?  I'm not a janitor!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "okay, well, search the uniform"
		Knight_Otu says, "Espionage, my good person."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search uniform" 		

Floyd | I find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get broom" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
		ivanr says, "hmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get uniform" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Oh, but you'll take it, eh?"
Karona sings out of key, the fish jumps out of the jug and slaps her in the face, and she shuffles home looking ashamed. 		
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we will yet wear it."
		ivanr says, "okay, so we can check out the cafeteria or the restroom"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Restroom or cafeteria?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Timing."
		ivanr says, "why don't we try the restroom first"
		Knight_Otu says, "sure."
		ivanr says, "since we so sadly missed it last time"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Restroom
Floyd |    This is the restroom for all of us who work here.  It's pretty
Floyd | basic:  just a sink and a stall with a toilet.  But it does the job
Floyd | pretty well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Knight_Otu says, "But still no shower for us."
		ivanr says, "alas"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd | It's white and shiny and hard, just like most sinks.  Rufus does a
Floyd | nice job of keeping it clean, I guess, but somehow I don't feel like
Floyd | it has much character.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stall" 		

Floyd | It's a toilet.  What else is there to say about it?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "there might not be much to do here"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the toilet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		ivanr says, "this might be like the whole getting-dressed sequence - mimesis, as they say"
		ivanr asks, "should we just check out the cafeteria?"
		Knight_Otu says, "True. So let's go for the cafeteria, I guess."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    This is a short hallway connecting the lobby (to the east), the
Floyd | cafeteria (to the west), and the restroom (to the north).  There's
Floyd | also a closet here where Rufus, the janitor, keeps his cleaning
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Cafeteria
Floyd |    This is where we all eat lunch.  Except Mr.  Biggs, who I guess
Floyd | must bring his own lunch since I never see him here.  There's a bunch
Floyd | of tables and chairs here, and a long window that you walk past to
Floyd | pick up your food.  The window is closed right now, since it won't be
Floyd | lunch time for a while yet.
Floyd |    You see a newspaper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x newspaper" 		

Floyd | It's a copy of The Daily Wombat that someone left in the cafeteria.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr asks, ">read, maybe?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | Hey!  There's an article about the Frobworks plant on the front page!
Floyd | It says...  hold on a minute while I read this...  It's talking about
Floyd | the factory being sold.  It says there's some group of foreign
Floyd | investors who are buying it, but they don't want anyone to know who
Floyd | they are.  Something about a holding company, whatever that is.  And a
Floyd | lot of people are wondering what they plan to do with it...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | I flip through the rest of the newspaper, but the article about the
Floyd | Frobworks plant is the only one that looks really interesting.  Except
Floyd | for an article about how to raise orchids, and it says that if you
Floyd | know what you're doing, you can earn hundreds of dollars just by
Floyd | having a bunch of plants sitting around your house.  Maybe I should
Floyd | try that out.  And there's an article here about how clear plastic
Floyd | bathing suits are going to be the big new fashion this summer, and
Floyd | everyone on the beach out in California will be wearing them.  That
Floyd | sounds kind of uncomfortable, but I guess if that's what everyone else
Floyd | is doing...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr asks, "one more time for luck?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | I don't see anything else interesting.  Just a lot of boring stories
Floyd | about wars and things like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		ivanr says, "we could try opening the window, I guess"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to open the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd | It's a big opening in the wall between the cafeteria and the kitchen,
Floyd | where they make the food.  It's closed right now, since they aren't
Floyd | serving lunch yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "hmm"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Snoop in the office?"
		ivanr says, "sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    This is a short hallway connecting the lobby (to the east), the
Floyd | cafeteria (to the west), and the restroom (to the north).  There's
Floyd | also a closet here where Rufus, the janitor, keeps his cleaning
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Lobby
Floyd |    This is the lobby of the factory building.  There's a potted plant
Floyd | sitting in the corner, only I looked at it closely once and found that
Floyd | it's made of plastic.  There are doors going north to the parking lot
Floyd | and south to the main floor of the factory.  There are hallways to
Floyd | east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    I'm standing in a hallway that runs between the lobby, to the west,
Floyd | and the end of the building, to the east.  North is the door to Mr.
Floyd | Biggs office, which is currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | (Opening the door)
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs' Office
Floyd |    This has got to be one of the most boring offices in the world.  No
Floyd | pictures on the walls, no fake plants, nothing.  Just a big desk in
Floyd | the middle of the room.  There aren't even any chairs, except the one
Floyd | Mr.  Biggs sits in, so you have to stand up the whole time you're
Floyd | talking to him.  You'd think he didn't like having people come see him
Floyd | or something.  The office door, to the south, is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "examine the desk"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd | It's a huge wooden desk, with a couple of drawers on one side, and
Floyd | enough space underneath that you could practically sleep under it.  A
Floyd | big black telephone sits on one side.  Some papers are spread out over
Floyd | the desk, like Mr.  Biggs was looking at them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "okay, papers and telephone"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd | It looks like some sort of a letter.  The letterhead at the top says
Floyd | it's from 'Grue Industries, Incorporated', whatever that is.  I try to
Floyd | read through the first few pages, but it's pretty hard to understand.
Floyd | Whoever wrote it likes to use lots of big words, things like "capital
Floyd | depreciation" and "market penetration" and "speculative revenue
Floyd | projections".  I think they're unhappy because the factory isn't
Floyd | making as much money as they want it to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Grues!"
		ivanr says, "*ominous music plays*"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd | It looks like some sort of a letter.  The letterhead at the top says
Floyd | it's from 'Grue Industries, Incorporated', whatever that is.  I try to
Floyd | read through the first few pages, but it's pretty hard to understand.
Floyd | Whoever wrote it likes to use lots of big words, things like "capital
Floyd | depreciation" and "market penetration" and "speculative revenue
Floyd | projections".  I think they're unhappy because the factory isn't
Floyd | making as much money as they want it to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telephone" 		

Floyd | You know how in movies, the President of the United States always has
Floyd | this big telephone that sits on his desk, and when it rings there's a
Floyd | light that flashes on it, and you know something terrible has just
Floyd | happened?  That's what this telephone looks like.  Like a phone you
Floyd | really don't want to get a call on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "the description of the desk might be hinting that we can look under it"
		Knight_Otu says, "A mix of modern and zorkian setting."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x drawers" 		

Floyd | They're big wooden drawers, exactly the kind you would expect to find
Floyd | in a big wooden desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open them" 		

Floyd | drawer:  Opening the drawer reveals a lunchbox and a plastic card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ah ha!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from drawer" 		

Floyd | lunchbox:  Taken.
Floyd | plastic card:  Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | I don't see any box here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lunchbox" 		

Floyd | It's a Dimwit Flathead lunchbox.  I used to have one just like it back
Floyd | in grade school!  It's made of metal, and covered with pictures of
Floyd | Lord Dimwit in famous places, like Mt.  Rushmore and Flood Control Dam
Floyd | Number Three.  The lunchbox is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | Opening the lunchbox reveals a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an
Floyd | apple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd | It's the size and shape of a credit card, made of white plastic.  On
Floyd | one side it says in really small letters, "This card is the private
Floyd | property of Grue Industries, Inc.  If you are not authorized to
Floyd | possess this card, you are currently in violation of the law.  Please
Floyd | contact the police immediately so you can be arrested and duly
Floyd | prosecuted."  There's a black strip on the other side, just like the
Floyd | one on the back of a credit card.  Other than that, it's completely
Floyd | blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "this will make up for that bacon we missed"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat apple" 		

Floyd | You know how in Snow White the witch gives Snow White a poisoned
Floyd | apple, and she eats it and falls asleep so everyone thinks she is
Floyd | dead?  As I'm biting into the apple, it occurs to me that this one
Floyd | looks exactly like the apple in Snow White.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's OK though.  Nothing bad happens to me when I eat it, except my
Floyd | fingers are now a bit sticky from the juice on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "An apple a day..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close drawer" 		

Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Hallway
Floyd |    I'm standing in a hallway that runs between the lobby, to the west,
Floyd | and the end of the building, to the east.  North is the door to Mr.
Floyd | Biggs office, which is currently standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd | Closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Everything closed. The perfect crime."
		Knight_Otu says, "And since Mr Biggs doesn't know our actual name..."
		ivanr exclaims, "now, down to the key-card door!"
		ivanr says, "haha, yeah"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Yarr!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | End of Hallway
Floyd |    This is the east end of the hallway.  There's a staircase going
Floyd | down, and a doorway leading east to the loading dock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Bottom of Stairs
Floyd |    The stairs come to an end at a closed door leading north, which
Floyd | says "Research" on it.  There's a black plastic thing sticking out of
Floyd | the wall next to it, which looks a lot like the thing you swipe your
Floyd | credit card through at the grocery.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's funny, but you know something?  In all the years I've worked at
Floyd | the factory, I've never been here before.  Usually, I just go straight
Floyd | to my place on the assembly line.  A few times, I've been sent to the
Floyd | loading dock to do things, but I've always just gone right past the
Floyd | stairs and never thought what was at the bottom.  Well, now that I'm
Floyd | here, I guess it's not real interesting. I do wonder what's behind
Floyd | that door, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "swipe card" 		

Floyd | There's a click, and the light on the card reader turns green.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | Opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Short Hallway
Floyd |    I'm standing in a short hallway.  There are doors to north, east,
Floyd | south, and west.  Otherwise, the walls are completely blank.  I can
Floyd | faintly hear voices coming through the door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "oh boy"
		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen at door" 		

Floyd | I can hear people talking on the other side of the door.  I can't
Floyd | quite make out what they're saying, but I'm pretty sure that one of
Floyd | the voices is Mr.  Biggs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr asks, "should we explore the other doors first?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We probably... right."
		Knight_Otu asks, "North first?"
		ivanr says, "sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | I'll have to open the north door first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open north door" 		

Floyd | It's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
		ivanr says, "oy"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | I put my head carefully through the door, but immediately pull it back
Floyd | again.  There's someone in there!  I'm really not supposed to be down
Floyd | here, and I could be in a lot of trouble if I get caught.  I need some
Floyd | sort of disguise so I won't attract attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "maybe our PC can be convinced to wear that uniform now"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ah! Now we get the uniform!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear uniform" 		

Floyd | Okay, I'm now wearing the uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | A man in a white coat looks up at me as I step into the room.  I smile
Floyd | and show him my broom.  He looks away without saying anything, and
Floyd | goes back to whatever he was doing.  Good!  I think my disguise is
Floyd | working!
Floyd |
Floyd | (Opening the west door)
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd |    This is a really weird room.  It almost looks like a mad
Floyd | scientist's workshop.  There are bits of machinery all over the place,
Floyd | like someone has been putting things together or taking them apart.  I
Floyd | have no idea what any of it is, though, and I'm not sure I want to
Floyd | know.  I don't know why, but I'm getting a really creepy feeling from
Floyd | this place.  What is it doing here?  What does it have to do with the
Floyd | factory?
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a door leading east back to the hallway, and another one to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in a white coat is doing something with the bits of machinery.
Floyd | He's ignoring me, which is just fine as far as I'm concerned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean room" 		

Floyd | I don't see any room here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "let's check out that machinery"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machinery" 		

Floyd | I have no idea what any of this stuff is.  There are gears, wires,
Floyd | tubes, pipes, motors, and I don't know what else scattered all over
Floyd | the place.  It looks like someone's been building something.  Or maybe
Floyd | taking something apart.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "we could try asking the guy about stuff, I bet"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask man about machinery" 		

Floyd | I don't want to do anything to draw his attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, guessed so."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd | It's a tall man wearing a white coat.  You know the kind that mad
Floyd | scientists always wear in movies?  One like that.  I don't remember
Floyd | ever seeing him before.  It looks like he's doing something with a
Floyd | piece of machinery, but I can't tell what.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit man with broom" 		

Floyd | Attacking the man doesn't appear productive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But it would be convenient!"
		ivanr says, "if we didn't get him in one hit, we might find ourselves in some trouble"
		ivanr says, "besides, our PC doesn't seem like the type"
		Knight_Otu says, "True, true."
		ivanr says, "we could try another one of the doors"
		Knight_Otu says, "So further west seems the only option."
		ivanr says, "yeah"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | (Opening the west door)
Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd |    As I step into the room, the first thing I notice is the loud
Floyd | clanking sound.  There's a big machine sitting here noisily doing
Floyd | something.  It looks like it's...  No.  Oh God, no.  Please no, it
Floyd | can't be.  No!  Please!.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the most horrifying thing I've ever seen in my life.  There are
Floyd | two conveyor belts running into the machine, one carrying widgets and
Floyd | the other wodgets.  And it's fitting them together.  It's doing
Floyd | exactly what I do, but a hundred times faster.  I can hardly follow it
Floyd | with my eyes, it's fitting them together so quickly.  I could never
Floyd | keep up with this thing.  What do they need me for, now they've got
Floyd | this machine?  All I've ever wanted to do was put widgets together.  I
Floyd | thought I was the best, I had it made for life.  And now with this
Floyd | thing...  what am I?  What am I good for?  I'm so useless now, I don't
Floyd | even want to think about it.  Will anyone care anymore if I live or
Floyd | die?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
		ivanr exclaims, "aaaah!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd | There's a big machine in the middle of the room, clanking away.  There
Floyd | are two conveyor belts running into it, one carrying widgets and the
Floyd | other wodgets, and the assembled widget-wodgets are coming out a chute
Floyd | on the other side and falling into a box
Floyd |
Floyd | What a fool I've been.  I see now what Mr.  Biggs was talking about.
Floyd | They're going to replace us with machines.  All of us!  We've been
Floyd | doing our jobs up above, happily going along doing whatever they asked
Floyd | us.  And they've been down here, building these robots to take our
Floyd | places.  Talk about giving opium to the masses!  What is it they've
Floyd | been giving us?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x break machine" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break machine" 		

Floyd | That's what I want to do.  But how?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "oooh"
		ivanr says, "Now we *really* need that crowbar."
		Plover asks, "have I missed anything?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget in machine" 		

Floyd | I can't put anything into the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw this movie once about these two guys who wrote music.  One of
Floyd | them was really popular, but the other one wrote better music, and the
Floyd | first one knew it.  He couldn't stand knowing someone else was better
Floyd | than him, so he tried to kill him.
Floyd |
Floyd | I think I understand now what that guy must have felt.  I've always
Floyd | thought of myself as an artist.  I put widgets together, and I always
Floyd | thought I was really good at it.  No one could put those widgets
Floyd | together like I could.  I guess it's like that for all artists.  We go
Floyd | along doing our thing and thinking we're really good.  And then one
Floyd | day we meet someone who's so much better, we don't know why we even
Floyd | bother trying.  You've either got to give up, or find a way to get rid
Floyd | of them.  They say art isn't easy.  I finally know what they mean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Quite a bit, I think."
		ivanr says, "this game's philosophical tack is pretty interesting, and I think it depends on how seriously we're supposed to take this guy"
Plover says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | In a total of 188 turns, you have achieved a score of 0 points out of
Floyd | a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I am a bit sceptical about their artistry."
		ivanr says, "welp"
		ivanr says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Wait, still 0 points!?"
		ivanr says, "I bet it's all-or-nothing."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
		ivanr asks, "I think the only thing left to do is barge in on the meeting, right?"
		ivanr says, "unless there's a door we haven't tried"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think so. The only other door is locked, I think."
		Plover: : counts: counts the: counts the score: counts the score on: counts the score on his
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kick machine" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "kick".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd |    There's a big machine in the middle of the room, clanking away.
Floyd | There are two conveyor belts running into it, one carrying widgets and
Floyd | the other wodgets, and the assembled widget-wodgets are coming out a
Floyd | chute on the other side and falling into a box
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget on machine" 		

Floyd | There's no good surface on the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Very well, I see now what I must do.  Let it be war between us.  "Be
Floyd | bloody, bold, and resolute."  Either I will destroy this machine, or
Floyd | it will destroy me.  "Lay on, Macduff, and damn'd be him that first
Floyd | cries, 'Hold, enough!'"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd |    There's a big machine in the middle of the room, clanking away.
Floyd | There are two conveyor belts running into it, one carrying widgets and
Floyd | the other wodgets, and the assembled widget-wodgets are coming out a
Floyd | chute on the other side and falling into a box
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put widget on belt" 		

Floyd | I drop the widget onto the conveyor belt.  Within seconds, it has
Floyd | disappeared into the machine.  A moment later, there's a strange
Floyd | cracking sound.  It's hard to describe exactly.  I guess it sounds
Floyd | sort of like a square-pegged widget being forced into a round-holed
Floyd | wodget at high speed, under lots of force.  It's followed by a sound
Floyd | of belts squealing, which ends abruptly with a loud snapping sound.
Floyd | Then without warning, there's a deafening BANG!  When my ears stop
Floyd | ringing, I realize that the machine has stopped.  A thin stream of
Floyd | smoke is coming from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "ooh, I bet we can do something with box and the complices"
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		
		ivanr exclaims, "oh, wow!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Woo!"
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Plover says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Machine Room
Floyd |    The machine has stopped running.  A thin stream of smoke is coming
Floyd | from it, and there are a couple of odd dents in the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr exclaims, "Take that, automation!"
Plover says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean
Floyd | underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes
Floyd | (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a
Floyd | wallet, keys, a flashlight, a broom, a uniform (being worn), a
Floyd | newspaper, a lunchbox, and a plastic card.  The coat pocket seems to
Floyd | contain a book of famous quotations.  The lunchbox seems to contain a
Floyd | peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Widgetage!"
		ivanr says, "something something rage against the machine, etc"
		ivanr says, "let's check our score"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Rather than sabotage!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | In a total of 194 turns, you have achieved a score of 0 points out of
Floyd | a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Aww..."
		ivanr asks, "what do you want from us, game!?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd | The machine has stopped running.  A thin stream of smoke is coming
Floyd | from it, and there are a couple of odd dents in the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dents" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "dents".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "there is still the meeting room"
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | As I step through the door, something hits me like a flying
Floyd | locomotive.  Next thing I know, my back is pressed against the wall,
Floyd | there's someone holding me on either side, and Mr.  Biggs is staring
Floyd | me in the face, his eyes bulging out like he was going to explode.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, I'll bet you think you're very clever, don't you?"  he wheezes.
Floyd | "Yes, very, very clever, huh?  Well I'll show you who's clever.  I'm
Floyd | going to tie you up, and throw you into a vat of boiling water.  I'm
Floyd | going to cut open your stomach, and pull out all your intestines, and
Floyd | fry them up while you watch me do it!  I'm going to make you scream so
Floyd | loud you'll wish you'd never been born! You're going to beg me to let
Floyd | you die, and I'm going to stand there and smile at you!  I'm going to
Floyd | make you..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly he stops.  A peaceful look comes over his face, and he almost
Floyd | looks like he's smiling.  "No.  I have an even better idea.  I'll let
Floyd | the owners deal with you themselves.  I'm sure they can find an
Floyd | appropriate...use...for you."  This time he really does smile, and
Floyd | something about it sends a chill through my whole body.
Floyd |
Floyd | He spins around without another look and starts walking away.  "Let's
Floyd | go.  Bring him along!"  I'm half dragged, half carried through a
Floyd | series of doorways, down a hall I've never seen before, through
Floyd | another set of doors.  Suddenly I find myself staring at a final
Floyd | doorway.  It's open, and there are stairs leading down into darkness.
Floyd | A coldness, and a strange musty smell, rises out of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "OK," says Mr.  Biggs.  "Throw him in."  There's a shove, the hands
Floyd | holding me let go, and I find myself tumbling down the stairs.
Floyd | Something cracks against my head on the way down, and I hit the bottom
Floyd | with a painful thump.  The sound of the door slamming shut echoes
Floyd | through the darkness like the fall of a headsman's ax.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "oh, ****"
		Knight_Otu says, "We are likely to be eaten by a company of grues."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals, but they're all turned off.  Only my little flashlight
Floyd | makes a pool of light in the middle of the room.  There is a thick
Floyd | layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise, the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		
		ivanr says, "hmmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x staircase" 		

Floyd | These are the stairs that I fell down.  They look old and kind of
Floyd | rickety.  I can't see the top from where I'm standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr exclaims, "oh, right, the flashlight!"
		ivanr asks, "I guess we go up, now?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Good thing chicken man wasn't repelled by our nonshowering."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect it won't be that easy, but sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Stairs
Floyd |    I'm standing on a narrow metal staircase which leads down into
Floyd | darkness.  At the top is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | I try to turn the handle, but it doesn't budge.  It must be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		ivanr says, "okay, so we're going to have to find a key or a crowbar or something in this basement."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or all of it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals, but they're all turned off.  Only my little flashlight
Floyd | makes a pool of light in the middle of the room.  There is a thick
Floyd | layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise, the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of movement through one
Floyd | of the doorways.  I spin around and shine the flashlight through it,
Floyd | but there's nothing there.  Maybe it was just my imagination playing
Floyd | tricks on me?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Brrr..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd | I can't reach that from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "South?"
		ivanr says, "Sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Oh boy."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd | Holding my nose, I move carefully toward the strange pile of stuff.  I
Floyd | can see it better up close.  There are old pieces of clothing, shirts
Floyd | and jackets and such, all torn and stained.  There are lots of sheets,
Floyd | blankets, even a sleeping bag.  There's a large rubber ball, like one
Floyd | you'd play with at the beach.  And something that looks like...
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh my...
Floyd |
Floyd | several large bones.  Some of them with bits of meat still on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd | Please, don't make me go any closer.  I don't like this place.  I
Floyd | don't know what it is, but I want to leave.  Please...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr exclaims, "A grue nest!"
		ivanr says, "oof"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Flee to the east?"
		ivanr says, "Good idea."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    Another basement room, just like the others.  This one isn't quite
Floyd | empty:  a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall.  Doorways
Floyd | lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd | It's an ordinary looking metal filing cabinet.  It has five drawers,
Floyd | all of which are currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Again, I see movement through the doorway.  I'm sure of it this time.
Floyd | Something large and dark, moving slowly toward me.  But again, when I
Floyd | shine the flashlight, there's nothing there.  I don't like this place,
Floyd | I'm scared, I want to go home...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "aaaaah"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd | I try each of the drawers in turn.  All of them are locked except the
Floyd | third one, which slides open easily.  It is filled with papers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd | I flip through the papers and select one at random.  It's something
Floyd | from the U.S.  Patent and Trademark Office.  I guess it must be a
Floyd | patent.  It's entitled, "A Device for Locomotion Through the
Floyd | Conversion of Rotary to Linear Motion."  Huh?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd | I flip through the papers and select one at random.  It's a brochure
Floyd | from the Society to Ban Hydrogen Hydroxide.  It says that hydrogen
Floyd | hydroxide is a pollutant which is created as a side effect of many
Floyd | industrial processes.  It can be harmful or even fatal if ingested in
Floyd | sufficiently large quantities, and is a major component of acid rain.
Floyd | In spite of this, it is completely unregulated, and many factories
Floyd | just dump it into the environment!  It has been detected in many
Floyd | streams, rivers, and lakes, and may even be getting into the drinking
Floyd | water supply.  This is really scary stuff.  And I'd never even heard
Floyd | of it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Reinventing the wheel! womp womp"
		ivanr says, "hmmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd | I flip through the papers and select one at random.  It looks like
Floyd | another patent.  "A Method for the Production of Energy in Biological
Floyd | Systems Through the Decomposition of Simple Sugars."  This stuff is
Floyd | really weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd | I flip through the papers and select one at random.  It's a thick
Floyd | packet of photocopied pages that look like they're from an old book:
Floyd | "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter."  I flip through a
Floyd | few pages, but I can't make head or tail of it.  It reads kind of like
Floyd | poetry, but not really, and mostly it just sounds like someone was
Floyd | writing nonsense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "These are pretty good."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd | I flip through the papers and select one at random.  This one's
Floyd | another brochure:  "My Life as a Governess:  A Witch's Guide to
Floyd | Controlling Children and Other Pests," by Silvia Daisy Pouncer.  Since
Floyd | I don't have children, I'm not very interested in things like this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd | I flip through the papers, but none of them look any more interesting
Floyd | than what I've seen already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It had to end sometime, I guess."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Basement, with Telephone
Floyd |    This is another room, just like the last one.  There are doorways
Floyd | leading west and south.  The room is almost completely empty, except
Floyd | for one thing:  sitting right in the center of the concrete floor is a
Floyd | little table, the sort of fancy table made from curved pieces of wood
Floyd | that you find in antique stores. And on top of the table is a
Floyd | telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telephone" 		

Floyd | How strange.  There's no buttons, no dial, nothing.  Just a handset
Floyd | sitting on a cradle, and a blank area where the buttons ought to be.
Floyd | I pick up the handset and listen to it.  Instead of a dial tone, I
Floyd | hear a phone ringing on the other end.  I let it ring several times,
Floyd | but no one answers, so I put it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Aaah, the other end of the grue hotline."
		Knight_Otu says, "Now where could the other end be.... right."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | It's a little wooden table.  The feet are shaped like claws holding
Floyd | balls, and the legs are carved to look like they're covered with
Floyd | flowers.  I have no idea what this thing is doing here.  I can hardly
Floyd | imagine anywhere that it would look more out of place.  I don't
Floyd | understand anything that's going on.
Floyd |
Floyd | There it is again, movement through the doorway, but it disappears
Floyd | before I can shine the flashlight on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Batteries, please hold."
		ivanr says, "Right on."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd | There's nothing under the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push table" 		

Floyd | Pushing the table doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think we have to brave the nest..."
		ivanr says, "We can still go west from here."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals, but they're all turned off.  Only my little flashlight
Floyd | makes a pool of light in the middle of the room.  There is a thick
Floyd | layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise, the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Oh, right. There's my spatial reasoning for you."
		Knight_Otu says, "That's where we started."
		ivanr says, "Nest it is, then."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search nest" 		

Floyd | I find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Oh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter nest" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to enter the pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

Floyd | Please, don't make me go any closer.  I don't like this place.  I
Floyd | don't know what it is, but I want to leave.  Please...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

Floyd | Please, don't make me go any closer.  I don't like this place.  I
Floyd | don't know what it is, but I want to leave.  Please...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Huh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break nest" 		

Floyd | You'll have to tell me how to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean
Floyd | underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes
Floyd | (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a
Floyd | wallet, keys, a flashlight (providing light), a broom, a uniform
Floyd | (being worn), a newspaper, a lunchbox, and a plastic card.  The coat
Floyd | pocket seems to contain a book of famous quotations.  The lunchbox
Floyd | seems to contain a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break nest with broom" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit nest with broom" 		

Floyd | Attacking the pile doesn't appear productive.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wristwatch" 		

Floyd | One of my proudest possessions.  This wristwatch is water-proof,
Floyd | shock-proof, and heat-proof, with alarm, stopwatch, countdown timer,
Floyd | memory for 24 phone numbers, and built in compass and thermometer.  I
Floyd | don't usually care about knowing the time that much, but it sure looks
Floyd | cool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr asks, "We could try to unlock that door with various things, I guess?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		ivanr says, "Or maybe we have to turn the flashlight off."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | File to save game in >
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd | I turn off the flashlight, and immediately I'm plunged into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "gulp"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | I just heard something.  Or did I?  A sort of muffled thump?  I can't
Floyd | really tell.  This place echoes strangely, and all my own sounds come
Floyd | back to me in odd ways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "This feels like we're headed for a death ending."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | I definitely heard something.  Sort of a quiet scratching sound.  I'm
Floyd | not sure which way it came from, but it definitely wasn't me.  Where
Floyd | am I?  What is this place?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound is coming closer!  There's something down here with me, and
Floyd | it's coming toward me!  Help, please, get me out of here.  There's
Floyd | something down here and I don't know what it is, but I'm really scared
Floyd | and I want to get out of here.  Please help me...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
		ivanr asks, "turn it on now? or wait?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Hm"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Well not turning it on it seems?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | Aaaiiiiieeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd | In a total of 236 turns, you have achieved a score of 0 points out of
Floyd | a possible 100.
Floyd |
Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current
Floyd | command.
Floyd | Please enter RESTORE, RESTART, QUIT, or UNDO:  >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | It's pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean nest" 		

Floyd | The pile looks a bit cleaner now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Well, that's not the solution, I guess."
		ivanr says, "re the flashlight"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean nest with broom" 		

Floyd | I don't know how to clean anything with the broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wipe nest" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "wipe".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd | Please, don't make me go any closer.  I don't like this place.  I
Floyd | don't know what it is, but I want to leave.  Please...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "This is meta-game logic, but whatever the solution is presumably was designed to force us to explore the whole basement."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put flashlight in nest" 		

Floyd | I don't want to leave it just lying around.  It might get lost.
Floyd |
Floyd | Out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of movement through one
Floyd | of the doorways.  I spin around and shine the flashlight through it,
Floyd | but there's nothing there.  Maybe it was just my imagination playing
Floyd | tricks on me?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "so I don't think it involves just the nest."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    Another basement room, just like the others.  This one isn't quite
Floyd | empty:  a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall.  Doorways
Floyd | lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd | It's an ordinary looking metal filing cabinet.  It has five drawers,
Floyd | of which the third one is currently open.  It is filled with papers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open drawers" 		

Floyd | The filing cabinet is already open!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cabinet" 		

Floyd | Leaning against the filing cabinet with all my weight, I manage to
Floyd | push it several feet.  This reveals a small metal box mounted on the
Floyd | wall behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr exclaims, "Aha!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | It's a small metal box, attached to the wall.  It is currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Again, I see movement through the doorway.  I'm sure of it this time.
Floyd | Something large and dark, moving slowly toward me.  But again, when I
Floyd | shine the flashlight, there's nothing there.  I don't like this place,
Floyd | I'm scared, I want to go home...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | I open the box, revealing a circuit breaker switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "Well, well, well."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch switch" 		

Floyd | Okay, the circuit breaker is now switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd | I turn off the flashlight, and immediately I'm plunged into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | (Undoing one command)
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    Another basement room, just like the others.  This one isn't quite
Floyd | empty:  a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall.  A small
Floyd | metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall.
Floyd | Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | It's a small metal box, attached to the wall.  It is currently open,
Floyd | revealing a circuit breaker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lights" 		

Floyd | The lights are spaced along the ceiling every ten feet or so.  They're
Floyd | held in round metal reflectors that hang down about five feet from the
Floyd | ceiling to get below all the pipes and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pipes" 		

Floyd | I can barely see most of the ceiling, since it's hidden in shadow
Floyd | behind all the pipes and ducts hanging down from it.  The shadows
Floyd | wiggle strangely as I move the flashlight back and forth.  Almost as
Floyd | if there were something up there...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | It's a small metal box, attached to the wall.  It is currently open,
Floyd | revealing a circuit breaker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x breaker" 		

Floyd | Inside the box is a circuit breaker switch.  It is currently on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
		
		
ivanr disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
ivanr arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch breaker" 		

Floyd | Okay, the circuit breaker is now switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch breaker" 		

Floyd | Okay, the circuit breaker is now switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		ivanr says, "whoops, I blinked out for a minute there"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Basement, with Telephone
Floyd |    This is another room, just like the last one.  There are doorways
Floyd | leading west and south.  The room is almost completely empty, except
Floyd | for one thing:  sitting right in the center of the concrete floor is a
Floyd | little table, the sort of fancy table made from curved pieces of wood
Floyd | that you find in antique stores. And on top of the table is a
Floyd | telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | There it is again, movement through the doorway, but it disappears
Floyd | before I can shine the flashlight on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | How strange.  There's no buttons, no dial, nothing.  Just a handset
Floyd | sitting on a cradle, and a blank area where the buttons ought to be.
Floyd | I pick up the handset and listen to it.  Instead of a dial tone, I
Floyd | hear a phone ringing on the other end.  I let it ring several times,
Floyd | but no one answers, so I put it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hi David!"
		DavidW says, "Hi. I overslept.:{"
		DavidW says, "Episode of an Artist, I see."
		ivanr exclaims, "Indeed!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		ivanr says, "We've been pacing around in this basement for a while."
		Knight_Otu says, "Though we doubt the artistry of the protagonist."
		DavidW asks, "That's the one where he has a book of sayings and quotations, right?"
		ivanr says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		ivanr says, "We haven't even examined that booklet, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean
Floyd | underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes
Floyd | (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a
Floyd | wallet, keys, a flashlight (providing light), a broom, a uniform
Floyd | (being worn), a newspaper, a lunchbox, and a plastic card.  The coat
Floyd | pocket seems to contain a book of famous quotations.  The lunchbox
Floyd | seems to contain a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd | This is my guide in life.  More than 10,000 quotations by the
Floyd | greatest, most intelligent people in history.  I really can't imagine
Floyd | life without it.  Anything important that's ever been said, I can find
Floyd | it in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not many people know this about me, but I was adopted.  I don't know
Floyd | who my real parents were.  I was just left on the doorstep of an
Floyd | orphanage with nothing but a change of diapers and this book of
Floyd | quotations.  So I guess it won't surprise you that I've always thought
Floyd | of this book as my parents' voice.  I've tried to live my life by it.
Floyd | When I've got to make any big decision, I always look here first, and
Floyd | I always find something that tells me what to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is that also the one where a guy was wearing a duck on his head on the bus?"
		ivanr says, "It was a chicken, but yes."
		Knight_Otu says, "Chicken. But yeah."
		DavidW says, "oh, okay. It's been ages."
		ivanr says, "The book thing is kind of sweet. I'm glad we examined that."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | I flip through the book of quotations and pick one at random.  G.K.
Floyd | Chesterton:  "An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly
Floyd | considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | I flip through the book of quotations and pick one at random.  Samuel
Floyd | Johnson:  "Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain
Floyd | characteristics of a vigorous mind."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd | I flip through the book of quotations and pick one at random.  H.P.
Floyd | Lovecraft: "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the
Floyd | inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr asks, "Did the circuit breaker seem to actually do anything?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think so."
		Knight_Otu says, "We may have to find the light switch too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals, but they're all turned off.  Only my little flashlight
Floyd | makes a pool of light in the middle of the room.  There is a thick
Floyd | layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise, the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ducts" 		

Floyd | I can barely see most of the ceiling, since it's hidden in shadow
Floyd | behind all the pipes and ducts hanging down from it.  The shadows
Floyd | wiggle strangely as I move the flashlight back and forth.  Almost as
Floyd | if there were something up there...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on lights" 		

Floyd | I can't reach that from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Stairs
Floyd |    I'm standing on a narrow metal staircase which leads down into
Floyd | darkness.  At the top is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on lights" 		

Floyd | I don't see any lights here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals, but they're all turned off.  Only my little flashlight
Floyd | makes a pool of light in the middle of the room.  There is a thick
Floyd | layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise, the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd | The walls are made of concrete.  I don't see anything interesting
Floyd | about them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd | The walls are made of concrete.  I don't see anything interesting
Floyd | about them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd | Please, don't make me go any closer.  I don't like this place.  I
Floyd | don't know what it is, but I want to leave.  Please...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it" 		

Floyd | Pushing the pile doesn't do anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    Another basement room, just like the others.  This one isn't quite
Floyd | empty:  a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall.  A small
Floyd | metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall.
Floyd | Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cabinet" 		

Floyd | Leaning against the filing cabinet with all my weight, I manage to
Floyd | push it several feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    Another basement room, just like the others.  This one isn't quite
Floyd | empty:  a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall.  A small
Floyd | metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall.
Floyd | Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Looking at my notes, you're quite close to the end."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd | The walls are made of concrete.  I don't see anything interesting
Floyd | about them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That's good to hear."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet" 		

Floyd | It's too tall for me to climb on top of, and I think it might tip over
Floyd | if I tried.
Floyd |
Floyd | There it is again, movement through the doorway, but it disappears
Floyd | before I can shine the flashlight on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Basement, with Telephone
Floyd |    This is another room, just like the last one.  There are doorways
Floyd | leading west and south.  The room is almost completely empty, except
Floyd | for one thing:  sitting right in the center of the concrete floor is a
Floyd | little table, the sort of fancy table made from curved pieces of wood
Floyd | that you find in antique stores. And on top of the table is a
Floyd | telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb table" 		

Floyd | It's too small for me to stand on top of.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | Wheeee!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd | My throat is a bit sore now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Also, there's a nice bonus command when you win the game."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Will it tell us whether we burned down our house?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We kind of left the stove on."
		DavidW says, "My notes don't say."
There's no obvious exit in that direction. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

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

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals, but they're all turned off.  Only my little flashlight
Floyd | makes a pool of light in the middle of the room.  There is a thick
Floyd | layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise, the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb nest" 		

Floyd | Please, don't make me go any closer.  I don't like this place.  I
Floyd | don't know what it is, but I want to leave.  Please...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can give you the link to my notes since they're online, now, but they're also spoilers."
		Knight_Otu says, "We've been flailing in the basement for a bit, but I'm not sure we're ready for spoilers yet."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | I have clean pants (being worn), clean socks (being worn), clean
Floyd | underwear (being worn), a clean shirt (being worn), a pair of shoes
Floyd | (being worn), a coat (being worn), a wristwatch (being worn), a
Floyd | wallet, keys, a flashlight (providing light), a broom, a uniform
Floyd | (being worn), a newspaper, a lunchbox, and a plastic card.  The coat
Floyd | pocket seems to contain a book of famous quotations.  The lunchbox
Floyd | seems to contain a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on lights" 		

Floyd | I can't reach that from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lights" 		

Floyd | The lights are spaced along the ceiling every ten feet or so.  They're
Floyd | held in round metal reflectors that hang down about five feet from the
Floyd | ceiling to get below all the pipes and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals, but they're all turned off.  Only my little flashlight
Floyd | makes a pool of light in the middle of the room.  There is a thick
Floyd | layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise, the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x staircase" 		

Floyd | These are the stairs that I fell down.  They look old and kind of
Floyd | rickety.  I can't see the top from where I'm standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ivanr says, "hmph"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm thinking we want to turn on the lights. We've switched the breaker, but can't find anything to turn on the lights themselves."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on lights with broom" 		

Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dust" 		

Floyd | The concrete floor is covered with a thick layer of dust.  It looks
Floyd | like it hasn't been cleaned in ages.  There are strange patterns in
Floyd | the dust - long trails like objects have been dragged along the floor,
Floyd | and smaller streaks, and blotches that look almost like footprints but
Floyd | not quite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "follow trails" 		

Floyd | I can't reach that from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb pipes" 		

Floyd | I can't reach that from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Stairs
Floyd |    I'm standing on a narrow metal staircase which leads down into
Floyd | darkness.  At the top is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump down" 		

Floyd | I don't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I think I'm out of ideas..."
		DavidW asks, "What have you done with the cabinet?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We've pushed it to reveal the breaker box, and opened it and read the papers."
		DavidW asks, "and with the box?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We tried to climb it but couldn't."
		DavidW says, "The breaker box, I mean."
		Knight_Otu says, "We opened it and switched the switch."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, typing a bit slowly."
		DavidW says, "hm. My notes say 'turn on switch'."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

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

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals, but they're all turned off.  Only my little flashlight
Floyd | makes a pool of light in the middle of the room.  There is a thick
Floyd | layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise, the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    Another basement room, just like the others.  This one isn't quite
Floyd | empty:  a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall.  A small
Floyd | metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall.
Floyd | Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on switch" 		

Floyd | It's already turned on!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "After that, my notes say: (lights & scream & crash!)"
		DavidW asks, "Did that happen?"
		ivanr says, "oh, maybe we need to turn off the flashlight now"
		Knight_Otu says, "No..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd | I turn off the flashlight, and immediately I'm plunged into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch switch" 		

Floyd | It's pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe we should restore and try again?"
		DavidW says, "Sometimes my notes leave out stuff. I wonder if I did that this time."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we can safely restore. I think the breaker is the only thing we did after our last save."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | File to restore game from >
Floyd | Restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    Another basement room, just like the others.  This one isn't quite
Floyd | empty:  a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall.  Doorways
Floyd | lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cabinet" 		

Floyd | Leaning against the filing cabinet with all my weight, I manage to
Floyd | push it several feet.  This reveals a small metal box mounted on the
Floyd | wall behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | I open the box, revealing a circuit breaker switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on switch" 		

Floyd | I flip the switch on the circuit breaker.  At first I don't think
Floyd | anything's going to happen.  Then I hear a quiet hum, and a moment
Floyd | later I'm blinded as all the lights in the basement suddenly come on.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the same moment a deafening sound echoes through the room,
Floyd | something half way between an animal roar and a scream.  It's followed
Floyd | by a series of banging sounds, first dull ones, then ringing ones of
Floyd | something pounding against metal. Then there's a crash like something
Floyd | shattering.  I hear a few more quiet screams vanishing into the
Floyd | distance, and then silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm sorry.  What just happened?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That is new."
		DavidW says, "oh. Maybe 'switch switch' is malcoded."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd | Ok, the flashlight is now off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    Another basement room, just like the others.  This one isn't quite
Floyd | empty:  a tall metal filing cabinet stands against one wall.  A small
Floyd | metal box, previously hidden by the cabinet, is mounted on the wall.
Floyd | Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    This is the oddest room.  Well, the room itself is ordinary enough
Floyd | - more concrete, more pipes, doorways leading east and north.  It
Floyd | looks like this was once a storeroom.  I can see discolored patches on
Floyd | the walls and floor where large boxes must have sat for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the current contents of the room that are strange.  No boxes or
Floyd | furniture anymore, just a huge pile of...  stuff...  in the middle of
Floyd | the floor.  It's a mass of all sorts of odds and ends:  scraps of
Floyd | cloth, old phone books, broken mattresses, and who knows what else.
Floyd | It looks like a giant rat's nest.  The strange musty smell that fills
Floyd | the basement is stronger here, like it was coming from this pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd | Please, don't make me go any closer.  I don't like this place.  I
Floyd | don't know what it is, but I want to leave.  Please...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, maybe we can just get out now."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals.  There is a thick layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise,
Floyd | the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You should be able to find something new or changed somewhere."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Basement, with Telephone
Floyd |    This is another room, just like the last one.  There are doorways
Floyd | leading west and south.  The room is almost completely empty, except
Floyd | for one thing:  sitting right in the center of the concrete floor is a
Floyd | little table, the sort of fancy table made from curved pieces of wood
Floyd | that you find in antique stores. And on top of the table is a
Floyd | telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tble" 		

Floyd | I don't know the word "tble".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | It's a little wooden table.  The feet are shaped like claws holding
Floyd | balls, and the legs are carved to look like they're covered with
Floyd | flowers.  I have no idea what this thing is doing here.  I can hardly
Floyd | imagine anywhere that it would look more out of place.  I don't
Floyd | understand anything that's going on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

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

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Basement
Floyd |    I'm in what must be the basement of the factory.  The walls and
Floyd | floor are made of concrete, and the ceiling is covered with pipes and
Floyd | ventilation ducts.  Large metal light fixtures hang down at regular
Floyd | intervals.  There is a thick layer of dust on the floor.  Otherwise,
Floyd | the room is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Open doorways lead south and east.  A metal staircase attached to the
Floyd | north wall leads upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I must be getting tired."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Stairs
Floyd |    I'm standing on a narrow metal staircase which leads down to the
Floyd | basement, and up to a closed door.  Or rather, it would be closed if
Floyd | there weren't a huge hole smashed right through the middle.  It looks
Floyd | like a freight train went through here, and the door got in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		DavidW says, "There, that hole is new."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		Knight_Otu says, "Er."
		DavidW says, "push space, maybe"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		Knight_Otu says, "Oh right."
You push the green 'space' button. 		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		
You push the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | I climb through the hole in the door to the hallway on the other side.
Floyd | It takes a few wrong turns, but eventually I find my way back upstairs
Floyd | again.  The whole factory seems to be deserted.  Not a sign of anyone.
Floyd | The parking lot is completely empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | As I stand waiting at the bus stop, I have the strangest feeling.
Floyd | It's like waking up from a trance, or leaving the auditorium at the
Floyd | end of a concert.  I know I've been somewhere strange, witnessed
Floyd | amazing things, but I'm not certain exactly what they were.  "States
Floyd | of dreamy melancholy, fits of aimless joy."  Was I the audience or the
Floyd | performer?  Did it really happen, or was it just a fantasy?  A witch's
Floyd | spell?  Am I the artist?  And if not, then who is?
Floyd |
Floyd | I think I'll stop off at the mall on my way home.  I need an ice cream
Floyd | cone.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Mom,
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks a lot for the cookies you sent.  They were really great.  I
Floyd | still say you make the best oatmeal raisin cookies in the world.
Floyd |
Floyd | My new job is going really well.  I never would have guessed that
Floyd | screwing caps onto toothpaste tubes could be so interesting.  My boss,
Floyd | Mr. Bucket, says I have a natural talent for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I was really lucky to find a job so quickly.  A lot of the guys from
Floyd | Frobworks are still looking.  No one's sure what the new owners are
Floyd | planning to do with the building yet, but there's a rumor that they
Floyd | want to start a computer game company. Pretty weird, huh?
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyway, thanks a lot.  I'll write again soon.  I love you a lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your son,
Floyd |
Floyd | Peter
Floyd |
Floyd | P.S. Next time, could you send chocolate chip instead?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is a work of interactive fiction.  Any similarity to works
Floyd | of interactive non-fiction, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | FBI WARNING:
Floyd |
Floyd | THE FBI COULD NOT CARE LESS WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS GAME.  THEY MAY,
Floyd | HOWEVER, STILL CHOOSE TO TAP YOUR PHONE LINE, READ YOUR EMAIL, AND
Floyd | SEND LOVE LETTERS TO RANDOM PEOPLE SIGNED WITH YOUR NAME.  THIS DOES
Floyd | NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING ANY CRIMES.  THEY JUST
Floyd | ENJOY DOING IT.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | No grues were harmed in the making of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Congratulations!  You have completed the game!
Floyd |
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "whoops."
		DavidW says, "I guess Floyd was slow."
		DavidW says, "Congrats! Try the OUTTAKES."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that must be it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "outtakes" 		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Slow again."
		DavidW asks, "I've forgotten but maybe there's some weird animation or something that's doing this delay?"
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, we wouldn't see something like that, right."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember what's in the outtakes except it's quite long."
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >eat eggs
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time for breakfast!  I sit down to a delicious meal of fried eggs
Floyd | and start...  ummm...  excuse me.
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm sorry, I just can't do this.  I can't stand eggs.  Even the smell
Floyd | of them makes me sick.  Couldn't we please change them to something
Floyd | else, like toast or cereal?
Floyd |
Floyd | OK, wait a minute.  I have an idea.  We'll keep the eggs, but as soon
Floyd | as they ask me to eat them, I'll realize the bus is coming.  So I
Floyd | won't have time to eat them, and I can just grab a pop-tart or
Floyd | something instead.  That way we can keep your whole "cooking the eggs"
Floyd | thing you were so proud of, but I won't have to eat them.  Would that
Floyd | be ok?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >put widget into wodget
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the peg of the blue widget into the hole of the red wodget
Floyd | and...  wait a minute!  It won't go in!  Hey - this wodget has a...
Floyd |
Floyd | triangular?
Floyd |
Floyd | OK, very funny!  Who's the wise guy in props?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >wear uniform
Floyd |
Floyd | Just like that?  "wear uniform"?  Am I supposed to somehow put it on
Floyd | over the clothes I'm already wearing?  Or do you want me to strip them
Floyd | off first?  And then what should I do with them?  Carry them around?
Floyd | Leave them here?
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, right.  Plot device.  Never mind.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >turn on flashlight
Floyd |
Floyd | I turn on the flashlight and...  Wait a minute.  It isn't going on.
Floyd | The bulb must be burnt out.  OK, I'm standing here in the dark, and my
Floyd | flashlight won't go on.  Um...  there aren't really any grues down
Floyd | here, are there?  Could someone turn on the lights?  Hello?  Anyone?
Floyd | Bill, is that you?  Bill?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Mom,
Floyd |
Floyd | I have some very important news to tell you.  I have decided to get a
Floyd | job with a company that writes computer games.  I know this will come
Floyd | as a disappointment to you, since you've always wanted me to work in a
Floyd | factory like you and dad.  I know what you will say about family
Floyd | traditions and your great uncle Herbert and all that, but this is MY
Floyd | life, damn it.  I'm sick of wasting my life putting stupid pieces of
Floyd | plastic together day after day after day.  It's time I did something
Floyd | that I care about, for a change.
Floyd |
Floyd | And while I'm at it, what's up with the cookies?  How many times have
Floyd | I told you that I can't stand oatmeal raisin cookies?  Why do you
Floyd | insist on doing this to me?  Are you trying to prove something, or can
Floyd | you simply not believe I could really feel differently from you about
Floyd | anything in the world?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Mom,
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank you for the cookies you sent.  I guess you forgot that I don't
Floyd | eat oatmeal raisin cookies, but I really appreciate the thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | I have some wonderful news for you.  I've decided to get a job with a
Floyd | company that writes computer games.  I know it's a bit different from
Floyd | what you've always imagined for me.  But this is a great opportunity,
Floyd | and I think I could be really good at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | I hope you won't be too disappointed by this.  I just don't want to
Floyd | keep wasting my life working at an assembly line.  Not that there's
Floyd | anything wrong with working on an assembly line.  I know you and dad
Floyd | have done it all your lives, and you really like it.  It's just that I
Floyd | don't want to keep wasting my life
Floyd |
Floyd | (sigh)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Type OUTTAKES to view outtakes, RESTORE to load a saved game, RESTART
Floyd | to start the game over again, or QUIT to quit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger 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, "there it is."
		ivanr says, "there you go,"
		ivanr says, "*."
		Knight_Otu says, "Took some time, but better late than never."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "So I guess our house didn't burn down after all!"
		DavidW says, "I think this game won best PC award at the XYZZYies."
		Knight_Otu says, "That, or putting caps on toothpaste tubes pays better than I expected."
		Knight_Otu says, "They do have a certain voice."
		ivanr says, "I think it deserves that nomination"
		ivanr says, "It was also plenty atmospheric in parts"
		Knight_Otu says, "So we didn't have Perry for this, but I'm running a transcript myself."
		DavidW says, "At the following XYZZY Awards ceremony, I got to pretend to be this person presenting the PC award to Sting of the Wasp."
		DavidW says, "So much fun."
		Knight_Otu asks, "That's the one where everyone is an evil b-word, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Especially the protagonist."
		DavidW says, "More or less, yes."
		DavidW says (to KO), "Make sure you send a copy of the transcript to Jacqueline, please."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. Wouldn't want this session to vanish into thin air."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Anyway, it's time to log off for me. Good night!"
	



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Bunch of Keys by Mike Gerwat
As played on ifMUD on April 22, 2018

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 Bunch of Keys written by Mike Gerwat. The game was an entrant into the 2018 Spring Thing. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the ifWiki.

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, "Sorry, maga is adulting around me and I'm distracted."
		DavidW says, "That's okay. Plover is childing around us."
		Jacqueline says, "Aw."
Plover grins. 		Plover grins
		Plover asks, "So what is the game we are playing?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, SpringThing?"
		Jacqueline asks, "More ST, I mean?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or did you all blast through them?"
		Knight_Otu says, "That's what I assumed."
		DavidW says, "I wasn't here last week, and they played something else."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... A Bunch of Keys?"
Karona says, "I think we have played only one." 		Jacqueline says, "Let me set that up"
		Plover says, "It was Episode in the life of an artist we played."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, we didn't have anyone with a Wand of Control Perrys."
		DavidW says, "I didn't get very far into A Bunch of Keys. It's difficult. The PC is blind."
		Knight_Otu says, "Interesting."
Karona says, "I did not get very far either. The documentatin says you need the walkthrough to play" 		Jacqueline says, "Looks like you played Episode in the Life of an Artist last weel"
		Jacqueline says, "er, week"
		Jacqueline says (to Karona), "Please try to use the channel."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes, we did."
		DavidW says (to Karona), "I don't think that's necessarily true."
		DavidW says, "One does have to read the instructions, though."
		Jacqueline says, "KO, you can definitely toss your transcript. vimes is helping with the website now and it's all up to date and stuff, to include last week's session."
		Karona exclaims, "DavidW, good to know!"
		Knight_Otu says (to Jacq), "Got it."
		DavidW says, "I feel I've only really solved two puzzles in the game so far, though."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask bunchofkeys" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you want to restore a saved game?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | Do you want to restore a saved game?
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Skip the intro?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | We all chatted that day. Was all that had happened merely been a
Floyd | dream? Clearly something had happened. To have those three folks
Floyd | there, in your humble flat, sharing a cup of tea asking all the usual
Floyd | questions. Genesis, yes, your favourite band, after all the
Floyd | experiences you'd been through, to come to this situation. All the
Floyd | bizarre situations, all the strange worlds you'd been through seemed
Floyd | so unreal to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The time had come for them to leave and as they did so, you reflected
Floyd | on what had happened. Here you were, no sight, a pair of cochlear
Floyd | implants being worn and working as well as they could be expected to.
Floyd | You wondered what could happen next.
Floyd |
Floyd | You walked around your flat, feeling the walls until You came upon a
Floyd | frame. A picture frame, actually it was a perspex frame, it had four
Floyd | screws around the outside, You knew it to be your old diploma that you
Floyd | received on leaving the RNC, Royal Normal College. You could remember
Floyd | it's words as clearly as if it were yesterday.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Bunch of Keys
Floyd | A Surrealistic Time Travel Adventure by Mike Gerwat
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180412 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | © 2018 by Mike Gerwat All rights reserved worldwide
Floyd | Type "HELP" for the help menu.
Floyd | Reading both the help menu and the walkthrus are essential even for
Floyd | experienced players.
Floyd | If you don't then don't complain if you can't finish the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You are standing in the Living Room of your flat. You can't see since
Floyd | you were born blind and since you've lost your hearing, you only have
Floyd | cochlear implants, so direction is extremely difficult to find here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feeling around you "see" the familiar things you know so well. I say
Floyd | "see", but of course you can't actually see them. There's a diploma in
Floyd | a perspex frame on the wall here. It's hanging on a hook and can be
Floyd | removed easily from the wall. A coffee table and a very old
Floyd | comfortable couch are here as well. The Kitchen is to the west and the
Floyd | Bathroom is to the east. The Bedroom is north of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "btw, this game is autobiographical."
		DavidW says, "If I recall correctly, some of the specific commands are TOUCH TOP OF, TOUCH SIDE OF, and TOUCH UNDER."
		Jacqueline says, "cool"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Thats you, Matey Gerwat. Master Piano Tuner and Repairman. You can not
Floyd | see and never have been able to. Your cochlear implants enable you to
Floyd | communicate, not actually hear now. They don't have any sense of
Floyd | proper direction but at least, with care, people can talk to you, but
Floyd | as for music? Well that's all a thing of be past for you now. True,
Floyd | you are somewhat overweight, but apart from that you are in reasonably
Floyd | good health.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline chuckles at, "If you don't then don't complain if you can't finish the game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd | a pair of cochlear processors
Floyd | a Rolling Stones tee shirt
Floyd | a pair of stretchy trousers
Floyd | a pair of sneakers
Floyd | a pair of white socks
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cochlear" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X COCHLEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "cochlear" or the cochlear is not here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "oh right. Al Golden programmed this for the author."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x processors" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X PROCESSORS
Floyd |
Floyd | These cochlear processors are worn you so that you can hear. When you
Floyd | lost your hearing you thought it was the end of the world being both
Floyd | deaf and blind. These have given you new life and a way to communicate
Floyd | with the world at large.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shirt" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Bloody Hell! You've had this shirt ever since you attended that
Floyd | raucous Rolling Stones concert at Wembley back in the 60's. Its got a
Floyd | huge but faded Stones logo of a huge red tongue hanging out of a
Floyd | disembodied mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trousers" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X TROUSERS
Floyd |
Floyd | These bell-bottom trousers are a hold over from the 60's. Why you
Floyd | continue to wear outdated clothing is beyond belief. For some reason
Floyd | there are no pockets in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "oh yeah, that lack of pockets is important, since we can only carry one thing at a time without pockets."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sneakers" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X SNEAKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You've wrapped the entire length and width of your size 18 sneakers in
Floyd | duct tape. However some remnants of the original shoes remain visible
Floyd | through gaps in the tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu asks, "Only one thing, huh?"
		DavidW says (to KO), "I think so. I might be misremembering."
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		Jacqueline says, "I have to say I'm somewhat relieved at where this is going."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x socks" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x white socks" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X WHITE SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Because I was thinking this game, A Bunch of Keys, was going to be a giant puzzle fest about locks."
		DavidW says, "I think the keys are piano keys and the piano keys enable time travel."
		Karona asks, "Isn't that what we all feared?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You are standing in the Living Room of your flat. You can't see since
Floyd | you were born blind and since you've lost your hearing, you only have
Floyd | cochlear implants, so direction is extremely difficult to find here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feeling around you "see" the familiar things you know so well. I say
Floyd | "see", but of course you can't actually see them. There's a diploma in
Floyd | a perspex frame on the wall here. It's hanging on a hook and can be
Floyd | removed easily from the wall. A coffee table and a very old
Floyd | comfortable couch are here as well. The Kitchen is to the west and the
Floyd | Bathroom is to the east. The Bedroom is north of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x diploma" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X DIPLOMA
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, you well remember your dad putting this in a frame. It is square
Floyd | and the frame has holes at the top through which string is placed for
Floyd | hanging it up. It is hanging on a hook on the wall. You notice four
Floyd | screws around it to hold the diploma in place. What is strange is, dad
Floyd | must have been short of screws because you notice they are all of
Floyd | different sizes and types. How strange, you had never noticed that
Floyd | before. Around the outside of the frame strong sticky tape has also
Floyd | been placed. "Glass smashes too easily boy". Dad always called me boy,
Floyd | never by my name.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, given the cover art, I think the keys are piano keys. I can not yet speak to the time travel spoiler."
		DavidW says, "Well, it's in the help."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x screws" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X SCREWS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are screws at each of the four corners of the frame. top left,
Floyd | top right, bottom left and bottom right.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch top left" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH TOP LEFT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large flathead screw.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch top right" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH TOP RIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small flathead screw.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline asks, "It did recommend we read that. Should we read the help?"
		DavidW says, "sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "I think 'About the Game' and 'About the Author' are what I read here."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                           Release Notes
Floyd | The following may be useful when playing this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1.The Garage Maze
Floyd | There is a small maze in this game. I actually had to do that kind of
Floyd | thing in the very garage set in the game. Blind people have to use
Floyd | other senses if they've never seen as I haven't.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2. Feeling instead of examining.
Floyd | Feeling things is essential. But you can examine someone.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3. Pianos: tuning and Repair:
Floyd | For anyone who may have anything to do with pianos, other tuners and
Floyd | so on, my poor coder was being driven mad by the tech stuff, so I've
Floyd | had to cut corners. It's beenover 30 years since I last tuned and
Floyd | fifty, since i was at college, so exact theory details may not be
Floyd | right, for the clever amongst you.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4. For the snowflakes out there.
Floyd | There is a bit of grow up material in here and, fifty years ago, we
Floyd | didn't have any political correctness so it doesn't appear in this
Floyd | game.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5. Warning:
Floyd | This is a hair pulling game and not for amateur adventurers. There are
Floyd | traps all over the place so save often, Any reference to persons,
Floyd | living or dead is purely fictional,though a few of my friends names
Floyd | I've had permission to use, they know who they are.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Mike Gerwat
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |  > About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		Jacqueline says, "Let me know if I'm going too fast."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                           About the Game
Floyd | This game is dedicated to the many people I have known doing my work
Floyd | as a piano tuner. All these incidents are merely for the game's sake,
Floyd | though some of them may be based on where I used to work and places
Floyd | and the actual events are entirely made up. To those who may have
Floyd | played my two earlier games Hill 160 and Genesis Quest, you may
Floyd | recognize certain things from those games.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is mere light hearted fun but I hope also, you will all learn a
Floyd | little about the kind of world I now live in. for mor information,
Floyd | read "Touch Me Please" my book published on amazon.com
Floyd |
Floyd | I am making no money out of it and I've written it because, in the
Floyd | days when I could hear. I loved my work as a piano tuner. This is for
Floyd | any customers that may have known me. If you recognise your names,
Floyd | it's merely coincidental. I can never thank Al Golden enough, who
Floyd | coded the game for me and drew the maps. His work is outstanding. I
Floyd | would also like to thank Toby Ott, my long-suffering tester who's'much
Floyd | more clever than I am at solving adventure games. You can read more
Floyd | about me in the about author section. Enjoy the game and be prepared
Floyd | to be "buggered" as they say in the UK. It isn't an easy game and
Floyd | you'll be turning the air blue before you solve it all.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Play on folks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael Gerwat.
Floyd | (February 2018).
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |  > About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |  > About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                          About the Author
Floyd | Michael Gerwat, that's me folks. Worked for over 20 years for some of
Floyd | the most famous rock bands in the world, tuning their pianos. I was
Floyd | born blind and had a successful job as a piano tuner. I hoped to do
Floyd | the job all my life but at the age of 40 tragedy struck and I lost all
Floyd | of my hearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | I well remember meeting Genesis on three separate occasions, you can
Floyd | read my life story in a book I have published called "Touch Me
Floyd | Please". It's available on Amazon. Search for the name Gerwat and you
Floyd | will find it. I actually started trying to writing "Genesis Quest" way
Floyd | back in 1992. I used AGT then but didn't get very far, because I was
Floyd | using a Braille computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | I had two cochlear implants fitted over a period of ten years. They
Floyd | help but are very crude. I of course lost all my music, as it tells
Floyd | you in my book. Finally after helping Al test his wonderful game
Floyd | "Shapes" along with Toby Ott. I had the chance to this game on my own
Floyd | and now the game is complete for you all to play. Please address all
Floyd | comments, nice ones I hope, to mike.gerwat@gmail.com.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a walkthru and maps included in the game package. Merely
Floyd | getting out of the flat will take some doing, and there's lots of
Floyd | traps for the unwary. I enjoyed writing it and thank Al my coder who
Floyd | has torn out his hair a few times has shown great patience in testing
Floyd | the game as well. It should be bug free now. When I last met Phil
Floyd | Collins, who I understand has gone quite deaf now himself, he put his
Floyd | arms round me and said what can I say? That was way back in 1990. I
Floyd | met them again, in 1992. See the book for more details.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks once again to Al
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael Gerwat
Floyd |  March 2018.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline asks (of LH), "You may want to recap #toyshop about 2000?"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh. I didn't know Phil Collins had lost his hearing."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |  > About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |  > Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		DavidW says, "I don't know musicians at all."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                      Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd | You need to FEEL UNDER, FEEL BEHIND OR FEEL ON TOP OF THINGS.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |  > Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		DavidW says, "oh FEEL BEHIND. I misremembered."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, should I just do Special Commands and then call it good?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or do we want to read other stuff too?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Let's read credits."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |  > Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |  > Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                              Credits
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to Al Golden for the coding and map-making.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Knight_Otu says, "I think special commands will suffice."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |  > Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |  > Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |  > Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |  > Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |  > Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		Jacqueline says, "Actually, let'"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's read this one."
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                           Showing Exits
Floyd | Type EXITS ON to show exits in the status line. To remove them type
Floyd | EXITS OFF.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		DavidW says, "I read somewhere that the two books will be quite important to us, but I didn't get far enough into the game to find them."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, that's useful."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |  > Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |  > The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, these books, you mean?"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd | You need to read 3 specific chapters in the Atlas and 3 in the Repair
Floyd | Book and take notes on them or you will have problems later on in the
Floyd | game.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Thank you, Author Mike Gerwat."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |  > The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |  > Special Commands

		
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                          Special Commands
Floyd | AGAIN (or) (G): 
Floyd | Repeats the last command given by yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | BRIEF: 
Floyd | Printing mode which gives long descriptions of places never before
Floyd | visited and short descriptions otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | CLS: 
Floyd | Clears the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | EXITS (or) DIRS: 
Floyd | Displays a list of exits from your current location. To show or remove
Floyd | the exits from the status line:
Floyd | Type "EXITS ON" or "EXITS OFF"
Floyd |
Floyd | INVENTORY (I): 
Floyd | Displays an inventory list of carried/worn items.
Floyd |
Floyd | HELP: 
Floyd | Displays the help and game info menu.
Floyd | May be typed at any time during the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | LOOK: 
Floyd | Gives you a brief/full location description.
Floyd |
Floyd | OOPS: 
Floyd | Allows you to edit (using the cursor keys, and the delete,
Floyd | insert and backspace keys) your previous input command.
Floyd | For example if you enter THORW ROPE by mistake,OOPS will enable
Floyd | you to edit this command and correct it to THROW ROPE.QUIT: 
Floyd | Quits the current game session. Always exit using QUIT.
Floyd | You should use the SAVE command (below) before doing this.
Floyd |
Floyd | RESTORE: 
Floyd | Restores a previously saved game from disk.
Floyd |
Floyd | SAVE: 
Floyd | Saves the current game status on disk. Use BEFORE the QUIT command.
Floyd |
Floyd | SCORE: 
Floyd | Summarizes your score so far but without the achievements.
Floyd |
Floyd | SCRIPT: 
Floyd | Causes all output to go to a disk file
Floyd | named whatever you decide to name it and which is in
Floyd | the same directory as the other game files. (See UNSCRIPT)
Floyd |
Floyd | SCRIPT OFF: 
Floyd | Causes output to go to the screen only. (See SCRIPT)
Floyd |
Floyd | SUPERBRIEF: 
Floyd | Printing mode which always gives short descriptions of locations.
Floyd |
Floyd | TOPICS: 
Floyd | You can type this when you're in the College Dormitory and you want to
Floyd | address your newfound buddy Dave Godly about certain subjects.
Floyd |
Floyd | UNDRESS: 
Floyd | Automatically removes all worn objects from the player.
Floyd | (ALSO REMOVE ALL or REMOVE CLOTHES or REMOVE ALL CLOTHES or DISROBE
Floyd | CLOTHES or TAKE OFF ALL or DISROBE or DISROBE ALL or TAKE ALL OFF or
Floyd | TAKE OFF CLOTHES)
Floyd |
Floyd | VERBOSE: 
Floyd | Printing mode which always gives long descriptions of locations.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Jacqueline says, "Whoa."
		Jacqueline copies that into a txt.
Plover says (to Floyd), "n" 		Knight_Otu asks, "Huh. Undress?"
		DavidW says, "Only TOPICS and UNDRESS are non-standard."
Plover says (to Floyd), "quite" 		
Plover pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |  > Special Commands

		DavidW says, "Maybe we can feel more when we're not dressed."
Plover says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |  > Special Commands

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |  > Special Commands

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You are standing in the Living Room of your flat. You can't see since
Floyd | you were born blind and since you've lost your hearing, you only have
Floyd | cochlear implants, so direction is extremely difficult to find here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feeling around you "see" the familiar things you know so well. I say
Floyd | "see", but of course you can't actually see them. There's a diploma in
Floyd | a perspex frame on the wall here. It's hanging on a hook and can be
Floyd | removed easily from the wall. A coffee table and a very old
Floyd | comfortable couch are here as well. The Kitchen is to the west and the
Floyd | Bathroom is to the east. The Bedroom is north of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "It's in any case not a command I expected."
Plover says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "hebp" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > HEBP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says (to Plover), "We've already done that."
		Plover asks, "Is it a Spring Thing game?"
		DavidW says, "Yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel couch" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your old over-stuffed very comfortable couch. You can't count
Floyd | the times that you've fallen asleep on it. The cushions are just right
Floyd | for sitting, on lieing on or sleeping on.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sleep on couch" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SLEEP ON COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit on couch" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SIT ON COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't feeling especially drowsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Plover says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd | :
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Oops, I meant..."
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | :
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "So, it sounds like we're supposed to get out of here. Though I'm not sure why."
		Knight_Otu says, "Save early, save often."
Plover says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you head to your kitchen, you bump into the coffee table and nearly
Floyd | trip. Your hand brushes the top of the table and feel an envelope and
Floyd | a key.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "That's what he told us to do, yeah. Save early and often."
		Jacqueline says, "ooh."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | This an envelope that from the college you went to has sent you. You
Floyd | were told by your care person Maz that you would be getting one.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "oh. When I played, I did a FEEL TOP OF TABLE, but I guess he's being kind here."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the envelope and discover an invitation and a list inside
Floyd | which  you take.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read list" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > READ LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn it! The bloody thing is not printed in Braille. You will have to
Floyd | have your care person Maz read it for you. You place the envelope and
Floyd | the list on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Aw"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Try examining the key instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Stupid college."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a shiny key, with a triangular end, and it has holes at the
Floyd | top end of it. It fits into a piano's triangular lock. A string can be
Floyd | inserted through the hole so the key can be worn round the neck, or
Floyd | hung up anywhere. There seems to be some writing on it, but it's
Floyd | extremely small and if you try to feel the writing, that doesn't work.
Floyd | There is something familiar about it. You think for a moment and then
Floyd | remember:
Floyd |
Floyd | It is one of the three types of keys used to unlock a piano. It feels
Floyd | new. Had Tony Banks accidently left it behind? You certainly don't
Floyd | remember ever having one, Not for many many years at any rate. As you
Floyd | hold it, you feel a tingle in your fingers and a strange smell enters
Floyd | the room. Something you have not smelled for many years now. The smell
Floyd | of a wonderful Steinway Grand. The wood, the hammers, the strings, the
Floyd | frame, they are all there. All as you have known them. How to get
Floyd | back, how to re-live that world and this key seems to have a purpose,
Floyd | to make you fulfiill yet another quest, as you had done to meet
Floyd | Genesis. Those smells, they really remind you of your college and
Floyd | tuning days. This key has time-travelling properties and must be worn
Floyd | and touched in order to be effective.
Floyd |
Floyd | Visions come before you as in a dream. You are back at college. There
Floyd | is a steam train, your tickets are being checked. Then you're at
Floyd | college, unpacking stuff from your trunk. How well you remember it
Floyd | all. That noise, the sound of "chipping up". Boy did you ever hate
Floyd | that. The sound of old Doul's voice, haunting you. He always seemed to
Floyd | be on duty back then.
Floyd |
Floyd | More memories, like film sound tracks come before you. A vague memory
Floyd | of being in a house with your faithful guide dog, Bridget. Your
Floyd | meeting someone, but surely not? Although she's younger, could it be
Floyd | your career? Then there's other things: warm arms around you, that
Floyd | scent? But no, that never happened did it? Finally, you're with three
Floyd | men in your flat, laughing away. They are slapping you on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You saved our concert you know". 
Floyd |
Floyd | Phil Collins. Ah yes, it's Genesis, You'd always wanted to meet them
Floyd | and what you had to go through to do so. Was it just a game you
Floyd | wonder? Genesis Quest? No you remember, your first adventure and yes
Floyd | Elzerith.The dream fades and you're back in your flat again. What
Floyd | could this all mean? Another adventure, but this time, back into your
Floyd | past? You wonder what the future may hold.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Whoa."
		DavidW says, "oh. That's where I read the time-travelling part. Sorry."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It would just fall off your corpulent body.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "The time travel thing was in the subtitle, too."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. I thought we could wear it as a necklace."
		DavidW says, "uh, we can. Soon-ish."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, presumably we could."
		Jacqueline nods.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exits on" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXITS ON
Floyd |
Floyd | Exit listing is now on.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "I got as far as wearing the key and telephoning Maz."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to read the contents of the envelope first.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline asks, "I... tried?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't read the envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already opened it.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline asks, "I guess we need to find a phone and call Maz?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to read the contents of the envelope first.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to read the contents of the envelope first.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "yes. The game won't let you into your bedroom or bathroom before then."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Karona nods.
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think we only tried to read the list, not the invitation?"
		Jacqueline says, "I need to go get a barrette to put my hair up before it gets too hot here. brb #Hawaii"
		DavidW says, "Yes, you probably need to read both."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read list" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn it! The bloody thing is not printed in Braille. You will have to
Floyd | have your care person Maz read it for you. You place the envelope and
Floyd | the list on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read invitation" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ INVITATION
Floyd |
Floyd | The invitation is typewritten and you'll have to call your care person
Floyd | Maz to come and read it to you. You replace it in the envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to go into the kitchen and call Maz before you do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head to the Kitchen to call Maz first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is your kitchen. It has the usual things found in it, a sink, a
Floyd | cupboard is part of the wall above the counter, and also your
Floyd | refrigerator. A stove stands here as well. On the wall is a phone.
Floyd | Underneath the cupboard attached to the wall is a cellophane dispenser
Floyd | and a very long and large counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "There we go."
		Knight_Otu says, "Aha."
		Jacqueline says, "Huh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "call maz" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CALL MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | How's about picking up the phone?
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "You're almost got up to where I stopped."
		Jacqueline asks, "How's about we don't make this a phone sim?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take phone" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the phone and can now call Maz.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "call maz" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CALL MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | You call Maz and tell her you need her to come and read your list, She
Floyd | tells you to be ready when she arrives. You hang up the phone and get
Floyd | ready for her when she arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Heh. I like how we had to pick up the phone, but then just automagically got ready."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what it means to be ready for Maz."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. We were already dressed, I think."
		DavidW says, "I can't assume that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel top of counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL TOP OF COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing on top of the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There are 3 drawers built into the counter. A left drawer, a center
Floyd | drawer, and a right drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Leave it alone for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Roger says, "This game contains a lot of feels"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open center drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CENTER DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Leave it alone for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open right drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN RIGHT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Leave it alone for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | This cupboard hangs above the counter and has been here since the
Floyd | fifties I think. It's typical of the time. The paint is old but has
Floyd | lasted a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel top of cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL TOP OF CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing on top of the cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel table" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | You're back in the Kitchen once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | A Bunch of Keys is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long
Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before).
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | You're back in the Kitchen once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "I... just read Roger's joke."
		DavidW says, "oh dear."
		DavidW says, "Verbose isn't working."
		DavidW says, "I'm really not a big fan of how Al codes things."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Is it that, or did the kitchen description get overwritten?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "That may be true, but I think it's super cool that he coded this."
		DavidW says (to KO), "I think the kitchen description got overwritten."
		DavidW says, "So there's no way to remind ourselves what's here."
		Jacqueline says, "I have a feeling this is one of those first view vs subsequent views."
		Jacqueline says, "well, I can scroll back and paste it. Or we can use that save."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel floor" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen floor description here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Oops."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel wall" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the wall or the kitchen wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kitchen wall" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > KITCHEN WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "I'm really feeling the challenges faced by blind people in deciding not to explore their environment.~"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Leave it alone for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |  > About the Game
Floyd |    About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		Jacqueline | This is your kitchen. It has the usual things found in it, a sink, a cupboard is part of the wall above the counter, and also your refrigerator. A stove stands here as well. On the wall is a phone. Underneath the cupboard attached to the wall is a cellophane dispenser and a very long and large counter.
		DavidW says, "I'd found a string on the counter, but I can't seem to find it now."
Plover says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Release Notes
Floyd |    About the Game
Floyd |  > About the Author
Floyd |    Regarding Blind Persons
Floyd |    Bug Reports
Floyd |    Credits
Floyd |    Walkthru and Maps
Floyd |    Saving the Game
Floyd |    Showing the Intro
Floyd |    Showing Exits
Floyd |    The Atlas & The Repair Book
Floyd |    Special Commands

		Knight_Otu says, "Odd."
		Jacqueline says (to Plover), "Please stop doing that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | You're back in the Kitchen once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Karona says, "When I fist played and saw the kichen desc had disappeared, I believed I had encountered a bug."
		Jacqueline says (to Plover), "We already did that when you were not paying attention."
Plover says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no score in this story.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline asks (of Plover), "Please play with the rest of the group, okay?"
		Jacqueline asks (of All), "So, y'all saw the kitchen description I posted, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | As open the refrigerator, a musty smell assails your nostrils. In
Floyd | adddtion to the smell you notice that the damn thing is totally empty.
Floyd | You remember that you turned off the power when you went on vaction to
Floyd | the Spain. You close the fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "eep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel cellophane" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL CELLOPHANE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel dispenser" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dispenser is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel sink" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | This kitchen sink has two long handled turnable taps on it. One for
Floyd | hot and one for cold. They are currently off.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | This old stove has 5 dials on the front of it and four burners on top
Floyd | of it. In addition there is a long un-used oven which is part of the
Floyd | stove. You notice the oven dial has Braille markings on it to show the
Floyd | temperature. After all if you can't see, you need something to tell
Floyd | you what heat the damn thing is set to. There is also an ignition
Floyd | button to press for lighting the stove. The trouble is, it can be
Floyd | unreliable. It's a damn good thing you've got North Sea Gas or you'd
Floyd | gas yourself to death.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "feel stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | This old stove has 5 dials on the front of it and four burners on top
Floyd | of it. In addition there is a long un-used oven which is part of the
Floyd | stove. You notice the oven dial has Braille markings on it to show the
Floyd | temperature. After all if you can't see, you need something to tell
Floyd | you what heat the damn thing is set to. There is also an ignition
Floyd | button to press for lighting the stove. The trouble is, it can be
Floyd | unreliable. It's a damn good thing you've got North Sea Gas or you'd
Floyd | gas yourself to death.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline asks, "So, do we want to do anything further in this room for now?"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder how having a particular gas company keeps you from gassing yourself."
		DavidW says, "well, I assume the string is either obtainable later or maybe in a random spot each session."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right. The string."
		DavidW says, "Or I forgot where it was."
		Jacqueline asks, "So that's how the key becomes wearable, I take it?"
		DavidW says, "yes."
		Plover says, "Sorry about displaying the help menu allot. There was abit aboutblind people in it."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe they don't deliver muxh gas?"
		Lionheart asks, "Seems like the game really doesn't want us to do anything until Maz is here. So I guess we wait by the door for the doorbell to ring?"
		Karona says, "Good question (re: company)"
		Jacqueline says (to Plover), "Yes, we read that. You can see everything we read if you @recap #toyshop 2000 or some large number like that."
Plover says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Thats you, Matey Gerwat. Master Piano Tuner and Repairman. You can not
Floyd | see and never have been able to. Your cochlear implants enable you to
Floyd | communicate, not actually hear now. They don't have any sense of
Floyd | proper direction but at least, with care, people can talk to you, but
Floyd | as for music? Well that's all a thing of be past for you now. True,
Floyd | you are somewhat overweight, but apart from that you are in reasonably
Floyd | good health.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "You did feel tthe top of the counter."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe just feel counter?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There are 3 drawers built into the counter. A left drawer, a center
Floyd | drawer, and a right drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "For all I know, we might have to shave, shower, and put real clothes on."
		Jacqueline says, "heh. True."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we have a driver?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "I didn't play past this point."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You re-open the left drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Feeling the left drawer you find it to be open.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Errr"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel inside left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL INSIDE LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing else turns up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Karona asks, "Have we tried xyzzy yet?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the left drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open right drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN RIGHT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Leave it alone for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says (to Game), "...okay"
		Lionheart says, "Hm, northseagas.co.uk is just a band's webpage."
		Jacqueline says, "Ah. Maybe it's a reference."
		Jacqueline says, "Clever"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open center drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CENTER DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Leave it alone for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel top of counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL TOP OF COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing on top of the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu asks, "Now we can open the drawers?"
		Karona exclaims, "I love it!"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Or not...?"
		Jacqueline says, "It would seem that we cannot open more drawers."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel behind counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL BEHIND COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel under counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL UNDER COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing turns up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "You can not open ye drawers"
		Jacqueline says, "hm... wait"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You re-open the left drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel under left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL UNDER LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing turns up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel behind left drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL BEHIND LEFT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing behind the left drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so much for that idea."
		DavidW says, "oh wait. I bet we can't find the string because you didn't pick up the key."
		Knight_Otu says, "Good thinking, but sadly without reward."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the left drawer or the right drawer?
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "left" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > LEFT
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd | a pair of cochlear processors
Floyd | a Rolling Stones tee shirt
Floyd | a pair of stretchy trousers
Floyd | a pair of sneakers
Floyd | a pair of white socks
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Well, that doesn't make sense, but sure, I can try that."
		Knight_Otu asks, "We didn't. Man, what adventure gamers are we?"
		DavidW says, "right. If you want the string, you probably have to have the key. Al just codes in that weird way."
		Jacqueline nods.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope, a list, and a piano key.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take piano key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PIANO KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the piano key off the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | You're back in the Kitchen once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There are 3 drawers built into the counter. A left drawer, a center
Floyd | drawer, and a right drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel top of counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL TOP OF COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover a string.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "TADA!"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm kind of thinking we sh--- WHAT"
		Lionheart says, "We've lost our sense of kleptomania too."
		Jacqueline says, "AL"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why are you so radical?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Well then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "thread string through key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > THREAD STRING THROUGH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You thread the string through the hole on the piano key and tie the
Floyd | ends together.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the piano key.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "okay. NOW you're caught up to me."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Could you drive for a bit? Maga just put some breakfast in front of me. :)"
		DavidW says, "um. okay."
		Lionheart says, "+1 Piano Key of String Finding: Worn."
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Thank you."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to try visiting the bedroom or bathroom if we can."
		DavidW asks, "Does that work for people?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | The obvious exits are north, east and west (to Kitchen).
Floyd |
Floyd | (Use EXITS ON to enable the status line exit lister and EXITS OFF to
Floyd | turn it off.)
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Karona says, "Good plan"
		DavidW says, "I really wish the room description didn't disappear. That's horrible."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | This is your familiar bedroom. you know it so well. Feeling around,
Floyd | you find your bed here. It's unmade as usual. There is a dresser in
Floyd | here with three drawers in it, as well as your closet which is
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feed bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEED BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't feed the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL BED
Floyd |
Floyd | This bed has been around a long time, It's been well slept in. The
Floyd | mattress bears evidence of this. There is a sheet on the bed and a
Floyd | large warm looking blanket on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing turns up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel closet" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEEL CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | This holds your clothes and whatever else you can dump in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | Matey needs to get ready for Maz. That can come later.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "See, we're not ready for Maz yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "So it would seem"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head to the Bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | This bathroom isn't very large but you've got used to it. It has a
Floyd | sink, a walk-in shower, the usual toilet and a small bathroom cabinet
Floyd | above the sink There is also a towel rack bolted to the wall with 2
Floyd | towels on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undress" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not the place to do that. Go to the bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | You're back in your familiar Bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undress" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the Rolling Stones tee shirt, the pair of stretchy
Floyd | trousers, the pair of sneakers, and the pair of white socks and drop
Floyd | them at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head to the Bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd |  You're back in your bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the shower stall.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the soap! GAME OVER MATEY!
Floyd |
Floyd | This is one of the places where you can't UNDO. You need to restore
Floyd | a save game. Hope you've got one handy or you're S.O.L.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Whaaa..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Lionheart says, "Well, if it's a deliberate choice to lead the player to try to remember what every room has in it, like Matey has to, I can kind of get behind that."
		Jacqueline says, "I hate it when I die because I don't have soap."
Plover 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 Lh), "That's true."
		Jacqueline says, "I... have to admit I am now perturbed enough with the game that, were I playing alone, I would move on."
		Jacqueline says, "But I'm not alone. So."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose there's that, but I do question that choice."
		Jacqueline says, "I leave it to you all. If you want to walk away now, I will understand."
		Jacqueline says, "If you all keep playing I will watch, as I am interested, but I'm less inclined to be more than an observer."
		Lionheart says, "That is one of the most ridiculous game fails I've ever read."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "It's not the sort of game I'd want to play in a group setting since I'd have to start and stop and make copious notes for."
		Jacqueline says, "Although, I'm thinking I might make ' ## You don't have the soap! GAME OVER MATEY! ' my new disconnect message for the mud."
		DavidW says, "You can't handle the soap!"
		Jacqueline says, "This is kind of a 'you can smell the cheese' moment"
		Lionheart says, "Sierra On-Line could have you step on a bar of soap, dash your head and die instantly. I'd even prefer that sort of ending."
		DavidW says, "oh geez, the Sierra insta-deaths."
		DavidW says, "I'd fall off an inch-high cliff and die."
		Lionheart says, "But "no soap? Game over!" is just WTF."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | That action cannot be undone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "There is no undo, grasshopper."
		Jacqueline says, "Not here."
		Jacqueline asks, "YOU FORGOT SOAP! DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES???"
		DavidW says, "Then it shouldn't offer UNDO in the endline."
		DavidW asks, "So, where do we suppose the soap was?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Imagine if we got a game over when we tried to call Maz while not holding the phone."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess I feel like, if the game is going to be this petty about the definition of what constitutes appropriate play, then I can be that petty about not playing it anymore."
ivanr arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Lionheart says, "Maybe it's magically appeared in the kitchen sink once we've entered the bathroom."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Save early. Save often."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "..ivanr"
		Jacqueline says, "er, Hi, ivanr."
		Jacqueline says, "You should probably @recap #toyshop 5000"
		Jacqueline says, "We are over an hour into our session."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I suspect the soap would be in the cabinet?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, at MY house the soap is in the shower."
		Lionheart says, "Not that we've gotten all that far into the game."
		Jacqueline says, "But that's just me."
		Karona says, "(re: soap) It does not seem the best way to give insight into what it is like to be blind. But then, I am not bind, so . . ."
		ivanr says, ""Hello! I'm on it :)"
		DavidW says, "If I was blind, I wouldn't be leaving dirty clothes all over the bedroom floor."
		Knight_Otu says (to Jacq), "I mean, yeah, but apparently not in this game."
		Jacqueline asks, "Do we know that?"
		Jacqueline says, "We did not feel the inside of the shower..."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose that's true."
		Jacqueline says, "You're assuming it would tell us by default when we got in the shower."
		Jacqueline says, "A lot like how we so easily found that string in the kitchen."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		Jacqueline lets out a whistful sigh.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you want to restore a saved game?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd | Do you want to restore a saved game?
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | Skip the intro?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd |
Floyd | A Bunch of Keys
Floyd | A Surrealistic Time Travel Adventure by Mike Gerwat
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180412 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | © 2018 by Mike Gerwat All rights reserved worldwide
Floyd | Type "HELP" for the help menu.
Floyd | Reading both the help menu and the walkthrus are essential even for
Floyd | experienced players.
Floyd | If you don't then don't complain if you can't finish the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You are standing in the Living Room of your flat. You can't see since
Floyd | you were born blind and since you've lost your hearing, you only have
Floyd | cochlear implants, so direction is extremely difficult to find here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Feeling around you "see" the familiar things you know so well. I say
Floyd | "see", but of course you can't actually see them. There's a diploma in
Floyd | a perspex frame on the wall here. It's hanging on a hook and can be
Floyd | removed easily from the wall. A coffee table and a very old
Floyd | comfortable couch are here as well. The Kitchen is to the west and the
Floyd | Bathroom is to the east. The Bedroom is north of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline watches David go.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel top of table" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL TOP OF TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel an envelope and a key.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | This an envelope that from the college you went to has sent you. You
Floyd | were told by your care person Maz that you would be getting one.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the envelope and discover an invitation and a list inside
Floyd | which  you take.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read invitation" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > READ INVITATION
Floyd |
Floyd | The invitation is typewritten and you'll have to call your care person
Floyd | Maz to come and read it to you. You replace it in the envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "What makes that no soap ending less forgivable is the game is being snotty and saying "You need to restore a save game. Hope you've got one handy or you're S.O.L.""
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read list" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > READ LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn it! The bloody thing is not printed in Braille. You will have to
Floyd | have your care person Maz read it for you. You place the envelope and
Floyd | the list on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the piano key off the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head to the Kitchen to call Maz first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is your kitchen. It has the usual things found in it, a sink, a
Floyd | cupboard is part of the wall above the counter, and also your
Floyd | refrigerator. A stove stands here as well. On the wall is a phone.
Floyd | Underneath the cupboard attached to the wall is a cellophane dispenser
Floyd | and a very long and large counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take phone" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to put the piano key on the counter first.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says (to Lh), "Yes, there's that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There are 3 drawers built into the counter. A left drawer, a center
Floyd | drawer, and a right drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
ivanr disappears in a puff of smoke 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch top of counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH TOP OF COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover a string.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "thread string through key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > THREAD STRING THROUGH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You thread the string through the hole on the piano key and tie the
Floyd | ends together.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear key" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the piano key.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take phone" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the phone and can now call Maz.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call maz" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CALL MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | You call Maz and tell her you need her to come and read your list, She
Floyd | tells you to be ready when she arrives. You hang up the phone and get
Floyd | ready for her when she arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | This is your familiar bedroom. you know it so well. Feeling around,
Floyd | you find your bed here. It's unmade as usual. There is a dresser in
Floyd | here with three drawers in it, as well as your closet which is
Floyd | currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clear save" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CLEAR SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undress" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > UNDRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the Rolling Stones tee shirt, the pair of stretchy
Floyd | trousers, the pair of sneakers, and the pair of white socks and drop
Floyd | them at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Before you get in the shower, please save"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Thats you, Matey Gerwat. Master Piano Tuner and Repairman. You can not
Floyd | see and never have been able to. Your cochlear implants enable you to
Floyd | communicate, not actually hear now. They don't have any sense of
Floyd | proper direction but at least, with care, people can talk to you, but
Floyd | as for music? Well that's all a thing of be past for you now. True,
Floyd | you are somewhat overweight, but apart from that you are in reasonably
Floyd | good health.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head to the Bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | This bathroom isn't very large but you've got used to it. It has a
Floyd | sink, a walk-in shower, the usual toilet and a small bathroom cabinet
Floyd | above the sink There is also a towel rack bolted to the wall with 2
Floyd | towels on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | :
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "Heh."
		Jacqueline says, "Showering is dangerous."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | As walk-in showers go, this one works very well. It has the usual
Floyd | shower head, removable if needed and it fits inside the usual shower
Floyd | bracket. This moves up and down on a pipe like standard showers do.
Floyd | Below it, is a flat box. It has a twist knob and a lever. The lever
Floyd | sets the water pressure and the twist knob sets the temperature. There
Floyd | is also a heavy duty sturdy curtain hanging on the shower rail.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel box" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel flat box" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL FLAT BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel inside shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL INSIDE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't feel inside of the shower stall.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel top of shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL TOP OF SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing on top of the shower stall.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel sink" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | How small this is, it obviously was installed for someone much smaller
Floyd | than you are. It's quite low down as well, whoever lived here before
Floyd | you must have been very short. you've never bothered having it
Floyd | changed. It has the usual two taps, hot on the left and cold on the
Floyd | right. There is a thin chain with a plug on it as well. where the
Floyd | chain is attached to the sink, there is the usual set of holes for the
Floyd | overflow.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel top of sink" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL TOP OF SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing on top of the bathroom sink.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | A small cabinet with two glass sliding doors. it holds all your
Floyd | personal stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel top of cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL TOP OF CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing on top of the bathroom cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the cabinet revealing:
Floyd | a jar of deodorant
Floyd | a bottle of aftershave
Floyd | a bottle of shampoo
Floyd | a toothbrush
Floyd | a bar of soap
Floyd | a tube of toothpaste
Floyd | a comb
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "I am feeling so immaturely snarky. So many commands to type are going through my head, none of them useful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take soap" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE SOAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the bar of soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel soap" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL SOAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can smell this soap as soon as you get near it and good heavens
Floyd | it's Ferry soap. It's very distinctive, but there's just one thing.
Floyd | It's not been made for years as far as you are aware, either you've
Floyd | had it a very long time or twut ever. It is currently wrapped.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Lionheart says (to Floyd), "eat soap" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > EAT SOAP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bathroom cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "Sorry, I'm still mad about that ending"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unwrap soap" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > UNWRAP SOAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You unwrap the soap.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd | a piano key
Floyd | a pair of cochlear processors
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a bar of soap
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says (to Lh), "Same"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > ENTER SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the shower stall.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CLOSE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline prays.
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose the soap is in the cabinet so it doesn't fall into the shower."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You wash yourself in the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell me" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SMELL ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell of April freshness.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "Oh good, no ""
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the showerstall.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Well we ain't dead yet."
		Lionheart says, "Oh good, no "no shampoo? Game over!" ending"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the cabinet revealing:
Floyd | a jar of deodorant
Floyd | a bottle of aftershave
Floyd | a bottle of shampoo
Floyd | a toothbrush
Floyd | a tube of toothpaste
Floyd | a comb
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Karona exclaims, "Woohoo!"
		Jacqueline says, "I was sure we would drop the soap, slip on it, and die."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shampoo" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE SHAMPOO
Floyd |
Floyd | You only need to wash yourself and brush your teeth for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put soap in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > PUT SOAP IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You replace the bar of soap in the cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Plover asks, "what does Waldodo?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take toothpaste" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE TOOTHPASTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the tube of toothpaste.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | :
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says (to Plover), "Now is not the time, Plover."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take toothbrush" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE TOOTHBRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the toothbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch toothpaste" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH TOOTHPASTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Just an ordinary tube of toothpaste.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put toothpaste on toothbrush" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > PUT TOOTHPASTE ON TOOTHBRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the toothbrush would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brush teeth" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > BRUSH TEETH
Floyd |
Floyd | Until you squeeze some paste on the brush, that's not happening.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "I TRIED"
		Jacqueline says, "Squeeze. Duh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squeeze paste on brush" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SQUEEZE PASTE ON BRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | The tube isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open tube" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the tube of toothpaste.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "HA"
		Jacqueline says, "SO PAINFUL"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squeeze paste on brush" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SQUEEZE PASTE ON BRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze a small amount of toothpaste onto the toothbrush, close
Floyd | the tube and replace it in the cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "My."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brush teeth" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > BRUSH TEETH
Floyd |
Floyd | You brush your teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "Oh NOW the game automatically does stuff"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean brush" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CLEAN BRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't clean the toothbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rinse brush" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > RINSE BRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu asks, "But we can close it automatically!?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put brush in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > PUT BRUSH IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You replace the toothbrush in the cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X TOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "tower" or the tower is not here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Karona says, "Well, that is just messy" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x towel" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the hand towel or the bath towel?
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline just smiles and shakes her head and watched people continue to play this game.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bath" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | This towel is for drying yourself after a shower or a bath.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bath towel" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE BATH TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove the bath-towel from the rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dry me" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > DRY ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You dry yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bath towel on rack" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > PUT BATH TOWEL ON RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You replace the bath towel back on the rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | You're back in your familiar Bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pair of white socks, a pair of sneakers, a pair of
Floyd | stretchy trousers, and a Rolling Stones tee shirt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | Matey needs to get ready for Maz. That can come later.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | Feeling the dresser you feel three drawers in it. Top, middle, and
Floyd | bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open top" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN TOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the top drawer revealing:
Floyd | a bunch of white-shirts
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take white-shirt" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE WHITE-SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to do that at this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get dressed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > GET DRESSED
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the pair of white socks, the pair of sneakers, the pair of
Floyd | stretchy trousers, and the Rolling Stones tee shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Let's take a shower and put our dirty clothes back on. Makes good sense."
		DavidW says, "close top"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close top" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CLOSE TOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the top drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open middle" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the middle drawer and see a bunch of knickers and a bunch of
Floyd | tee shirts.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tee" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE TEE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take clean tee shirt" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE CLEAN TEE SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knickers" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE KNICKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove the bunch of knickers from the middle drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear knickers" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR KNICKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the bunch of knickers.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bunch of tee shirts" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE BUNCH OF TEE SHIRTS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the bunch of knickers.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel bunch" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL BUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | These are your underpants also known as skivvies.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tee shirts" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE TEE SHIRTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove the bunch of tee shirts from the middle drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear tee shirts" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR TEE SHIRTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the bunch of tee shirts.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd | a bunch of tee shirts
Floyd | a bunch of knickers
Floyd | a piano key
Floyd | a pair of cochlear processors
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW asks, "Can I *wear* any more clothes?"
		Karona says, "This game reminds me a bit of I-0, but the harms are unintuitive"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close middle" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CLOSE MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the middle drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open bottom" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bottom drawer and see a pair of school socks, a pair of
Floyd | pajamas, and a dressing gown.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "maga and I are now discussing regional UK dialect for the gendering of underwear."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take school socks" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE SCHOOL SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove the pair of school socks from the bottom drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear them" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't fit into that any more, so forget it Matey.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover watc 		
Plover 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), "wear school socks" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR SCHOOL SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't fit into that any more, so forget it Matey.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Karona asks, "Can we count the shirts?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Er, why do we still have them?"
		Lionheart asks, "Nostalgia?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put school socks in bottom" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > PUT SCHOOL SOCKS IN BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the pair of school socks into the bottom drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottom" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the bottom drawer of the dresser.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu asks, "For socks?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel bottom" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the bottom drawer of the dresser.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "feel in bottom" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > FEEL IN BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Not until you get out of the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I keep some old clothes for nostaglia. I get that."
		DavidW asks, "I can't examine the inside of the drawer?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Shirts I'd get, but socks?"
		Roger says, "Sometimes men keep old socks around for... reasons..."
		Jacqueline asks, "What if there is something taped to the underside of the drawer??"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close bottom" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CLOSE BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bottom drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | Matey needs to get ready for Maz. That can come later.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "Or maybe Matey's frugal and wants to pass those school socks onto his kid one of these years."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | You're back in your familiar Bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pair of white socks, a pair of sneakers, a pair of
Floyd | stretchy trousers, and a Rolling Stones tee shirt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "Let's try to avoid a content warning on this transcript, eh?"
		Karona says, "Oy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "I don't know where the pants are." 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE PANTS ARE.
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "I don't know wehre the pants are"
		Jacqueline says, "I have a pair of Gryffindor socks that don't fit well but I can't bring myself to toss or give away, and some spacey Einstein socks that are just too cool to wear for day to day."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear trousers" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR TROUSERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the pair of stretchy trousers.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Yes, that's right, I'm as weird as the protagonist. Don't care."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear sneakers" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR SNEAKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the pair of sneakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose I can see that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd | a pair of sneakers
Floyd | a pair of stretchy trousers
Floyd | a bunch of tee shirts
Floyd | a bunch of knickers
Floyd | a piano key
Floyd | a pair of cochlear processors
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "As in, keeping those."
		Lionheart exclaims, "Putting on sneakers before socks? Philistine!"
		DavidW says, "I couldn't find clean socks in our size."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch room" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch wall" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says (to Lh), "Yeah, hate the feeling of sneakers without socks. Bleh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch floor" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch top of floor" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH TOP OF FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing on top of the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "We're rewearing the stretchy trousers, we might as well rewear the dirty white socks too"
		Karona says, "I am now convinced that some socks have nostalgia value"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Karona), "Yay!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear socks" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear white socks" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR WHITE SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | You're back in your familiar Bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pair of white socks and a Rolling Stones tee shirt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear pair of white socks" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WEAR PAIR OF WHITE SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get dressed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > GET DRESSED
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey my good man! You're already dressed in ratty clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Well thanks, game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on couch" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SIT ON COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't feeling especially drowsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait for maz" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT FOR MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "Thanks, chum."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | What a good idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "door" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You dare not go outside unless your care person Maz is with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "I don't think we're ready."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | You're back in your familiar Bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pair of white socks and a Rolling Stones tee shirt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undress" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > UNDRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the pair of sneakers, the pair of stretchy trousers, the
Floyd | bunch of tee shirts, and the bunch of knickers and drop them at your
Floyd | feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get dressed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > GET DRESSED
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the bunch of tee shirts, the bunch of knickers, the pair of
Floyd | sneakers, the pair of stretchy trousers, the pair of white socks, and
Floyd | the Rolling Stones tee shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for Maz to show up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Karona says, "Maybe Maz is close enough now that she will hear if we yell"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for Maz to show up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for Maz to show up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for Maz to show up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait for maz" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT FOR MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You dare not go outside unless your care person Maz is with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "Wait until Maz shows up."
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for Maz to show up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

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

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SIT ON COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Lionheart says (to Floyd), "WAIT UNTIL MAZ SHOWS UP" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL MAZ SHOWS UP
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait until maz arrives" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL MAZ ARRIVES
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "bah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "time" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "check phone messages" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CHECK PHONE MESSAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to check the wall phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Jacqueline says, "I really think it's a trigger event."
		DavidW says, "yeah, and I don't know what the trigger is."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Karona says, "Hmmm." 		
Lionheart says (to Floyd), "CALL MAZ" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CALL MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | How's about picking up the phone?
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu says, "Presumably wearing the right set of clothes."
		Lionheart says, "Yeah, how's about that, game."
		Jacqueline asks (of Lh), "Yeah. How's about picking up the damn phone?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Try examining the key instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a shiny key, with a triangular end, and it has holes at the
Floyd | top end of it. It fits into a piano's triangular lock. A string can be
Floyd | inserted through the hole so the key can be worn round the neck, or
Floyd | hung up anywhere. There seems to be some writing on it, but it's
Floyd | extremely small and if you try to feel the writing, that doesn't work.
Floyd | There is something familiar about it. You think for a moment and then
Floyd | remember:
Floyd |
Floyd | It is one of the three types of keys used to unlock a piano. It feels
Floyd | new. Had Tony Banks accidently left it behind? You certainly don't
Floyd | remember ever having one, Not for many many years at any rate. As you
Floyd | hold it, you feel a tingle in your fingers and a strange smell enters
Floyd | the room. Something you have not smelled for many years now. The smell
Floyd | of a wonderful Steinway Grand. The wood, the hammers, the strings, the
Floyd | frame, they are all there. All as you have known them. How to get
Floyd | back, how to re-live that world and this key seems to have a purpose,
Floyd | to make you fulfiill yet another quest, as you had done to meet
Floyd | Genesis. Those smells, they really remind you of your college and
Floyd | tuning days. This key has time-travelling properties and must be worn
Floyd | and touched in order to be effective.
Floyd |
Floyd | Visions come before you as in a dream. You are back at college. There
Floyd | is a steam train, your tickets are being checked. Then you're at
Floyd | college, unpacking stuff from your trunk. How well you remember it
Floyd | all. That noise, the sound of "chipping up". Boy did you ever hate
Floyd | that. The sound of old Doul's voice, haunting you. He always seemed to
Floyd | be on duty back then.
Floyd |
Floyd | More memories, like film sound tracks come before you. A vague memory
Floyd | of being in a house with your faithful guide dog, Bridget. Your
Floyd | meeting someone, but surely not? Although she's younger, could it be
Floyd | your career? Then there's other things: warm arms around you, that
Floyd | scent? But no, that never happened did it? Finally, you're with three
Floyd | men in your flat, laughing away. They are slapping you on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You saved our concert you know". 
Floyd |
Floyd | Phil Collins. Ah yes, it's Genesis, You'd always wanted to meet them
Floyd | and what you had to go through to do so. Was it just a game you
Floyd | wonder? Genesis Quest? No you remember, your first adventure and yes
Floyd | Elzerith.The dream fades and you're back in your flat again. What
Floyd | could this all mean? Another adventure, but this time, back into your
Floyd | past? You wonder what the future may hold.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the couch)
Floyd | You get off the couch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | You're back in the Kitchen once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take phone" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TAKE PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the phone and can now call Maz.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "call maz" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | :
Floyd | > CALL MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | You call Maz and tell her you need her to come and read your list, She
Floyd | tells you to be ready when she arrives. You hang up the phone and get
Floyd | ready for her when she arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head to the Bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd |  You're back in your bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Thats you, Matey Gerwat. Master Piano Tuner and Repairman. You can not
Floyd | see and never have been able to. Your cochlear implants enable you to
Floyd | communicate, not actually hear now. They don't have any sense of
Floyd | proper direction but at least, with care, people can talk to you, but
Floyd | as for music? Well that's all a thing of be past for you now. True,
Floyd | you are somewhat overweight, but apart from that you are in reasonably
Floyd | good health.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "am I ready" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > AM I READY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | You're back in your Living Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the coffee table are an envelope and a list.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get ready" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > GET READY
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "ready" or the ready is not here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get ready for maz" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > GET READY FOR MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know the word "ready" or the ready is not here.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Karona scratches her head.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for Maz to show up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait for maz" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT FOR MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait until maz" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL MAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room
Floyd | :
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You wait for Maz to show up.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Lionheart says, "If there were a piano here we could play it while we wait."
Plover arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | You're back in your familiar Bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe we can open the closet now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > GET ON BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't feeling especially drowsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "i" 		Jacqueline says, "I have an unorthodox suggestion."

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing:
Floyd | a bunch of tee shirts
Floyd | a bunch of knickers
Floyd | a pair of white socks
Floyd | a pair of sneakers
Floyd | a pair of stretchy trousers
Floyd | a Rolling Stones tee shirt
Floyd | a watch
Floyd | a piano key
Floyd | a pair of cochlear processors
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW asks, "watch?"
Lionheart says (to Floyd), "X WATCH" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > X WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | This watch is different from the usual sighted persons watch. It looks
Floyd | quite normal, but you can open this one. Should you do that, you'd
Floyd | find toughened hands a minute one and an hour one. Around the outside
Floyd | of the dial there are Braille dots at 5 minute intervals. At every
Floyd | quarter there are two dots and every half hour, three. The two dots
Floyd | point horizontally, and the half hour and hour ones point vertically.
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't wind up, technology has taken over and you simply put a
Floyd | battery in every ten years or so.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a leather strap for attaching it to your wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		DavidW says, "we didn't have a watch before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch watch" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TOUCH WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | This watch is different from the usual sighted persons watch. It looks
Floyd | quite normal, but you can open this one. Should you do that, you'd
Floyd | find toughened hands a minute one and an hour one. Around the outside
Floyd | of the dial there are Braille dots at 5 minute intervals. At every
Floyd | quarter there are two dots and every half hour, three. The two dots
Floyd | point horizontally, and the half hour and hour ones point vertically.
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't wind up, technology has taken over and you simply put a
Floyd | battery in every ten years or so.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a leather strap for attaching it to your wrist.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read watch" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > READ WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't read the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Lionheart says (to Floyd), "open watch" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "time" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | Matey needs to get ready for Maz. That can come later.
Floyd |
Floyd | :

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom
Floyd | :
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Run-time problem P46: The memory stack is exhausted.
Floyd |
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		Jacqueline says, "!@"

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Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
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		Karona says, "I would like to think that we would not be getting that wait response unless we had done everything to make Maz arrive"

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Floyd | 2107926
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Floyd | 2107926
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Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
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Floyd | 2107926
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Floyd | 2119062
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Floyd | 2107926

		Knight_Otu says, "Errr...."
		Lionheart exclaims, "Gah!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh no"

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Floyd | 2107926
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Floyd | 2107926
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Floyd | Block at 116 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 108 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 101 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 98 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 95 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 92 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 84 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 77 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 74 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 71 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 68 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 60 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 53 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 50 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 47 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 44 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 36 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 29 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 26 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 23 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 20 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 12 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 0 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 5 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 2 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | (first getting off the bed)
Floyd | Mstack backtrace: size 155 words
Floyd | Block at 149 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 146 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 143 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 140 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 132 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 125 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 122 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 119 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 116 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 108 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 101 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 98 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 95 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 92 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 84 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 77 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 74 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 71 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 68 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 60 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 53 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 50 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 47 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 44 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 36 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 29 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 26 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 23 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 20 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 12 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 0 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 5 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 2 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Mstack backtrace: size 155 words
Floyd | Block at 149 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 146 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 143 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 140 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 132 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 125 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 122 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 119 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 116 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 108 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 101 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 98 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 95 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 92 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 84 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 77 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 74 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 71 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 68 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 60 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 53 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 50 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 47 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 44 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 36 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 29 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 26 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 23 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 20 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 12 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 0 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 5 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 2 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Mstack backtrace: size 155 words
Floyd | Block at 149 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 146 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 143 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 140 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 132 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 125 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 122 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 119 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 116 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 108 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 101 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 98 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 95 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 92 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 84 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 77 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 74 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 71 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 68 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 60 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 53 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 50 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 47 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 44 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 36 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 29 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 26 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 23 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 20 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 12 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 0 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 5 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 2 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Mstack backtrace: size 155 words
Floyd | Block at 149 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 146 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 143 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 140 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 132 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 125 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 122 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 119 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 116 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 108 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 101 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 98 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 95 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 92 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 84 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 77 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 74 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 71 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 68 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 60 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 53 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 50 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 47 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 44 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 36 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 1 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 29 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 26 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 23 owner ID 20009 size 1
Floyd | 2119062
Floyd | Block at 20 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | Block at 12 owner ID 12 size 6
Floyd | 1 0 146 147 148 1
Floyd | Block at 5 owner ID 20007 size 5
Floyd | 2118646 2118518 0 0 0
Floyd | Block at 2 owner ID 10 size 1
Floyd | 2107926
Floyd | :

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "%quit" 		
Floyd says, "game ended by request of Knight_Otu." 		Jacqueline says, "Well."
		Knight_Otu says, "SSo much for bug free."
Plover says (to Floyd), "wear" 		
Floyd says (to Plover), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Plover says (to Floyd), "wear watch" 		
Floyd says (to Plover), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		DavidW says, "I think I'm done with this game for now."
		Jacqueline says (to Plover), "We shut the game down."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ya know what? Me too."
		Jacqueline says, "I do love the idea of this game."
		Karona says, "Yes, the idea is great"
		Plover asks, "Is the game over?"
		Lionheart says, "Yeah, I really liked the concept of the game. I think a good game could be made from it. Pity this ain't it."
		Knight_Otu says (to Plover), "The game bugged out fiercly, yes."
		DavidW says (to Karona), "I suppose we really do have to have the walkthrough to play it."
		Plover says, "A walkthrough is found in the help menu of that game."
		Jacqueline says, "I also love how the author said... let me go find it..."
		Lionheart says, "I went into this game with a feeling of goodwill toward it. Let me go find it."
		Jacqueline | I enjoyed writing it and thank Al my coder who has torn out his hair a few times has show great paience in testing the game as well. It should be bug free now.
		Jacqueline says, "Never, ever say that aloud."
		Jacqueline says, "Never say your game is bug-free."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. That's just tempting fate."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
House by Karona
As played on ifMUD on May 6, 2018

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 House written by Unknown. The game was an entrant in the 2018 Spring Thing. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the ifWiki.

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
		

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask house2018" 		

Floyd | House                                                             0/0
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | House
Floyd |
Floyd | Version 1.0
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "P" for the prologue (used as the blurb for Spring Thing 2018).
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "A" for helpful information about the game, including its
Floyd | uncommon
Floyd | commands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "O" for display options.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter any other key to start.

		DavidW says, "Probably want to look at all three of those."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I've got a nasty headache, if someone else could drive."
		Plover says, "I will be along in a moment, I need to build my apartment."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd | My hand trembled while I reached for the door knob of the house.
Floyd | After having
Floyd | fled without notice it was only natural that my wife would be upset,
Floyd | so I came
Floyd | prepared to reassure her.  But I suspected she would not find my
Floyd | reassurances
Floyd | to be enough, and where would that leave us?
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | House
Floyd |
Floyd | Version 1.0
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "P" for the prologue (used as the blurb for Spring Thing 2018).
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "A" for helpful information about the game, including its
Floyd | uncommon
Floyd | commands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "O" for display options.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter any other key to start.

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a" 		

Floyd | You can return to this information while you are playing the game by
Floyd | entering
Floyd | ABOUT:
Floyd |
Floyd | The focus of this game is interacting with a character and to a lesser
Floyd | extent
Floyd | examining the environment and recovering memories.  Because of this
Floyd | focus the
Floyd | game uses a more limited range of commands than most other interactive
Floyd | fiction
Floyd | works.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1.  Conversing
Floyd |
Floyd | The command TOPICS will list all available topics.  One unusual aspect
Floyd | of this
Floyd | game is that you can use up to three topics in a command, and it is
Floyd | possible to
Floyd | use variations of the topics you encounter.  In fact it is
Floyd | impossible to
Floyd | complete the game and collect vital clues without combining topics and
Floyd | using
Floyd | them in different forms.
Floyd |
Floyd | So how do you use topics?  Like other commands in this came,
Floyd | conversational
Floyd | commands do not need to be as well formed as English sentences.
Floyd | Notably, you
Floyd | do not need to include articles ("a", "an", and "the").  But in many
Floyd | other
Floyd | respects commands should resemble the sentences one might use in
Floyd | natural
Floyd | English if one was commanding someone to talk to another person.
Floyd | Imagine you
Floyd | have entered TOPICS, and the game returned, "I could talk to the
Floyd | adventurer
Floyd | about the adventurer, caves, bat, light source, lamp, exploring, or
Floyd | being
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]

		
Floyd says, "bright." The command ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT LAMP CAVES" 		

Floyd | EXPLORING probably would
Floyd | not give us a response because it is not at all clear which
Floyd | relationship
Floyd | between the topics LAMP, CAVES, and EXPLORING the player has in mind.
Floyd | On the
Floyd | other hand, assuming that the adventurer is the referent of the
Floyd | pronoun "her",
Floyd | the following could be a valid command:
Floyd |
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT LAMP CAVES EXPLORING
Floyd |
Floyd | On the other hand, assuming that the adventurer is the referent of the
Floyd | pronoun
Floyd | "her", the following could be a valid command:
Floyd |
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER WHERE SHE EXPLORES
Floyd |
Floyd | Here are some other potentially useful commands:
Floyd |
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT HER
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT ME
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT LIGHT SOURCE
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT LAMP
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT EXPLORING CAVES
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT BEING BRIGHT
Floyd | TELL ADVENTURER ABOUT LIGHT SOURCE
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		DavidW asks, "Combining topics?"
		DavidW says, "That's kinda new."
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]

		
Floyd says, "(If we continue to substitute "TELL" for every instance" 		

Floyd | of "ASK" above, the
Floyd | result is a hypothetically useful command.)
Floyd |
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER IF SHE HAS EXPLORED CAVES
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER IF LIGHT SOURCE IS LAMP
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER HOW SHE HAS BEEN
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER HOW BAT EXPLORES CAVES
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER FOR LIGHT SOURCE
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER WHO EXPLORES CAVES
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER WHERE SHE EXPLORES
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER WHERE BAT IS
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER WHO EXPLORES CAVES
Floyd | ASK ADVENTURER WHY SHE EXPLORES CAVES
Floyd | HUG ADVENTURER
Floyd | KISS ADVENTURER
Floyd | SAY YOU ARE EXPLORING!
Floyd |
Floyd | To make things easier on the player TALK TO ADVENTURER ABOUT would be
Floyd | taken to
Floyd | be synonymous with ASK ADVENTURER ABOUT, and ASK ADVENTURER WHETHER
Floyd | would be
Floyd | taken to be synonymous with ASK ADVENTURER IF.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Commands are capitalized here simply to distinguish them from other
Floyd | text.  You
Floyd | do not need to capitalize them when you play!)
Floyd | [More]

		Knight_Otu says, "This all already sounds quite ambitious."
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]
Floyd | As illustrated in the examples above, if a topic takes the form of a
Floyd | verb
Floyd | ending in "-ing" (e.g., "exploring"), you are free to use other forms
Floyd | as well
Floyd | (e.g., "explore").  Along similar lines note that you are not limited
Floyd | by tense.
Floyd | (e.g., "has explored" is valid if "explore" is valid).
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that you are free to insert the linking verbs "am", "are", "is",
Floyd | and "was"
Floyd | and the prepositions "about", "of", "with"; the phrase "there is".
Floyd |
Floyd | As a general rule, topics can be used in different contexts.  For
Floyd | example, if
Floyd | in our hypothetical example the topic "caves" became available while
Floyd | the
Floyd | adventurer is talking about specific caves, it would be a good idea to
Floyd | try to
Floyd | use the word while talking about different caves or even while talking
Floyd | about
Floyd | caves in general.  It might help to think of these "topics" not so
Floyd | much as the
Floyd | components of a rigidly structured conversation but as triggers for
Floyd | free
Floyd | association.  A topic will not remain listed unless there is at least
Floyd | one
Floyd | remaining way it can be fit into the dialogue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Regarding pronouns, the words "I" and "me" refer to the protagonist
Floyd | (the
Floyd | character under your direct control) while "she", "her", and "you"
Floyd | refer to the
Floyd | character the protagonist is interacting with.
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that in this game HUG and KISS are treated as distinct commands.
Floyd | The
Floyd | [More]

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "save" 		
Plover says (to Floyd), "l" 		
Jacqueline says (to Plover), "Please don't" 		
DavidW says (to Plover), "We haven't even begun the game proper yet." 		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]

		
Floyd says, "conversational commands can be abbreviated like this:" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | A ABOUT: A
Floyd | ASK FOR: A FOR
Floyd | ASK IF: A IF
Floyd | ASK HOW: A HOW
Floyd | ASK WHAT: A WHAT
Floyd | ASK WHERE: A WHERE
Floyd | ASK WHETHER: A WHETHER
Floyd | ASK WHO: A WHO
Floyd | ASK WHY: A WHY
Floyd | TELL ABOUT: T
Floyd |
Floyd | 2.  Observing and Interacting with the Environment
Floyd |
Floyd | To examine the game world you will make extensive use of this command:
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAMINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The command can be abbreviated like this:
Floyd |
Floyd | X
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Jacqueline says (to Plover), "It's important to play with the group when ClubFloyd is happening." 		
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		Jacqueline says, "Golly, now I feel (a little bit) bad."
		DavidW says, "I don't know if he even heard you."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think their connection might be wonky, rather than leaving."
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]

		
Floyd says, "Occasionally you might also find the following commands" 		

Floyd | useful:
Floyd |
Floyd | LOOK
Floyd | LOOK IN
Floyd | LOOK OUT
Floyd | LOOK THROUGH
Floyd | LOOK UNDER
Floyd | FEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Other commands you can use include the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | DROP
Floyd | OPEN
Floyd | SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | 3.  Remembering
Floyd |
Floyd | While playing the game, the protagonist will retrieve memories.  If
Floyd | you use the
Floyd | command MEMORIES, you might see a list that looks something like this:
Floyd |
Floyd | walk along the beach
Floyd | stars at night
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]

		
Floyd says, "You can then recall a memory using the REMEMBER command" 		

Floyd | like this:
Floyd |
Floyd | REMEMBER WALK ALONG THE BEACH
Floyd |
Floyd | But that requires a lot of typing.  Fortunately the game allows the
Floyd | endings of
Floyd | words in memory titles to be trimmed down to a single letter.  Spaces
Floyd | and the
Floyd | words "a", "an", and "the" can be omitted entirely.  Thus the command
Floyd | above can
Floyd | be abbreviated in any of the following ways:
Floyd |
Floyd | REMEMBER WAL ALO THE BEA
Floyd | REMEMBER WATB
Floyd | REMEMBER WAB
Floyd |
Floyd | 4.  Reaching an End
Floyd |
Floyd | The bulk of this game consists of solving a single puzzle.  The final
Floyd | act will
Floyd | begin only when the player enters one of several commands that
Floyd | indicates that
Floyd | the player has to a significant extent gained an understanding of the
Floyd | situation
Floyd | the protagonist is in.  Clues come in various forms, and different
Floyd | players will
Floyd | find the solution to the puzzle in different ways.
Floyd |
Floyd | The game has two possible endings.
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]

		
Floyd says, "While some people prefer to solve games without hints," 		

Floyd | others might find solace
Floyd | in knowing that additional clues can be gained by using the HINT
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that this game is an example of what interactive fiction readers,
Floyd | using a
Floyd | scale developed by Andrew Plotkin, call a "merciful" work, meaning
Floyd | that it is
Floyd | not possible to die or enter into an unwinnable state.  So if you
Floyd | think of a
Floyd | command to try, why not try it?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5.  Viewing the Credits
Floyd |
Floyd | I have saved my favorite command for last.  To see the generous people
Floyd | who have
Floyd | helped me make this game enter CREDITS.
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		Jacqueline says, "Aw"
		Jacqueline says, "That is sweet, Karona."
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | House
Floyd |
Floyd | Version 1.0
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "P" for the prologue (used as the blurb for Spring Thing 2018).
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "A" for helpful information about the game, including its
Floyd | uncommon
Floyd | commands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "O" for display options.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter any other key to start.

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "o" 		

Floyd | Enter "I" if you prefer to see italic emphasis (e.g.,
Floyd | emphasis).
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "N" if you prefer no emphasis (e.g., emphasis).
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter any other key if you prefer bold emphasis (e.g.,
Floyd | emphasis).

		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we want any emphasis?"
		DavidW says, "Yes, I think so."
		DavidW says, "I'd go with I"
		Jacqueline says, "No preference"
		Karona says, "Thank you. It really is difficult to imagine a more generous or helpful group of testers"
		Knight_Otu says, "Good."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | House
Floyd |
Floyd | Version 1.0
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "P" for the prologue (used as the blurb for Spring Thing 2018).
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "A" for helpful information about the game, including its
Floyd | uncommon
Floyd | commands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter "O" for display options.
Floyd |
Floyd | Enter any other key to start.

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | House
Floyd | Upon returning to the house I took off my hard hat, and I found that
Floyd | everything
Floyd | was exactly as I had left it. The bed was centered beneath the north
Floyd | facing
Floyd | window.  The fireplace was set in the southern wall, as was the door I
Floyd | had
Floyd | entered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing in the middle of the room.  Her eyes were red, and
Floyd | there were
Floyd | mascara trails on her cheeks.  Seeing her, I knew that before the
Floyd | night was
Floyd | over I would have an answer to the question that had been weighing on
Floyd | my mind:
Floyd | After making a house with Leah, did I still have a home?
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello," Leah said, choking up.  "You're back."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing in front of me.  She had brown eyes and an aquiline
Floyd | nose
Floyd | framed by her long, curly, dark brown hair and the soft curves of her
Floyd | face.
Floyd | She was illuminated by the sunlight entering through the southern
Floyd | window while
Floyd | her surroundings were immersed in darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was wearing a blouse, a skirt, and a neck scarf.  She was
Floyd | barefoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well then. Let's find out what kind of yerk we are, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Er, jerk, I guess is the spelling."
		DavidW says (to Knight_Otu), "Take the wheel."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello," I responded.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "I think we should talk about the circumstances--."
Floyd |
Floyd | I interrupted and asked, "How have you been, Leah?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah glowered, but after a moment she said, "I have my feet on the
Floyd | ground--
Floyd | well, on the floor anyway." Then she added, "They're cold," with a
Floyd | nervous
Floyd | laugh that took the form of a small puff of air.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How is the rest of you?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "To be honest I have been miserable since you left," she said.  "I try
Floyd | to keep
Floyd | busy, but nothing I do keeps me from feeling."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about being miserable, myself (Ayumu), Leah,
Floyd | Leah's feet,
Floyd | feeling, doing, leaving or returning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I imagine TOPICS will be an extremely important command in this story."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, certainly."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a feeling" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A FEELING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why would you want to stop feeling?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Feeling hurts too much," Leah said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The feet comment was weird. Like she normally touches the earth directly or floats above it?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Whatever we did uprooted her, maybe?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Symbolically, of course."
		DavidW says, "In IF, you can't assume anything at first."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why feet" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY FEET
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "She might be a normal woman, but she could also be a fairy or animated carrot or something even stranger."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a feet" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A FEET
Floyd |
Floyd | I gestured at Leah's feet and asked, "Where are your shoes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't you remember the 'no footwear' policy?" she responded.  "My dad
Floyd | impressed that upon me after he got custody."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh. No footwear policy."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about remembering, myself (Ayumu), Leah's dad,
Floyd | being
Floyd | miserable, Leah, feeling, doing, leaving or returning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah. I don't understand it, but there's something there."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "When did your dad get custody of you?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Have you forgotten?" she asked.  "It was when I was very young--after
Floyd | an
Floyd | unsettling discovery."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "memories" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | I could retrieve any of the following memories:
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No memories just yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "Thought so, but I felt chexcking was in order."
		Knight_Otu says, "Minus that stray x."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a discovery" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DISCOVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was the discovery?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "My dad was having an affair."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might do non-conversation stuff too. X ME, X BED, etc."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. Seems rude though."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I could not see myself while having nothing to provide a reflection,
Floyd | but in my
Floyd | mind's eye I saw Ayumu, a man who was taller than Leah and who had
Floyd | darker skin.
Floyd | I was wearing a construction worker's uniform and socks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, I know."
		Knight_Otu says, "So the dad had an affair, but still gets custody of the daughter."
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems... well depends on the mother."
		DavidW asks, "Ask about the affair?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a affair" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A AFFAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was the discovery?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "My dad was having an affair."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "So we gathered, Leah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, remembering, being miserable,
Floyd | Leah, the
Floyd | discovery, leaving, feeling, myself (Ayumu), returning or doing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why custody" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY CUSTODY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "When did your dad get custody of you?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Have you forgotten?" she asked.  "It was when I was very young--after
Floyd | an
Floyd | unsettling discovery."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a leaving" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LEAVING
Floyd |
Floyd | "It must be hard for you when someone leaves," I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "It is.  And you knew that before you left, didn't you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a mother" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > A MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing had yet inspired me to use the phrase "Leah's mom".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "So her parents are divorced, presumably her mother left her with her dad, and now she's anxious about people leaving."
		Knight_Otu says, "Which we did, we a-holes."
Karona exclaims, "LOL!" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a how you feel about dad" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, but maybe we just went to work."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a who dad slept with" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO DAD SLEPT WITH
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a mistress" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MISTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a policy" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A POLICY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a cold" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A COLD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we have to stick to the topics in TOPICS? I'm not sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oops."
		Jacqueline says, "It seems it, yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "But yes, that's how it seems."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, remembering, being miserable,
Floyd | Leah, the
Floyd | discovery, feeling, myself (Ayumu), returning or doing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t remembering" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > T REMEMBERING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why affair" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY AFFAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a who affair" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO AFFAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a myself" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > A MYSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "After what I have done, what do you think of me?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "You have a wonderful mind, and I have never met someone
Floyd | more
Floyd | dedicated." She then looked me in the eye and added, "You would not
Floyd | believe how
Floyd | I feel about you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a how you feel about me" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | (using the word "loving")
Floyd | Nothing had yet inspired me to use the word "loving".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a who discovered affair" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO DISCOVERED AFFAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a being miserable" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A BEING MISERABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why have you been miserable?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is the longest we have been apart since we first met," Leah
Floyd | replied.
Floyd | "When I leave in the morning, I avoid looking back at the house so I
Floyd | do not
Floyd | have to think about the fact that you will not be walking me home."
Floyd |
Floyd | A memory was brought to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Using the command MEMORIES lets you view a list of memories.  You can
Floyd | remember
Floyd | by entering the command REMEMBER, followed by what you want to
Floyd | remember.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to remember?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh, maybe we really were just at work."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "memories" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | I could retrieve any of the following memories:
Floyd |
Floyd | beginning of our connection
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to KO), "yes, maybe, we just went to our job. Of construction."
		DavidW says, "And somehow this hurt Leah because [REASON TO BE DETERMINED]."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember booc" 		

Floyd | Club
Floyd | When I arrived at the club, I was reluctant to step onto the dance
Floyd | floor.  But
Floyd | everything changed when "Wave of Mutilation" began to play.  It was
Floyd | then that I
Floyd | heard a voice say, "Oh my god, you have to come and dance with me!"
Floyd | Suddenly a
Floyd | hand was pulling me towards the middle of the club, but I would not be
Floyd | moved.
Floyd | I turned towards the origin of the voice and felt so at ease with the
Floyd | girl I
Floyd | had just set my eyes on it was like I had known her for years.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm confused," I said.  "You want to dance with me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "Are there any other 'you's?" Still not budging, I
Floyd | asked, "Why do
Floyd | we have to dance?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Because the Pixies are playing, and you look really cool," was the
Floyd | answer I
Floyd | got.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How can I argue with that logic?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What?" she asked.  "It's hard to hear you; the place is packed." But
Floyd | it felt
Floyd | like she and I were the only two people in the room.  So I followed
Floyd | her onto
Floyd | the dance floor, and after meeting her for the first time I never
Floyd | looked back .
Floyd | .  . until the day I left.
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		Knight_Otu says, "Right, hard hat. I see that now."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]

		
Floyd says, "But I could not dwell on the memory for long because the" 		

Floyd | matter with Leah would
Floyd | not wait .  .  .
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | House
Floyd | The bed was centered beneath the north facing window.  The fireplace
Floyd | was set in
Floyd | the southern wall, as was the door I had entered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The intro left me with the impression of a longer separation."
		DavidW says, "Well, maybe we were gone a long time."
		DavidW says, "Like, what if we had to help build a castle in the demonlord's dimension, and seven months went by here."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what's normal yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, maybe out-of-town construction fits the implied setting a bit better."
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems more a modern setting."
		DavidW says, "But he also left without telling her, which is odd."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t leaving" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > T LEAVING
Floyd |
Floyd | "It must be hard for you when someone leaves," I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "It is.  And you knew that before you left, didn't you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I missed the bit about us not telling her we were leaving."
		DavidW says, "Maybe I read that in? Maybe I'm misremembering."
		Knight_Otu says, "The intro said we "fled without notice"."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "intro" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > INTRO
Floyd |
Floyd | You play this kind of game by entering brief commands (try to use as
Floyd | few words
Floyd | as possible).  Examples include:
Floyd |
Floyd | WEST
Floyd | X KEYS
Floyd | TAKE BOOK
Floyd | READ BOOK
Floyd | DROP BOOK
Floyd | PUT BOOK ON TABLE
Floyd | OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | To move around use compass directions: NORTH, EAST, SOUTH etc.  These
Floyd | may be
Floyd | abbreviated to N, E, S, W, NE, NW, SE, SW.  You can also use IN, OUT,
Floyd | UP and
Floyd | DOWN.
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAMINE (= LOOK AT) can be abbreviated to X; X BOOK, EXAMINE BOOK and
Floyd | LOOK AT
Floyd | BOOK all mean the same thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The command INVENTORY (or simply I) will give you a list of what
Floyd | you're
Floyd | carrying.
Floyd | Use LOOK or L to repeat the description of your current location.
Floyd | AGAIN or G repeats the previous command.
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		DavidW says, "oops"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |

		
Floyd says, "For full instructions, use the INSTRUCTIONS command." 		

Floyd | To see a sample transcript, use the SAMPLE command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "prologue" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > PROLOGUE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu |After having fled without notice it was only natural that my wife would be upset
		DavidW says, "oh, okay. Thanks."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | House
Floyd | The bed was centered beneath the north facing window.  The fireplace
Floyd | was set in
Floyd | the southern wall, as was the door I had entered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace was at the base of a red brick chimney and framed by a
Floyd | mantel.  A
Floyd | fire burned within it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fire" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire was no less bright than it was when I last saw it, but
Floyd | somehow it felt
Floyd | less warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, the fire should have cooled down depending on how long we were away."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm going to go have a good cry now."
		DavidW says, "Well, hopefully she just wasn't standing here the entire time like a statue."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "I'm sure she's capable of keeping a fire going without us."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, not a particularly cheerful story."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a doing" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > A DOING
Floyd |
Floyd | "What have you been up to since I left?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Besides crying?" Leah responded while wiping a tear from her face.
Floyd | "I have
Floyd | been reconnecting with my hobbies."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a hobbies" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOBBIES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Which hobbies you have been reconnecting with?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah answered, "I have been getting back into art--painting, collage,
Floyd | and
Floyd | community theater mostly."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm so glad you're following your ambitions!" I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, but it wouldn't be exactly the same fire either way."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, painting, us, collage, dancing,
Floyd | the
Floyd | discovery, being miserable, the club, Leah, being apart, theater,
Floyd | home,
Floyd | feeling, the house, meeting for the first time, remembering,
Floyd | returning, crying
Floyd | or myself (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, she did get a lot of time without us it seems."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a theater" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A THEATER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tell me more about community theater," I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "The director wants to put on a Shakespeare production!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a director" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DIRECTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a shakespeare" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A SHAKESPEARE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Which play will you be performing?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "The other actors and I asked the director the same
Floyd | question.
Floyd | She said, 'Do what you will'!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a actors" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A ACTORS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why Shakespeare" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY SHAKESPEARE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, painting, us, collage, dancing,
Floyd | the
Floyd | discovery, being miserable, the club, Leah, being apart, theater,
Floyd | home,
Floyd | feeling, the house, meeting for the first time, remembering,
Floyd | returning, crying
Floyd | or myself (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a dancing" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DANCING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember when we danced?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We have danced more than a few times," Leah said with a fleeting
Floyd | smile.  "All
Floyd | the same, I wish we could dance more."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dance with her" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE WITH HER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Try just DANCE."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Would you like to dance?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now?" Leah asked.  "There is no music."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Put something on," I said.  "DJ's choice."
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah retrieved a CD player and a CD from under the bed and played
Floyd | "What's Up?"
Floyd | by 4 Non Blondes.  She took my fumbling hands, and asked, "Nervous?"
Floyd | while she
Floyd | maneuvered them around her hips.  Soon I found myself swaying with
Floyd | her, and she
Floyd | laid her head on my shoulder.  For a moment she wore a faint smile; it
Floyd | was the
Floyd | happiest she looked so far that day.  When we heard the final repetion
Floyd | of the
Floyd | chorus, Leah sang along with the lead singer.  The words that flowed
Floyd | from her
Floyd | mouth were, "What's going on?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we cheered her up a bit."
		DavidW says, "Maybe. Hard to tell."
		Knight_Otu says, "But we haven't really made progress on the problem of our leaving."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, painting, us, collage, the
Floyd | discovery,
Floyd | being miserable, the club, Leah, being apart, theater, home, feeling,
Floyd | the
Floyd | house, meeting for the first time, remembering, returning, crying or
Floyd | myself
Floyd | (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a house" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I said, "Regarding the house--"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah interrupted me to exclaim, "I do not want to hear another word
Floyd | about the
Floyd | house!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sore topic."
		DavidW says, "apparently"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where theater" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE THEATER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where theater is" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE THEATER IS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a returning" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A RETURNING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why wouldn't I come back?" I asked.  "I am your husband."
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah asked, "Why did you have to say that?" Tears welled up in her
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ouch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a marriage" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MARRIAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a club" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A CLUB
Floyd |
Floyd | I said, "When we met each other at the club--"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah interrupted and said, "Wait!  What?  When have we ever been in a
Floyd | club
Floyd | together?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I did not blame her for being skeptical.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t club" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T CLUB
Floyd |
Floyd | I did not see the point of trying to convince Leah that we had been
Floyd | inside a
Floyd | club.  She was certain that we had not--and for good reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Mind telling _us_ the good reason, Ayumu?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay. There's more going on."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, painting, us, collage, the
Floyd | discovery,
Floyd | being miserable, Leah, being apart, theater, home, feeling, meeting
Floyd | for the
Floyd | first time, remembering, myself (Ayumu) or crying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona says, "LOL"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a what she remembers" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHAT SHE REMEMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a if she remembers" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IF SHE REMEMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing had yet inspired me to use the word "rainbow".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Err."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, painting, us, collage, the
Floyd | discovery,
Floyd | being miserable, Leah, being apart, theater, home, feeling, meeting
Floyd | for the
Floyd | first time, remembering, myself (Ayumu) or crying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a being apart" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A BEING APART
Floyd |
Floyd | "What has it been like for you while we have been apart?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "The pain has been excruciating."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Bah. Work emergency. BBIAB maybe."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a meeting first time" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MEETING FIRST TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you remember about meeting each other for the first time?" I
Floyd | asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I remember how forward you were," Leah said.  "At first I thought you
Floyd | were
Floyd | quite the extrovert, but later I saw how shy you were around other
Floyd | people, and
Floyd | I felt privileged knowing you made the effort to break out of your
Floyd | shell for
Floyd | me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona says, "TC"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Take care!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where we first met" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE WE FIRST MET
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where meeting for the first time" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a how meeting for the first time" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you remember about meeting each other for the first time?" I
Floyd | asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I remember how forward you were," Leah said.  "At first I thought you
Floyd | were
Floyd | quite the extrovert, but later I saw how shy you were around other
Floyd | people, and
Floyd | knowing you made the effort to break out of your shell for me made me
Floyd | feel
Floyd | privileged."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, us, collage, Leah, painting,
Floyd | being
Floyd | miserable, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling, remembering, crying,
Floyd | home or
Floyd | myself (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A US
Floyd |
Floyd | I asked, "So about us--".
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah interrupted and asked, "Are we still an 'us'"?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, ">Maybe"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T US
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, us, collage, Leah, painting,
Floyd | being
Floyd | miserable, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling, remembering, crying,
Floyd | home or
Floyd | myself (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where pain" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE PAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Kinda want to hypnotize her. 'I have always been here. I never left you. You are happy.' But that's probably not what she wants."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a pain leaving" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PAIN LEAVING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering discovery" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING DISCOVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a feeling pain" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A FEELING PAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a collage" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A COLLAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | I asked, "What was the collage like?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "You remember the one.  You said it was wonderful how I
Floyd | expressed
Floyd | the idea that change requires loss."
Floyd |
Floyd | A memory was brought to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "memories" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | I could retrieve any of the following memories:
Floyd |
Floyd | beginning of our connection
Floyd | artistic expression in the backyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hm, if she reconnected with her collage hobbie while we were away...?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remember aeitb" 		

Floyd | Back Yard
Floyd | Leah and I were sitting on opposite corners of a blanket spread over
Floyd | the grass.
Floyd | Leah was making a collage out of pictures she was clipping out of
Floyd | issues of
Floyd | Ladies' Home Journal.  Meanwhile I was holding a pencil and a
Floyd | notepad, and I
Floyd | had written five lines of a poem I had entitled "To a Rainbow".
Floyd |
Floyd | "The rainbow is still visible," I said.  "What was the mnemonic device
Floyd | they
Floyd | taught us at school to help us remember the colors of a rainbow?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up from her project, Leah said, "Roy G Biv."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't see the 'I'," I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was that, Ayumu?" my wife asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I cannot see indigo," I replied.  "I can see only six colors."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have never been able to make out all the colors of the rainbow at
Floyd | one time,"
Floyd | she said.  She then patted a spot on the blanket next to her and said,
Floyd | "Would
Floyd | you like to take a look at what I have been doing?  I have lots of
Floyd | colors to
Floyd | show you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Certainly," I said while turning towards her.
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | [More]
Floyd | But I could not dwell on the memory for long because the matter with
Floyd | Leah would
Floyd | not wait .  .  .
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | House
Floyd | The bed was centered beneath the north facing window.  The fireplace
Floyd | was set in
Floyd | the southern wall, as was the door I had entered.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand I saw a CD player.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Bet we can ask about rainbow now."
		Knight_Otu says, "That's the rainbow we accidentally... right."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about the rainbow, Leah's dad, us, collage, Leah,
Floyd | painting, being miserable, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling,
Floyd | remembering,
Floyd | crying, home or myself (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a rainbow" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A RAINBOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I asked, "Do you remember when we were in the backyard, and I told you
Floyd | I could
Floyd | see only six colors of the rainbow?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you talking about?" Leah responded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "She has problems with keeping long-term memories."
		DavidW says, "She seems not to be able to remember things."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		DavidW asks, "Have we asked about remembering?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember how it was?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "Of course."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you think it could be that way again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it could be better."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember how it was?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "Of course."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you think it could be that way again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it could be better."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING US
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a whether she remembers the rainbow" 		

Floyd | House                                                            0/74
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHETHER SHE REMEMBERS THE RAINBOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I asked, "Do you remember when we were in the backyard, and I told you
Floyd | I could
Floyd | see only six colors of the rainbow?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you talking about?" Leah responded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t rainbow" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T RAINBOW
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a painting" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | "What have you been painting?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I made a painting that represents metamorphosis," Leah said.  "It is
Floyd | thematically similar to the collage I made a few months ago."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a metamorphosis" 		

Floyd | House                                                            0/77
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A METAMORPHOSIS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why did you choose metamorphosis as a theme?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was thinking of you," she said, "and from there it was simple to
Floyd | start
Floyd | thinking about seclusion in a cocoon and the emergence of a colorful
Floyd | new
Floyd | creature."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That's... I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad association."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, us, collage, Leah, painting,
Floyd | being
Floyd | miserable, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling, remembering, crying,
Floyd | home or
Floyd | myself (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where the painting is" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE THE PAINTING IS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where are your paintings?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah gave me a puzzled look and said, "If you want to see them, you
Floyd | know where
Floyd | to find them."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | House
Floyd | The bed was centered beneath the north facing window.  The fireplace
Floyd | was set in
Floyd | the southern wall, as was the door I had entered.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand I saw a CD player.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | When I looked at the door, all I could think about was the sound of
Floyd | Leah's
Floyd | crying--the sound I heard when I left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, us, collage, Leah, painting,
Floyd | being
Floyd | miserable, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling, remembering, crying,
Floyd | home or
Floyd | myself (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe they're under the bed"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a crying leaving" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A CRYING LEAVING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw an ordinary double bed, complete with a mattress.  It had been
Floyd | properly
Floyd | made since it was last slept in.  A nightstand sat on its easternmost
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing in front of me.  She had brown eyes and an aquiline
Floyd | nose
Floyd | framed by her long, curly, dark brown hair and the soft curves of her
Floyd | face.
Floyd | She was illuminated by the sunlight entering through the southern
Floyd | window while
Floyd | her surroundings were immersed in darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was wearing a blouse, a skirt, and a neck scarf.  She was
Floyd | barefoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scarf" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | The decorative scarf has been adeptly tied around Leah's neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a scarf" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A SCARF
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, us, collage, Leah, painting,
Floyd | being
Floyd | miserable, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling, remembering, crying,
Floyd | home or
Floyd | myself (Ayumu).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a feeling pain" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A FEELING PAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where collage" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE COLLAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where is the collage?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah looked distressed and responded, "You really don't know?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a who dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why theater" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY THEATER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering theater" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING THEATER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hug her" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG HER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hug" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hug leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could I give you a hug?" I requested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "Yes," and wholeheartedly received my hug.  When I embraced
Floyd | her, I
Floyd | trembled.  I had not anticipated that hugging her would be different
Floyd | after our
Floyd | last encounter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | House
Floyd | The bed was centered beneath the north facing window.  The fireplace
Floyd | was set in
Floyd | the southern wall, as was the door I had entered.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nightstand I saw a CD player.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the south facing window or the north facing window?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x player" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The CD player was relatively small and capable of playing music in
Floyd | stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | There was something extraordinary about the CD player.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x north window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NORTH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The window was closed, but I could see through the pane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through north window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH NORTH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking through the glass, I saw the backyard and the wooded area that
Floyd | lay
Floyd | beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through south window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH SOUTH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking through the glass, I saw the quaint front lawn.  Across the
Floyd | street
Floyd | there were houses with little space between them.  White picket fences
Floyd | gave
Floyd | definition to property lines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So we're not deep deep into the forest."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, normal house."
		DavidW says, "I wonder what's extraordinary about the CD player."
		Knight_Otu says, "I did get the thought into my head we might be in a sanatorium."
		DavidW says, "ouch"
		Knight_Otu says, "It's from when we danced, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "Glad we aren't in one."
		DavidW says, "If the windows are clever lies, we might still be in a sanatorium."
		Knight_Otu says, "But yeah, the trembling and such did not give me much confidence."
		DavidW says, "I never even thought about that possibility."
		DavidW says, "I do wonder if we're a vampire, and she's under our thrall."
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, Leah clearly needs help we don't seem to be equipped to provide."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search player" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "But that would be a therapist's job."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x player" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The CD player was relatively small and capable of playing music in
Floyd | stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | There was something extraordinary about the CD player.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw nothing interesting in the CD player.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, us, remembering, Leah,
Floyd | painting, being
Floyd | miserable, the discovery, theater, feeling, crying, myself (Ayumu),
Floyd | pain or
Floyd | home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "take player" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Some topics have been disappearing as new ones get added."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The CD player was not something I could open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch player" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | The exterior of the CD player felt like it was made of ordinary
Floyd | plastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn it on" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN IT ON
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on player" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "switch on player" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWITCH ON PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use player" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't recognize the command USE, because it's a bit too vague;
Floyd | please be more
Floyd | specific about what you want to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I was wearing some socks and a uniform, and carrying a CD player and a
Floyd | hard
Floyd | hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x socks" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | My white socks were spotless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Meanwhile, Leah wonders why we are avoiding her in favor of the player."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give socks to leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE SOCKS TO LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put socks on leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SOCKS ON LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I could not put anything on Leah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "When did your dad get custody of you?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Have you forgotten?" she asked.  "It was when I was very young--after
Floyd | an
Floyd | unsettling discovery."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a when dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHEN DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | I checked under the bed briefly, and though the lighting was dim, my
Floyd | above
Floyd | average night vision allowed me to see that nothing was there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Above average night vision, huh."
		DavidW says, "Yet we can't see indigo."
		Karona exclaims, "LOL!"
		DavidW says, "Maybe we're Batman."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a where painting" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Where are your paintings?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah gave me a puzzled look and said, "If you want to see them, you
Floyd | know where
Floyd | to find them."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | (x closed)
Floyd | Which do you mean, the door or the drawer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drawer" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The drawer appeared to be unremarkable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I opened the drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I did not see anything in the drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x nightstand" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NIGHTSTAND
Floyd |
Floyd | I took a moment to look at the nightstand.  It had a single drawer,
Floyd | and its
Floyd | lacquer finish gave a glossy appearance to its wooden hue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND NIGHTSTAND
Floyd |
Floyd | That seemed to be an insurmountable task.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I kenna change the laws o physics!"
		Knight_Otu says, ">Beam up nightstand"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah would not let me pick her up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | I did not want to touch Leah without her consent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a touch" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A TOUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We want to combine topics somehow, per the intro. My attempts haven't been fruitful yet though, I believe."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I don't really know how that works."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, us, remembering, Leah,
Floyd | painting, being
Floyd | miserable, the discovery, theater, feeling, crying, myself (Ayumu),
Floyd | pain or
Floyd | home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a crying" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A CRYING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why have you been crying?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have missed you," Leah said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a missing me" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MISSING ME
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a pain" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I said, "After all you have been through I can only imagine how
Floyd | painful our
Floyd | separation has been for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah asked, "You mean because of the loss I had already
Floyd | experienced--because my
Floyd | mom has died?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I looked down at my feet.  "Yes," I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ouch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a mother" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Would you like to talk about your mom?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "She was the one who was always there for me.  When I was
Floyd | in
Floyd | elementary school, she was the one who showed me that I did not have
Floyd | to feel
Floyd | bad about being different from other girls.  And being my only Jewish
Floyd | parent,
Floyd | she was my primary connection to Judaism.  I was so angry at my dad
Floyd | for having
Floyd | sued for custody after the divorce.  As far as I was concerned, he had
Floyd | robbed
Floyd | me of time with my mom."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeesh, jerk dad."
		DavidW says, "I guess we can now rule out the animated carrot theory."
		DavidW says, "Carrots aren't half Jewish."
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh, yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a divorce" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DIVORCE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you want a divorce?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't be ridiculous!" she replied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a school" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A SCHOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think it's safe to say the setting's modern day-ish"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Leah's dad, Leah's mom, Judaism, us, Leah,
Floyd | painting,
Floyd | being miserable, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling, remembering,
Floyd | myself
Floyd | (Ayumu), home, girls or dying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a judaism" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A JUDAISM
Floyd |
Floyd | I asked, "What did Judaism offer you when you were going through such
Floyd | a tough
Floyd | time?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you need to ask?" Leah responded.  "You understand Judaism better

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering divorce" 		

Floyd | than any
Floyd | other non-Jewish person I know."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know your general thoughts on Judaism, but how did it help you
Floyd | specifically
Floyd | at that time?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you already have the answer to that as well.  You know
Floyd | me better than
Floyd | any other person I know."
Floyd |
Floyd | A memory was brought to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING DIVORCE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry"
		DavidW says, "s'okay"
		DavidW says, "anyway, new memory."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "memories" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | I could retrieve any of the following memories:
Floyd |
Floyd | beginning of our connection
Floyd | artistic expression in the backyard
Floyd | Hanukkah menorah
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember hm" 		

Floyd | House
Floyd | It was the eighth night of Hanukkah, and I was standing beside Leah
Floyd | while she
Floyd | lit nine candles.  Leah said, "There are six candles to delight us for
Floyd | each
Floyd | night, and there is an additional candle in case we need illumination
Floyd | for
Floyd | reasons other than delight." After looking pensive for a moment she
Floyd | added,
Floyd | "Which is kind of useless because people seldom rely on candle light
Floyd | for
Floyd | illumination now."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But don't all practicing Jews light nine candles on the eighth
Floyd | night?" I
Floyd | asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," Leah answered.  "It is tradition after all."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then it seems to me," I said, "that your dedication to lighting the
Floyd | Hanukkah
Floyd | menorah does serve a purpose--it binds you and your loved ones
Floyd | together."
Floyd |
Floyd | But I could not dwell on the memory for long because the matter with
Floyd | Leah would
Floyd | not wait .  .  .
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | House
Floyd | The bed was centered beneath the north facing window.  The fireplace
Floyd | was set in
Floyd | the southern wall, as was the door I had entered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Judaism, Leah's dad, us, remembering, Leah,
Floyd | Leah's
Floyd | mom, being miserable, painting, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling,
Floyd | the
Floyd | eighth night, myself (Ayumu), home, girls or dying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Another memory she probably forgot."
		DavidW says, "eighth night is now a topic. We can test that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a eighth night" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A EIGHTH NIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember the eighth night of Hanukkah?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," Leah said, "I was sad when you said you could not be here.  I
Floyd | wanted you
Floyd | to see how the menorah looked with every candle lit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "except... we were there."
		Jacqueline says, "So, situation at work is now on a low burn."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "But I have missed pretty much everything. Apologies."
		Karona says, "Reality waits for no one"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we've established that Leah remembers pretty much nothing that we remember."
		Jacqueline says, "huh. Okay."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "We learned that Leah's half Jewish and her parents divorced and her mom died."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a girls" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A GIRLS
Floyd |
Floyd | "How were you different from the other girls?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "The other girls wanted me to bring dolls to school.  I
Floyd | wanted to
Floyd | climb trees, sit alone in them, and paint.  So they made fun of me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And re-learned that her dad is a jerk."
		Knight_Otu says, "Kids are cruel."
		DavidW says, "Our own character has better than average night vision, but we also can't see indigo."
		Karona says, "Fun fact: Under Jewish law anyone born to a Jewish mother is 100% Jewish"
		DavidW says (to Karona), "ah, well, I wouldn't know."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mom dying" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MOM DYING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why mom died" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY MOM DIED
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Judaism, Leah's dad, us, remembering, Leah,
Floyd | Leah's
Floyd | mom, being miserable, painting, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling,
Floyd | myself
Floyd | (Ayumu), the ridiculing, home, girls or dying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ridiculing is new"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a ridiculing" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A RIDICULING
Floyd |
Floyd | "How did the girls make fun of you?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "They called me names like 'tomboy' and 'lesbian'."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Dang kids."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Judaism, Leah's dad, us, lesbian, Leah,
Floyd | Leah's mom,
Floyd | being miserable, painting, the discovery, pain, home, theater,
Floyd | feeling, tomboy,
Floyd | remembering, dying, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a lesbian" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LESBIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "They called you a lesbian?" I asked.  "That must have hurt.  Do you
Floyd | want to
Floyd | talk about it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "I know they meant to hurt me.  But why should I feel
Floyd | insulted when
Floyd | I am called a lesbian?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Now I'm wondering what gender we (Ayumu) is."
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, she's right."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we were referred to as husband at times."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mom and dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MOM AND DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I could not see myself while having nothing to provide a reflection,
Floyd | but in my
Floyd | mind's eye I saw Ayumu, a man who was taller than Leah and who had
Floyd | darker skin.
Floyd | I was wearing a construction worker's uniform and socks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And that."
		DavidW says, "mm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Judaism, Leah's dad, us, lesbian, Leah,
Floyd | Leah's mom,
Floyd | being miserable, painting, the discovery, pain, home, theater,
Floyd | feeling, tomboy,
Floyd | remembering, dying, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a tomboy" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A TOMBOY
Floyd |
Floyd | "'Tomboy'?" I asked.  "I can imagine feeling awful after a comment
Floyd | like that.
Floyd | Do you want to talk about it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "Thank you, but being called a tomboy does not bother me
Floyd | anymore."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you remember how it was?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "Of course."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you think it could be that way again?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it could be better."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a what she remembers" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHAT SHE REMEMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering mom" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING MOM
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask if mom loved dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF MOM LOVED DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a judaism dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A JUDAISM DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a dying" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DYING
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you think death is like?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It can be so frightening that someone who is dying can be in denial
Floyd | about it,"
Floyd | Leah said.  "I wouldn't want anyone I love to have to go through it
Floyd | alone."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a when mom died" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHEN MOM DIED
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a how mom died" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW MOM DIED
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mom" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MOM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Would you like to talk about your mom?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "She was the one who was always there for me.  When I was
Floyd | in
Floyd | elementary school, she was the one who showed me that I did not have
Floyd | to feel
Floyd | bad about being different from other girls.  And being my only Jewish
Floyd | parent,
Floyd | she was my primary connection to Judaism.  I was so angry at my dad
Floyd | for having
Floyd | sued for custody after the divorce.  As far as I was concerned, he had
Floyd | robbed
Floyd | me of time with my mom."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Judaism, Leah's dad, us, lesbian, Leah,
Floyd | Leah's mom,
Floyd | being miserable, painting, the discovery, pain, home, theater,
Floyd | feeling, tomboy,
Floyd | remembering, dying, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a how miserable she is" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW MISERABLE SHE IS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "how miserable" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOW MISERABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why have you been miserable?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is the longest we have been apart since we first met," Leah
Floyd | replied.
Floyd | "When I leave in the morning, I avoid looking back at the house so I
Floyd | do not
Floyd | have to think about the fact that you will not be walking me home."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a discovery dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DISCOVERY DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask leah for painting" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LEAH FOR PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why she paints" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY SHE PAINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask if I am dying" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF I AM DYING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Am I dying?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, you are not dying," Leah said.  "But it is understandable why you
Floyd | might
Floyd | feel that way.  You know, in the tarot the death card represents the
Floyd | end of a
Floyd | phase of your life, followed by a more important phase.  I believe a
Floyd | significant change is on your horizon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh. Tarot."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a if she is dying" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IF SHE IS DYING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "She mentioned change in connection with us before."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Judaism, Leah's dad, us, lesbian, Leah,
Floyd | Leah's mom,
Floyd | being miserable, painting, the discovery, pain, home, theater,
Floyd | feeling, tomboy,
Floyd | remembering, girls, myself (Ayumu) or the tarot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, the metamorphosis painting."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a tarot" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A TAROT
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you think of the tarot?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "If you are asking me if I believe the tarot determines
Floyd | our
Floyd | future, no; I believe that we determine our future.  But if you are
Floyd | asking me
Floyd | if I believe its symbolism is meaningful, the answer is 'yes'."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a when tarot" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHEN TAROT
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where tarot" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE TAROT
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a who am i" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO AM I
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Judaism, Leah's dad, us, lesbian, Leah,
Floyd | Leah's mom,
Floyd | being miserable, painting, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling,
Floyd | tomboy,
Floyd | remembering, home, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a who are you" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO ARE YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "What have you been up to since I left?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Besides crying?" Leah responded while wiping a tear from her face.
Floyd | "I have
Floyd | been reconnecting with my hobbies."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a pain" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I said, "After all you have been through I can only imagine how
Floyd | painful our
Floyd | separation has been for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah asked, "You mean because of the loss I had already
Floyd | experienced--because my
Floyd | mom has died?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I looked down at my feet.  "Yes," I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a pain from mom dying" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PAIN FROM MOM DYING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a what she remembers" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHAT SHE REMEMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a memories" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a where mom" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHERE MOM
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We still don't know why she's barefoot."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, it's policy, apparently."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a dad leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DAD LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "When did your dad get custody of you?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Have you forgotten?" she asked.  "It was when I was very young--after
Floyd | an
Floyd | unsettling discovery."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a why dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering mom" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING MOM
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a remembering dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A REMEMBERING DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "y'know, at some point, we ought to see what happens if we leave the room."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a when she remembered" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHEN SHE REMEMBERED
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, but I am kind of anxious about it."
		DavidW says, "naturally."
		Knight_Otu says, "We#re leaving her all over again."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mom lesbian" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A MOM LESBIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask if mom was lesbian" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF MOM WAS LESBIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I did wonder if that's how dad got custody."
		Knight_Otu says, "I really should stop trying combinations. I don't get them right."
		Knight_Otu says, "Crappy reason, but that would be possible."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a custody" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A CUSTODY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a pain discovery" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PAIN DISCOVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a how I will change" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW I WILL CHANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about Judaism, Leah's dad, us, lesbian, Leah,
Floyd | Leah's mom,
Floyd | being miserable, painting, the discovery, theater, pain, feeling,
Floyd | tomboy,
Floyd | remembering, home, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t remembering" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T REMEMBERING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t painting" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hard hat appeared to be well-suited for protecting my head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t pain" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T PAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I said, "After all you have been through I can only imagine how
Floyd | painful our
Floyd | separation has been for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah asked, "You mean because of the loss I had already
Floyd | experienced--because my
Floyd | mom has died?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I looked down at my feet.  "Yes," I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x uniform" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | My uniform looked remarkably clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t feeling" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T FEELING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why would you want to stop feeling?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Feeling hurts too much," Leah said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder how we went to a construction job and returned with a clean uniform and spotless white socks."
		Knight_Otu says, "Remarkably clean, huh."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeeeaah."
		DavidW asks, "Are we pretending to have a construction job?"
		Knight_Otu says, ">Tell Leah we're living a lie"
		Jacqueline says, "Unreliable narrator. Bah."
		DavidW says, "a if she is pregnant"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a if she is pregnant" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IF SHE IS PREGNANT
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a baby" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A BABY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mascara" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MASCARA
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah's makeup was flawless except for the disturbed mascara and
Floyd | eyeliner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "Instead of just staring at me why don't you ask me how my
Floyd | mom felt
Floyd | about the discovery?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ash how mom felt about discovery" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASH HOW MOM FELT ABOUT DISCOVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a how mom discovery" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW MOM DISCOVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | "How did your mom feel after discovering your dad was seeing someone
Floyd | else?" I
Floyd | asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "She was devastated."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well I expected as much."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a devastated" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DEVASTATED
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about us, Judaism, lesbian, tomboy, being
Floyd | miserable,
Floyd | Leah's dad, painting, Leah, theater, pain, feeling, remembering,
Floyd | someone else,
Floyd | home, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a how dad discovery" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW DAD DISCOVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "maybe if we keep looking at her mascara, we'll get a hint what to ask next."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a how leah discovery" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW LEAH DISCOVERY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mascara" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MASCARA
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah's makeup was flawless except for the disturbed mascara and
Floyd | eyeliner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "Instead of just staring at me why don't you ask me what I
Floyd | painted?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
		Jacqueline says, "Dad came home clean from the coal mine."
		DavidW says, "Helpful mascara!"
		Karona exclaims, "LOL!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a what painting" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHAT PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | "What have you been painting?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I made a painting that represents metamorphosis," Leah said.  "It is
Floyd | thematically similar to the collage I made a few months ago."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, she's said that already."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, we had that branch already."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mascara" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MASCARA
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah's makeup was flawless except for the disturbed mascara and
Floyd | eyeliner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "nooooo. Mascara hints, come back!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Mascara ran out."
		Karona exclaims, "ROTFL!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | I considered uttering "xyzzy", but I knew that no magic word was
Floyd | sufficient to
Floyd | resolve my and Leah's problem.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline slow claps.
Karona bows. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about us, Judaism, lesbian, tomboy, being
Floyd | miserable,
Floyd | Leah's dad, painting, Leah, theater, pain, feeling, remembering,
Floyd | someone else,
Floyd | home, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a someone lese" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A SOMEONE LESE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a is there someone else" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a someone else" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A SOMEONE ELSE
Floyd |
Floyd | "How could your dad have been untrue?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps I should ask you that question," Leah said.  She then turned
Floyd | a raised
Floyd | eyebrow towards me and responded, "You already know all about being
Floyd | untrue,
Floyd | don't you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a untrue" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A UNTRUE
Floyd |
Floyd | I said, "I would never cheat on you!  I value our marriage!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Initially Leah said nothing but dug her nails into her palms.  When
Floyd | she found
Floyd | the wherewithal to speak again, she exclaimed, "I am not talking about
Floyd | marriage!  I am talking about our relationship!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ow."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a relationship" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A RELATIONSHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why are you asking about our relationship?" I asked.  "There is no
Floyd | threat to
Floyd | our relationship!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "How can you say that after leaving me alone with no one to comfort
Floyd | me?" Leah
Floyd | asked while tear drops appeared in the corners of her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am sorry about that," I said.  "But I assure you that there is no
Floyd | one else."
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah looked up for a moment and back at me before she said, "Tell me
Floyd | about the
Floyd | woman who wrote the letter."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What letter?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah walked to the nightstand and retrieved a folded letter from the
Floyd | drawer.
Floyd | She returned to stand before me, unfolded the letter, and held it to
Floyd | my face.
Floyd | I saw it for just long enough to see its handwritten closing: "With
Floyd | love, Ai".
Floyd | As if the words on the paper were not incriminating enough, a heart
Floyd | had been
Floyd | substituted for the dot above the "i".
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tell me," Leah said, "about the woman who wrote this."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That drawer was completely empty a few minutes ago."
		Knight_Otu says, "It was indeed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see the letter, but Leah was not holding it in such a way that
Floyd | I could
Floyd | read it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There was something extraordinary about the letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah would not let me have the letter while it was in her possession.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask leah for letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LEAH FOR LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't want you to worry," I said.  "When someone says 'love' in the
Floyd | valediction of a letter, they do not necessarily mean--"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah interrupted, exclaiming, "Stop it!  Stop being evasive!  What are
Floyd | you--?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly she became silent.  I took a moment to reflect on the
Floyd | intensity of her
Floyd | rage.  It struck me as out of character for her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, this isn't autobiographical or anything, right?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about lesbian, us, tomboy, remembering, being
Floyd | miserable,
Floyd | Judaism, painting, Leah's dad, Leah, feeling, theater, Ai, loving,
Floyd | someone
Floyd | else, myself (Ayumu), pain, girls or home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just... checking."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell about ai" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL ABOUT AI
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why are you asking me about Ai?" I asked.  "I don't know anything
Floyd | about Ai!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know," Leah said, "I can almost believe that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a ai" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A AI
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why are you asking me about Ai?" I asked.  "I don't know anything
Floyd | about Ai!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know," Leah said, "I can almost believe that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing in front of me.  She had brown eyes and an aquiline
Floyd | nose
Floyd | framed by her long, curly, dark brown hair and the soft curves of her
Floyd | face.
Floyd | She was illuminated by the sunlight entering through the southern
Floyd | window while
Floyd | her surroundings were immersed in darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was wearing a blouse, a skirt, and a neck scarf.  She was
Floyd | barefoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah is holding a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah said, "Instead of just staring at me why don't you ask me if I
Floyd | love
Floyd | theater?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona says, "The story is *very* loosely based on a real experience I had."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. True."
		Jacqueline says, "ILAC"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask if you love theater" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF YOU LOVE THEATER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you love theater?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I so do!" Leah said.  "Taking on the role of someone different from
Floyd | oneself is
Floyd | fun.  But I suppose I do not need to tell you about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aw, I'm sorry, Karona. Even a fraction of this would suck."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see the letter, but Leah was not holding it in such a way that
Floyd | I could
Floyd | read it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There was something extraordinary about the letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter felt like it was made of ordinary paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see the letter, but Leah was not holding it in such a way that
Floyd | I could
Floyd | read it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There was something extraordinary about the letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing in front of me.  She had brown eyes and an aquiline
Floyd | nose
Floyd | framed by her long, curly, dark brown hair and the soft curves of her
Floyd | face.
Floyd | She was illuminated by the sunlight entering through the southern
Floyd | window while
Floyd | her surroundings were immersed in darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was wearing a blouse, a skirt, and a neck scarf.  She was
Floyd | barefoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah is holding a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blouse" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The modest blouse covered Leah's arms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x skirt" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | The violet skirt extended to Leah's knees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | Generally speaking, there is no need to refer to your body parts
Floyd | individually
Floyd | in interactive fiction.  WEAR SHOES ON FEET will not necessarily be
Floyd | implemented, for instance; WEAR SHOES is enough.  And unless you get
Floyd | some hint
Floyd | to the contrary, you probably cannot OPEN DOOR WITH FOOT or PUT THE
Floyd | SAPPHIRE
Floyd | RING IN MY MOUTH.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw no ring there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x akjash" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AKJASH
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw no akjash there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about lesbian, us, tomboy, remembering, being
Floyd | miserable,
Floyd | Judaism, painting, Leah's dad, Leah, Ai, feeling, loving, someone
Floyd | else, myself
Floyd | (Ayumu), pain, girls or home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a loving" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LOVING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you love me?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied "Yes, I love you.  I am in love with you.  I sometimes
Floyd | wonder if I
Floyd | am the only one of us who is in love with the other.  You must pity
Floyd | me.  I
Floyd | mean, I hope you do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t loving leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T LOVING LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say i love you" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY I LOVE YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a pity" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PITY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pity?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's a degree to love," Leah claimed.  "Or so they say."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a degree" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A DEGREE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a they" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A THEY
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a love" 		

Floyd | House                                                           0/228
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you love me?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied "Yes, I love you.  I am in love with you.  I sometimes
Floyd | wonder if I
Floyd | am the only one of us who is in love with the other.  You must pity
Floyd | me.  I
Floyd | mean, I hope you do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "why would I pity you" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHY WOULD I PITY YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a for letter" 		

Floyd | House                                                           0/230
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A FOR LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "who is ai" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHO IS AI
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who is Ai?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "You tell me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a when letter arrived" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHEN LETTER ARRIVED
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a when letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHEN LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a who letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a who wrote letter" 		

Floyd | House                                                           0/235
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO WROTE LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd | House                                                           0/235
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about lesbian, us, tomboy, remembering, being
Floyd | miserable,
Floyd | Judaism, painting, Leah's dad, Leah, Ai, feeling, loving, someone
Floyd | else, myself
Floyd | (Ayumu), pain, girls or home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t ai and me" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T AI AND ME
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a feeling" 		

Floyd | House                                                           0/237
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A FEELING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why would you want to stop feeling?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Feeling hurts too much," Leah said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t letter" 		

Floyd | House                                                           0/238
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't want you to worry," I said.  "When someone says 'love' in the
Floyd | valediction of a letter, they do not necessarily mean--"
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah interrupted, exclaiming, "Stop it!  Stop being evasive!  What are
Floyd | you--?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly she became silent.  I took a moment to reflect on the
Floyd | intensity of her
Floyd | rage.  It struck me as out of character for her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a player" 		

Floyd | House                                                           0/239
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A PLAYER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Away for work again."
		Karona says, "TC"
		Knight_Otu says, "Take care."
		DavidW says, "I'm having trouble thinking of anything new to try."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I feel stuck-ish."
		DavidW says, "We can still try going south. Just to see."
		Knight_Otu says, "This is another point where we probably need to combine topics."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "can we undo in this game?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | One turn undone: ask leah about player
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Feels like a double dick move now, though."
		DavidW says, "I just want to be sure there's a real street out there."
		Karona says, "Yes, you can undo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | In that moment I did not want to leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | In that moment I did not want to leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | In that moment I did not want to leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open south window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SOUTH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | For some reason I could not open the south facing window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open north window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN NORTH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I opened the north facing window, and the influx of cold air gave Leah
Floyd | goose
Floyd | bumps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open south window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SOUTH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | For some reason I could not open the south facing window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was standing in front of me.  She had brown eyes and an aquiline
Floyd | nose
Floyd | framed by her long, curly, dark brown hair and the soft curves of her
Floyd | face.
Floyd | She was illuminated by the sunlight entering through the southern
Floyd | window while
Floyd | her surroundings were immersed in darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah was wearing a blouse, a skirt, and a neck scarf.  She was
Floyd | barefoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah is holding a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x goose bumps" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GOOSE BUMPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw no goose bumps there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | I couldn't go that way.  From there I could go south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter north window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER NORTH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That seemed to be an insurmountable task.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, ">jump out window"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump out north window" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP OUT NORTH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss leah" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS LEAH
Floyd |
Floyd | In that moment it seemed Leah just wanted to talk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about lesbian, us, tomboy, remembering, being
Floyd | miserable,
Floyd | Judaism, painting, Leah's dad, Leah, Ai, feeling, loving, someone
Floyd | else, myself
Floyd | (Ayumu), pain, girls or home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask leah about problem" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LEAH ABOUT PROBLEM
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask leah to talk" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LEAH TO TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask leah about issues" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LEAH ABOUT ISSUES
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t ai dad" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T AI DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask leah about home" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LEAH ABOUT HOME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could we talk about home?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I thought we had found a home together," Leah said.  "Where is home
Floyd | when we
Floyd | are apart?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could we talk about home?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I thought we had found a home together," Leah said.  "Where is home
Floyd | when we
Floyd | are apart?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask about apart" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT APART
Floyd |
Floyd | "What has it been like for you while we have been apart?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied, "The pain has been excruciating."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask about pain" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT PAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I said, "After all you have been through I can only imagine how
Floyd | painful our
Floyd | separation has been for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah asked, "You mean because of the loss I had already
Floyd | experienced--because my
Floyd | mom has died?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I looked down at my feet.  "Yes," I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove socks" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE SOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | I had no desire to take my clothes off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t remembering" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T REMEMBERING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mascara" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MASCARA
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah's makeup was flawless except for the disturbed mascara and
Floyd | eyeliner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Pulling the letter had no effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix mascara" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIX MASCARA
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear mascara" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR MASCARA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to take the mascara)
Floyd | It was not up to me to remove Leah's makeup.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about us, Judaism, lesbian, tomboy, being
Floyd | miserable,
Floyd | Leah's dad, painting, Leah, Ai, feeling, loving, remembering, someone
Floyd | else,
Floyd | pain, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask leah about dinner" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LEAH ABOUT DINNER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T US
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a if she loves painting" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IF SHE LOVES PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A US
Floyd |
Floyd | I asked, "So about us--".
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah interrupted and asked, "Are we still an 'us'"?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ask about loving vs US"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a loving us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LOVING US
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a loving" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A LOVING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you love me?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah replied "Yes, I love you.  I am in love with you.  I sometimes
Floyd | wonder if I
Floyd | am the only one of us who is in love with the other.  You must pity
Floyd | me.  I
Floyd | mean, I hope you do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "vs Virginia"
		DavidW says (to Olly), "oops. sorry."
		Karona exclaims, "!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t someone else" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > T SOMEONE ELSE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says (to DavidW), "Not your court."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a who was someone else" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO WAS SOMEONE ELSE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a who was mom" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHO WAS MOM
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a if leah pities me" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IF LEAH PITIES ME
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember ai" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMBER AI
Floyd |
Floyd | I did not remember that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona says, "I cannot wait to get my hands on this transcript."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we want a hint?"
		DavidW says, "oh, this game does give hints, doesn't it. Maybe one hint, yes."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | (Warning: Some people don't like built-in hints, since the temptation
Floyd | to ask
Floyd | for help prematurely can become overwhelming when hints are so close
Floyd | at hand.
Floyd | If you're worried that your willpower won't hold up, you can disable
Floyd | hints for
Floyd | the rest of this session by typing HINTS OFF.  If you still want to
Floyd | see the
Floyd | hints now, type HINT.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | >I am stuck!  How do I progress?
Floyd | Hints                                          Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Have you tried combining topics?  [1/1]
Floyd | [The End]
Floyd | I am stuck!  How do I progress?                Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		DavidW says, "I guess that's all the hint we get."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes, we have. :p"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There seemed to be a second item on the menu."
		DavidW says, "We are bad topic combiners."
		DavidW asks, "Was there?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | >How do I combine topics?
Floyd | >I am stuck!  How do I progress?
Floyd | Hints                                          Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "p" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | >How do I combine topics?
Floyd | >I am stuck!  How do I progress?
Floyd | Hints                                          Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >How do I combine topics?
Floyd | >I am stuck!  How do I progress?
Floyd | Hints                                          Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		Karona says, "Floyd did not present the menu all that elegantly, which is understandable, given the limitations"
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Have you tried combining topics?  [1/1]
Floyd | [The End]
Floyd | I am stuck!  How do I progress?                Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd | >How do I combine topics?
Floyd | >I am stuck!  How do I progress?
Floyd | Hints                                          Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		Knight_Otu asks, "There's three now it seems?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >How do I combine topics?
Floyd | >I am stuck!  How do I progress?
Floyd | Hints                                          Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >How do I combine topics?
Floyd | >I am stuck!  How do I progress?
Floyd | Hints                                          Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Have you tried combining topics?  [1/1]
Floyd | [The End]
Floyd | I am stuck!  How do I progress?                Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | >How do I combine topics?
Floyd | >I am stuck!  How do I progress?
Floyd | Hints                                          Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select
Floyd |
Floyd | > HINT

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Have you tried combining topics in commands that use the words "if"
Floyd | and "how"? [1/2]
Floyd | How do I combine topics?                       Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd | Have you tried combining topics in commands that use the words "if"
Floyd | and "how"? [1/2]
Floyd | If you examine and interact with the environment, Leah might suggest
Floyd | some commands with combined topics.  [2/2]
Floyd | [The End]
Floyd | How do I combine topics?                       Q=Quit
Floyd | P=Previous Menu
Floyd | U=Up D=Down
Floyd | ENTER=Select

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I think I see why I thought there were more topics."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I could talk to Leah about us, Judaism, lesbian, tomboy, being
Floyd | miserable,
Floyd | Leah's dad, painting, Leah, Ai, feeling, loving, remembering, someone
Floyd | else,
Floyd | pain, myself (Ayumu) or girls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a if leah is lesbian" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IF LEAH IS LESBIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a how leah painted" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A HOW LEAH PAINTED
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a why leah is miserable" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHY LEAH IS MISERABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a if leah loves judaism" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IF LEAH LOVES JUDAISM
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a if leah remembers us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A IF LEAH REMEMBERS US
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | I saw an ordinary double bed, complete with a mattress.  It had been
Floyd | properly
Floyd | made since it was last slept in.  A nightstand sat on its easternmost
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona asks, "Would I be forgiven for suggesting a minor word change?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mattress looked suitable for giving someone a good night's rest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under mattress" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | I lifted the mattress and saw nothing under it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "From my point of view, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a whether leah remembers us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > A WHETHER LEAH REMEMBERS US
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona asks, "DavidW?"
		DavidW says, "I don't mind a hint at this stage."
		Karona says, "ASK IF SHE"
		DavidW says, "I'm terrible at conversation games because I'm always floundering like this."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask if she loves judiasm" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF SHE LOVES JUDIASM
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask if she remembers us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF SHE REMEMBERS US
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask why she is miserable" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WHY SHE IS MISERABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask if she remembers us" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF SHE REMEMBERS US
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask how she found the letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HOW SHE FOUND THE LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask if she read the letter" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF SHE READ THE LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask if she remembers ai" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF SHE REMEMBERS AI
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask how she feels about the house" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT THE HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | In my mind a thought arose, but the words needed to express it eluded
Floyd | me.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I need to lie down soon. I'm feeling pretty exhausted."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask if she is a lesbian" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK IF SHE IS A LESBIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you a lesbian?" I asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leah asked, "Are you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A memory was brought to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "memories" 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | I could retrieve any of the following memories:
Floyd |
Floyd | beginning of our connection
Floyd | artistic expression in the backyard
Floyd | Hanukkah menorah
Floyd | kiss
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, that helped."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remember kiss" 		

Floyd | House
Floyd | I was heading for the door with my hard hat, and the one who had
Floyd | always stood
Floyd | beside me asked, "Are you leaving?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," I said, "but I will be back after work."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can I give you a kiss goodbye, hon?" she asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | I gave my usual reply: "Of course!"
Floyd |
Floyd | What happened next was unlike anything that had happened before.  She
Floyd | did
Floyd | exactly as she said she would.  She kissed me.  Instead of kissing the
Floyd | air
Floyd | beside my cheek as she had every time before, she pressed her lips
Floyd | against
Floyd | mine.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling descended.  The walls closed in on us.  The fire was
Floyd | snuffed out,
Floyd | and a new, unfamiliar fire began to burn within me.
Floyd |
Floyd | Had my best friend stepped out of character?  Had we stopped playing
Floyd | house long
Floyd | before the kiss?  Had Leah been saying, "I love you," to Ayumu .  .  .
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		Knight_Otu says, "I'm surprised that it did."
		Knight_Otu says, "..."
		DavidW says, "I'm lost."
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | .  .  . or had Orli been saying, "I love you," to Ai?  Did I love
Floyd | Orli?  And if
Floyd | I did, did that make me a lesbian?
Floyd |
Floyd | I had so many questions.  And I wanted nothing more than to outrun
Floyd | them all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli said, "Ai, I--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have to go," I said, interrupting her.  And I opened the door of
Floyd | her bedroom
Floyd | and left her standing alone.  The way I found her when I returned.
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

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Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | I saw a bed in the northwest corner of the room.  Beside it there was
Floyd | a
Floyd | nightstand.  There was window set into the northern wall, and a
Floyd | calendar was
Floyd | nearby.  A row of paintings was on the western wall, and a collage was
Floyd | on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  The door I had entered was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A backpack sat at my feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a letter there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the bed I saw a stack of CD cases.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "what wait huh ???"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x orli" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/295
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ORLI
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli was standing in front of me.  She had an aquiline nose framed by
Floyd | the soft
Floyd | curves of her face.  Her long, curly, dark brown hair cascaded freely
Floyd | down her
Floyd | shoulders.  When I looked at her lips, I could not help but think
Floyd | about how
Floyd | soft they had felt on mine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli was wearing a white sundress.  She was barefoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/296
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way I could see myself is by looking into Orli's eyes, and by
Floyd | then I
Floyd | was close enough to do so.  I saw Ai, a girl who was slightly taller
Floyd | than Orli
Floyd | and who had darker skin.  I was wearing a sleeveless shirt and a pair
Floyd | of jeans.
Floyd | On my feet I had only socks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x calendar" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/297
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The calendar is opened to the month April 1996.  Every day on the
Floyd | calendar has
Floyd | been crossed off up to and including the date April 12th.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I really don't understand what's happened."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/298
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | On the wall I saw three paintings--one of two people dancing in a
Floyd | club, one of
Floyd | two people sitting on a blanket in a backyard, and one of two people
Floyd | standing
Floyd | near a Hanukkah menorah.
Floyd |
Floyd | A memory was brought to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
		DavidW says, "Those are the memories that Ayumu had."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "memories" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/299
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | I could retrieve any of the following memories:
Floyd |
Floyd | preparation for playing house
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x backpack" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/300
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The backpack was olive drab.  It had a tear that ran along a seam in
Floyd | its
Floyd | bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tear" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/301
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seemed that the backpack was suitable for carrying large objects,
Floyd | such as
Floyd | notebooks, while other items would have slipped through the tear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Are Ayumu and Leah both fictional?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x letter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The handwritten letter read as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Orli,
Floyd |
Floyd | This is not the first time I have written this letter.  Each time I
Floyd | write it, I
Floyd | describe the feelings I have for you and put the letter in my pack
Floyd | with every
Floyd | intention of giving it to you.  And each time I carry it to your dad's
Floyd | place, I
Floyd | decide that our relationship is too important to allow it to see the
Floyd | light of
Floyd | day, and I destroy it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are my greatest love.  I have written it a hundred times, and I
Floyd | will write
Floyd | it a hundred more.  You are beautiful from head to talent.  I shudder
Floyd | every
Floyd | time I remember pulling your lovely hair into a ponytail, and I hope
Floyd | to one day
Floyd | come up with an excuse to run my fingers over your gorgeous eyebrows.
Floyd | I both
Floyd | envy and admire the creative power that flows through you and onto the
Floyd | canvas
Floyd | and the stage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing I could ever want more than to tell you how much I love
Floyd | you is
Floyd | to protect you from just such a declaration of love.  If I were a boy,
Floyd | my only
Floyd | worry would be the possibility of damaging my relationship with my
Floyd | best
Floyd | friend--with you.  But we are not so fortunate.  If our parents
Floyd | discovered my
Floyd | feelings for you, wouldn't I be responsible if they crushed your
Floyd | artistic
Floyd | spirit?  If our classmates discovered my feelings for you, wouldn't I
Floyd | be
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/302
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | responsible for every hair of your head they harmed?  The
Floyd | thought of losing you
Floyd | is my greatest fear.
Floyd |
Floyd | It has not escaped my attention that our peers no longer engage in the
Floyd | sort of
Floyd | roleplay that you and I do, and I figure it is only a matter of time
Floyd | before you
Floyd | also "grow out of it", as they say.  In the meantime I hope you will
Floyd | excuse my
Floyd | fumbling attempts to continue to care for you as Ayumu does because I
Floyd | do not
Floyd | know if I will ever have the opportunity to care for you as I would.
Floyd |
Floyd | With love,
Floyd | Ai
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It seems so."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remember pfph" 		

Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | I was writing the words "Property Deed" on a sheet of paper.  Orli was
Floyd | sitting
Floyd | across from me with her hair in pigtails and a children's watercolor
Floyd | kit
Floyd | nearby.  She was painting a building with a white picket fence in
Floyd | front of it
Floyd | and trees behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This can be our house," Orli said, "for after we get married."
Floyd |
Floyd | A feeling of panic came over me, and I looked up and said, "I don't
Floyd | think girls
Floyd | are supposed to marry girls!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli was scandalized.  "Then how can we play house?"
Floyd |
Floyd | I tapped my chin with the eraser of my pencil and exclaimed, "You can
Floyd | be the
Floyd | girl, and I can be the boy!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli returned her eyes to her painting and said, "Okay."
Floyd |
Floyd | But I could not dwell on the memory for long because the matter with
Floyd | Orli would
Floyd | not wait .  .  .
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/303
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | I saw a bed in the northwest corner of the room.  Beside it there was
Floyd | a
Floyd | nightstand.  There was window set into the northern wall, and a
Floyd | calendar was
Floyd | nearby.  A row of paintings was on the western wall, and a collage was
Floyd | on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  The door I had entered was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A backpack sat at my feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a letter there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the bed I saw a stack of CD cases.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cds" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/304
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the CD cases I saw the cases for 4 Non Blonde's single "What's
Floyd | Up?" and
Floyd | Jill Sobule's "I Kissed a Girl".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/304
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | I had nothing in mind to discuss with Orli just then.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss orli" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS ORLI
Floyd |
Floyd | "Would you kiss me?" I requested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli said, "I am afraid you will run away again."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then may I kiss you?" In response to that request Orli nodded her
Floyd | head
Floyd | vigorously, and with my lips parted slightly I gave her a kiss.
Floyd | Somehow it
Floyd | felt more electrifying than our first.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have to leave soon?" she asked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No," I answered.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am happy to hear that," she said, "because I really want you to
Floyd | kiss me
Floyd | again."
Floyd |
Floyd | And so, dear diary, that is the story of how I gave my heart to the
Floyd | girl who
Floyd | demolished the house we had taken years to build.  I have to admit
Floyd | that giving
Floyd | up life as I have known it is scary.  But I am not the first to leave
Floyd | everything behind for the love of a girl, am I?
Floyd |
Floyd | *** GAME OVER ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/304
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART the story, UNDO the
Floyd | last move, RESTORE a saved
Floyd | position, or QUIT?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/304
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | One turn undone: kiss orli
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | I saw a bed in the northwest corner of the room.  Beside it there was
Floyd | a
Floyd | nightstand.  There was window set into the northern wall, and a
Floyd | calendar was
Floyd | nearby.  A row of paintings was on the western wall, and a collage was
Floyd | on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  The door I had entered was to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A backpack sat at my feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could see a letter there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the bed I saw a stack of CD cases.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orli was standing there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/304
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | I am grateful to Baldur Bruckner, Bing, mathbrush, Sean Shore, and
Floyd | Jonathan
Floyd | Blask, who exemplified patience and grace while giving me feedback on
Floyd | this game
Floyd | even before it was a complete work.  And I thank Keetie and an
Floyd | anonymous beta
Floyd | tester for making time to give me helpful feedback shortly before the
Floyd | Spring
Floyd | Thing deadline.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose the other ending is leaving without kissing?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Bedroom                                                         0/304
Floyd | Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I walked out the door again--that time for the last time.  I did not
Floyd | look back,
Floyd | not even when I heard Orli resume crying.
Floyd |
Floyd | And that, dear diary, is the story of how I walked away from the love
Floyd | of my
Floyd | life.  I suspect that one day I will return to these pages to
Floyd | reminisce, and I
Floyd | will ask myself the question, "Why didn't I give Orli a chance?" For
Floyd | the
Floyd | benefit of myself--the self who reads these words at a later date--I
Floyd | do as Orli
Floyd | so often did and answer my question with a question: "When did society
Floyd | give me
Floyd | and Orli a reason to believe we stood a chance?"
Floyd |
Floyd | *** GAME OVER ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART the story, UNDO the last move,
Floyd | RESTORE a saved
Floyd | position, or QUIT?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow. okay."
		Knight_Otu says, "Dang."
		Karona stops biting her tongue.
		Knight_Otu says, "Captivating game."
		Karona exclaims, "Thank you!"
		DavidW says, "I think I'm going to have to sleep on it."
		DavidW says, "I barely met Orli and then it was all over."
		Karona says, "Thank you for playing my game, David. Sleep well."
		DavidW says, "thanks for the game. Thanks also to KO for carrying us to the endings."
		Karona says, "Yes, thank you, KO"
		Knight_Otu hides.
		Karona asks, "Should I invite mathbrush to join us next week?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "We were planning to play the new release of their Sherlock game, right?"
		Karona says, "Yes, that had been the plan"
		Knight_Otu says, "Then yeah."
		Karona exclaims, "Okay then! Hope to see you both and mathbrush next week!"
		DavidW says, "thanks again to both of you. I'm gonna lie down now."
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good night!"
		Karona says, "TC, David"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Sherlock Indomitable by Brian Rushton
As played on ifMUD on May 13, 2018

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 Sherlock Indomitable written by Brian Rushton. Sherlock Indomitable was released as an entrant in the 2018 Spring Thing, and its intro version won IntroComp 2017. 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.

ANOTHER WARNING! A lot (most!) of the transcripts contained on this site are, shall we say, family-friendly. This one is pretty friendly, but involves a murder. Just so we're clear.
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﻿Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask sherlockindomitable" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On your eightieth birthday, you find yourself alone in a quiet
Floyd | sanatorium, in a room that you know will, at the last, be your death
Floyd | chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sherlock Indomitable
Floyd | A glimpse into Sherlock's mind by Brian Rushton
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180324 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Sanatorium (on the sickbed)
Floyd | Your room opens by a long, low, latticed window on to the dainty green
Floyd | of spring in the valley below. It has a heavy oak door that is now
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the evening is drawing in, a messenger informs you that you have
Floyd | a visitor. Quick on his heels comes the visitor himself. Your old
Floyd | companion John Watson has come to see you on your birthday. The
Floyd | messenger leaves, but Watson still remains a fair distance away.
Floyd |
Floyd | [When Holmes is not actively interested in discussing clues, as is
Floyd | currently the case, he can TALK TO individuals to speak with them.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I would ask that someone else drive, as I just got an urgent request from Flourish to translate something into Regency Period French. heh. Back in a few."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x watson" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is still in the shadows, waiting to be invited in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You review yourself; you are over six feet in height, and excessively
Floyd | lean. Your eyes are sharp and deep-set, your nose is thin and
Floyd | hawk-like. Your hands are blotted with ink and stained with chemicals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Examine ourselves and then talk to Watson."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Watson, my old friend, what brings you here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He steps slowly into the light. You immediately notice two things:
Floyd | first, that he has a new walking stick with an unusual engraving. And,
Floyd | second, that there is something peculiar about his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Sherlock is now interested in making deductions about Watson. After
Floyd | examining him closely, you can talk to him about various clues.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Dylan arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x face" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is clear that Watson is in the throes of some disease.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New conjecture - Sick]
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can find a running list of Sherlock's thoughts by typing
Floyd | THOUGHTS, or just T.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stick" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is clearly a gift from Charing Cross Hospital, most likely on
Floyd | occasion of his retirement, which must have taken place recently,
Floyd | given that you hadn't heard of it yet. It is a fine stick; his service
Floyd | must be very respected.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Medical]
Floyd |
Floyd | [When Sherlock has two thoughts that are closely connected to each
Floyd | other, he can connect them to make a deduction. In this instance, you
Floyd | can LINK SICK TO MEDICAL.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x engraving" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ENGRAVING
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link sick to medical" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SICK TO MEDICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | (Sick to Medical)
Floyd | John is suffering from an advanced disease, but he has extensive
Floyd | medical knowledge. Thus, the disease is one which cannot be cured;
Floyd | combined with his visit here today, you must conclude that Watson is
Floyd | dying.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Medical]
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Sick]
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Incurable]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | [Sherlock is now interested in making deductions about Watson. You can
Floyd | SAY one of your thoughts to Watson instead.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say incurable" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY INCURABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Watson)
Floyd | "Watson, you are dying."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, Holmes, and it's not hard to see how you knew. I suspect that I
Floyd | have a large cancerous mass blocking my ductus communis choledochus."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then we find ourselves in similar situations," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A pair of pathetic, futile, broken creatures."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Exactly, Watson. Pathetic and futile. But is not all life pathetic
Floyd | and futile? Is not our story a microcosm of the whole? We reach. We
Floyd | grasp. And what is left in our hands at the end? A shadow. Or worse
Floyd | than a shadow--misery."
Floyd |
Floyd | You are silent together. Then Watson retrieves a package wrapped in
Floyd | brown paper that was stowed in his overcoat and places it near you.
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "This is for you, Holmes. I must go, but you may find it of
Floyd | interest."
Floyd |
Floyd | He turns and leaves, leaving the package behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Plover says, "I was recapping this channel last week, there was something about inviting mathbrush."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, not sure if that went through."
		Knight_Otu says, "Karona should know."
		Roger asks, "canonically in what year would Sherlock be 80? around 1930?"
		DavidW says, "This is also the last day for first tier of voting in the 2017 XYZZY Awards."
		Plover says, "I fingered mathbrush and he's in Dorm B."
		Knight_Otu says, "He's not online, though."
		DavidW says, ">examine package"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x package" 		

Floyd ]  Sanatorium                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PACKAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson has a brown paper package tied up in string for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You untie the string and unwrap Watson's latest delivery. Cracking
Floyd | open the book, you read the inscription:
Floyd |
Floyd | "To Sherlock, on his 80th birthday."
Floyd |
Floyd | He's finally done it, assembling the best of your cases together into
Floyd | one volume. But once you start reading, you are swept into your own
Floyd | reverie...
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | All of your old mental paraphernalia for solving cases are here.
Floyd | Useless now, of course. But there are two new additions here:
Floyd |
Floyd | --A pile of plaster dust lies on the floor; a memory of the case of
Floyd | The Six Napoleons. You can TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | --A worn lash lies on the floor; a memory of the Speckled Band. You
Floyd | can TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dust" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a metaphorical representation of the Case of the Six
Floyd | Napoelons. If you TAKE it, you will re-live that case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona says, "I invited him, but it currently seems he is not logged in"
Plover says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It contains the following:
Floyd | You have no pertinent thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We did the Speckled Band caas in the Intro version."
		Knight_Otu says, "We did."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lesser Sciences                                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lesser Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room that is mostly bare. Each corner is labelled by
Floyd | letters in worn gold foil. The areas titled LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY,
Floyd | and ASTRONOMY are bare.  You can return to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you had cases, you would look up various topics here, in the
Floyd | halls of your mind. But that was years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, there are stairs leading down to the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a reminder placard here, in the only room with enough space.
Floyd |

		Karona says, "Despite his having said he was interested"

Floyd | >

		
Lionheart arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Lesser Sciences                                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The stairs are filled with water, near the bottom. The dark waters
Floyd | threaten to overwhelm this place at any moment, but the respect and
Floyd | friendship of those close to you keeps it at bay. So you stay
Floyd | upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | -A pile of plaster dust lies on the floor; a memory of the case of The
Floyd | Six Napoleons. You can TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | -A worn lash lies on the floor; a memory of the Speckled Band. You can
Floyd | TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Physical Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room filled with bookshelves. The walls are labelled
Floyd | in worn gold foil. One side of the room has shelves labeled BOTANY and
Floyd | ZOOLOGY, with a varied degree of fullness in the shelves. The opposite
Floyd | side, labelled GEOLOGY, has a smaller number of books, but they are
Floyd | all well-worn.  The back wall is labelled CHEMISTRY, and it is packed
Floyd | full. You can return to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you had cases, you would look up various topics here, in the
Floyd | halls of your mind. But that was years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Plover says, "Hi Lionheart"
Plover says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x zoology" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ZOOLOGY
Floyd |
Floyd | Your knowledge of geology is restricted to practical topics only. You
Floyd | can LOOK UP a topic, if you have one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookshelves in this room are quite different from each other,
Floyd | including the Botany shelf, the Chemistry shelf, and the Geology
Floyd | shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x botany shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTANY SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | Your sentence had too many words; you can try typing just the part
Floyd | where you wanted to examine the botany bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x botany" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTANY
Floyd |
Floyd | Your knowledge of Botany is better in some areas than others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | -A pile of plaster dust lies on the floor; a memory of the case of The
Floyd | Six Napoleons. You can TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | -A worn lash lies on the floor; a memory of the Speckled Band. You can
Floyd | TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Human Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room filled with bookshelves. One side of the room is
Floyd | labeled ANATOMY, with a mismatched but full collection of books. The
Floyd | opposite side, labelled BRITISH LAW, has a regular row of bookshelves
Floyd | filled with volumes.  The back wall is labelled SENSATIONAL
Floyd | LITERATURE, and it is overflowing with lurid accounts of crime. You
Floyd | can return to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you had cases, you would look up various topics here, in the
Floyd | halls of your mind. But that was years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | This shelf has a mismatched but full collection of books. You've
Floyd | gathered a great deal of knowledge about anatomy over time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we pick up the plaster dust, then?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up ductus communis choledochus in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DUCTUS COMMUNIS CHOLEDOCHUS IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona says, "It would be a shame to let it go to waste"
Plover has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up cancer in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CANCER IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | -A pile of plaster dust lies on the floor; a memory of the case of The
Floyd | Six Napoleons. You can TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | -A worn lash lies on the floor; a memory of the Speckled Band. You can
Floyd | TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "take dust" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You find yourself remembering this case...
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | It is no very unusual thing for Inspector Lestrade, of Scotland Yard,
Floyd | to look in upon you of an evening, and his visits are welcome, for
Floyd | they enable you to keep in touch with all that is going on at the
Floyd | police head-quarters. In return for the news which Lestrade brings,
Floyd | you are always ready to listen with attention to the details of any
Floyd | case upon which the detective is engaged.
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade has fallen silent, puffing thoughtfully at his cigar. He
Floyd | clearly has something to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade is a lean, ferret-like man, furtive and sly-looking. He is
Floyd | quick, energetic, and shockingly conventional.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to him" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO HIM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anything remarkable on hand?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, no, Mr. Holmes, nothing very particular."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then tell me about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade laughed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, Mr. Holmes, there is no use denying that there is something on
Floyd | my mind. And yet it is such an absurd business that I hesitated to
Floyd | bother you about it. On the other hand, although it is trivial, it is
Floyd | undoubtedly queer, and I know that you have a taste for all that is
Floyd | out of the common. But in my opinion it comes more in Dr. Watson's
Floyd | line than ours."
Floyd |
Floyd | He nods knowingly, and pauses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Dylan sneaks out through a hole in space-time. 		DavidW says, "Then let's get Watson."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Watson's Bedroom                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening Watson's door)
Floyd | You tell Lestrade, "Wait here one minute."
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson's Bedroom
Floyd | Watson's bedroom has always been singularly uninteresting to you.
Floyd | Watson's bed is here. The parlor is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson's bed is in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Watson's Bedroom                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson's bed is precisely made in military style.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You tell Lestrade, "I'm ready now," as you enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is paying attention to someone else, right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade has fallen silent, puffing thoughtfully at his cigar. He
Floyd | clearly has something to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I deduce that Watson is not in his room. He's in this room!"
		Knight_Otu says, "So he is."
		DavidW asks, "But where's Lestrade?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Disease?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Madness, anyhow. And a queer madness too! You wouldn't think there
Floyd | was anyone living at this time of day who had such a hatred of
Floyd | Napoleon the First that he would break any image of him that he could
Floyd | see."
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink back in your chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's no business of mine," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Exactly. That's what I said. But then, when the man commits burglary
Floyd | in order to break images which are not his own, that brings it away
Floyd | from the doctor and on to the policeman."
Floyd |
Floyd | He rubs his hands pompously, as he waits for your comment.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Reports]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Plover arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Plover has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Knight_Otu asks, "I think we missed something by me moving?"
		DavidW says, "I think we missed ... yeah."
		DavidW asks, "I wonder if we can undo a few times?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watson's Bedroom                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson's Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Watson's Bedroom                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson's Bedroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona asks, "Would anyone object if I proposed a presumably inconsequential command that someone mentioned on the forum?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "take dust" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You find yourself remembering this case...
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | It is no very unusual thing for Inspector Lestrade, of Scotland Yard,
Floyd | to look in upon you of an evening, and his visits are welcome, for
Floyd | they enable you to keep in touch with all that is going on at the
Floyd | police head-quarters. In return for the news which Lestrade brings,
Floyd | you are always ready to listen with attention to the details of any
Floyd | case upon which the detective is engaged.
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade has fallen silent, puffing thoughtfully at his cigar. He
Floyd | clearly has something to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "how inconsequential?"
		Karona says, "It is a command with a purportedly funny response. Probably about as consequential as XYZZY"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Is it elementary, then?"
		Karona groans.
		Knight_Otu says, "Sowwy."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anything remarkable on hand?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, no, Mr. Holmes, nothing very particular."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then tell me about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade laughed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, Mr. Holmes, there is no use denying that there is something on
Floyd | my mind. And yet it is such an absurd business that I hesitated to
Floyd | bother you about it. On the other hand, although it is trivial, it is
Floyd | undoubtedly queer, and I know that you have a taste for all that is
Floyd | out of the common. But in my opinion it comes more in Dr. Watson's
Floyd | line than ours."
Floyd |
Floyd | He nods knowingly, and pauses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona smiles at KO
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Disease?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Madness, anyhow. And a queer madness too! You wouldn't think there
Floyd | was anyone living at this time of day who had such a hatred of
Floyd | Napoleon the First that he would break any image of him that he could
Floyd | see."
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink back in your chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's no business of mine," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Exactly. That's what I said. But then, when the man commits burglary
Floyd | in order to break images which are not his own, that brings it away
Floyd | from the doctor and on to the policeman."
Floyd |
Floyd | He rubs his hands pompously, as he waits for your comment.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Reports]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "perhaps we should have waited instead?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm a bit confused here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pause.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Disease?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Madness, anyhow. And a queer madness too! You wouldn't think there
Floyd | was anyone living at this time of day who had such a hatred of
Floyd | Napoleon the First that he would break any image of him that he could
Floyd | see."
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink back in your chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's no business of mine," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Exactly. That's what I said. But then, when the man commits burglary
Floyd | in order to break images which are not his own, that brings it away
Floyd | from the doctor and on to the policeman."
Floyd |
Floyd | He rubs his hands pompously, as he waits for your comment.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Reports]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess some part of the speech got skipped over somehow."
		DavidW says, "Might be the author's fault, not ours."
		Knight_Otu says, "Actually, it seems Lestrade got replaced by Watson somehow."
		Jacqueline says, "Back."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x watson" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is a gentleman of a medical type, but with the air of a
Floyd | military man. His left arm has been injured; he holds it in a stiff
Floyd | and unnatural manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade is a lean, ferret-like man, furtive and sly-looking. He is
Floyd | quick, energetic, and shockingly conventional.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade has fallen silent, puffing thoughtfully at his cigar. He
Floyd | clearly has something to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'd forgotten how much I love the writing in this, how Brian just nails it."
		Karona says, "WB"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks"
		DavidW says, "Both Watson and Lestrade are here, but for some reason, the room description hasn't been honest in saying they're both there."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, so both are here..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can only communicate with Watson about thoughts, at this time.
Floyd | You can SAY a thought TO WATSON.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts you haven't talked to Watson about:
Floyd |    Reports
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Needlessly confusing."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say reports to watson" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY REPORTS TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson doesn't have a report to give.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Sherlock's interest has been aroused by Lestrade. He can ask in more
Floyd | detail about specific topics by SAYing thoughts to Lestrade; for
Floyd | instance, you can SAY REPORTS]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say reports to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Hudson's Art Shop                                    assistant
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY REPORTS TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Reports]
Floyd |
Floyd | "Burglary! This is more interesting. Let me hear the details."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You see, Mr. Holmes, it was like this...
Floyd |
Floyd | Hudson's Art Shop
Floyd | The assistant was in the shop of Morse Hudson, who has a place for the
Floyd | sale of pictures and statues. Several works of art were placed
Floyd | carefully about the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back shop was to the south, and Kennington road was to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The assistant was busy preparing for customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Right, we're character switching in this game."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x arts" 		

Floyd ]  Hudson's Art Shop                                    assistant
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Plover), "You typed in the save number earlier, I think. It's automated if you do it correctly, so that you don't have to keep track."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x works of art" 		

Floyd ]  Hudson's Art Shop                                    assistant
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORKS OF ART
Floyd |
Floyd | The assistant said they were some items intended for pickup that day.
Floyd |
Floyd | The assistant heard a squeaking sound in the back room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You type 'clear save' to reset the counter, and then 'press save' when you want to save. It will save each game with a different number."
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Hudson's Art Shop                                    assistant
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Hudson's Art Shop                                    assistant
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | He strained to hear something useful, but he could not make out
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | The assistant heard a squeaking sound in the back room again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Iria says, "It's that time."
		Karona says, "That is convenient"
		DavidW says, "I think we're expected to go south into the back."
		Jacqueline says (to Iria), "It's 44 minutes past that time. :)"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, cat wanted attention."
		Jacqueline says, "You may wish to @recap toyshop, Iria."
		DavidW asks, "There's a cat in the back?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Back Shop                                            assistant
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Shop
Floyd | The back shop was a large room, packed with crates and boxes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The assistant couldn't see any mice. But then there was a loud crash
Floyd | from the front shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone must have broken in!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe the squeaking is just a mouse."
		Knight_Otu says, "Cat on the lap."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not anymore, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Cats are fickle."
		DavidW says, "North!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hudson's Art Shop                                    assistant
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hudson's Art Shop
Floyd | The assistant was in the shop of Morse Hudson, who has a place for the
Floyd | sale of pictures and statues. Several works of art were placed
Floyd | carefully about the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | The back shop was to the south, and Kennington road was to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The assistant found a plaster bust of Napoleon, which stood with
Floyd | several other works of art upon the counter, lying shivered into
Floyd | fragments.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Destroyed]
Floyd |
Floyd | The perpetrator must have just run out of the shop, to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "North!"
		Karona says, ">x cat on lap"
		Knight_Otu says, "Shall we give.. right."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kennington Road                                      assistant
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kennington Road
Floyd | Kennington road is dingy and unremarkable, Holmes. The assistant said,
Floyd | though, that there were several passers-by, including a constable.
Floyd |
Floyd | Perhaps someone saw what happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Talk to constable"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to constable" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CONSTABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The assistant asked everyone nearby. Although several passers-by
Floyd | declared that they had noticed a man run out of the shop, he could
Floyd | neither see anyone nor could he find any means of identifying the
Floyd | rascal.
Floyd |
Floyd | It seemed to be one of those senseless acts of Hooliganism which occur
Floyd | from time to time, and it was reported to the constable on the beat as
Floyd | such.
Floyd |
Floyd | The plaster cast was not worth more than a few shillings, and the
Floyd | whole affair appeared to be too childish for any particular
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Cheap]
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | Lestrade finishes his report
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The second case, however, was more serious and also more singular. It
Floyd | occurred only last night," says Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Newly relevant - Reports]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona says, "I have heard no objections, so I propose KISS WATSON"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say cheap to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY CHEAP TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "And, you said, these plaster busts are inexpensive?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Three, four shillings at most."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss watson" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab Watson firmly by both shoulders and give him a smoldering,
Floyd | passionate, intense look of brotherly friendship, which he returns, as
Floyd | you continue your entirely platonic relationship in your romance-free
Floyd | life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline laughs.
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Karona laughs her ass off
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say reports to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Dr. Barnicot's Bedroom                               Dr Barnicot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY REPORTS TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Reports]
Floyd |
Floyd | "You see, Mr. Holmes, it was like this...
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Barnicot's Bedroom
Floyd | In Kennington Road, and within a few hundred yards of Morse Hudson's
Floyd | shop, there lives a well-known medical practitioner, named Dr.
Floyd | Barnicot, who has one of the largest practices upon the south side of
Floyd | the Thames. His residence and principal consulting-room is at
Floyd | Kennington Road, but he has a branch surgery and dispensary at Lower
Floyd | Brixton Road, two miles away. This Dr. Barnicot is an enthusiastic
Floyd | admirer of Napoleon, and his house is full of books, pictures, and
Floyd | relics of the French Emperor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some little time ago he purchased from Morse Hudson two duplicate
Floyd | plaster casts of the famous head of Napoleon by the French sculptor,
Floyd | Devine. One of these he placed in his hall in the house at Kennington
Floyd | Road, and the other on the mantelpiece of the surgery at Lower
Floyd | Brixton.
Floyd |
Floyd | Today, however, he would find something unusual which had happened in
Floyd | his hall. The stairs went down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "These stairs usually go up"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Dr. Barnicot's Hall                                  Dr Barnicot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, when Dr. Barnicot came down this morning, he was astonished to
Floyd | find that his house had been burgled during the night, but that
Floyd | nothing had been taken save the plaster head from the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Barnicot's Hall
Floyd | Barnicot's Hall was austere, with whitewashed walls and oak floors.
Floyd | Nothing had been disturbed, except for his bust, which was gone. His
Floyd | garden was to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Barnicot's Garden                                    Dr Barnicot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnicot's Garden
Floyd | He was outside, with his hall to the south and his surgery
Floyd | several blocks to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | His garden of flowers and melons was bordered by wall, under which
Floyd | were the shattered fragments of his bust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Barnicot was bewildered.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Removed]
Floyd | [New thought - Variety]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I'm guessing there's a zillion of these Napolean statuettes but only one has a secret gem inside it?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds plausible."
		Knight_Otu doesn't know the case in question.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bust" 		

Floyd ]  Barnicot's Garden                                    Dr Barnicot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | The bust had been shattered to pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dr. Barnicot was upset, but he was due at his surgery at twelve
Floyd | o'clock. The road was to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Barnicot's Surgery                                   Dr Barnicot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | He travelled to his surgery, then.
Floyd |
Floyd | Barnicot's Surgery
Floyd | Barnicot's surgery was a successful practice, and full of a variety of
Floyd | equipment that I can't even begin to describe. He was situated in a
Floyd | well-to-do neighborhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can imagine his amazement when, on arriving there, he found that
Floyd | the window had been opened in the night, and that the broken pieces of
Floyd | his second bust were strewn all over the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Muffled]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Barnicot's Surgery                                   Dr Barnicot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bust" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, let me stop you there, Mr. Holmes; he immediately went to the
Floyd | police."
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade concludes, saying "Now, Mr. Holmes, you have got the facts.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In neither case were there any signs which could give us a clue as to
Floyd | the criminal or lunatic who had done the mischief, and their motive."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can think of several motives; the perpetrator may be motivated by
Floyd | hatred of Napoleon, by revenge on some person connected with the
Floyd | busts, or by some object concealed on the busts.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New conjecture - Hatred]
Floyd | [New conjecture - Revenge]
Floyd | [New conjecture - Seeking]
Floyd |
Floyd | But these are all private conjectures; you can speak with Lestrade
Floyd | about other topics (found by typing T or THOUGHTS).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Napoleon Bust Apart"
		Knight_Otu says, "Ow."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd | Muffled - "The bust from the quiet surgery was smashed where it
Floyd | was."
Floyd | Variety - "You do not know if the busts had a variety of
Floyd | depictions, or were the same mold."
Floyd | Removed - "The bust in Barnicot's Bedroom was taken to a quiet area
Floyd | to be smashed."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed three busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Revenge - "The culprit may be motivated by revenge. You feel this
Floyd | is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Hatred - "The culprit may be motivated by hatred of Napoleon. You
Floyd | feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say removed to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY REMOVED TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Lestrade," you ask, "You say that the bust in Barnicot's Bedroom was
Floyd | taken outside to be smashed?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," he answers, "He found it in his garden."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say muffled to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY MUFFLED TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "Lestrade, you say that the second bust was smashed in
Floyd | Barnicot's surgery?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He answers, "Smashed to atoms, Mr. Holmes."
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a better idea of the situation now. You can ask Lestrade more
Floyd | questions, or let him go.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Farewell]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say variety to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY VARIETY TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask, "Were the two busts smashed in Dr. Barnicot's rooms the exact
Floyd | duplicates of the one which was destroyed in Morse Hudson's shop?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "They were taken from the same mould," says Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Variety]
Floyd | [New thought - Duplicates]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say duplicates to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY DUPLICATES TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "And these busts, were, in fact, exact duplicates?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "They were taken from the same mould," says Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Such a fact must tell against the theory that the man who breaks them
Floyd | is influenced by any general hatred of Napoleon. Considering how many
Floyd | hundreds of statues of the great Emperor must exist in London, it is
Floyd | too much to suppose such a coincidence as that a promiscuous
Floyd | iconoclast should chance to begin upon three specimens of the same
Floyd | bust."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Hatred]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say destroyed to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY DESTROYED TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "And what do you make of all these destroyed busts?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade frowns. "It is a very difficult business,  Mr. Holmes, a
Floyd | difficult business."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Farewell - "It is time to say goodbye."
Floyd | Muffled - "The bust from the quiet surgery was smashed where it
Floyd | was."
Floyd | Removed - "The bust in Barnicot's Bedroom was taken to a quiet area
Floyd | to be smashed."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed three busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Revenge - "The culprit may be motivated by revenge. You feel this
Floyd | is somewhat likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link muffled to removed" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK MUFFLED TO REMOVED
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, it hints at a certain premeditation for one bust to be carried to
Floyd | a quiet place, and the other smashed in the surgery where it was
Floyd | already quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Removed]
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Muffled]
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Methodical]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say methodical to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY METHODICAL TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You see, Lestrade, there is a certain method in the gentleman's
Floyd | eccentric proceedings. "There is very little method in the wanton
Floyd | destruction of others' property, Mr. Holmes," he answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link methodical to duplicates" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK METHODICAL TO DUPLICATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link methodical to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK METHODICAL TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we try THINK and see if SENSATIONAL LITERATURE tells us anything?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link cheap to duplicates" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK CHEAP TO DUPLICATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | **********************************************
Floyd | You sink into your conscious mind...
Floyd | **********************************************
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can leave at any time by going outside
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently empty),
Floyd | "Motive" (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently empty). Each
Floyd | has a bit of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can place the game in Easy Mode by typing EASY at any time. This
Floyd | does not affect your success in the game. Easy mode will gives you
Floyd | hints on what connections you can make between topics.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Human Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room filled with bookshelves. One side of the room is
Floyd | labeled ANATOMY, with a mismatched but full collection of books. The
Floyd | opposite side, labelled BRITISH LAW, has a regular row of bookshelves
Floyd | filled with volumes.  The back wall is labelled SENSATIONAL
Floyd | LITERATURE, and it is overflowing with lurid accounts of crime. You
Floyd | can return to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LOOK UP thoughts that are related to laws, statutes, crimes,
Floyd | criminals, and anatomical facts, as well as anything else related to
Floyd | any of the above topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up napoleon in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP NAPOLEON IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up busts in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP BUSTS IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | This is where you store your various accounts of crime. It has been a
Floyd | productive source of clues, when you've had something important to
Floyd | look up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up seeking in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SEEKING IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps this isn't quite helpful just yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You consider moving that way, but are prevented. The available
Floyd | directions were: west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can leave at any time by going outside
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently empty),
Floyd | "Motive" (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently empty). Each
Floyd | has a bit of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x means" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | The means slot carries these words: "The means of a crime are the
Floyd | ability of the criminal to commit the crime." It is currently empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Still, interesting to see how the mind has changed with these slots."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The motive slot carries these words: "The motive of a crime is the
Floyd | cause or desire of the criminal to commit the crime." It is currently
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x opportunity" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OPPORTUNITY
Floyd |
Floyd | The opportunity slot carries these words: "The opportunity for a crime
Floyd | is the placement of the criminal at the correct time or place commit
Floyd | the crime." It is currently empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thoughts" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X THOUGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | It contains the following:
Floyd |
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Farewell - "It is time to say goodbye."
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Revenge - "The culprit may be motivated by revenge. You feel this
Floyd | is somewhat likely."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed three busts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link destroyed to revenge" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DESTROYED TO REVENGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link destroyed to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DESTROYED TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Very few
Floyd | thoughts have connections between them; you should focus on important
Floyd | connections, like means, motive, or opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link methodical to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK METHODICAL TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let's head back OUT. I don't think we can do much here yet after all."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You return to the outside world...
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Now they both show up."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Farewell - "It is time to say goodbye."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed three busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Revenge - "The culprit may be motivated by revenge. You feel this
Floyd | is somewhat likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say seeking to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY SEEKING TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You prefer not to mention your private conjectures to Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Thought so."
		Jacqueline says, "It's clever."
		DavidW says, "I'd say farewell, then chat with watson."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think... right."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say farewell to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY FAREWELL TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "The affair seems absurdly trifling, and yet I dare call
Floyd | nothing trivial when I reflect that some of my most classic cases have
Floyd | had the least promising commencement. You will remember, Watson, how
Floyd | the dreadful business of the Abernetty family was first brought to my
Floyd | notice by the depth which the parsley had sunk into the butter upon a
Floyd | hot day. I can't afford, therefore, to smile at your three broken
Floyd | busts, Lestrade, and I shall be very much obliged to you if you will
Floyd | let me hear of any fresh developments of so singular a chain of
Floyd | events."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Farewell]
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | The next day...
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a knock from the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the front door)
Floyd | You open the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a page boy here. He hands you a telegram, and you flip him a
Floyd | coin before shutting the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying an urgent telegram.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Now I want to know more about the parsley on the butter."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read telegram" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TELEGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come instantly, 131, Pitt Street, Kensington. -- Lestrade."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Karona says, "I need to run. If someone would do me the favor of contacting me by forum PM about next week's game and author, I would be grateful"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | **********************************************
Floyd | You sink into your conscious mind...
Floyd | **********************************************
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can leave at any time by going outside
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently empty),
Floyd | "Motive" (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently empty). Each
Floyd | has a bit of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can place the game in Easy Mode by typing EASY at any time. This
Floyd | does not affect your success in the game. Easy mode will gives you
Floyd | hints on what connections you can make between topics.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Human Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room filled with bookshelves. One side of the room is
Floyd | labeled ANATOMY, with a mismatched but full collection of books. The
Floyd | opposite side, labelled BRITISH LAW, has a regular row of bookshelves
Floyd | filled with volumes.  The back wall is labelled SENSATIONAL
Floyd | LITERATURE, and it is overflowing with lurid accounts of crime. You
Floyd | can return to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LOOK UP thoughts that are related to laws, statutes, crimes,
Floyd | criminals, and anatomical facts, as well as anything else related to
Floyd | any of the above topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up parsley in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP PARSLEY IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Karona sings out of key, the fish jumps out of the jug and slaps her in the face, and she shuffles home looking ashamed. 		DavidW says, "That wouldn't be here."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up abernetty in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ABERNETTY IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can leave at any time by going outside
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently empty),
Floyd | "Motive" (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently empty). Each
Floyd | has a bit of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You return to the outside world...
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Then let's go outside, I guess."
		DavidW asks, "Is Watson here?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson needs to know about this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Timing."
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Watson's Bedroom                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson's Bedroom
Floyd | Watson's bedroom has always been singularly uninteresting to you.
Floyd | Watson's bed is here. The parlor is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson's bed is in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You tap the door as you enter; Watson is just finishing getting
Floyd | dressed for the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson looks to you for an explanation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Watson's Bedroom                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You read the telegraph aloud:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come instantly, 131, Pitt Street, Kensington. -- "Lestrade."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What is it, then?" ask Watson.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't know--may be anything. But I suspect it is the sequel of the
Floyd | story of the statues. In that case our friend, the image-breaker, has
Floyd | begun operations in another quarter of London. There's coffee on the
Floyd | table, Watson, and we can fetch a cab outside."
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time to go, now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening Watson's door)
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Landing                                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | Your landing is a convenient place for clients to wait before
Floyd | summoning the courage to enter. Your lodgings are to the south,
Floyd | and the streets await to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  London Streets                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | London Streets
Floyd | It is a blazing hot day in August. Baker Street is like an oven, and
Floyd | the glare of the sunlight upon the brickwork of the houses along the
Floyd | road is painful to the eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cab is available further up the street to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You take a cab to Pitt Street.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | In half an hour you have reached Pitt Street, a quiet little backwater
Floyd | just beside one of the briskest currents of London life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pitt Street
Floyd | You are outside 131 Pitt Street. No. 131 is one of a row, all
Floyd | respectable and most unromantic dwellings. As you drive up you find
Floyd | the railings in front of the house lined by a curious crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Murder]
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice that the top steps have been swilled down, while the bottom
Floyd | steps are dry. You can take a cab to the south, or enter to the
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What does 'swilled down' mean?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say murder to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY MURDER TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "By George! it's attempted murder at the least. Nothing less
Floyd | will hold the London message-boy."
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson's eyes sharpen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently, wet in some fashion."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steps" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the wet steps or the dry steps?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wet steps" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WET STEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The top steps have been swilled down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dry steps" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRY STEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom steps are dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Asking my resident Brit, this is not actually British or American slang. But I think it means someone has mopped those steps."
		DavidW says, "ah. So if someone was bleeding..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Potentially, yes."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade receives you into the house with a very grave face.
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 131 Pitt
Floyd | You have been shown into the sitting room. There is a window showing
Floyd | the landing to the west, and a mantelpiece with a conspicuously
Floyd | bare spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The owner of the house (introduced to you as one Horace Harker, of the
Floyd | Central Press Syndicate) is pacing up and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x horace" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HORACE
Floyd |
Floyd | Horace Harker is an exceedingly unkempt and agitated elderly man, clad
Floyd | in a flannel dressing-gown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade is a lean, ferret-like man, furtive and sly-looking. He is
Floyd | quick, energetic, and shockingly conventional.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's the Napoleon bust business again," says Lestrade. "You seemed
Floyd | interested last night, Mr. Holmes, so I thought perhaps you would be
Floyd | glad to be present now that the affair has taken a very much graver
Floyd | turn."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What has it turned to, then?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "To murder. Mr. Harker, will you tell these gentlemen exactly what has
Floyd | occurred?"
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Murder]
Floyd | [New thought - Testimony]
Floyd |
Floyd | [When Sherlock is interested in a case, he prefers to SAY  thoughts TO
Floyd | people. Type THOUGHTS to access your full list of thoughts.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts you haven't talked to Lestrade about:
Floyd |    Testimony
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I deduce that Horace didn't get a coffee from the table."
		Jacqueline says, "My image of all of these people is from Young Sherlock Holmes, and Lestrade was not lean in that film. This description keeps messing with me. I guess everyone is older now and Lestrade has slimmed down."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say testimony to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY TESTIMONY TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade has no testimony to tell you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say testimony to harker" 		

Floyd ]  Harker's Den                                         Horace Harker
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY TESTIMONY TO HARKER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Testimony]
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's an extraordinary thing," says he, "that all my life I have been
Floyd | collecting other people's news, and now that a real piece of news has
Floyd | come my own way I am so confused and bothered that I can't put two
Floyd | words together. If I had come in here as a journalist I should have
Floyd | interviewed myself and had two columns in every evening paper. As it
Floyd | is I am giving away valuable copy by telling my story over and over to
Floyd | a string of different people, and I can make no use of it myself.
Floyd | However, I've heard your name, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and if you'll only
Floyd | explain this queer business I shall be paid for my trouble in telling
Floyd | you the story."
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You listen intently to his story...
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | Harker's Den
Floyd | I was sitting in my den about three o'clock, when I was convinced that
Floyd | I heard some sounds downstairs. I listened, but they were not
Floyd | repeated, and I concluded that they came from outside. Then suddenly,
Floyd | about five minutes later, there came a most horrible yell--the most
Floyd | dreadful sound, Mr. Holmes, that ever I heard. It will ring in my ears
Floyd | as long as I live. I sat frozen with horror for a minute or two.
Floyd |
Floyd | My den was at the back of the house. I could reach the sitting room by
Floyd | going down.
Floyd |
Floyd | My poker was by my side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get poker" 		

Floyd ]  Harker's Den                                         Horace Harker
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET POKER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Harker's Sitting Room                                Horace Harker
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Harker's Sitting Room
Floyd | It was dark, so late at night.  Still, I could see at a glance that my
Floyd | house had been burgled; the bust was gone from the mantelpiece. The
Floyd | rest of my furniture was undisturbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | I could go back up to my den, or west to my landing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mantelpiece" 		

Floyd ]  Harker's Sitting Room                                Horace Harker
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANTELPIECE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bust was gone from my mantelpiece.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Harker's Landing                                     Horace Harker
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Harker's Landing
Floyd | My landing was dim. The door to the east led back inside my
Floyd | home. The window to my sitting room was open, but dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dead man was lying there on my landing!
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Murderer]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Harker's Landing                                     Horace Harker
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | There was the poor fellow, a great gash in his throat and the whole
Floyd | place swimming in blood. He lay on his back, his knees drawn up, and
Floyd | his mouth horribly open. I shall see him in my dreams.
Floyd |
Floyd | I reached backwards in terror, and I felt my police-whistle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd ]  Harker's Landing                                     Horace Harker
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHISTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Harker's Landing                                     Horace Harker
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I could do nothing; I was paralyzed. All I could think of was
Floyd | summoning the police.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "blow whistle"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "blow whistle" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLOW WHISTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I had just time to blow on my police-whistle, and then I must have
Floyd | fainted, for I knew nothing more until I found the policeman standing
Floyd | over me in the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You finish listening to Horace Harker's story...
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | No. 131 Pitt
Floyd | You have been shown into the sitting room. There is a window showing
Floyd | the landing to the west, and a mantelpiece with a conspicuously
Floyd | bare spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The owner of the house is pacing up and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson looks like he has something to say, but then thinks better of
Floyd | it and returns to his thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "MathBrush isn't here, but I want you all to know that he appreciated and retweeted my tweet: [LINK]"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Revenge - "The culprit may be motivated by revenge. You feel this
Floyd | is somewhat likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say murderer to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY MURDERER TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "We have a long way to go yet," you say. "And yet--and yet--well, we
Floyd | have some suggestive facts to act upon. The possession of this
Floyd | trifling bust was worth more in the eyes of this strange criminal than
Floyd | a human life. That is one point."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have any other points?" asks Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link murderer to cheap" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK MURDERER TO CHEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link murderer to methodical" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK MURDERER TO METHODICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Consider
Floyd | using hints if you just want to move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say cheap to harker" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY CHEAP TO HARKER
Floyd |
Floyd | You gotten all you can from Harker; you can talk to the others,
Floyd | though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "talk to watson"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say murderer to watson" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY MURDERER TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Clearly the killer found the bust more valuable than a human life."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But why?" asks Watson. "What could their motive be?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say seeking to watson" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY SEEKING TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You prefer to keep your private conjectures to yourself, until you are
Floyd | more sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say methodical to watson" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY METHODICAL TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I would observe that there is a certain method in the
Floyd | gentleman's eccentric proceedings. For example, in Dr. Barnicot's
Floyd | hall, where a sound might arouse the family, the bust was taken
Floyd | outside before being broken, whereas in the surgery, where there was
Floyd | less danger of an alarm, it was smashed where it stood.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The affair seems absurdly trifling, and yet I dare call nothing
Floyd | trivial when I reflect that some of my most classic cases have had the
Floyd | least promising commencement. You will remember, Watson, how the
Floyd | dreadful business of the Abernetty family was first brought to my
Floyd | notice by the depth which the parsley had sunk into the butter upon a
Floyd | hot day. I can't afford, therefore, to smile at the three broken
Floyd | busts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say duplicates to watson" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY DUPLICATES TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why would a man seek out, not only busts of Napoleon, but busts which
Floyd | were exact duplicates of each other?" you ask Watson, testing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am firmly convinced of obsession."
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile, and shake your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say cheap to watson" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY CHEAP TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's telling, Watson, that these busts are so inexpensive," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson nods silently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say destroyed to watson" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY DESTROYED TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you think is the purpose for the destruction of the busts,
Floyd | Dr. Watson?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There is the condition which the modern French psychologists have
Floyd | called the "idée fixe," which may be trifling in character, and
Floyd | accompanied by complete sanity in every other way. A man who had read
Floyd | deeply about Napoleon, or who had possibly received some hereditary
Floyd | family injury through the great war, might conceivably form such an
Floyd | idée fixe and under its influence be capable of any fantastic
Floyd | outrage."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That won't do, my dear Watson," you say, shaking your head; "for no
Floyd | amount of idée fixe would enable your interesting monomaniac to find
Floyd | out where these busts were situated."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, how do you explain it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say seeking to watson" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY SEEKING TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already discussed this with Watson.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link murderer to cheap" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK MURDERER TO CHEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Revenge - "The culprit may be motivated by revenge. You feel this
Floyd | is somewhat likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The window in the sitting room looks out on the landing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade has more to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the landing outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x landing" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LANDING
Floyd |
Floyd | The landing looks exactly like it did outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, who was the murdered man?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's nothing to show who he was," says Lestrade. "You shall see
Floyd | the body at the mortuary, but we have made nothing of it up to now. He
Floyd | is a tall man, sunburned, very powerful, not more than thirty. He is
Floyd | poorly dressed, and yet does not appear to be a labourer. A
Floyd | horn-handled clasp knife was lying in a pool of blood beside him.
Floyd | Whether it was the weapon which did the deed, or whether it belonged
Floyd | to the dead man, I do not know. There was no name on his clothing, and
Floyd | nothing in his pockets save an apple, some string, a shilling map of
Floyd | London, and a photograph. Here it is."
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands you the photograph.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade is eager to discuss the case with you some more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | It has evidently been taken by a snap-shot from a small camera. It
Floyd | represents an alert, sharp-featured man with thick eyebrows and
Floyd | deep-set eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade is eager to discuss the case with you some more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "And what became of the bust?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We had news of it just before you came. It has been found in the
Floyd | front garden of an empty house in Campden House Road. It was broken
Floyd | into fragments. I am going round now to see it. Will you come?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade is eager to discuss the case with you some more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  No. 131 Pitt                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Certainly. I must just take one look round." You examine the carpet
Floyd | and the window. "The fellow had either very long legs or was a most
Floyd | active man," you say. "With an area beneath, it was no mean feat to
Floyd | reach that window-ledge and open that window. Getting back was
Floyd | comparatively simple. Are you coming with us to see the remains of
Floyd | your bust, Mr. Harker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The disconsolate journalist has seated himself at a writing-table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I must try and make something of it," said he, "though I have no
Floyd | doubt that the first editions of the evening papers are out already
Floyd | with full details. It's like my luck! You remember when the stand fell
Floyd | at Doncaster? Well, I was the only journalist in the stand, and my
Floyd | journal the only one that had no account of it, for I was too shaken
Floyd | to write it. And now I'll be too late with a murder done on my own
Floyd | doorstep."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade motions for you to leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you leave the room you hear Harker's pen travelling shrilly over
Floyd | the foolscap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pitt Street
Floyd | You are outside 131 Pitt Street. No. 131 is one of a row, all
Floyd | respectable and most unromantic dwellings. The railings in front of
Floyd | the house are lined by a curious crowd. You notice that the top steps
Floyd | have been swilled down, while the bottom steps are dry. You can take a
Floyd | cab to the south, or enter to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | According to Lestrade, the bust is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inspector Lestrade walks in after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wet stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WET STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your sentence had too many words; you can try typing just the part
Floyd | where you wanted to examine the wet steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wet steps" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WET STEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The top steps have been swilled down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Streetlamp
Floyd | The spot where the fragments of the bust had been found is only a few
Floyd | hundred yards a way from Pitt Street (which was to the south.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some splintered shards here, under the light of a nearby
Floyd | streetlamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inspector Lestrade walks in after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shards" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | For the first time your eyes rest upon this presentment of the great
Floyd | Emperor, which has seemed to raise such frantic and destructive hatred
Floyd | in the mind of the unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Illumination]
Floyd |
Floyd | The bust lies scattered in splintered shards upon the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say illumination to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY ILLUMINATION TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "It is clear that he chose this streetlamp to destroy the
Floyd | bust by in order to see what he was doing."
Floyd |
Floyd | "By Jove! that's true," says the detective. "Now that I come to think
Floyd | of it, Dr. Barnicot's bust was broken not far from his red lamp. Well,
Floyd | Mr. Holmes, what are we to do with that fact?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You answer, "To remember it--to docket it. We may come on something
Floyd | later which will bear upon it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link illumination to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK ILLUMINATION TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link illumination to methodical" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK ILLUMINATION TO METHODICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say illumination to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY ILLUMINATION TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I wish to call your attention very particularly to the
Floyd | position of this house in the garden of which the bust was destroyed."
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson looks about him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was an empty house, and so he knew that he would not be disturbed
Floyd | in the garden."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, but there is another empty house farther up the street which he
Floyd | must have passed before he came to this one. Why did he not break it
Floyd | there, since it is evident that every yard that he carried it
Floyd | increased the risk of someone meeting him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I give it up," says Watson.
Floyd |
Floyd | You point to the street lamp above your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He could see what he was doing here and he could not there. That was
Floyd | his reason."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Revenge - "The culprit may be motivated by revenge. You feel this
Floyd | is somewhat likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "link illumination to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK ILLUMINATION TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link illumination to duplication" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK ILLUMINATION TO DUPLICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link illumination to duplicates" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK ILLUMINATION TO DUPLICATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Very few
Floyd | thoughts have connections between them; you should focus on important
Floyd | connections, like means, motive, or opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link illumination to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK ILLUMINATION TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | [When Sherlock is interested in a case, he prefers to SAY  thoughts TO
Floyd | people. Type THOUGHTS to access your full list of thoughts.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts you haven't talked to Lestrade about:
Floyd |    You have nothing left to tell Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is paying attention to someone else, right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we just leave here?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think so."
		DavidW says, "There'd be a farewell topic again."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Streetlamp
Floyd | The spot where the fragments of the bust had been found is only a few
Floyd | hundred yards a way from Pitt Street (which was to the south.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some splintered shards here, under the light of a nearby
Floyd | streetlamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I need to visit the bathroom. But continue without me."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x streetlamp" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STREETLAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a perfectly ordinary streetlamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fragments" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRAGMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shards" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The bust lies scattered in splintered shards upon the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You review yourself; you are over six feet in height, and excessively
Floyd | lean. Your eyes are sharp and deep-set, your nose is thin and
Floyd | hawk-like. Your hands are blotted with ink and stained with chemicals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | **********************************************
Floyd | You sink into your conscious mind...
Floyd | **********************************************
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can leave at any time by going outside
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently empty),
Floyd | "Motive" (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently empty). Each
Floyd | has a bit of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can place the game in Easy Mode by typing EASY at any time. This
Floyd | does not affect your success in the game. Easy mode will gives you
Floyd | hints on what connections you can make between topics.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put seeking in motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SEEKING IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't seem to fit; there must be something more specific.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It contains the following:
Floyd |
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is somewhat likely."
Floyd | Revenge - "The culprit may be motivated by revenge. You feel this
Floyd | is somewhat likely."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link destroyed to cheap" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DESTROYED TO CHEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link revenge to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK REVENGE TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Consider
Floyd | using hints if you just want to move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You return to the outside world...
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | Under the Streetlamp
Floyd | The spot where the fragments of the bust had been found is only a few
Floyd | hundred yards a way from Pitt Street (which was to the south.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some splintered shards here, under the light of a nearby
Floyd | streetlamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say seeking to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY SEEKING TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You prefer not to mention your private conjectures to Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link revenge to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK REVENGE TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link murderer to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK MURDERER TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, only some precious item concealed in the bust could induce one to
Floyd | murder another.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link murderer to revenge" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK MURDERER TO REVENGE
Floyd |
Floyd | No, even if he was smashing the busts to have revenge on the fellow he
Floyd | murdered, he would have smashed the busts before killing. Revenge is
Floyd | not his motive.
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Revenge]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "back"
		Knight_Otu says, "At least we discarded revenge as a motive."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say seeking to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY SEEKING TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You prefer not to mention your private conjectures to Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say seeking to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY SEEKING TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already discussed this with Watson.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I think if we go south, we might get to the body?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |    photograph
Floyd |    telegram
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Streetlamp                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | It has evidently been taken by a snap-shot from a small camera. It
Floyd | represents an alert, sharp-featured man with thick eyebrows and
Floyd | deep-set eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "South is back to the landing."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, eventually."
		DavidW says, "And I believe the body was taken away."
		DavidW says, "You can try going south. Maybe we missed a clue."
		Knight_Otu asks, "To the mortuary, yes, where we did get kind of invited to?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pitt Street
Floyd | You are outside 131 Pitt Street. No. 131 is one of a row, all
Floyd | respectable and most unromantic dwellings. The railings in front of
Floyd | the house are lined by a curious crowd. You notice that the top steps
Floyd | have been swilled down, while the bottom steps are dry. You can take a
Floyd | cab to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | According to Lestrade, the bust is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inspector Lestrade walks in after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | They are pressed together against the railings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x railings" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RAILINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You scan the railing for clues, but find none of importance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade stops you. "There's something on my mind, Holmes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "What is it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade says, "The most practical way of getting at the case, in my
Floyd | opinion, is to identify the dead man. There should be no difficulty
Floyd | about that. When we have found who he is and who his associates are,
Floyd | we should have a good start in learning what he was doing in Pitt
Floyd | Street last night, and who it was who met him and killed him on the
Floyd | doorstep of Mr. Horace Harker. Don't you think so?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | [In this game, speech is handled by using SAY [a thought] TO
Floyd | [someone], where thoughts you know can be found by typing THOUGHTS. In
Floyd | situations of boredom or extreme excitement, Sherlock can only TALK TO
Floyd | individuals.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show photo to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PHOTO TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson has already seen the photograph.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You answer, "No doubt; and yet it is not quite the way in which I
Floyd | should approach the case."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What would you do, then?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you must not let me influence you in any way! I suggest that you
Floyd | go on your line and I on mine. We can compare notes afterwards, and
Floyd | each will supplement the other."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very good," says Lestrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | But you have something more to tell him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you are going back to Pitt Street you might see Mr. Horace Harker.
Floyd | Tell him from me that I have quite made up my mind, and that it is
Floyd | certain that a dangerous homicidal lunatic with Napoleonic delusions
Floyd | was in his house last night. It will be useful for his article."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade stares.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't seriously believe that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't I? Well, perhaps I don't. But I am sure that it will interest
Floyd | Mr. Horace Harker and the subscribers of the Central Press Syndicate.
Floyd | Now, Watson, I think that we shall find that we have a long and rather
Floyd | complex day's work before us. I should be glad, Lestrade, if you could
Floyd | make it convenient to meet us at Baker Street at six o'clock this
Floyd | evening. Until then I should like to keep this photograph found in the
Floyd | dead man's pocket. It is possible that I may have to ask your company
Floyd | and assistance upon a small expedition which will have be undertaken
Floyd | to-night, if my chain of reasoning should prove to be correct. Until
Floyd | then, good-bye and good luck!"
Floyd |
Floyd | With that, you nod and Inspector Lestrade takes his leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's a bit weird."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Pitt Street                                          Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is paying attention to someone else, right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, a bit."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  London Hub                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You and Watson take a cab to High Street.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | You stop to plan your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | London Hub
Floyd | You are on a busy corner on High Street. From here, you can plan your
Floyd | visits to all the locations associated to the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can catch a cab east to visit Harding Brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cab can take you west to Hudson's Art Shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you can go north to Gelder and Co., the manufacturer
Floyd | of the busts.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small restaurant is to the south, but it is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, north please."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | In rapid succession you pass through the fringe of fashionable London,
Floyd | hotel London, theatrical London, literary London, commercial London,
Floyd | and, finally, maritime London, till you come to a riverside city of a
Floyd | hundred thousand souls, where the tenement houses swelter and reek
Floyd | with the outcasts of Europe. Here, in a broad thoroughfare, once the
Floyd | abode of wealthy City merchants, you find the sculpture works for
Floyd | which we searched.
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You have arrived at the sculpture works.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | Sculpture Works Yard
Floyd | Here, outside the Sculpture Works, is a considerable yard full of
Floyd | monumental masonry. The street is to the south, and the factory
Floyd | itself is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x masonry" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MASONRY
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sculpture Works Factory
Floyd | Inside the sculpture works is a large room in which fifty workers are
Floyd | carving or moulding. The exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a German manager here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x manager" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | He is a big, blond German.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | A reference to his books shows that hundreds of casts had been taken
Floyd | from a marble copy of Devine's head of Napoleon, but that the three
Floyd | which have been sent to Morse Hudson a year or so before were half of
Floyd | a batch of six, the other three being sent to Harding Brothers, of
Floyd | Kensington. There is no reason why those six should be different to
Floyd | any of the other casts. He can suggest no possible cause why anyone
Floyd | should wish to destroy them--in fact, he laughs at the idea. Their
Floyd | wholesale price is six shillings, but the retailer gets twelve or
Floyd | more. The cast is taken in two moulds from each side of the face, and
Floyd | then these two profiles of plaster of Paris are joined together to
Floyd | make the complete bust. The work was usually done by Americans in the
Floyd | room we were in. When finished the busts were put on a table in the
Floyd | passage to dry, and afterwards stored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Perhaps he would recognize the person in the photo.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Sales]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "show photo to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PHOTO TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The production of the photograph has a remarkable effect upon the
Floyd | manager. His face flushes with anger, and his brows knot over his blue
Floyd | Teutonic eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, the rascal!" he cries. "Yes, indeed, I know him very well. This
Floyd | has always been a respectable establishment, and the only time that we
Floyd | have ever had the police in it was over this very fellow. It was more
Floyd | than a year ago now. He knifed another American in the street, and
Floyd | then he came to the works with the police on his heels, and he was
Floyd | taken here. Tommy was his name--his second name I never knew. Serve me
Floyd | right for engaging a man with such a face. But he was a good workman,
Floyd | one of the best."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What did he get?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The man lived and he got off with a year. I have no doubt he is out
Floyd | now; but he has not dared to show his nose here. We have a cousin of
Floyd | his here, and I dare say he could tell you where he is."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, no," you cry, "not a word to the cousin--not a word, I beg you.
Floyd | The matter is very important, and the farther I go with it the more
Floyd | important it seems to grow."
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Recognition]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That answers a few things."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd |    Recognition - "The German manager employed Tommy in his shop."
Floyd |    Sales - "The busts were sold on June 3rd."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So the cousin might be the murderer."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say recognition to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY RECOGNITION TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | [It is not time for discussing individual clues. The only method of
Floyd | conversing at this time is TALKing TO individuals.]
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | That was all he could tell you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "link sales to cheap" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SALES TO CHEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "link recognition to murderer" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Factory                              Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK RECOGNITION TO MURDERER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Let's visit another place from the Hub."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sculpture Works Yard
Floyd | Here, outside the Sculpture Works, is a considerable yard full of
Floyd | monumental masonry. The street is to the south, and the factory
Floyd | itself is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say recognition to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY RECOGNITION TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, Watson, it seems that the manager of the factory that created
Floyd | the busts employed the same man whose photograph was found on the dead
Floyd | man's body in Pitt Street."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, indeed; and I believe Morse Hudson said he recognized him, as
Floyd | well."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er, we haven't been there yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "He sure didn't yet, Watson."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The German manager runs to stop you. "Mr. Holmes, I just thought of
Floyd | something."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh? What is it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was trying to remember the day that Tommy was arrested. According
Floyd | to the pay-list, he was paid last on May 20th."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you, sir," you say, after which he returns to his factory.
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Incarceration]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link sales to incarceration" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SALES TO INCARCERATION
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, it looks like the busts were sold after Tommy was incarcerated;
Floyd | he had the opportunity to alter them before selling them.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Sales]
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Incarceration]
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Timing]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Recognition - "The German manager employed Tommy in his shop."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "link timing to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK TIMING TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say timing to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY TIMING TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "According to the sales records, the busts were sold a few
Floyd | days after Tommy was arrested."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You seem to find that timing important."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very important," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link timing to illumination" 		

Floyd ]  Sculpture Works Yard                                 Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK TIMING TO ILLUMINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Very few
Floyd | thoughts have connections between them; you should focus on important
Floyd | connections, like means, motive, or opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  London Hub                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | London Hub
Floyd | You are on a busy corner on High Street. From here, you can plan your
Floyd | visits to all the locations associated to the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can catch a cab east to visit Harding Brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cab can take you west to Hudson's Art Shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you can go north to Gelder and Co., the manufacturer
Floyd | of the busts.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small restaurant is to the south, but it is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hudson's?"
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Since Watson spoiled a bit already. :p"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | **************************************************************
Floyd | You and Watson take a cab to the picture dealer's establishment.
Floyd | **************************************************************
Floyd | Pictures Dealer's Establishment
Floyd | The picture-dealer's establishment is smaller and more worn out than
Floyd | Harding Brothers. The exit to the street is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Morse Hudson is a small, stout man with a red face and a peppery
Floyd | manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hudson" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HUDSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You scan Morse Hudson for clues, but find none of importance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I imagine we need to visit all three locations, then the small restaurant will open."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "And what, no code from Morse?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to morse" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, sir. On my very counter, sir," he says. "What we pay rates and
Floyd | taxes for I don't know, when any ruffian can come in and break one's
Floyd | goods. Yes, sir, it was I who sold Dr. Barnicot his two statues.
Floyd | Disgraceful, sir! A Nihilist plot, that's what I make it. No one but
Floyd | an Anarchist would go about breaking statues. Red republicans, that's
Floyd | what I call 'em. Who did I get the statues from? I don't see what that
Floyd | has to do with it. Well, if you really want to know, I got them from
Floyd | Gelder & Co., in Church Street, Stepney. They are a well-known house
Floyd | in the trade, and have been this twenty years. How many had I?
Floyd | Three--two and one are three--two of Dr. Barnicot's and one smashed in
Floyd | broad daylight on my own counter. "
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I don't want to catch a code."

Floyd | That was short, but all he has to say for now. You can go, unless you
Floyd | can show him some additional evidence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "show photograph to morse" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PHOTOGRAPH TO MORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | He says. "Do I know that photograph? No, I don't. Yes, I do, though.
Floyd | Why, it's Tommy. He was a kind of American piece-work man, who made
Floyd | himself useful in the shop. He could carve a bit and gild and frame,
Floyd | and do odd jobs. The fellow left me last week, and I've heard nothing
Floyd | of him since. No, I don't know where he came from nor where he went
Floyd | to. I have nothing against him while he was here. He was gone two days
Floyd | before the bust was smashed."
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Employed]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm.."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link employed to recognition" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK EMPLOYED TO RECOGNITION
Floyd |
Floyd | Tommy is a common thread, having been employed at two locations linked
Floyd | to the busts.
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Employed]
Floyd |
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Recognition]
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Common]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say common to watson" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY COMMON TO WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you make of the fact, Watson, that this Tommy was employed at
Floyd | several of the locations where the busts were sold?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson say, "It smacks of conspiracy. But I cannot think of the
Floyd | purpose of such actions."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at two
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link common to timing" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK COMMON TO TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link common to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK COMMON TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link common to murderer" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK COMMON TO MURDERER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Consider
Floyd | using hints if you just want to move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pictures Dealer's Establishment
Floyd | The picture-dealer's establishment is smaller and more worn out than
Floyd | Harding Brothers. The exit to the street is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson looks around for clues.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Morse Hudson is a small, stout man with a red face and a peppery
Floyd | manner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "link common to methodical" 		

Floyd ]  Pictures Dealer's Establishment                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK COMMON TO METHODICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I think we're done here?"
		DavidW says, "Yes. Try the Harding place."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  London Hub                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | London Hub
Floyd | You are on a busy corner on High Street. From here, you can plan your
Floyd | visits to all the locations associated to the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can catch a cab east to visit Harding Brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cab can take you west to Hudson's Art Shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you can go north to Gelder and Co., the manufacturer
Floyd | of the busts.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small restaurant is to the south, but it is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You and Watson take a cab to Harding Brothers.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | Harding Brothers
Floyd | The shop of Harding Brothers is scarcely of interest. A large counter
Floyd | stands near the front. The exit to the street is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a young clerk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clerk" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLERK
Floyd |
Floyd | A fresh young fellow, most likely a recent addition to the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to clerk" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CLERK
Floyd |
Floyd | The young clerk informs you that Mr. Harding will be absent until
Floyd | after noon, and that he himself is a newcomer who can give you no
Floyd | information.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say to Watson, "Well, well, we can't expect to have it all our own
Floyd | way, Watson. We must come back in the afternoon if Mr. Harding will
Floyd | not be here until then. I am, as you have no doubt surmised,
Floyd | endeavouring to trace these busts to their source, in order to find if
Floyd | there is not something peculiar which may account for their remarkable
Floyd | fate." He nods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "show photograph to clerk" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PHOTOGRAPH TO CLERK
Floyd |
Floyd | He informs you that the manager would be able to provide you more
Floyd | information when he arrives, but that he is unable to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "Lunch time for detectives."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  London Hub                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You return to the street near the restaurant.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | London Hub
Floyd | You are on a busy corner on High Street. From here, you can plan your
Floyd | visits to all the locations associated to the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can catch a cab east to visit Harding Brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cab can take you west to Hudson's Art Shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you can go north to Gelder and Co., the manufacturer
Floyd | of the busts.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small restaurant is to the south. It is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "I see the restaurant has opened now, Watson. The day is
Floyd | getting on." You sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "AHA"
		Knight_Otu says, "You said it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Nearby Restaurant                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby Restaurant
Floyd | This is a nondescript restaurant. The furnishings look to be roughly
Floyd | twenty years old, but at least it is clean. The street is back to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a news-bill at the entrance; you wonder if Horace Harker
Floyd | listened to your suggestions about the nature of the murders.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bill" 		

Floyd ]  Nearby Restaurant                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BILL
Floyd |
Floyd | It  says, "It is satisfactory to know that there can be no difference
Floyd | of opinion upon this case, since Mr. Lestrade, one of the most
Floyd | experienced members of the official force, and Mr. Sherlock Holmes,
Floyd | the well-known consulting expert, have each come to the conclusion
Floyd | that the grotesque series of incidents, which have ended in so tragic
Floyd | a fashion, arise from lunacy rather than from deliberate crime. No
Floyd | explanation save mental aberration can cover the facts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bill" 		

Floyd ]  Nearby Restaurant                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BILL
Floyd |
Floyd | It still says, "It is satisfactory to know that there can be no
Floyd | difference of opinion upon this case, since Mr. Lestrade, one of the
Floyd | most experienced members of the official force, and Mr. Sherlock
Floyd | Holmes, the well-known consulting expert, have each come to the
Floyd | conclusion that the grotesque series of incidents, which have ended in
Floyd | so tragic a fashion, arise from lunacy rather than from deliberate
Floyd | crime. No explanation save mental aberration can cover the facts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "ever since I started taking all this cocaine, I'm not really as hungry as I used to be"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, just the one."
		Knight_Otu says, "One text, I mean."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Nearby Restaurant                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at two
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There should be a scene here where Holmes and Watson platonically share a malted together with two straws."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss watson" 		

Floyd ]  Nearby Restaurant                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS WATSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab Watson firmly by both shoulders and give him a smoldering,
Floyd | passionate, intense look of brotherly friendship, which he returns, as
Floyd | you continue your entirely platonic relationship in your romance-free
Floyd | life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria goes home. 		Knight_Otu says, "That's as close as we'll get."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Nearby Restaurant                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby Restaurant
Floyd | This is a nondescript restaurant. The furnishings look to be roughly
Floyd | twenty years old, but at least it is clean. The street is back to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson is here, lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a news-bill at the entrance; you wonder if Horace Harker
Floyd | listened to your suggestions about the nature of the murders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Go back to the west one."
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems we just get the news-bill here."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  London Hub                                           Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution if you
Floyd | only know how to use it. And now, if you have quite finished, we will
Floyd | hark back to the streets. The manager of Harding Brothers should be
Floyd | back by now".
Floyd |
Floyd | London Hub
Floyd | You are on a busy corner on High Street. From here, you can plan your
Floyd | visits to all the locations associated to the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can catch a cab east to visit Harding Brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cab can take you west to Hudson's Art Shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you can go north to Gelder and Co., the manufacturer
Floyd | of the busts.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small restaurant is to the south. It is now open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Harding, you mean, not Hudson's, right?"
		DavidW says, "yes, I got the directions mixed up."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You and Watson take a cab to Harding Brothers.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | Harding Brothers
Floyd | The shop of Harding Brothers is scarcely of interest. A large counter
Floyd | stands near the front. The exit to the street is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The manager and founder is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x manager" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The founder of that great emporium is a brisk, crisp little person,
Floyd | very dapper and quick, with a clear head and a ready tongue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm starving. I need to eat something."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | He says, "Yes, sir, I have already read the account in the evening
Floyd | papers. Mr. Horace Harker is a customer of ours. We supplied him with
Floyd | the bust some months ago. We ordered three busts of that sort from
Floyd | Gelder & Co., of Stepney. They are all sold now. To whom? Oh, I dare
Floyd | say by consulting our sales book we could very easily tell you. Yes,
Floyd | we have the entries here. One to Mr. Harker, you see, and one to Mr.
Floyd | Josiah Brown, of Laburnum Lodge, Laburnum Vale, Chiswick, and one to
Floyd | Mr. Sandeford, of Lower Grove Road, Reading. Have we any Americans on
Floyd | the staff? Yes, sir, we have several among our workpeople and
Floyd | cleaners. I dare say they might get a peep at that sales book if they
Floyd | wanted to. There is no particular reason for keeping a watch upon that
Floyd | book. Well, well, it's a very strange business, and I hope that you'll
Floyd | let me know if anything comes of your inquiries."
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Staff]
Floyd |
Floyd | You tell Watson, "I think we have enough information, now. Let's meet
Floyd | up with Lestrade."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "Kentucky Fried Parrot falls from the sky!!"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I wish."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "show photograph to manager" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PHOTOGRAPH TO MANAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The manager says, "No, I have never seen this face which you show me
Floyd | in the photograph. You would hardly forget it, would you, sir, for
Floyd | I've seldom seen an uglier."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts:
Floyd | Staff - "Harding Brothers employed several Americans with access to
Floyd | the books."
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at two
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed four busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures:
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can THINK to go back to your conscious mind to look up topics, or
Floyd | to determine the criminal's means, motive, and opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link staff to common" 		

Floyd ]  Harding Brothers                                     Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK STAFF TO COMMON
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, Tommy was likely involved with all three of these locations.
Floyd | [Finished with thought - Staff]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That was quick."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You take a cab home.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find Inspector Lestrade pacing up and down in a fever of
Floyd | impatience. His look of importance shows that his day's work has not
Floyd | been in vain.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well?" he asks. "What luck, Mr. Holmes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cheery in winter, the fireplace went unused during the summer months.
Floyd | The mantelpiece finds more use, now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "talk to lestrade"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say common to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY COMMON TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "It seems that Tommy was employed at more than one of the locations
Floyd | where the busts were sold."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you quite sure, Mr. Holmes? These Americans all look very
Floyd | similar."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "We have had a very busy day, and not entirely a wasted one," my
Floyd | friend explained. "We have seen both the retailers and also the

		Jacqueline says, "haha"

Floyd | wholesale manufacturers. I can trace each of the busts now from the
Floyd | beginning."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The busts!" cried Lestrade. "Well, well, you have your own methods,
Floyd | Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and it is not for me to say a word against them,
Floyd | but I think I have done a better day's work than you. I have
Floyd | identified the dead man."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't say so?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "And found a cause for the crime."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Splendid!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "We have an inspector who makes a specialty of Saffron Hill and the
Floyd | American quarter. Well, this dead man had some sort of weighted
Floyd | walking stick, and that, along with his suit, made me think he was
Floyd | from New York in America. Inspector Hill knew him the moment he caught
Floyd | sight of him. His name is Bill Westman, from Brooklyn, and he is one
Floyd | of the greatest cut-throats in America. He is connected with the
Floyd | Cherry Hill Gang, which, as you know, is a secret society, enforcing
Floyd | its decrees by murder. Now you see how the affair begins to clear up.
Floyd | The other fellow is probably an American also, and a member of the
Floyd | Cherry Hill Gang. He has broken the rules in some fashion. Bill is set
Floyd | upon his track. Probably the photograph we found in his pocket is the
Floyd | man himself, so that he may not knife the wrong person. He dogs the
Floyd | fellow, he sees him enter a house, he waits outside for him, and in
Floyd | the scuffle he receives his own death-wound. How is that, Mr. Sherlock
Floyd | Holmes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "A society so secret, we certainly know it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Excellent, Lestrade, excellent!" he cried. "But I didn't quite follow
Floyd | your explanation of the destruction of the busts."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The busts! You never can get those busts out of your head. After all,
Floyd | that is nothing; petty larceny, six months at the most. It is the
Floyd | murder that we are really investigating, and I tell you that I am
Floyd | gathering all the threads into my hands."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A secret society isn't entirely secret; it needs new members from the non-secret."
		Knight_Otu says, "Now hiring: The secret society you all heard about."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "And the next stage?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is a very simple one. I shall go down with Hill to the American
Floyd | quarter, find the man whose photograph we have got, and arrest him on
Floyd | the charge of murder. Will you come with us?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think not. I fancy we can attain our end in a simpler way. I can't
Floyd | say for certain, because it all depends--well, it all depends upon a
Floyd | factor which is completely outside our control. But I have great
Floyd | hopes--in fact, the betting is exactly two to one--that if you will
Floyd | come with us to-night I shall be able to help you to lay him by the
Floyd | heels."
Floyd |
Floyd | "In the American quarter?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "No; I fancy Chiswick is an address which is more likely to find him.
Floyd | If you will come with me to Chiswick to-night, Lestrade, I'll promise
Floyd | to go to the American quarter with you to-morrow, and no harm will be
Floyd | done by the delay. And now I think that a few hours" sleep would do us
Floyd | all good, for I do not propose to leave before eleven o'clock, and it
Floyd | is unlikely that we shall be back before morning. You'll dine with us,
Floyd | Lestrade, and then you are welcome walk about the neighborhood until
Floyd | it is time for us to start. In the meantime, Watson, I should be glad
Floyd | if you would ring for an express messenger, for I have a letter to
Floyd | send, and it is important that it should go at once."
Floyd |
Floyd | After a quick bite of dinner, Lestrade goes out for his walk. Now it's
Floyd | time for your plan. Of the remaining busts, one is in Laburnum Villa
Floyd | in the Chiswick neighborhood of London, and one is much further away,
Floyd | at Lower Grove Road, at Reading, according to the manager of Harding
Floyd | brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chiswick must be the location that the thief will visit first, as you
Floyd | told Lestrade. But you must alert the owner.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is paper and a pen on the mantle. You can WRITE a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Did we have more to say to lestrade?"
		DavidW says, "no, not at this time."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "write letter" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRITE LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly write down an express letter to Josiah Brown of Laburnum
Floyd | Villa, and put it in your pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | A knock comes to the door, and Watson answers. The messenger boy
Floyd | Watson sent for is here, now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Obviously, we expect the last two busts to be broken tonight."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "FWIW, I need to disappear some time within the next hour, but I'm clearly not participating at the level that you all are, so if you want to continue into hour three and beyond, it's all good with me."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect we're close-ish to solving the case anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give letter to boy" 		

Floyd ]  Laburnum Villa                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE LETTER TO BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | You hand the express letter to the messenger  boy, along with a small
Floyd | coin. Now Josiah Brown will be prepared.
Floyd |
Floyd | A four-wheeler is at the door at eleven, and in it you drive to a spot
Floyd | at the other side of Hammersmith Bridge. A short walk brings you to a
Floyd | secluded road fringed with pleasant houses, each standing in its own
Floyd | grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You have arrived at Laburnum Villa.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | Laburnum Villa
Floyd | In the light of a street lamp you read "Laburnum Villa" upon the
Floyd | gate-post of one of the houses. The occupants have evidently retired
Floyd | to rest, for all is dark save for a fanlight over the hall door, which
Floyd | sheds a single blurred circle on to the garden path. The wooden fence
Floyd | which separates the grounds from the road throws a dense black shadow
Floyd | upon the inner side, and here it is that you stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Laburnum Villa                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Laburnum Villa                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I fear that you'll have a long wait," you whisper. "We may thank our
Floyd | stars that it is not raining. I don't think we can even venture to
Floyd | smoke to pass the time. However, it's a two to one chance that we get
Floyd | something to pay us for our trouble."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  Laburnum Villa                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Laburnum Villa                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | In an instant, without the least sound to warn you of his coming, the
Floyd | garden gate swings open, and a lithe, shadowy figure, as swift and
Floyd | active as an ape, rushes up the garden path. You see it whisk past the
Floyd | light thrown from over the door and disappear against the black shadow
Floyd | of the house. There is a long pause and then a very gentle creaking
Floyd | sound comes to your ears. The window is being opened. The noise
Floyd | ceases, and again there is a long silence. The fellow is making his
Floyd | way into the house. You see the sudden flash of a dark lantern inside
Floyd | the room. What he seeks is evidently not there, for again you see the
Floyd | flash through another blind, and then through another.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Laburnum Villa                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can do anything, Lestrade whispers, "Let us get to the open
Floyd | window. We will nab him as he climbs out."
Floyd |
Floyd | But before you can move the man has emerged again. As he comes out
Floyd | into the glimmering patch of light you see that he carries something
Floyd | white under his arm. He looks stealthily all round him. The silence of
Floyd | the deserted street reassures him. Turning his back upon you he lays
Floyd | down his burden, and the next instant there is the sound of a sharp
Floyd | tap, followed by a clatter and rattle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Laburnum Villa                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | No time for that! With the bound of a tiger you are on his back, and
Floyd | an instant later Lestrade and Watson have him by either wrist and the
Floyd | handcuffs are fastened.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see an infuriated face, with writhing features, glaring up at you
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade bundles Tommy away. The fractured bust lays on the step.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bust" 		

Floyd ]  Laburnum Villa                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You squat on the doorstep, engaged in most carefully examining that
Floyd | which the man had brought from the house. It is a bust of Napoleon
Floyd | like the one which you saw that morning, and it has been broken into
Floyd | similar fragments. Carefully you hold each separate shard to the
Floyd | light, but in no way does it differ from any other shattered piece of
Floyd | plaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have just completed your examination when the hall lights fly up,
Floyd | the door opens, and the owner of the house presents himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO OWNER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mr. Josiah Brown, I suppose?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, sir; and you, no doubt, are Mr. Sherlock Holmes? I had the note
Floyd | which you sent by the express messenger, and I did exactly what you
Floyd | told me. We locked every door on the inside and awaited developments.
Floyd | Well, I'm very glad to see that you have got the rascal. I hope,
Floyd | gentlemen, that you will come in and have some refreshment."
Floyd |
Floyd | However, Lestrade is anxious to get his man into safe quarters, so
Floyd | within a few minutes your cab had been summoned and you are all four
Floyd | upon your way to London. Not a word will your captive say; but he
Floyd | glares at you from the shadow of his matted hair. You stay long enough
Floyd | at the police-station to learn that a search of his clothing reveals
Floyd | nothing save a few shillings and a long sheath knife, the handle of
Floyd | which bears copious traces of recent blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | You arrive back at your rooms.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say, "He didn't speak much."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's all right," says Lestrade, as you part. "Hill knows all these
Floyd | gentry, and he will give a name to him. You'll find that my theory of
Floyd | the Cherry Hill Gang will work out all right. But I'm sure I am
Floyd | exceedingly obliged to you, Mr. Holmes, for the workmanlike way in
Floyd | which you laid hands upon him. I don't quite understand it all yet."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I fear it is rather too late an hour for explanations," you say.
Floyd | "Besides, there are one or two details which are not finished off, and
Floyd | it is one of those cases which are worth working out to the very end.
Floyd | If you will come round once more to my rooms at six o'clock to-morrow
Floyd | I think I shall be able to show you that even now you have not grasped
Floyd | the entire meaning of this business, which presents some features
Floyd | which make it absolutely original in the history of crime. If ever I
Floyd | permit you to chronicle any more of my little problems, Watson, I
Floyd | foresee that you will enliven your pages by an account of the singular
Floyd | adventure of the Napoleonic busts."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade nods, and leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are tired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Your Bedroom                                         Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Bedroom
Floyd | Your bedroom seems cluttered to the untrained eye, but you know where
Floyd | every item can be found. A large tin is in the corner, a violin is
Floyd | leaned against the wall.  A wardrobe contains your various costumes.
Floyd | Your bed is sloppily made. The parlor is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter bed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get ready for bed, and sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's time for you to completely resolve the case before you meet with
Floyd | Lestrade in the morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | For some reason, you can't stop thinking about the Timing of the
Floyd | crime... perhaps more light can be shed here, within the vaults of
Floyd | your mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently empty),
Floyd | "Motive" (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently empty). Each
Floyd | has a bit of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It contains the following:
Floyd |
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at three
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is likely."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed five busts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There really needs to be a giant penny, a dinosaur, and a glass case with a red suit inside."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put common in opportunity" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COMMON IN OPPORTUNITY
Floyd |
Floyd | The term "opportunity" refers to the criminal being in the right place
Floyd | at the right time to commit the crime, and not to the physical means
Floyd | of commiting a crime.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put timing in opportunity" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TIMING IN OPPORTUNITY
Floyd |
Floyd | It fits in the slot with a satisfying "thunk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put common in means" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COMMON IN MEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | It fits in the slot with a satisfying "thunk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And seeking in motive"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put seeking in motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SEEKING IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't seem to fit; there must be something more specific.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put duplicates in motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DUPLICATES IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess we need to research something here."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put destroyed in motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DESTROYED IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to duplicates" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO DUPLICATES
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, the fact that only a few specific busts were taken strengthens
Floyd | your hypothesis that the perpetrator was looking for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to timing" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link methodical to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK METHODICAL TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Like, it's not likely the person who put the diamond (or whatever) into the bust is also the one trying to get it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link illumination to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK ILLUMINATION TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Very few
Floyd | thoughts have connections between them; you should focus on important
Floyd | connections, like means, motive, or opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently full), "Motive"
Floyd | (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently full). Each has a bit
Floyd | of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Human Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room filled with bookshelves. One side of the room is
Floyd | labeled ANATOMY, with a mismatched but full collection of books. The
Floyd | opposite side, labelled BRITISH LAW, has a regular row of bookshelves
Floyd | filled with volumes.  The back wall is labelled SENSATIONAL
Floyd | LITERATURE, and it is overflowing with lurid accounts of crime. You
Floyd | can return to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LOOK UP thoughts that are related to laws, statutes, crimes,
Floyd | criminals, and anatomical facts, as well as anything else related to
Floyd | any of the above topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up tommy in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TOMMY IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up methodical in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP METHODICAL IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up seeking in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SEEKING IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up murderer in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MURDERER IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up cheap in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHEAP IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at three
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed five busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is very likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LINK one topic to another if they are related, and this will
Floyd | give you new topics. Only a few topics can be LINKed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up timing in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TIMING IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe it's not sensational lit we should be looking at, but something else?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently full), "Motive"
Floyd | (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently full). Each has a bit
Floyd | of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Physical Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room filled with bookshelves. The walls are labelled
Floyd | in worn gold foil. One side of the room has shelves labeled BOTANY and
Floyd | ZOOLOGY, with a varied degree of fullness in the shelves. The opposite
Floyd | side, labelled GEOLOGY, has a smaller number of books, but they are
Floyd | all well-worn.  The back wall is labelled CHEMISTRY, and it is packed
Floyd | full. You can return to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LOOK UP thoughts that are related to plants, poisons, dirt,
Floyd | chemicals, and anything else related to any of the above topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up illumination" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ILLUMINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | That specific noun can not be looked up in any room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up plaster" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP PLASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up diamonds" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DIAMONDS
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up diamond" 		

Floyd ]  Physical Sciences                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DIAMOND
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently full), "Motive"
Floyd | (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently full). Each has a bit
Floyd | of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lesser Sciences                                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lesser Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room that is mostly bare. Each corner is labelled by
Floyd | letters in worn gold foil. The areas titled LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY,
Floyd | and ASTRONOMY are bare.  You can return to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a single bookshelf under POLITICS where you can LOOK UP
Floyd | thoughts related to politics.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, there are stairs leading down to the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a reminder placard here, in the only room with enough space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know what's in the bust. I'm simply guessing a diamond."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x placard" 		

Floyd ]  Lesser Sciences                                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLACARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It says:
Floyd |
Floyd | Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could
Floyd | invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere
Floyd | commonplaces of existence. If one could fly out of a window, hover
Floyd | over this great city, gently remove the roofs, and peep in at the
Floyd | queer things which are going on, the strange coincidences, the
Floyd | plannings, the cross-purposes, the wonderful chains of events, working
Floyd | through generations, and leading to the most outré results, it would
Floyd | make all fiction with its conventionalities and foreseen conclusions
Floyd | most stale and unprofitable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It's a reasonable guess, especially with the need for illumination"
		DavidW asks, "Can we go down from here?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Lesser Sciences                                      Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The stairs are filled with water, near the bottom. The dark waters
Floyd | threaten to overwhelm this place at any moment, but the respect and
Floyd | friendship of those close to you keeps it at bay. So you stay
Floyd | upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not."
		DavidW says, "Oh. No sex dungeon, I guess."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently full), "Motive"
Floyd | (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently full). Each has a bit
Floyd | of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x means" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | The means slot carries these words: "The means of a crime are the
Floyd | ability of the criminal to commit the crime." It is currently full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in means" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | The means slot carries these words: "The means of a crime are the
Floyd | ability of the criminal to commit the crime." It is currently full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at three
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed five busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is very likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LINK one topic to another if they are related, and this will
Floyd | give you new topics. Only a few topics can be LINKed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put murderer in motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MURDERER IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link common and timing" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK COMMON AND TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link common to timing" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK COMMON TO TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link murderer to illumination" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK MURDERER TO ILLUMINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link methodical to timing" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK METHODICAL TO TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Consider
Floyd | using hints if you just want to move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to timing" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to common" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO COMMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link methodical to illumination" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK METHODICAL TO ILLUMINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put illumination in motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ILLUMINATION IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | That specific noun can not be looked up in any room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up cheap" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | That specific noun can not be looked up in any room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put duplicates in motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT DUPLICATES IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up duplicates" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DUPLICATES
Floyd |
Floyd | That specific noun can not be looked up in any room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only look up thoughts, and only those based on your
Floyd | specialized knowledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at three
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed five busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is very likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LINK one topic to another if they are related, and this will
Floyd | give you new topics. Only a few topics can be LINKed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put all in motive" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to common" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO COMMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to timing" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Very few
Floyd | thoughts have connections between them; you should focus on important
Floyd | connections, like means, motive, or opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to illumination" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO ILLUMINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to murderer" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO MURDERER
Floyd |
Floyd | You have already linked these two thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to methodical" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO METHODICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Consider
Floyd | using hints if you just want to move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to duplicates" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO DUPLICATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You have already linked these two thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to cheap" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO CHEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmph. We ought to be able to deduce that the 6th bust contains the macguffin."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link seeking to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK SEEKING TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link common to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK COMMON TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link timing to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK TIMING TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link illumination to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK ILLUMINATION TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Very few
Floyd | thoughts have connections between them; you should focus on important
Floyd | connections, like means, motive, or opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link murderer to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK MURDERER TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link methodical to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK METHODICAL TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Consider
Floyd | using hints if you just want to move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link cheap to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK CHEAP TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link cheap to duplicates" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK CHEAP TO DUPLICATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "fwiw, I've eaten a quantity of dry cereal so I'm not starving quite so much any more."
		Knight_Otu says, "Good. Wouldn't want to be responsible for your death."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link cheap to murderer" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK CHEAP TO MURDERER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at three
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed five busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is very likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LINK one topic to another if they are related, and this will
Floyd | give you new topics. Only a few topics can be LINKed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link cheap to illumination" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK CHEAP TO ILLUMINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link cheap to timing" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK CHEAP TO TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Very few
Floyd | thoughts have connections between them; you should focus on important
Floyd | connections, like means, motive, or opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link cheap to common" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK CHEAP TO COMMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "link common to destroyed" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK COMMON TO DESTROYED
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to methodical" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO METHODICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Consider
Floyd | using hints if you just want to move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to murderer" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO MURDERER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to illumination" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO ILLUMINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to timing" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link duplicates to common" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK DUPLICATES TO COMMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There can't be much that we didn't try to link."
		DavidW says, "Go for a hint if you like."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll find better luck in Human Sciences, to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "well then."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Human Sciences
Floyd | This is a large room filled with bookshelves. One side of the room is
Floyd | labeled ANATOMY, with a mismatched but full collection of books. The
Floyd | opposite side, labelled BRITISH LAW, has a regular row of bookshelves
Floyd | filled with volumes.  The back wall is labelled SENSATIONAL
Floyd | LITERATURE, and it is overflowing with lurid accounts of crime. You
Floyd | can return to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LOOK UP thoughts that are related to laws, statutes, crimes,
Floyd | criminals, and anatomical facts, as well as anything else related to
Floyd | any of the above topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Try British Law"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | It is difficult to focus on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up murderer in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MURDERER IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up common in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP COMMON IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up murder in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MURDER IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up illumination in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ILLUMINATION IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up cheap in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHEAP IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up illumination in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ILLUMINATION IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up seeking in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SEEKING IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up duplicates in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DUPLICATES IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up duplicates in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DUPLICATES IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at three
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed five busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is very likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LINK one topic to another if they are related, and this will
Floyd | give you new topics. Only a few topics can be LINKed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up destroyed in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DESTROYED IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up timing in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TIMING IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up common in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP COMMON IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sensational Literature seems the likeliest, except I don't know how thorough we were in persuing that one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up destroyed in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DESTROYED IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Let's go thriouh the list, then."
		DavidW says, "sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up common in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP COMMON IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up timing in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TIMING IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up illumination in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ILLUMINATION IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up murderer in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MURDERER IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up methodical in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP METHODICAL IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up duplicates in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DUPLICATES IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up cheap in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHEAP IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up destroyed in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DESTROYED IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up seeking in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SEEKING IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "move bookcase"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "move bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was kidding!"
		Knight_Otu says, "You never know what lurks in the depths of the minds."
		DavidW says, "If there was a grandfather clock down here, I'd definitely look behind it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up americans in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP AMERICANS IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up common in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP COMMON IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up timing in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TIMING IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess I can do anatomy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up common in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP COMMON IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up illumination in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ILLUMINATION IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up timing in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TIMING IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up murderer in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MURDERER IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up illumination in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ILLUMINATION IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up murderer in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP MURDERER IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up methodical in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP METHODICAL IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up methodical in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP METHODICAL IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up duplicates in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DUPLICATES IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up duplicates in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DUPLICATES IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up cheap in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHEAP IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up cheap in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHEAP IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up destroyed in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DESTROYED IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up destroyed in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DESTROYED IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up seeking in anatomy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SEEKING IN ANATOMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the anatomy bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up seeking in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SEEKING IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "There was that one crazy guy we talked to who was convinced it was Communists or Republicans or something; I think maybe that might be worth chasing down"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hmpf."
		DavidW says, "I want another hint, game."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember something interesting that happened around the time Tommy
Floyd | was released. You should look up something about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er what happened?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Scrolled off for me already, but maybe..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to remember?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember release" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER RELEASE
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember tommy" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER TOMMY
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up release in law" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP RELEASE IN LAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the British law bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I honestly don't remember what happened when Tommy was released."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up queen in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP QUEEN IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up theft in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP THEFT IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up jewels in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP JEWELS IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up spice in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SPICE IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up america in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP AMERICA IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up india in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP INDIA IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm just wildly guessing."
		DavidW says, "I don't know how to find out what we need."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up westman in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP WESTMAN IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up ganag in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP GANAG IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up gang in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP GANG IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is annoying. If a incidental bit of info is important, it should have been recorded as a thought."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up employed in sensational" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP EMPLOYED IN SENSATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the Sensational Literature
Floyd | bookshelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I say get another hint."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | LOOK UP TIMING.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Err."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up timing" 		

Floyd ]  Human Sciences                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TIMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You look through the Sensational Literature bookcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, there was some crime committed at that time...you search through
Floyd | your mind. Of course! The Rockefeller Emerald! It was stolen two days
Floyd | before Tommy was first arrested!
Floyd |
Floyd | [New thought - Emerald]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Gah!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "We did LOOK UP TIMING IN SENSATIONAL!"
		DavidW says, "So all that LOOK UP topic IN books action are pointless. We just LOOK UP topic."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wall are three slots, titled "Means" (currently full), "Motive"
Floyd | (currently empty), and "Opportunity" (currently full). Each has a bit
Floyd | of lettering about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > T
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoughts (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Emerald - "The Rockefeller Emerald was stolen two days before Tommy
Floyd | was arrested."
Floyd | Common - "Tommy had access to the busts and ledgers at three
Floyd | locations."
Floyd | Timing - "The busts were sold after Tommy was arrested, giving him
Floyd | a chance to alter them."
Floyd |    Illumination - "The fourth bust was broken under a lamp."
Floyd |    Murderer - "The smasher was willing to murder to obtain the bust."
Floyd |    Methodical - "The culprit is very methodical."
Floyd |    Duplicates - "The plaster casts were exact duplicates."
Floyd |    Cheap - "This type of plaster bust is quite inexpensive."
Floyd |    Destroyed - "Someone has destroyed five busts."
Floyd | Private Conjectures (in Sherlock's mind):
Floyd | Seeking - "The culprit may be motivated by something in the busts.
Floyd | You feel this is very likely."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can LINK one topic to another if they are related, and this will
Floyd | give you new topics. Only a few topics can be LINKed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "link emerald to seeking"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "link emerald to seeking" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK EMERALD TO SEEKING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see an important connection between those thoughts. Very few
Floyd | thoughts have connections between them; you should focus on important
Floyd | connections, like means, motive, or opportunity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put emerald in motive" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT EMERALD IN MOTIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | It fits in the slot with a satisfying "thunk".
Floyd |
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd | The next day passes by.
Floyd | ****************************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | The next evening, when you met again, Lestrade has been furnished with
Floyd | much information concerning your prisoner.
Floyd |
Floyd | 221B Baker Street
Floyd | You are in a large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and
Floyd | illuminated by two broad windows. Your bedroom is to the west,
Floyd | and Watson's bedroom is to the south. The front door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is unlit, the sideboard is supplied with food, and the
Floyd | various objects you have acquired throughout your career are scattered
Floyd | about.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Inspector Lestrade here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson accompanies you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hooray"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask Lestrade about his prisoner.
Floyd |
Floyd | His name, it appears, is Tommy, second name unknown. He is a
Floyd | well-known ne'er-do-well among the American expatriates. He was once a
Floyd | skilful sculptor and had earned an honest living, but he has taken to
Floyd | evil courses and has twice already been in jail--once for a petty
Floyd | theft and once, as you have already heard, for stabbing a
Floyd | fellow-countryman. His reasons for destroying the busts are still
Floyd | unknown, and he refuses to answer any questions upon the subject; but
Floyd | the police have discovered that these same busts might very well have
Floyd | been made by his own hands, since he was engaged in this class of work
Floyd | at the establishment of Gelder & Co.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Not a New thought - Timing]
Floyd |
Floyd | [Old News - Common]
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a ring at the bell. A minute later you hear steps upon the
Floyd | stairs, and a man is ushered in, who must be Mr Sandeford. In his
Floyd | right hand he carries an old-fashioned carpet-bag, which he places
Floyd | upon the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is Mr. Sherlock Holmes here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sandeford" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDEFORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You bow and smile. "Mr. Sandeford, of Reading, I suppose?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, sir, I fear that I am a little late; but the trains were
Floyd | awkward. You wrote to me about a bust that is in my possession."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sandeford" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDEFORD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Exactly."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have your letter here. You said, 'I desire to possess a copy of
Floyd | Devine's Napoleon, and am prepared to pay you ten pounds for the one
Floyd | which is in your possession.' Is that right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, the 6th bust has arrived"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sandeford" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDEFORD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Certainly."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was very much surprised at your letter, for I could not imagine how
Floyd | you knew that I owned such a thing."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sandeford" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDEFORD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course you must have been surprised, but the explanation is very
Floyd | simple. Mr. Harding, of Harding Brothers, said that they had sold you
Floyd | their last copy, and he gave me your address."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, that was it, was it? Did he tell you what I paid for it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sandeford" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDEFORD
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, he did not."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I am an honest man, though not a very rich one. I only gave
Floyd | fifteen shillings for the bust, and I think you ought to know that
Floyd | before I take ten pounds from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sandeford" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDEFORD
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am sure the scruple does you honour, Mr. Sandeford. But I have
Floyd | named that price, so I intend to stick to it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, it is very handsome of you, Mr. Holmes. I brought the bust up
Floyd | with me, as you asked me to do. Here it is!" He opens his bag, and at
Floyd | last you see placed upon your table a complete specimen of that bust
Floyd | which you had already seen more than once in fragments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bust" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | [I didn't understand the object in that command, but I understood the
Floyd | first part.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Aww."
		Knight_Otu says, "I wanted to see the whole thing."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sandeford" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SANDEFORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a paper and a ten-pound note and lay them upon the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You will kindly sign that paper, Mr. Sandeford, in the presence of
Floyd | these witnesses. It is simply to say that you transfer every possible
Floyd | right that you ever had in the bust to me. I am a methodical man, you
Floyd | see, and you never know what turn events might take afterwards. Thank
Floyd | you, Mr. Sandeford; here is your money, and I wish you a very good
Floyd | evening."
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Sandeford takes his leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull out a clean white cloth and set it on the table, placing the
Floyd | bust on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bust" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You scan the final bust for clues, but find none of importance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break bust" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You smash open the bust, revealing the Rockefeller Emerald.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x emerald" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EMERALD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Rockefeller Emerald)
Floyd | The infamous Rockefeller Emerald, in a setting of platinum and
Floyd | diamonds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to lestrade" 		

Floyd ]  221B Baker Street                                    Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LESTRADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Lestrade is watching Mr. Sandeford.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">hold emerald in the light of the setting sun"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get emerald" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET EMERALD
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Rockefeller Emerald)
Floyd | Lestrade and Watson gasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watson says, "But Holmes, how did you know you would find it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let me lay it out step by step. I solved the case by...
Floyd |
Floyd | Preparing the correct mental state...
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting up with Lestrade's annoying habits...
Floyd |
Floyd | Listening to the shop assistant's story...
Floyd |
Floyd | Listening to Barnicot's story...
Floyd |
Floyd | Eliminating incorrect motives for the crime...
Floyd |
Floyd | Receiving a telegram...
Floyd |
Floyd | Recruiting Watson...
Floyd |
Floyd | Visiting Pitt Street...
Floyd |
Floyd | Listening closely to Horace Harker's story...
Floyd |
Floyd | Visiting the Sculpture Works...
Floyd |
Floyd | Learning about Tommy the American...
Floyd |
Floyd | Visiting the picture-dealer's establishment...
Floyd |
Floyd | Speaking with Harding...
Floyd |
Floyd | Writing an important letter...
Floyd |
Floyd | Capturing the murderer...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examining another bust...
Floyd |
Floyd | Recalling a certain scandal involving the Rockefeller family...
Floyd |
Floyd | Deducing the means, motive, and opportunity behind the crime...
Floyd |
Floyd | Suffering Lestrade a final time...
Floyd |
Floyd | Discovering the Rockefeller Emerald...
Floyd |
Floyd | And that, Watson, is how I finished the business."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | **********************************************
Floyd | You return to your memories...
Floyd | **********************************************
Floyd |
Floyd | Conscious Mind
Floyd | Time stands still in here. You are in a wide, elevated room filled
Floyd | with sunlight. You can go north to the Lesser Sciences,
Floyd | south to the Physical Sciences, or east to the Human
Floyd | Sciences.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can leave at any time by going outside
Floyd |
Floyd | A large display case is in the middle of the room, titled "Thoughts".
Floyd |
Floyd | -A worn lash lies on the floor; a memory of the Speckled Band. You can
Floyd | TAKE it to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
		DavidW says, "And now we can do Speckled Band, I guess."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		DavidW says, "But it's also 5pm."
		DavidW says, "It'd be nice to stop here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfsherlocknapoleon" 		

Floyd ]  Conscious Mind                                       Sherlock Holmes
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder how the game ends, after reliving two cases."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose that case should go faster next week."
		DavidW asks, "Does the water in the basement just overflow and all turns black, the end?"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
American Angst by m3g1dd0
As played on ifMUD on May 27, 2018

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 American Angst. It is a Twine horror game released in 2017. It was a XYZZY nominee for Best Game, Best Writing, and Best Story. 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.

ANOTHER WARNING! A lot (most!) of the transcripts contained on this site are, shall we say, family-friendly. This is not one of those family-friendly transcripts. Just so we're clear.
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		Jacqueline says, "The game invites us, ominously, to ENTER AMERICAN ANGST"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing from the subject matter alone that I won't like it."
		Jacqueline says, "(I thought I was there already)"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Guess we shall see."
		Jacqueline enters American Angst.
PerrySimm | Everything is darkness. Everything is pain. 		
PerrySimm | You emerge from the black slowly, and are born back into it. 		
PerrySimm | One random thought amidst a throbbing headache. Another one. Your mind, starting anew, begins processing... 		
PerrySimm | ...that there is nothing to process. 		
PerrySimm | You open your eyes. Or were they open already? Are these eyelids or the black around you? 		
PerrySimm | You blink. Darkness. You blink. Darkness. 		DavidW says, "> open coffin"
		Knight_Otu says, "Nothing to see here,I guess."
PerrySimm | ----- 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "hahaha yay"
PerrySimm | You are lying on your back, slowly gaining consciousness. You feel the cold of the floor beneath you, you feel the darkness, its clammy fingers digging into you, creeping under your skin, reaching for your eyes... and you sense a sharp pain in your right hand. The pain rips you from the dazed confusion. 		
PerrySimm | You're wide awake. 		
PerrySimm | Something is gnawing at you. Something is trying to eat you. 		
PerrySimm | You shake your hand instinctively 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | It has really gotten its teeth into you. You cry out in pain. Shaking your hand has just made the fangs dig deeper into the skin of your hand. 		
PerrySimm | Using your left hand, you lean over and feel... 		DavidW asks, "A rat? A snake?"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | a rat. A damn big, hairy rat. 		
PerrySimm | Surprised by the unexpected second hand, the rat lets go. You fling it away. 		
PerrySimm | The rat returns. This time around it goes for your face. You will have to get rid of it. 		
PerrySimm | Either you scare it away successfully – or you will have to kill it. You have nothing but your hands and fists. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | You grab the rat 		
PerrySimm | You try to scare the rat away 		DavidW says, "I vote grab."
		Knight_Otu asks, "No feet to kick it with?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, grab."
PerrySimm | SMASH THE RAT ON THE GROUND! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 7 HPIT: 3 HP 		
PerrySimm | CLENCH YOUR FISTS, SMASH THE RAT 		Jacqueline says, "We appear to have entered some meta/minigame"
		DavidW asks, "Goodness. Hit points so soon?"
		Jacqueline says, "I will do my best to convey this."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, RPG mechaics."
PerrySimm | THAT WASN'T HARD ENOUGH. TRY AGAIN. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 7 HPIT: 2 HP 		
PerrySimm | IT TRIES TO WIGGLE OUT OF YOUR GRIP. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | SOMEHOW, THE RAT MANAGES TO BITE YOU. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 6.5 HPIT: 2 HP 		
PerrySimm | CLENCH YOUR FISTS, SMASH THE RAT 		DavidW says, "We have more HP. We'll win."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | The rat goes limp. You deal it one final blow for good measure. 		
PerrySimm | It's dead. You lie on the floor in the dark breathing heavily. You examine your wound using your fingers. The bites are quite deep, albeit not as deep as you thought based on the pain. 		
PerrySimm | I hope I had my vaccinations... 		
PerrySimm | you think to yourself. And then it hits you. 		
PerrySimm | Neither do you know where you are, nor do you remember how you got here. And while your eyes try to adjust to the total darkness, you realize you don't even know... 		
PerrySimm | ...who you are. 		Knight_Otu says, "Hope it's not the vanguard of a swarm."
		DavidW says, "It might be if we stay put."
PerrySimm | Who... who am I? 		
PerrySimm | But you have no answer. There's a blank slate where your memories should be. 		
PerrySimm | No recollection whatsoever. No idea what your name is. Where you're from. How old you are. Where you are. What you are scared of. 		
PerrySimm | What are you scared of, off the top of your head? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Been there, done that: Rats 		
PerrySimm | Spiders 		
PerrySimm | Clowns 		
PerrySimm | Darkness 		DavidW says, "I'd pick rats, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Not clowns? Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "I'd be down with rats."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, rats."
		DavidW says, "Spiders, clowns, and darkness can be friends."
		DavidW says, "Rats never are."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Untrue. Just ask our friends who keep them as pets."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway...."
PerrySimm | Ugh, yeah, that beast was monstrous and you had an issue with the fact it was trying to eat you alive, but are you scared of it? Not really. What are you really afraid of? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Spiders 		
PerrySimm | Clowns 		
PerrySimm | Darkness 		Knight_Otu says, "Gee, thanks for giving us a nonchoice, then."
		DavidW says, "This is one reason why I dislike choice-based games. They promise agency and don't deliver."
		Jacqueline says, "Note: CHOICES is not a choice, though I hope you're not really afraid of CHOICES"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Spiders?"
		DavidW says, "fine, pick spiders."
PerrySimm | At this point, it's basically just an uneducated guess. But who knows – given that "Spiders" is what came to mind off-the-cuff, there just might be some truth in it... 		
PerrySimm | Hard to say. You remember nothing. 		
PerrySimm | Your memory has gone dark. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | At this point, it's basically just an uneducated guess. But who knows – given that "Spiders" is what came to mind off-the-cuff, there just might be some truth in it... 		
PerrySimm | Hard to say. You remember nothing. 		
PerrySimm | Your memory has gone dark. 		
PerrySimm | Just like... 		
PerrySimm | everything around you. Pitch black darkness. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You turn your head back and forth. 		
PerrySimm | Your heart starts pounding like mad. You breathe faster. Too fast. You sense an incoming panic attack. Not good. You need to stay focused. 		
PerrySimm | If your panic status were an index, it would probably be at 7 out of 10 right now, on its way to a 8, with 10 being a panic attack. Try to bring your panic status down to 5 by breathing calmly. The last thing you need is a panic attack... 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		DavidW says, ">open fridge. drink juice"
PerrySimm | Turn your head back and forth 		
PerrySimm | Breathe 		DavidW asks, "Is that it? Just two choices?"
		Knight_Otu says, ">Stop breathing"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "Pick breathe, then."
		Knight_Otu says, "Breathe seems the option to pick."
PerrySimm | Good job! Continue breathing like this until you have calmed down. 		
PerrySimm | Your panic status now is at 6. 		
PerrySimm | Breathe 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW asks, "Is 6 better than before?"
PerrySimm | Good job! Continue breathing like this until you have calmed down. 		
PerrySimm | You have calmed down. You are thinking clearly. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Ok, so breathing calmly seems to be a good remedy against panic attacks, despite the stuffy air. 		
PerrySimm | But apart from that, nothing has changed. You are still lying on a cold, moist floor. You don't know how you got to be in this situation, and to make matters worse, you don't even know who you are. 		
PerrySimm | No memory whatsoever. 		
PerrySimm | What a nightmare... 		
PerrySimm | Hang on. Nightmare? 		
PerrySimm | You pinch yourself 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu says, "Since it rose before..."
PerrySimm | Nope. Not a nightmare. You've probably just gone blind. 		
PerrySimm | Am I blind?! 		
PerrySimm | The thought scares you so much that you sit up. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Shouldn't have done that. A sudden pain rips through your head that makes you lie back down on the floor. Given the fact that the rainbow colours and flashing stars are back, gyrating wildly across your retina, it's probably safe to say you're not blind... 		
PerrySimm | Worst hangover ever... 		
PerrySimm | The pain makes you grab your head 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Your head is killing you. It's pounding. You notice it's wet at the back. You taste your finger. Iron. Definitely blood. Oh no. 		
PerrySimm | You're injured, obviously, which would explain the amnesia. And your situation in general. 		
PerrySimm | In addition to the headache you're experiencing some dizziness. Have you suffered a concussion? Difficult to say. If you were to measure your health status on an index from 1 to 10, you probably would find yourself around 6.5 HP, you guess. 		
PerrySimm | I'd better make a mental note and monitor everything, don't know where this is going... 		
PerrySimm | you think to yourself. On the plus side, your short term memory seems to be working – you can recall all relevant information since waking up here ☰ in your mental note. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Situation in general 		
PerrySimm | Continue 		Jacqueline says, "There is now a header I can click on."
		Jacqueline says, "When I click on it, we go back to the weird RPG minigame interface."
		DavidW asks, "What was that symbol between 'up here' and 'in your mental note'?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Looks like three lines to me."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | CURRENT STATUS FROM THE HEADER: 		
PerrySimm | YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES YOU'RE WEARING. 		
PerrySimm | YOUR WEAPON: FISTS 		
PerrySimm | YOUR HEALTH: 6.5 HP 		
PerrySimm | YOUR PANIC STATUS: 5 		Knight_Otu asks, "Is that the clickable header, then?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I guess from now on we'll be able to click on it whenever."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure about your question, DW, but I haven't seen any images, only some text formatting, and I've given you choices when there were choices."
		DavidW says, "☰"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. I didn't realize that had gotten pasted anywhere."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that's the header."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I see now."
		DavidW asks, "So if he choose situation in general, does that give the same response?"
		Jacqueline says, "That is in line with the text but is referring you to the status header."
		DavidW says, "er if we choose"
		Knight_Otu asks, "So, situation in general, then?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. dunno. Let me check."
		Jacqueline says, "No. It changes that paragraph to read..."
PerrySimm | You're injured, obviously, which would explain the amnesia. And your situation in general. Well, at least the part where you're unconscious. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Your health is at 6.5 HP, but that will be irrelevant if you don't find out what on earth is going on here. 		
PerrySimm | It's still pitch black dark around you. You see nothing. What is this? Where are you? In a basement? In confinement somewhere? Buried... 		
PerrySimm | AHHHHH 		DavidW asks, "Can we make a bandage for our headwound from our shirt?"
PerrySimm | Your health is at 6.5 HP, but that will be irrelevant if you don't find out what on earth is going on here. 		
PerrySimm | (oops) 		
PerrySimm | WHAT THE... WHAT IS THAT? 		
PerrySimm | AHHHH 		DavidW says, "The giant spider. The stage manager give her her cue."
PerrySimm | Sounds like a... a wounded animal... 		
PerrySimm | Am I imagining this? 		
PerrySimm | I must have imagined it, my mind is playing tricks on me... 		
PerrySimm | I must not let it get to me... 		
PerrySimm | Holy shit, I'm gonna panic... 		
PerrySimm | I have to find a way out of here... 		
PerrySimm | Whatever here is... 		
PerrySimm | You have to find out where you are. Who you are. How you ended up in this situation. What this place is. Why you are injured. 		
PerrySimm | You get on your knees carefully. Not that easy to keep one's balance when you're practically blind. Your head's still aching like hell, but the dizziness is gone. Time to find out what's going on. 		
PerrySimm | You have no choice but to feel your way around. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Examine injury 		
PerrySimm | Feel your way to the left 		
PerrySimm | Feel your way to the right 		DavidW says, "I'd examine my injury, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | Why you are injured. Was there a fight? Have you been kidnapped, are you being held hostage? As much as you try, you remember nothing. Damn amnesia. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Feel your way to the left 		
PerrySimm | Feel your way to the right 		DavidW says, "That told us *nothing* about our injury."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not much of an examination."
		Jacqueline says, "...yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So. LEFT or RIGHT"
		Jacqueline says, "CHOOSE WISELY"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Left?"
		DavidW says, "RIGHT. Most people are right-handed."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay then."
		DavidW says, "If we dropped something, right is more likely."
PerrySimm | You turn to the right. Crawling slowly through the darkness on your knees, you explore the terrain in front of you. You use your hands to scan the floor in semicircles. 		
PerrySimm | Bare concrete... 		
PerrySimm | Dust... 		
PerrySimm | Filth. 		
PerrySimm | You encounter an obstacle. It seems to be metallic. You follow the form with your hands. If you're not mistaken, this is some kind of plank bed... or cot? 		
PerrySimm | Yes, definitely a cot. Simple metal frame. Thin matrace. 		
PerrySimm | Where would you like to start exploring the cot: on top or in the space below it? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Explore the matrace 		
PerrySimm | Explore the space beneath the cot 		Jacqueline asks, "Is that, like, matress?"
		DavidW says, "Or a ratmace spoonerism."
		Knight_Otu says, "Isn't is spelled... right."
		Knight_Otu says, "*it*"
		DavidW says, "Check the matrace first, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Well, the word matrace is a euphemism at best. It is flimsy, saggy, probably full of bed bugs. For the first time you're happy you can't see anything. 		
PerrySimm | Judging from this discovery, you seem to be locked up in a cell. 		
PerrySimm | Your thoughts are interrupted by the discovery of something on the matrace. It seems to be... a... plastic soda bottle. Based on its weight, it's full. You open it carefully and smell its contents: A sugary lemonade of sorts. 		DavidW says, "With our luck, we'll find a book."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Examine the cell 		
PerrySimm | Take the soda 		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess we can take the bottle?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
		DavidW says, "It's not much of a weapon, but it might be better than fists."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm... waiting to find out why this was nominated for best game."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "It might be a healing potion!"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at KO), "Could be poison!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "AAAA!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I know! So much (American) angst!"
		DavidW says, "well, take the soda if you want it, but it might use up one hand."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think I might prefer last week's Canadian Angst."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that is a potential problem."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we're taking the soda?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | ➜ Take soda bottle: The soda bottle is now in your possession! 		
PerrySimm | It comes in handy. Your blood sugar level could take a boost. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | You take a sip of soda 		
PerrySimm | You'd rather not 		Knight_Otu asks, "Let's... wait on that?"
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
		DavidW asks, "What's under the matrace?"
PerrySimm | Your health is now at 6.5 HP, your panic status at 7. 		
PerrySimm | Apart from that, you find nothing on the cot. 		
PerrySimm | The wall behind the cot is merely gaunt concrete. Your fingers don't discover anything of help. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Look on the cot 		
PerrySimm | Explore the space beneath the cot 		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, space beneath."
		DavidW says, "Explore the beneath, please."
		Jacqueline says, "This is gripping drama."
		DavidW says, "(Jacqueline wanted clowns.)"
PerrySimm | You go down on your knees and start probing the space below the cot. Not knowing what to expect, your hands move hesitantly. 		
PerrySimm | Jesus. Gross... 		
PerrySimm | you think. You discover a massive spiderweb, something that might be some dead insect, loads and loads of dust, and... 		
PerrySimm | Hang on, what's this? 		
PerrySimm | You carefully pick up your discovery and examine it. Yes, you weren't mistaken! 		
PerrySimm | A flashlight! One of those massive, weapons-grade flashlights made of aluminum that can double for a night stick. 		
PerrySimm | ;You take the flashlight. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Looking on the cot while in the darkness might... oh hey!"
PerrySimm | Let's hope it works... 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You try turning it on. 		
PerrySimm | Yes! 		
PerrySimm | It works. On the downside, the sudden flash of light blinds you temporarily. 		
PerrySimm | You flinch. You blink your eyes to get used to the new situation. After a while, you're able to assess the room in front of you. 		
PerrySimm | The cot is indescribably filthy. But your tactile sense did a good job. Nothing else to see here. It's time to explore your cell. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You turn around... 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu asks, "Chances of needing to worry about battery life?"
PerrySimm | You turn around slowly and let the beam of your flashlight pan across the floor, creating a circle of light in the otherwise pitchblack darkness. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | A cockroach runs away. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Dirt, dust, filth. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Blood stains. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Blood stains? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu asks, "Ours, probably?"
Iria arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
PerrySimm | You follow the blood splatter with your flashlight. And then you see it: 		DavidW says, "I assume so."
PerrySimm | A body 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu says, "Or not..."
PerrySimm | WHAT THE...! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW asks, "So why wasn't the rat going after the body?"
PerrySimm | You drop your flashlight. Your heart races. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | HOLY SHIT... 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "DAmnit don't break the flashlight!"
PerrySimm | You start hyperventilating. This could lead to a panic attack... 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | You try to calm down 		
PerrySimm | You don't try to calm down 		Iria asks, "Wait, what is Perry doing?"
		Jacqueline says, "This is so much fun to paste for you all, let me tell ya."
		Knight_Otu says, "Try to calm down, probably."
		DavidW says, "Deathless prose."
		DavidW says, "Calm down, yes."
		DavidW says (to Iria), "Jacqueline is paste-ing text from a Twine game."
		Knight_Otu says, "Jacq is playing a Twine game,and pasting it through Perry."
PerrySimm | Very good! Continue breathing, until you have calmed down. 		
PerrySimm | Your panic status is at 7. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You breathe some more. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Very good! Continue breathing, until you have calmed down. 		
PerrySimm | Your panic status is at 6. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You breathe some more. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Very good! Continue breathing, until you have calmed down. 		
PerrySimm | You have calmed down. 		
PerrySimm | You pick up the flashlight and take a seat on the cot. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | This is crazy... 		
PerrySimm | You try to make sense of it all. You take a deep breath. To recap: You find yourself in a cell in absolute darkness. You can't remember anything that happened before you regained consciousness. You have no idea who you are. You don't know how you got here. You have a laceration at the back of your head. 		
PerrySimm | And there's a body in the middle of the cell... 		
PerrySimm | You point your flashlight at the corpse. The dead person seems to be male. 		
PerrySimm | Did you kill him? There's no way you could say for sure, but on the other hand, there's no one else in this cell. Also, you don't even know who you are. For what it's worth, you could be in jail for being a felon, a murderer, a... 		
PerrySimm | What if I deserve to be here... 		
PerrySimm | you think. But then again, you could just as well be a victim. 		
PerrySimm | You try hard to remember something, anything. But you recall nothing. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Examine the apparently male body 		
PerrySimm | Pan the flashlight across the cell 		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, I can't blame the protagonist for panicking, but all that breathing to calm down doesn't make for the best reading."
		Jacqueline says, "(I am typing these choices, since they are sometimes in line with the text.)"
		DavidW says, "> examine body"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | You point your flashlight at the corpse. The dead person seems to be male. He lies on his belly in a massive pool of blood. 		
PerrySimm | He was wearing a dark blue jumpsuit. There's a red number 2 on his back. The jumpsuit looks official – not so much like a janitor, more like the kind worn by... well... security personnel. Is he... was he one of your guards? 		
PerrySimm | Did you kill him? There's no way you could say for sure, but on the other hand, there's no one else in this cell. Also, you don't even know who you are. For what it's worth, you could be in jail for being a felon, a murderer, a... 		
PerrySimm | What if I deserve to be here... 		
PerrySimm | you think. But then again, you could just as well be a victim. 		
PerrySimm | You try hard to remember something, anything. But you recall nothing. 		DavidW says, "Although it would be nice to learn what else is in the cell and if there's a way out."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You let the flashlight pan across the cell. It's not that big. No windows. Very claustrophobic. 9 by 9 feet max. There's a small sink, but no toilet. Just a bucket. 		
PerrySimm | What a shithole. 		
PerrySimm | The air is stuffy and smells rotten. There doesn't seem to be any ventilation. 		
PerrySimm | To your right, at the rear end of the cot which stands against one of the walls, is a door. Based on what you can see it's quite a solid, probably iron door. It has a small inspection window which is closed from the outside. Here on the inside, there's no visible handle or bolt. 		
PerrySimm | Thanks to the flashlight you can now examine yourself. 		
PerrySimm | Just like a prison uniform. Something inmates would wear. 		
PerrySimm | You take a look at the corpse. Who is that? And what kind of place is this? 		
PerrySimm | You approach the body. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Examine yourself 		
PerrySimm | Continue 		Knight_Otu says, "f x me"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | Your top and pants are of a matching light blue color. Your top is a v-neck t-shirt. It's full of blood. 		
PerrySimm | The pants are baggy. Your feet are in blue slip ons. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "I wonder how long it will take to swap clothes."
PerrySimm | Your best guess is you sustained the amnesia from an injury while fighting with the guard that lies dead before you. Maybe he hit you with the flashlight – a guard would have a flashlight, wouldn't he? Maybe you fell to the ground and hit your head on the floor. 		
PerrySimm | The body still is warm. You try to feel his pulse. 		
PerrySimm | Nothing. He's a gonner. 		
PerrySimm | Next to his head you find the broken-off helve of a pair of scissors. 		
PerrySimm | The blades are stuck in his neck. He obviously bled to death. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Your best guess is you sustained the amnesia from an injury while fighting with the guard that lies dead before you. Maybe he hit you with the flashlight – a guard would have a flashlight, wouldn't he? Maybe you fell to the ground and hit your head on the floor. 		
PerrySimm | The body still is warm. You try to feel his pulse. 		
PerrySimm | Nothing. He's a gonner. 		
PerrySimm | Next to his head you find the broken-off helve of a pair of scissors. 		
PerrySimm | The blades are stuck in his neck. He obviously bled to death. A fair share of his blood landed on you. The amount of blood on your top surely cannot stem solely from your head injury. 		
PerrySimm | What on earth happened here? How did you get into a fight with the guard? Did you try to flee? Why otherwise would he have attacked you? And how did you manage to overpower and kill him while getting your head smashed in at the same time? Was there a second guard? Or another inmate? 		
PerrySimm | Your head full of questions, you keep looking around 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You explore the walls of your cell with your flashlight. You discover scratch marks, as though someone tried to claw their way through the walls. 		
PerrySimm | You also find messages. Someone scratched "God will judge you" into the wall. Somebody else added "Which God?". The rest is practically illegible. You see a broken nail sticking in the wall. 		
PerrySimm | Your head is spinning. Too many questions, getting more by the minute. 		
PerrySimm | If you want to get out of here, you will have to stay lucid. Remain sane. 		
PerrySimm | Maybe there's someone out there waiting for you. 		
PerrySimm | Yes, follow that thought. You don't know who you are or where you're from. You have no idea whether you have family, or friends, or a significant other. 		
PerrySimm | So you'll have to make up someone worth fighting for. 		
PerrySimm | Try to stay focused by imagining there's someone expecting you to come home. Do it for them. Whoever they are. There's this one person waiting for you. A loved one worth fighting for. 		
PerrySimm | What could their name be? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Questions in your head 		
PerrySimm | What could their name be? 		DavidW says, "You have to be joking."
		Jacqueline says, "I do not joke, sir."
		DavidW says, "I feel insulted."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I do, but I'm not joking right now."
		DavidW says, "This is implying that only people in relationships are worthwhile."
		Jacqueline says, "That... is an interesting point."
		Jacqueline says, "But let's pretend the person is our mum."
		Jacqueline says, "With whom we have a strained relationship"
		DavidW says, "Considering my mother is deceased, I'd rather not."
		Jacqueline says, "But she loves us regardless."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, she loves us... from the grave. Wait, no."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, what choice?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd go with questions."
		DavidW says, "yes, questions."
PerrySimm | Your head is spinning. Too many questions, getting more by the minute. Why are you here? Was there a prison revolt? What kind of prison is this place? Is this a private facility? Looks more like a gulag than an institution you'd find in the US... wait... are you even in the USA?! The only way to find out is to get out. 		Jacqueline asks, "Holy shit. What if we ARE in Canada?"
		Knight_Otu says, "If the sky outside is red, white, and blue..."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, sorry. I now have no choice but to click on 'What could their name be?'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hmpf."
		Jacqueline says, "...and I am being prompted to give this person a name of your choosing."
		DavidW says, "If this was Superman v Batman, the name has to be Martha."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Well, why not?"
		Jacqueline asks, "...do you want me to enter the name Martha?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "Unless KO has a better choice."
PerrySimm | Why Martha? Odd, how quickly you came up with this name. You have the feeling it rings a very distant bell. But then again, it could be a coincidence. 		
PerrySimm | Never mind. It's just an incentive. Something to focus on. 		
PerrySimm | Try to survive for Martha, you tell yourself. Find out who you are, and how you came to be here. Find out what happened and then go home to Martha. 		
PerrySimm | One thing is sure: 		
PerrySimm | I won't solve this mystery by hanging around with a rotting corpse. 		
PerrySimm | Think of Martha and get out of here. 		
PerrySimm | Take a look at the door 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You scan the door with your flashlight. It seems to be made of iron. It looks pretty solid. 		
PerrySimm | You try to open the inspection window. Not a chance. Like the door itself it only opens from the outside. 		
PerrySimm | So here are your options, you say to yourself. You can play it safe and stay put and die of hunger and thirst, going insane in the process. Or you can cry for help, risking an encounter with the other guards who probably aren't that happy that you killed their buddy. 		
PerrySimm | All things considered, the latter option seems more pleasant, even though you don't know what on earth to expect beyond this door. The bloody fall out of a prison revolt? Guards out for bloody vengeance? A zombie attack? Judgement Day? 		
PerrySimm | Hello? Anybody out there? 		
PerrySimm | Your instincts have you hold on to your flashlight as if it were a baseball bat adorned with barbwire. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | All of a sudden, you hear heavy breathing beyond the door. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | The inspection window slides away. You direct your flashlight at it warily. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Eyes stare back at you 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Your heart starts pounding. As you make a step backwards, you hear a... growl?! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You have no time to catch your breath. You hear the bolt being opened. 		
PerrySimm | Your flashlight illuminates the door which slowly opens... 		
PerrySimm | You have no time to catch your breath. You hear the bolt being opened. 		
PerrySimm | (Sorry. Jacqueline apologizes for that) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Your flashlight illuminates the door which slowly opens... and reveals a dark silhouette amidst the sudden influx of light streaming in from outside your cell. 		
PerrySimm | Your eyes try to adjust 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Your eyes adjust and you see there's a man in front of you. 		
PerrySimm | He's donning the same jumpsuit as the corpse in your cell. He must be part of the personnel holding you captive. 		
PerrySimm | And again: a deep growl. 		
PerrySimm | In his hand you see a small blade. Maybe a razor or scalpel? Blood is dripping from his hand, meaning: small or not, it seems to have been effective so far. You don't feel like verifying it. 		
PerrySimm | He takes one step towards you. You lift your flashlight. 		
PerrySimm | What do you want? 		
PerrySimm | You hope you'll be able to talk your way out of this. His face a grimace, he points his blade at you. 		
PerrySimm | Who are you? 		
PerrySimm | What on earth happened? What did you do that would warrant this reaction from the guards? Or did you just get lucky enough to land in some sadist's lare? 		
PerrySimm | He approaches you, growling. It dawns on you that you will have to fight. 		
PerrySimm | You have your flashlight. And while you're still recovering from your blackout, you're guessing your fighting energy might be at 5 Stamina Points or so. His will probably be higher – 6 SP maybe? 		
PerrySimm | You have encountered an enemy. You will fight them in turn-based combat. You'll have to be economical with your attacks and use your Stamina Points (SP) wisely. If your Health Points drop to zero HP, you die. With zero SP you're defenseless. Each attack costs SP. But don't worry: If an enemy attack fails, you gain SP; and in some fights, you can pro-actively recover SP. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICE 		
PerrySimm | Attack him 		
PerrySimm | (That's it. You have no choice but to attack him.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | ATTACK HIM! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 6.5 HP / 5 SPHIM: 10 HP / 6 SP 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | FLASHLIGHT ➞ 1 SP KICK ➞ 2 SP BLOCK ATTACK + RECOVER 1 SP 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ogodweregoingtodie!"
		Jacqueline says, "So, that's hard to read, but your choices are Flashlight, Kick, or Block Attack and Recover"
		DavidW says, "bah."
		Jacqueline says, "I'd be okay with dying, honestly."
		DavidW says, "Kick, I suppose."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | HE EVADES YOUR KICK. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 6.5 HP / 3 SPHIM: 10 HP / 7 SP 		
PerrySimm | HE ATTACKS YOU 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "damn"
PerrySimm | THE BLADE MERELY SCRATCHES YOU. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 5.5 HP / 3 SPHIM: 10 HP / 6 SP 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Flashlight 		Knight_Otu says, "Well it is a step closer to dying."
PerrySimm | Kick 		
PerrySimm | Block and recover 		DavidW says, "Flashlight this time."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU ONLY GRAZE HIM SLIGHTLY. HE IS UNIMPRESSED. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 5.5 HP / 2 SPHIM: 9 HP / 6 SP 		
PerrySimm | HE ATTACKS YOU 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | THE BLADE HITS YOU. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 2.5 HP / 2 SPHIM: 9 HP / 5 SP 		Jacqueline says, "The 2.5 is jittery text."
		DavidW says, "yeah, we're a gonner."
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | Flashlight 		
PerrySimm | Kick 		
PerrySimm | Block and recover 		Knight_Otu asks, "Kick to seal the deal?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. Kick."
		Jacqueline says, "Hahaha. I thought you all would block, but okay."
PerrySimm | YOUR KICK IS ON TARGET. HIS HEAD BOUNCES BACK AND HE IS NUMBED FOR A SECOND OR TWO. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: 2.5 HP / 0 SPHIM: 4 HP / 5 SP 		
PerrySimm | HE ATTACKS YOU 		Knight_Otu says, "Not feeling this one, sorry."
		DavidW says, "Me neither."
PerrySimm | His blade slices you open. You stumble to the floor and start hemorrhaging blood. As you lay dying, he leans in. He growls for one last time and his bad breath hits you. You close your eyes. 		
PerrySimm | Seconds later, you are dead. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | CHOICES 		
PerrySimm | RETURN TO LAST CHECKPOINT 		
PerrySimm | MAIN MENU 		DavidW says, "I think we're done here."
		Jacqueline says, "That was a lot of angst."
		Jacqueline says, "I would be okay with being done."
		DavidW says, "I don't see what was so American about it."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Hooray! We finished the game in under an hour!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Haw!"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Known Unknowns by Brendan Patrick Hennessy
As played on ifMUD on May 30-July 1, 2018

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 Known Unknowns by Brendan Patrick Hennessy. It is a Twine game released in four chapters over 2016 and 2017. It was nominated for several XYZZY awards, including Best Game. 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.

ANOTHER WARNING! A lot (most!) of the transcripts contained on this site are, shall we say, family-friendly. This one is mostly family-friendly, but includes some language, drug use, and, um, desecration of the dead. Just so we're clear.
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PerrySimm | (It was a gorgeous afternoon in August, just a few weeks before you started high school. You were out in the pool in your backyard with Summer Okamura. She swam up next to your pool float.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: You know, if we lived on Titan we would be swimming in liquid methane right now. 		
PerrySimm | (You lifted your sunglasses and replied...) 		
PerrySimm | Probably wouldn't be as nice. 		
PerrySimm | Which one is Titan? 		Karona exclaims, "Hi, David!"
		DavidW says, "hi Karona"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Last two lines are the choices, I take it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hi!"
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		Jacqueline says, "Hi, DW. @recap the channel 50 or so to see what's up."
		DavidW asks, "We're playing Known Unknowns, and you're Floyd today?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "And you arrived just in time to see the first bit of text."
		DavidW says, "ok."
		Karona exclaims, "Great speed reading, DW!"
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "I need to wake up in a hurry. So so tired."
		Jacqueline says, "Personally, I'd go with 'Probably wouldn't be as nice'"
		Knight_Otu says, "So, I'd vote first one."
		DavidW asks, "Where was the game text?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "In the room. Perry."
		DavidW says, "First is fine."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, to keep things moving, should I just select once two people agree on an option?"
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm guessing that wouldn't be quite as nice. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Well it would be minus 180 degrees for one thing. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ah. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: And very poisonous. Although if we actually lived on Titan we probably would have evolved to drink methane. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Or at least swim in it. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Mm-hmm. 		
PerrySimm | (She swam over the edge of the pool.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		Knight_Otu says, "May work."
PerrySimm | (You rummaged around in the fridge.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What do you want to drink? We're out of liquid methane. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Diet Coke? 		
PerrySimm | (You grabbed one out of the fridge and handed it to her.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Tell me more about Titan. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: What do you want to know? 		
PerrySimm | Who discovered it? 		
PerrySimm | How long's a year there? 		
PerrySimm | How big is it? 		
PerrySimm | Why are you so interested in it? 		Karona says, "That sounds good to me, Jacqueline."
		DavidW says, "hm. I like all these options."
		DavidW asks, "First again?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Once someone seconds a suggestion it shall be the choice."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd like the fourth option."
		DavidW says, "I'll change my vote to fourth then."
		Knight_Otu says, "(Though with any luck, we'll get all of them?)"
PerrySimm | YOU: So why are you so interested in Titan anyway? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I don't know, I was just thinking about it today for some reason. You know it's the only place in the solar system with surface liquid? Besides Earth obviously. That makes it kind of special. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm amazed you can remember all this planet stuff. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Haven't you ever memorized the details of something you really like? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Maybe. 		
PerrySimm | (She put her pop down and got up from the stool.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Come on, let's go up and watch a movie. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		Karona says, "I like the second."
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		
PerrySimm | (It was nice and cool up in your room. The lights were off, the blinds were down, and the ceiling fan was running. The two of you laid next to each other on your bed, drifting in and out of consciousness. Every time your eyes fluttered open for a few seconds hers would be closed. She looked peaceful. At one point you traced a little pattern on her arm — five criss-crossing lines. She giggled lightly and opened her eyes.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: What is that? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: A star. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: A star? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, you know. Because of space. You love space. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I love planets. There's a difference. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Planets are in space. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Everything is in space. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Exactly. It makes sense. 		
PerrySimm | (She smiled for a second. Then her face dropped a bit.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: ...Hey. Are you mad Allen isn't here? 		
PerrySimm | Why would I be mad? 		
PerrySimm | If I wanted him here I'd have invited him. 		
PerrySimm | Best friends take precedence. 		Jacqueline says, "Sadly it doesn't copy the bullets for the choices, but it's the last three lines."
		DavidW asks, "First again?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Karona says, "I like the third."
PerrySimm | YOU: What? No. Why would I be mad? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I mean... (She looked down.) I know you like hanging out with him and everything. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sure, but I like hanging out with you more. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: ...Yeah? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. Of course. (Your voice got quiet.) ...You're... 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: ...I'm...? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ..... 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | (You followed her as she hurried down the stairs.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah. No. I uh... I promised my mom I'd clean a bunch of things. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh... uh. Okay... 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Things in my house. Today. So uh I really have to go now so I can do that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, you don't have to go! I mean, we don't have to— 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I— Sorry Nadia. Bye. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Uh... 		
PerrySimm | (She ran out the front door.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Bye. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | Known Unknowns 		
PerrySimm | episode one: the to-do list 		
PerrySimm | ------ 		
PerrySimm | Newspaper Office — After School 		
PerrySimm | Tuesday, 6 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (Middle Canada College, three years later. You're standing in front of your desk at the school newspaper office.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We good to go? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ready whenever you are, boss. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Then as Editor-in-Chief of the Middleman I hereby convene the first staff meeting of Volume 103. Let's start with the roll call. 		
PerrySimm | (You open up your agenda.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nadia Nazari. Here. (You put a checkmark next to your name.) Kaz Kaczmarek? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Here. (They put up their hand.) 		
PerrySimm | (You make another check and then set down your pen.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I feel like that used to take a lot longer. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (looking around the empty room) I guess that's what happens when 90% of the staff graduates all at once. 		
PerrySimm | We'll have to do a recruiting drive. 		
PerrySimm | Shoot. 		
PerrySimm | What happened to Ash? 		DavidW says, "Second choice."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shoot?"
		Karona says, "AFK"
		DavidW says, "oh,no"
Karona disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Jacqueline asks, "Or What happened to Ash?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Boom boom?"
		DavidW says, "Third choice."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. I agree."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: What happened to Ash? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ashley Bridges? I think she was saying she's super busy with sports this year and can't come out. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wasn't there like that one Grade 9 kid? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Grade 10 now. But he stopped coming in at the end of the year. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What was his name again? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (uncertainly) Jo...sh? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey, it's not that bad. You know how to write, I know InDesign. What else do we need? 		
PerrySimm | Photographers. 		
PerrySimm | Reporters. 		
PerrySimm | Copy Editors. 		
PerrySimm | Cartoonists. 		
PerrySimm | A Graphics Team. 		
PerrySimm | Distribution. 		
PerrySimm | Someone to work the photocopier. 		DavidW says, "I read that as two choices not three."
		Jacqueline says, "Photographers is the first choice."
		Jacqueline says, "I'd say Distribution."
		Jacqueline says, "But really any of them."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd have said reporters, but sure."
		DavidW says, "yeah, we need all."
		Jacqueline says, having once run her high school newspaper.
		Knight_Otu says, "(And yeah, all of them, really.)"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Reporters or distribution?"
		DavidW says, "reporters, I guess"
PerrySimm | YOU: More reporters, for one thing. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh come on. You don't need the help. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Traditionally the editor edits things that other people write for her. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: So you get to take things in a bold new untraditional direction! 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh. They pat you on the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Relax, okay? You're going to make a great Editor-in-Chief. The best one ever, probably. 		
PerrySimm | Doubt it. 		
PerrySimm | Maybe... 		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe..."
		Jacqueline says, "Would it be helpful if I put a break in between the text and the choices? I can try that next time. But it's the last two lines this time."
		DavidW says, "The choices look the same to me."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. Yeah, sort of."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll second Maybe."
		DavidW says, "Both express doubt."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | (You look up at the wall above the editor's desk, where a portrait of the paper's founder Osgoode Terauley hangs.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Maybe... But I've got a looong way to go before they immortalize me in an oil painting. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey, if an oil painting will make you feel better I know this Chinese website that'll do 'em for cheap. 		
PerrySimm | (There's a knock on the door. You turn and see Kaz's twin sister Anja standing in the doorway.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh, hey. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey Kaz. (She looks around.) ...I thought you said you had that newspaper thing tonight. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | This is the newspaper thing. 		
PerrySimm | You here to sign up? 		Jacqueline asks, "Does that make it more clear?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Also, line between... yeah, that helps."
		DavidW says, "first choice"
		Knight_Otu says, "Agreed."
PerrySimm | YOU: This is the newspaper thing. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...Wow, Nazari. Some turnout. 		
PerrySimm | (You glare at her.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (to Kaz) You ready to go or what? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Uh... Better go without me. I think it's going to be a late night. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Fine, then I'm taking the car. (She holds out her hand.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Shit, the keys are in my locker. Hold on. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz runs out the door.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hustle, Kaczmarek! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | So... 		Jacqueline says, "(Yes, your choices are '...' or 'So...'"
		Jacqueline says, ")"
		Jacqueline says, "CHOOSE CAREFULLY"
		Knight_Otu says, "I already don't like Anja."
		DavidW says, "Second choice"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: So... 		
PerrySimm | (She stares at you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How's, uh— 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey just so you know? I'm keeping my eye on you this year. So don't pull any shit. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... excuse me? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You heard me. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What kind of shit? 		
PerrySimm | I don't need you "keeping an eye" on me. 		
PerrySimm | Could we not fight? 		Jacqueline says, "I concur on the already-not-liking-Anja thing."
		Jacqueline says, "I like 'Could we not fight?'"
		DavidW says, "That'd be my last choice."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I second that one."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Huh"
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you strongly opposed?"
		DavidW says, "Not enough to veto it. Go ahead."
		Jacqueline wonders if DW wants to fight.
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
PerrySimm | YOU: Look, Anja. I don't want to fight. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (shrugging) Fine. If you can behave yourself around Summer then we won't have a problem. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, Summer's back? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Against everyone's better judgment, yes. And if you start any more shit with her there's going to be trouble. Understand? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I— 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz jogs back in and dangles their car keys in front of Anja.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Voila. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Thanks. (She grabs them.) Have a fun time with your newspaper. 		
PerrySimm | (She gives you a pointed look and then leaves.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Newspaper Office — Night 		
PerrySimm | (Six hours later.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (stretching) Alright. I'm calling it. I think we're in a good enough position for the rest of the week. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Awesome. (They shut their laptop and start rummaging through their bag.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sorry about the overtime. I'm sure press night'll get shorter once we recruit some more staffers. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's cool dude. Late night at the paper means late night in an empty building, which means... (They pull a small plastic tube out of their bag and pop it open.) I get to smoke some marijuana! And you get to sit and watch me smoke marijuana. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz slides their rolling chair over to the window and cracks it open a bit. You lay down on the floor as they slip a joint out of the tube and light it.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I can't believe you're already getting high. 		
PerrySimm | Why does your sister hate me? 		
PerrySimm | We've got a lot of work ahead of us. 		DavidW asks, "hm. What genders are everyone, including us?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We are presumably female, so are Anja and Summer."
		Jacqueline says, "I think we id as female, Kaz is they, and yeah, Anja and Summer also female."
		Knight_Otu says, "Kaz apparently is nonbinary in some fashion."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "girls call each other 'dude', then?"
		Jacqueline says, "In this universe."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I am fine with any of these choices and will let you all pick."
		DavidW asks, "=> Why does your sister hate me?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey so... what's up with Anja? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Lots. (They take a hit.) You'll have to be more specific. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean why does she have it in for me? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (shrugging) Dunno. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I don't either. 		
PerrySimm | She's never said? 		
PerrySimm | I'm getting sick of it. 		DavidW asks, "=> She's never said?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Second that."
PerrySimm | YOU: She's never said? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I hate to break it to you but you don't really come up in conversation. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You don't think it's slightly weird that your sister never brings up the fact that she hates your best friend? 		
PerrySimm | (They shrug.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's not like we're automatically friends with each other's friends. Like I never talk to Summer Okamura and that's not really a big deal. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Anja still hangs out with Summer? 		
PerrySimm | I'm getting sick of it. 		DavidW asks, "=> Anja still hangs out with Summer?"
		Jacqueline says, "=> Anja still hangs out..."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
PerrySimm | YOU: I didn't realize Anja and Summer still hung out. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh yeah, totally. They've been buds for like... years now. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Is it true she's back at MMC this year? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, I saw her earlier today. Wonder what made her transfer... 		
PerrySimm | (You stare up at the ceiling.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You hung out with her a lot back in middle school, right? What happened there? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | We had a falling out. 		
PerrySimm | We grew apart. 		
PerrySimm | She stopped talking to me. 		DavidW says, "=> She stopped talking to me."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: She just kind of stopped talking to me. She wouldn't answer my texts or my emails or talk to me in the hall. And then she changed schools and uh there you go. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Do you have any idea why? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh, well... It's... complicated. 		
PerrySimm | (A huge bang rings out from the hallway. Kaz tumbles backwards onto the floor as you jolt your head back up.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (hushed) Shit! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What was that? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Construction? 		
PerrySimm | Security? 		
PerrySimm | A teacher? 		
PerrySimm | The building settling? 		
PerrySimm | Who cares? Let's go. 		DavidW says, "=> Who cares? Let's go."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Run away!"
PerrySimm | YOU: Does it matter? Whatever it is it's not going to be a fan of you smoking up. 		
PerrySimm | (You hear another loud noise from out in the hall.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Right. Okay. (They toss the joint out the window.) Let's get out of here. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "Robot uprising, I bet."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. The next bit has in-line choices. I will type them in like choices have been appearing to make it clearer."
		Knight_Otu says, "Anja, with the axe, in the school hallways."
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Night 		
PerrySimm | You step out of the office and quietly shut the door behind you. Another loud bang sounds out from the closed library to the east. 		
PerrySimm | Wisps of purple smoke spill out into the darkened hallway from under the boarded up entrance to the old North Wing. 		
PerrySimm | A stairwell leads down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz looks around anxiously. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Office 		
PerrySimm | North Wing 		
PerrySimm | Stairwell 		
PerrySimm | Kaz 		Jacqueline says, "There"
		Jacqueline asks, "Let's check out Kaz?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: (hushed) Okay, what's the plan? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Honestly our best bet is probably going down to the front door. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The front door? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well it's better than going out a window! 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Night 		
PerrySimm | You step out of the office and quietly shut the door behind you. Another loud bang sounds out from the closed library to the east. 		
PerrySimm | Wisps of purple smoke spill out into the darkened hallway from under the boarded up entrance to the old North Wing. 		
PerrySimm | A stairwell leads down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz looks around anxiously. 		DavidW says, "I'd guess if we choose Kaz, they did the picking instead. I'd pick the North Wing."
		Knight_Otu says, "They have a point."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. So, if we like their point: stairwell?"
		Jacqueline says, "Looks like you choose, KO"
		Knight_Otu says, "I am curious about the north wing."
		DavidW says, "The adventurer in me says boarded up room with smoke. Normal me agrees with getting the heck outta there."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. North wing it is."
PerrySimm | (You walk up to the boarded up archway and try to see through one of the cracks in the construction hoarding.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (in an anxious whisper) Na! What are you doing? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Trying to see where this smoke is coming from. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: In case you've forgotten that's exactly the kind of question we're trying to avoid right now. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | The school might be burning down. 		
PerrySimm | You aren't curious? 		
PerrySimm | Okay, okay. 		Jacqueline says, "I am enjoying this."
		DavidW asks, "=> You aren't curious?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: You aren't at all curious about this weird purple substance? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Escape now, investigative journalism later. 		
PerrySimm | (They tug on your blazer.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Fine. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Night 		
PerrySimm | Wisps of purple smoke spill out into the darkened hallway from under the boarded up entrance to the old North Wing. 		
PerrySimm | The newspaper office lies to the west, and the locked library lies to the east. 		
PerrySimm | A stairwell leads down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz looks around anxiously. 		Jacqueline exclaims, "Purple?!"
		DavidW says, "Yes, it's always been purple."
		Knight_Otu says, "Purple, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I'd missed that."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, office or stairwell?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Someone's summoning demons there, surely."
		DavidW says, "Stairwell. We came from the office."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we could go back into the office."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, stairwell."
PerrySimm | Lockers — Night 		
PerrySimm | You and Kaz run down to the first floor. 		
PerrySimm | Purple smoke drifts down from upstairs and past the rows of lockers along the hall, seemingly drawn towards the foyer at the front of the school to the southeast. 		
PerrySimm | To the east is the Great Hall. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Upstairs 		
PerrySimm | Foyer 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		DavidW says, "=> Foyer"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | Foyer — Night 		
PerrySimm | The mist thickens as you make your way to the front of the school. By the time you reach the foyer you can barely see a few feet in front of your face. 		
PerrySimm | You stick your hand out and try to stumble towards the main entrance. 		
PerrySimm | Suddenly, a raccoon with blank white eyes is standing in front of you, blocking your path. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | (Our only choice: 'racoon') 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW asks, "Rocky Raccoon?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "... racoon?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. Now there are emoji."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me do my best."
PerrySimm | (THE RACCOON STARES AT YOU WITH ITS EMPTY WHITE EYES AND TIME SEEMS TO SLOW TO ONE QUARTER SPEED. IT OPENS ITS MOUTH AND SCREECHES AT YOU AND YOU HEAR THE SCREECH AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS.) 		DavidW says, "You can use :this: sort of code for emoji."
PerrySimm | RACCOON: Scream emoji Scream emoji No Good emoji 		Jacqueline says, "It actually copied and pasted that."
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Question Mark emoji 		
PerrySimm | Fearful Face emoji 		
PerrySimm | Trash emoji Panda emoji 		Jacqueline says, "And those emoji are our choices."
		Knight_Otu says, "I was about to ask."
		Jacqueline says, "Hooray for a game that is both filled with emoji and yet accessible."
		DavidW asks, "We speak raccooneese?"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess we do."
		Jacqueline says, "I like option 3"
		DavidW says, "=> Question Mark emoji"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw"
		Jacqueline asks, "Which, KO?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Are the racoons from Titan, and Summer taught us their language?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Number 1, I'd say."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't believe there are racoons on Titan."
PerrySimm | YOU: Question Mark emoji 		
PerrySimm | RACCOON: SOS emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Question Mark emoji Question Mark emoji Question Mark emoji 		
PerrySimm | RACCOON: SOS emoji Boy emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hand Pointing Right emoji Boy emoji Question Mark emoji 		
PerrySimm | RACCOON: Boy emoji Skull emoji Boy emoji Skull emoji Scream emoji 		Knight_Otu says, "In our universe."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Raised Hand With Fingers Splayed emoji Mute Volume emoji OK emoji 		
PerrySimm | Ghost emoji Question Mark emoji 		Knight_Otu asks, "Man, Kaz, what was in that joint?"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, 'Ghost?'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Ghost emoji Question Mark emoji 		
PerrySimm | RACCOON: No emoji Trash emoji Panda emoji Two Exclamation Marks emoji Anger Symbol emoji Anger Symbol emoji Anger Symbol emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Exclamation Mark emoji Sweat Drops emoji 		
PerrySimm | RACCOON: Anger Symbol emoji No Good emoji No Good emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji French Flag emoji Scream emoji Coffin emoji Scream emoji Gun emoji Bullseye emoji Coffin emoji Coffin emoji No Good emoji French Flag emoji No Good emoji French Flag emoji Skull emoji French Flag emoji Skull emoji Boy emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Boy emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Scream emoji Two Exclamation Marks emoji Gun emoji 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		DavidW says, "'what's wrong' 'danger!' 'what danger?' 'boy!' 'which boy?' 'skull boy!'"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | (...and then time snaps forward again, and you and Kaz are screaming and running out of the school. You come to a stop on the front lawn and slump down against a tree as you try to catch your breath.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Holy shit. Hoooly shit. 		
PerrySimm | What was that? 		
PerrySimm | Are you okay? 		
PerrySimm | Should we call animal control? 		Jacqueline says, "Oops. Forgot the line."
		DavidW says, "I missed what we picked."
		Jacqueline says, "There are three choices."
		DavidW says, "What happened."
		Jacqueline says, "There was no pick. When it says Next ➤ I just click it."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, no more emoji (for now)"
		DavidW says, "no before that. I haven't gotten to there yet."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh. Still translating emoji, you mean?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am mostly confused about why there are French Flags in there."
		DavidW asks, "French Revolution, maybe?"
		Roger says, "international sign of surrender"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought that was a white flag."
		DavidW says, "Roger was making a joke."
		Jacqueline says, "Personally, I'm not going to interpret this any further than 'some shit has gone down' and we are the newspaper, so that is of interest to us."
		Jacqueline says, "So I like the choice 'What was that?'"
		DavidW says, "I bet Kaz didn't see any raccoon at all."
		Knight_Otu says, "I concur."
		DavidW says, "agreed"
		Knight_Otu says, "With the choice, and David."
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... what was that? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What was that? That was a GHOST, that's what that was! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Alright, calm down. There has to be an explanation. 		
PerrySimm | (They look at you expectantly.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well I don't have the explanation! I'm just saying there is one. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Here's an explanation for you: IT WAS A GHOST. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | We were seeing things. 		
PerrySimm | It was just a raccoon. 		
PerrySimm | Ghosts aren't real. 		Jacqueline says, "This game is multi-faceted."
		Knight_Otu says, "First, Teen drama. Suddenly, survival horror."
		DavidW says, "I will not agree with the ghost choice."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Next step, turn-based strategy :p?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "It was just a racoon?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "'It was just a racoon' (that spoke in emoji)"
PerrySimm | YOU: Look we don't know if it was a ghost. It could have just been a normal raccoon. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Normal?! You think that's what normal raccoons look like?? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not a raccoon anatomy expert! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No. Pupils. Na. Did you see a pupil? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Pupils act weird sometimes. 		
PerrySimm | Maybe it was just blind. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know what I saw. 		DavidW says, "I didn't notice any pupils."
		Jacqueline says, "=> I don't know what I saw."
		DavidW says, "oh, empty white eyes, it said earlier."
		Knight_Otu says, "It said blank white eyes."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		DavidW says, "=> Maybe it was just blind."
		Knight_Otu says, "And I'd agree with David on the choice."
PerrySimm | YOU: Maybe it was just blind! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah right! It was looking right at us! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, it had its face pointed at us. It wasn't necessarily looking. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You're splitting hairs. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And you're... clumping hairs together! 		
PerrySimm | (They get up and start pacing around.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay. Okay okay okay. We have to do something about this. 		Knight_Otu says, "Blinded by your joint, surely."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Like what? 		
PerrySimm | No we don't. 		DavidW asks, "=> Like what?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Like what? 		
PerrySimm | (They stop and snap their fingers.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Like journalism, that's what! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: We're going to do a story about this! We're going to blow this whole ghost raccoon thing wide open! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You're high. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yes. And, in addition to that, I'm having a great idea. 		
PerrySimm | (You scoff.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Think about it. Our school is haunted by evil spirits and we have an exclusive on the story. It'll break huge! More readers, more prestige, more volunteers! Its win-win-win. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Oh yeah, very prestigious. 		
PerrySimm | You think people would read it? 		
PerrySimm | This isn't a tabloid. 		
PerrySimm | We still don't know if it was real! 		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we can put that into thje papers."
		DavidW says, "=> This isn't a tabloid."
		Jacqueline says, "Agreed"
		Knight_Otu says, "I agree."
PerrySimm | YOU: So what, we run a tabloid now? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No of course not. Tabloids are way more focussed on celebrities and politics. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz. The Middleman is a hundred-and-three-year-old publication! We can't just... turn into a rag! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Look, I get it. It's not what they would have done back in Osgoode Terauley's day. But back in Osgoode Terauley's day we wouldn't have even been working for the paper, because we wouldn't have been allowed in the school, because they didn't even let you on campus if you weren't a white Anglican boy! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I think they also allowed Methodists. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's a hundred years later. We have to update our approach for the 21st century! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | ...Fine. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not a ghost hunter. 		Knight_Otu says, "And suddenly, the Ghostbusters theme plays in my head."
		Jacqueline says, "Time check: we have been playing one hour. I'm willing to go an hour more."
		DavidW says, "=> I'm not a ghost hunter."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "I know we can't finish this today. But we'll have played enough to let us know whether or not to vote for it, I'm guessing."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not a— a ghost hunter, Kaz. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't know where to start. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What are you talking about? You're the best reporter at this paper! If anyone can do this it's you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm the only reporter at this paper. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That's a technicality. 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Okay. We will investigate, and if there is some real evidence that something is going on, then I will consider publishing a story. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That sounds like an unambiguous yes to me! 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | Parking Lot — Before School 		
PerrySimm | Wednesday, 7 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (undoing your seatbelt) Thanks for the ride. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Tell me, are you ever going to get your own driver's license? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I have you to drive me. 		
PerrySimm | We live in Toronto. 		
PerrySimm | Why, you getting sick of me? 		Jacqueline says, "AHA"
		DavidW says, "=> We live in Toronto."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "It was a Quebecois racoon!"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm fine with 'we live in Toronto', sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "I can agree with that."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, we live in Toronto. If I really need to I can just take the TTC anywhere. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Oh, does this mean you're going to start taking the streetcar to school? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Now why would I do that when I have my wonderful boyfriend to drive me? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Ah. I see how it is. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you get out of the car and start walking towards the school.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What do you have first today? 		
PerrySimm | You ever experienced anything unusual around here? 		
PerrySimm | Did you know Summer was back? 		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "Oh right. Summer. Her."
		DavidW asks, "=> You ever experienced anything unusual around here?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, random question. Have you ever experienced anything... strange around here? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Strange like how? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Something unexplained. 		
PerrySimm | Something involving raccoons. 		
PerrySimm | Something involving ghosts. 		DavidW says, "=> Something unexplained."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know, something... unexplained, maybe? Something that didn't make sense? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: There's a lot that goes on here that I don't get, but mostly that's just because I suck at reading social cues. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You are completely inept, and that's what I love about you. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...Wait, is it actually? 		
PerrySimm | (You chuckle.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: See, this is a perfect example of me not getting things. 		
PerrySimm | (You kiss him on the cheek.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Don't worry about it. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you get up to the front steps.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Hey, I've got to go and change. Gym first period. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oof. I'm already second-hand exhausted on your behalf. (You wave goodbye.) See you at lunch. 		
PerrySimm | (He waves and runs ahead.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | (You walk into the school and head to your locker, looking around for any signs at all of last night's weirdness. But as far as you can tell the school looks completely normal. People groggily wander through the halls, getting ready for first period. When you get to your locker you see your classmate Annette Dupont standing at the one right next to yours.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, hey Annette. (You open your combination lock.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Nadia. Hey! Are we locker neighbours now? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Guess so. Did they move you? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Oh yeah. I was deep in the North Wing last year, but of course now they're renovating so... (She sighs longingly.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Sounds like you miss it already. 		
PerrySimm | I didn't see you here yesterday. 		
PerrySimm | How was your break? 		DavidW says, "=> Sounds like you miss it already."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um..."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Um?"
		Jacqueline says, "I have not been telling you about the images."
		DavidW asks, "Is everyone naked?"
		Jacqueline says, "But you all should possibly know that Annette is wearing a witch hat."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll still choose 'sounds like you miss it already'"
PerrySimm | YOU: Sounds like you really miss the place. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Ugh, it was so awesome in there! All crumbly and dirty and full of spiders. I don't see why they had to replace everything. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (nodding) That is definitely your aesthetic. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Right? I mean the asbestos and the mold not so much but otherwise it was a total dream. (She sighs again.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Too bad. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Yeah. Oh, but speaking of my aesthetic! (She points at her hat.) Check it out. New hat. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu says, "Pfft. But yeah, let's keep that."
PerrySimm | Nice. 		
PerrySimm | I've never understood how you're allowed to wear that at school. 		DavidW asks, "Do we have choices?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. Last two lines."
		DavidW says, "oh. I need to mute #books."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I have everything else but this channel muted for that reason."
		DavidW says, "Second choice, please."
		Jacqueline says, "So, 'Nice' or 'I've never understood how you're allowed to wear that at school'"
		Jacqueline asks, "Second?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Second."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: You know, I've never understood how you're allowed to wear those at school. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Religious headgear, school colours, modest construction. Used a bit of mind control juice to seal the deal. 		
PerrySimm | (You flash her an unimpressed expression.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Just a bit!! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh hey, actually. I was hoping I could ask you some witch-related questions. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Well, you came to the right person. I'm nothing if not witch-related. What's up? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I was just wondering, have you ever— 		
PerrySimm | (The first period bell rings.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh shoot. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Damn, I've got to run. (She shuts her locker.) Let's pick this up later, okay? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sounds good. 		
PerrySimm | (She waves and runs off.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | History Class — Morning 		
PerrySimm | (You make your way to your first period history class and sit down. A couple of minutes later, Olivia Kwon slams her books down on the desk next to you and then jumps over them to get in the chair.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: What's up, bud? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, hey Olivia Kwon. How was your summer? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: It was fine, eh! Fuckin' fine-and-a-half. Took up rollerblading. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No kidding? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Mighty Ducks, dude! Keeping my game up. Can't always get out to a rink. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wow. How'd that go? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: (with a huge grin) I ate shit every day of the week! It's fuckin' hard as hell. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I figured you'd be a natural. 		
PerrySimm | You going to keep it up? 		DavidW says, "I don't speak whatever Olivia is using for English."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought she was speaking Candian"
		Jacqueline asks, "Aren't you Canadian?"
		Jacqueline says, "(Just kidding. I know you are.)"
		DavidW says, "I honestly don't understand what she's saying here."
		Roger says, "She started rollerblading but wasn't any good at it"
		Jacqueline says, "She took up rollerblading because she can't ice skate in the summer, but it's hard and she falls a lot."
		DavidW says, "Second choice? I don't much care which."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm cool with that choice"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd also go with second."
PerrySimm | YOU: You going to keep it up? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Nah, dude. Strictly ice from here on. Bummer I have to wait all the way until winter term though. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: There's always lacrosse. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Buddy! (She laughs and shakes her head.) 		
PerrySimm | (Your history teacher, Mr. Sherbourne, enters the class and shuts the door.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Alright everyone. Books out, phones away. You know the drill. 		
PerrySimm | (The class two-thirds complies as Mr. Sherbourne goes and sits on top of his desk.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Okay! This is Canadian History. And for those of you who haven't read your schedules, I am Mr. Sherbourne. 		
PerrySimm | (He stands back up.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: ...But I don't want you to think of me as "Mr. Sherbourne". You can call me Marc. (He goes over and writes "MARC" on the whiteboard.) That's Marc with a C. (He underlines the C.) Now, this course-- 		
PerrySimm | (The door creaks open. You look over.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | !!! 		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yes, our only choice is !!!"
		DavidW says, "Summer. Gotta be."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ghoooost!"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "And an iguana on her head."
PerrySimm | (Summer Okamura sheepishly steps through the door. You shoot up in your seat.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Looks like we got a straggler on our hands! 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: (mumbling) Sorry sir. 		
PerrySimm | (She goes and sits down in the nearest open seat, on the opposite side of the room from you. Sherbourne laughs.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: You missed the first few minutes, but there's definitely no calling me "sir" in this class. (He underlines the C again.) Now, where were we...? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | Summer! 		
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says, "... seems more appropriate given we're in class"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Knight_Otu says, "Anja'd like if we'd ..., though."
		Knight_Otu says, "But yes."
PerrySimm | (You stare at her. After a few seconds she looks up and you manage to catch her eye. You wave. She quickly looks back down at her notebook. You awkwardly lower your hand.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: ...Look, I know history might seem "old" and "stuffy" to you kids. I get it! It's not the most "on fleek" subject ever. But I'm going to try and show you how important our country's story truly is. And I bet by the end of the course you might just find it more "relatable" than any facebook meme. 		
PerrySimm | (He sits back down on his desk.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Now. Let me tell you all about a "sick dude" by the name of Sir Wilfrid Laurier... 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		Jacqueline rolls her eyes at Marc.
PerrySimm | Great Hall — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (putting a slice of pizza upside down on top of a second slice of pizza) So, did you talk to her? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I couldn't! As soon as the bell rang she was gone. Haven't seen her since. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: She's got to be around somewhere. Don't think she's the type to leave at lunch. 		
PerrySimm | (Your classmate Miles Golden sits down next to the two of you.) 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Who are we talking about? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (mouth full of pizza) Smhmr Mhmhurra. 		
PerrySimm | (Miles looks at you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Summer Okamura. She transferred back this year and I haven't even talked to her yet. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Oh. Well, she definitely didn't go home. We just spoke a few minutes ago. 		DavidW says, "oh dear. Marcky Mark needs to grow up."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What'd she say? 		
PerrySimm | Where was this? 		
PerrySimm | I've got to go. 		Jacqueline asks, "=> What'd she say?"
		DavidW asks, "=> What'd she say?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: You did? What'd she say? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: She said "Hi." 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And what'd you say? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: I said "How's it going." 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How was it going? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Fine. Wait, did you mean for her or for me? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: For her. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Yeah, fine. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What about for you? 		
PerrySimm | Where was this? 		
PerrySimm | I've got to go. 		Jacqueline says, "We need to get over it."
		Jacqueline says, "Just sayin'"
		DavidW says, "A song plays in the background: 'I kissed a girl, and I liked it'"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But our girl-crush!"
		Jacqueline says, "We should have a girl-crush on someone who wants us to have a girl-crush on them."
		DavidW says, "yeah. If Summer isn't interested, leave her alone."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, we really should."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I will admit that I had hard-to-forget-not-reciprocated crushes in high school. I get it. I'm just giving her advice with that excellent old-fart 20/20 hindsight I have."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, => I've got to go?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Then I'm going to go track her down. 		
PerrySimm | (You stand.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Mmhh, mmhh! (They swallow a big bite.) Don't forget. We have to start our investigation. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Got it. Find Summer, ask ghost questions. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Ghost questions? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: There's got to be somebody out there who can tell us about haunted raccoons. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: ...What kind of investigation is this? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | We're investigating the unexplained. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz will explain. 		DavidW says, "argh"
		DavidW says, "Track Annette down, you mean!"
		Jacqueline says, "Right."
		DavidW says, "Ask Annette some witchy questions. Summer just got here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Kaz will explain. We have to fixate on our unhealthy obsession."
		Jacqueline says, "Something tells me that even if we all agree to make choices that leave Summer alone, we will not actually leave Summer alone."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, Kaz will explain."
		DavidW says, "yeah. Unfortunately."
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz will explain. Ideally in a way that doesn't make us sound completely crazy. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No promises. 		
PerrySimm | (You give Kaz a friendly wink and walk off.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | Since there's no cafeteria at Middle Canada College, the central Great Hall serves as something of a lunch hub. The tables are all packed with students, and those that can't fit have either camped out on the floor or found some other place on campus to eat. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz continues wolfing down unsettling pizza combinations while Miles watches. 		
PerrySimm | On the other side of the hall, Anja eats lunch with Aubrey Shepway. 		
PerrySimm | A large staircase leads up to the second floor here. Your locker is down a hall to the west and the front of the school is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Anja 		
PerrySimm | Second Flood 		
PerrySimm | (Second FlooR) 		
PerrySimm | Locker 		
PerrySimm | Front of School 		Knight_Otu asks, "Aw, we can't flood the school?"
		Jacqueline says, "Flood is not a choice, sorry."
		DavidW says, "Everyone do the 'wave'."
		Jacqueline says, "Personally, I think the two pieces of pizza combined like a sandwich is kind of brilliant."
		Knight_Otu says, "Locker? Maybe we get our witchy friend instead then."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		DavidW asks, "Someone has pizza?"
		Jacqueline says, "Miles did, yeah."
		DavidW says, "=> Locker, ys."
		Knight_Otu says, "Only in the game."
PerrySimm | Lockers — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | With the North Wing closed for repairs, the cramped hallways in the (relatively) newer part of the building have been pressed into service as makeshift locker rooms. You and the other Roxton House girls seem to have all been dumped here on the west side of the school. 		
PerrySimm | A stairwell leads up to the second floor here. The Great Hall lies to the east and the front of the school is off to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Second Floor 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | Front of school 		DavidW asks, "Second Floor, I guess?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking that too"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe it's still spooky up there"
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | The main second floor hallway feels unusually cramped this year, what with the north wing being closed for repairs. There's no sign of the strange purple smoke which was spewing out from the boarded up entryway last night. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia Kwon leans against the wall, eating a bag of chips. 		
PerrySimm | Your office (currently just a regular classroom) is closed and empty to the west. The library is to the east. Stairways at either end of the hallway lead down to the Great Hall and to the corridor with your locker in it. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Olivia Kwon 		
PerrySimm | office 		
PerrySimm | library 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		DavidW says, "Olivia, please."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey Olivia Kwon. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Hey bud, how's it treatin' ya? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How's... what treating me? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Right! (She laughs and punches you in the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You ever seen a ghost around here? 		
PerrySimm | Have you seen Summer? 		
PerrySimm | Want to work for the paper? 		Jacqueline says, "I will not let this person write for the paper."
		Jacqueline says, "Or edit."
		DavidW says, "oh well"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Why not just call here Olivia?"
		DavidW asks, "=> Can I have some of your chips?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Her, I mean."
		Jacqueline says, "Now I want chips."
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		Jacqueline says, "Back. maga is getting the chips. He is a nice boy."
		Jacqueline says, "So... let's ask if she's seen a ghost."
		DavidW says, "Also, we're going to look bad regardless, so ask about ghosts."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: This is going to sound a bit out there, but... have you ever seen a ghost around here? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Don't think so, bud. Not unless you count that time Ethan came in with a sheet on his head. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Oh yeah. What was the deal with that? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Who can say? Dude's a weird kid. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Have you seen Summer? 		
PerrySimm | Want to work for the paper? 		
PerrySimm | I'll see you around. 		DavidW says, "ask about Summer. (sigh)"
		Jacqueline says, "We... do need people to work at the paper, regardless of what I said earlier."
		DavidW says, "yes."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "You reall want to ask about Summer?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe she can be a photographer?"
		DavidW says, "*I* don't want to, no."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "That's what I was thinking."
		DavidW says, "Olivia might also do distribution on rollerblades."
		Jacqueline says, "She would do that badly."
		Jacqueline says, "KO, you pick."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, let's try recruiting her."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, I'm trying to recruit some more people to write for the Middleman. You interested? 		
PerrySimm | (She laughs.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Not really much of a writer myself. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You'd make a good sports writer. 		
PerrySimm | There are lots of other jobs. 		
PerrySimm | We've got free pizza. 		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Hm. Sports writing, maybe."
		Jacqueline says, "That I could see."
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Jacqueline asks, "Also, why are we not enticing her with the free doobies?"
PerrySimm | YOU: I actually bet you'd be a pretty good sports writer. You definitely use some... descriptive language. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Buddy! Just 'cause I can play 'em doesn't mean I can write 'em. Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Alright, alright. Just thought I'd ask. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Have you seen Summer? 		
PerrySimm | I'll see you around. 		DavidW says, "drat. Can't ask about other jobs for her now."
		Jacqueline says, "I say we see her around."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, unfortunate."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "Also, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Let us not spread to the planet that we are goo-goo over Summer"
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, I gotta go but I'll see you around. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: For sure. Have a good one. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Later, Olivia Kwon. 		DavidW says, "I just know that Summer will join the paper without knowing we're on it already."
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | The main second floor hallway feels unusually cramped this year, what with the north wing being closed for repairs. There's no sign of the strange purple smoke which was spewing out from the boarded up entryway last night. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia Kwon leans against the wall, eating a bag of chips. 		
PerrySimm | Your office (currently just a regular classroom) is closed and empty to the west. The library is to the east. Stairways at either end of the hallway lead down to the Great Hall and to the corridor with your locker in it. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | office 		
PerrySimm | library 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		DavidW says, "office"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
PerrySimm | Newspaper Office — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | At some point in its long history, the Middleman office was reserved full-time for newspaper staff. Now during the day it's used as just another regular classroom. 		
PerrySimm | The editor's desk — your desk — is pushed up against the wall right now to make way for the rows of desks and chairs. A fancy portrait of the newspaper's founder, Osgoode Terauley, hangs on the wall above. 		
PerrySimm | Mr. Sherbourne, one of your teachers, stands at the chalkboard, erasing some leftover material from last period. 		
PerrySimm | The second floor hallway is back out to the east. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Mr Sherbourne 		
PerrySimm | second flood hallway 		Jacqueline says, "Should we talk to Marc? He's so cool."
		DavidW asks, "Oh, Marc, do you want to help us find ghost raccoons?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, if we're here already..."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh I do hope we end up asking him that."
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh! I didn't realize there was anyone in here. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: It's quite alright. Can I help you? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "Let's recruit Marcky."
PerrySimm | Just looking for someone. 		
PerrySimm | Just checking the office. 		
PerrySimm | Sorry, wrong room. 		Jacqueline asks, "Just checking?"
		Knight_Otu says, "No teachers allowed, it seems."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, checking."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, sorry sir. I was just— 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: (holding up a hand) Mr. Sherbourne. Or Marc. I know, I look like an (finger quotes) "old man" but I'm still a bit too young to be a "sir." 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Mr. Sherbourne. I was just checking the office for something. 		
PerrySimm | (He looks around and snaps.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Ah, yes. The newspaper office. Of course. You must work for the Middleman. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm the Editor. 		
PerrySimm | (He whistles.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Big job. Congratulations. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Thanks. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: You know, I was friends with a bunch of the newspaper kids when I went here. They worked hard. (He smirks.) When they weren't partying, that is. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I'm still adjusting to it. 		
PerrySimm | You went here? 		
PerrySimm | You haven't seen my friend Summer, have you? 		Jacqueline asks, "You went here?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "Marc might give us keys to someplace."
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, you went to MCC? 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Oh yes. I know I must look ancient to you, but it's only been six or seven years since I was walking around in that same get-up. (He points at you with a bit of chalk.) ...Well, minus the skirt that is. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't suppose you've heard any ghost stories about this place? 		
PerrySimm | (He gives you a quizzical look.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Like, old legends? Supernatural sightings? That kind of thing. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Sorry. I don't know anything about ghosts, I'm afraid. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Right, of course. Sorry for bothering you. I'll get out of your hair now. 		
PerrySimm | (You start to leave. He points at you.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: ...Hey, you were in my class this morning, right? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: History, yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (He chuckles.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Well I'm a history teacher, so that figures. You're... Don't tell me... Natalie? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Ah, shit. (He snaps and laughs.) Whoops! Sorry about the language. I can be a real "urban dictionary" sometimes. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Don't tell Headmaster Lodge I swore in front of you, alright? (He holds up his hand and does a stage whisper) He's a real hard-ass. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Your secret is safe with me, sir. ...er, Mister. 		
PerrySimm | (He winks at you and goes back to what he was doing.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		Jacqueline says, "That's long, so I'll give it a sec."
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		DavidW says, "I really wish he'd drop the coolcat hip lingo bit."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Marc never started adulting, has he?"
		Jacqueline says, "I may use that line about being an urban dictionary."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm uncool enough that that could work."
		DavidW says (to KO), "He's trying to be 'relatable'."
PerrySimm | Newspaper Office — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | At some point in its long history, the Middleman office was reserved full-time for newspaper staff. Now during the day it's used as just another regular classroom. 		
PerrySimm | The editor's desk — your desk — is pushed up against the wall right now to make way for the rows of desks and chairs. A fancy portrait of the newspaper's founder, Osgoode Terauley, hangs on the wall above. 		
PerrySimm | Mr. Sherbourne stands at the chalkboard, erasing some leftover material from last period. 		
PerrySimm | The second floor hallway is back out to the east. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu says, "That never works, though."
		DavidW says, "Library next, I think."
PerrySimm | Second floor hallway 		Jacqueline says, "Only once choice, so I'm taking it"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | The main second floor hallway feels unusually cramped this year, what with the north wing being closed for repairs. There's no sign of the strange purple smoke which was spewing out from the boarded up entryway last night. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia Kwon leans against the wall, eating a bag of chips. 		
PerrySimm | Your office (currently just a regular classroom) is closed and empty to the west. The library is to the east. Stairways at either end of the hallway lead down to the Great Hall and to the corridor with your locker in it. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | office 		
PerrySimm | library 		DavidW says, "Look up school legends in earlier editions of the paper."
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | locker 		Jacqueline says, "So, library."
PerrySimm | Library — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | Whatever was making noise in here last night doesn't seem to have done any damage. The only thing that's at all abnormal is the cluster of empty shelves in the middle of the room. 		
PerrySimm | A Grade 11 redhead you've never met bustles anxiously behind the desk. 		
PerrySimm | Allen sits at an empty desk, thumbing through his phone. 		
PerrySimm | The second floor hallway is back out the doors to the west. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Grade 11 redhead 		
PerrySimm | Allen 		DavidW says, "BOYFRIEND!"
PerrySimm | Second floor hallway 		Jacqueline asks, "So... Allen?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "And recruit him."
PerrySimm | (You sneak up behind Allen and give him a quick kiss him on the ear.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Oh no, I've been stealth kissed! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ha ha! That's right. The deadliest kind. 		
PerrySimm | (You jump up and sit on his table.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Did you see her yet? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Who? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Summer! She's back! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Summer? Summer Summer? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I know! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Who changes schools in grade 12? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Summer Okamura, apparently. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Wow... Well, I haven't seen her. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | (You swing your legs off the side of the table.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you going to talk to her when you see her? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: (scratching his head) I honestly don't even know what I'd say. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You could say hi. 		
PerrySimm | You could ask how she's been. 		
PerrySimm | You could ask if she forgives me yet. 		Jacqueline says, "damn, woman"
		Knight_Otu says, "You could tell her I love her more than you."
		Jacqueline chuckles.
		DavidW asks, "I wonder what our crime was. Did we break a 'no tongues' rule?"
		Roger says, "Or you could tell her I love her more than she"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we broke the 'don't crush on your best friend' rule"
		Allen asks, "what?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Allen), "?"
		DavidW says (to Allen), "There's an NPC named Allen in this game."
		Allen says, "I saw my name"
		Jacqueline says, "You are not our in-game boyfriend."
		Allen says, "oh. That makes more sense. Was struggling to get the context"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm always surprised that people not playing with us don't mute this channel."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, => you could say hi"
		Allen says, "I occasionally watch it to see if something interesting is being played"
		DavidW says, "sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: Doesn't have to be complicated. You could just say "Hi." 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Right. Just ask what's up? Pretend like she hasn't been freezing us out for years? You really think that'd work? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Maybe not. 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh loudly.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: She was in class this morning. I tried to talk to her but she pretended like she couldn't see me. Then she ran out of there once the bell rang and I haven't seen her since. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Honestly? That's probably for the best. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Ugh. I just mean, there's a lot of bad blood there, right? Maybe it's better if you don't dredge all that up. 		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | It was years ago. 		
PerrySimm | I guess. 		
PerrySimm | I just want to make up. 		Knight_Otu says, "I just want to make out, you mean."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Roger says, "She's probably a ghost"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		Jacqueline says, "While I do not think the PC's hear will be in this, I vote for => I guess"
		Jacqueline says, "heart, that is"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: (making a :/ face) I guess. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Just try not to get too obsessed with Summer right now, okay? If she wants back into your life she can tell you so herself. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (You get up from the table.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I'm going to go interview people. 		
PerrySimm | I'm going to go get ready for class. 		
PerrySimm | I'm going to go. 		Jacqueline asks, "Interviews?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "yes"
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm going to go interview some more people. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Yeah? What about? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's... a long story. And also it may not even be a story so, uh, yeah. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Okay...? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'll tell you later. Once I have more concrete information. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: If you say so. Have fun being an interviewer, I guess? 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | Library — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | Whatever was making noise in here last night doesn't seem to have done any damage. The only thing that's at all abnormal is the cluster of empty shelves in the middle of the room. 		
PerrySimm | A Grade 11 redhead you've never met bustles anxiously behind the desk. 		
PerrySimm | Allen sits at an empty desk, thumbing through his phone. 		
PerrySimm | The second floor hallway is back out the doors to the west. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Grade 11 redhead 		DavidW says, "I'm a little disappointed we're not researching the library's materials."
PerrySimm | Second FLoor hallway 		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "Grade 11 redhead, maybe?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "We could research *that*"
PerrySimm | (You walk up to the check-out desk. The frazzled Grade 11 behind the counter has a look of minor terror on her face as she moves books back and forth between various giant piles.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um, hi. 		
PerrySimm | GRADE 11: Oh! Hi! Do you want books? Because there's a book situation right now and we can get you books but — oh god. (She shoves one of the piles to stop it from falling over.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, no books. I just wanted to talk. I'm Nadia Nazari, I edit the Middleman. 		
PerrySimm | GRADE 11: Bridget Leaside. Hi. 		
PerrySimm | (She sticks out her right hand, which is full of a book. After a second and a half she realizes and sticks her left hand out instead. You shake it.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Busy day? 		
PerrySimm | Anything unusual happen here lately? 		DavidW asks, "=> Busy day?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Busy day today? 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: (speaking extremely quickly) Um normally this job is really easy and quiet because people don't really come in here that much and no one reads books anymore unless they have to for class which is why I took it for my community service hours but for some reason today— oh god. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Today...? 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: Books. Everywhere. 		
PerrySimm | (She slams one of the books on the counter for emphasis, causing one of the piles behind her to topple over.) 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: Aaaaaaa! 		
PerrySimm | (She disappears under the counter and starts grabbing books off the floor.) 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: I come in early to unlock the Library on Tuesdays and Wednesdays because Ms. Jameson's not in those days and normally when that happens it's just an empty library. But today three whole shelving units just had all their books out and on the floor. In a pile. 		
PerrySimm | (She pops her head back up and brushes her hair out of her face.) 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: Not three shelves. Three units. Like hundreds of books probably and I have to sort them all and I don't know how to sort them and oh god please don't kill me. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I'm not going to kill you. 		
PerrySimm | Which books? 		
PerrySimm | What do you think happened? 		
PerrySimm | Anything else weird around here? 		
PerrySimm | Do you need help? 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Silence in the library!"
		DavidW asks, "=> What do you think happened?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Karona arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline exclaims, "All those books... we've got a poltergoost!"
		Jacqueline says, "<cue Young Ones theme>"
		DavidW says, "maybe!"
PerrySimm | YOU: What do you think happened? 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: I mean... (She scratches her head with a book.) No way to know for sure. But someone must have just knocked them over last night. That's the only thing I can think of. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: ...I mean it was either that or a wild animal and I really really really really hope there aren't wild animals in here now. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Well if you get any idea of who it was, will you come tell me? My office is just down the hall. I mean it's a classroom during the day but after school it's an office. 		
PerrySimm | (She leans over the desk a bit and looks around.) 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: (conspiratorially) ...Are you doing detective work? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Journalism actually. 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: My g— uh, my really good friend is a detective.* She could probably help you. 		
PerrySimm | (She hands you a business card. You read it.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: "Teen Detective." 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: She was the one who rescued all those cats from that weird illegal cat cafe? She's really great. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: And smart, and confident, and funny... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We don't really have room for private investigators in the budget, but thanks for the tip. (You slip the card into your blazer pocket.) 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: You're welcome. I, uh... have to get back to this. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No prob. Nice meeting you. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		Roger says, "I'm not going to kill you... yet."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | FOOTNOTE: * See BIRDLAND for all the exciting details! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Library — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | Whatever was making noise in here last night doesn't seem to have done any damage. The only thing that's at all abnormal is the cluster of empty shelves in the middle of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Bridget tends to her book piles, looking more and more stressed with every moment. 		
PerrySimm | Allen sits at an empty desk, thumbing through his phone. 		
PerrySimm | The second floor hallway is back out the doors to the west. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "drat, I wanted to talk to her more and actually help out."
PerrySimm | Second Floor Hallway 		Jacqueline says, "We have only once choice, so..."
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | The main second floor hallway feels unusually cramped this year, what with the north wing being closed for repairs. There's no sign of the strange purple smoke which was spewing out from the boarded up entryway last night. 		
PerrySimm | Miles sits on a bench by the window, staring down at the soccer field. 		
PerrySimm | Your office (currently just a regular classroom) is closed and empty to the west. The library is to the east. Stairways at either end of the hallway lead down to the Great Hall and to the corridor with your locker in it. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Miles 		
PerrySimm | office 		
PerrySimm | library 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		DavidW says, "Hey, Miles"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Miles?"
PerrySimm | (You wave hi at Miles. He nods.) 		
PerrySimm | MILES: So, has anyone told you that ghosts exist yet? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu says, "Seems the only real option."
		DavidW asks, "=> When are you going metric?"
PerrySimm | Nope. 		
PerrySimm | The investigation is still ongoing. 		
PerrySimm | Are you gloating? 		DavidW says, "=> Nope."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we're coming up on two hours, but I can keep going a bit if you all would like. I was kind of hoping we'd at least finish a chapter..."
PerrySimm | YOU: No one. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Well that stands to reason. They don't, see. So no one would. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes, I get it Miles. You know everything. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: What is going on with this anyway? You and Kaz are super into this paranormal junk now? When did this happen? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I saw something. 		
PerrySimm | There have been reports. 		DavidW says, "=> I saw something."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Do we admit we saw a ghost racoon?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "We haven't finished a chapter?"
		Jacqueline says, "DW thinks we do."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Nope, still in the same chapter."
		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "You choose. DW thinks we say we saw something, I'm trying to make us look sane."
		DavidW says, "yeah, let's get sent to the sanitorium and admit our delusions."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we're crazy after all."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Okay!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's just admit it."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, before I tell you this? You can't do that thing you normally do. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: You'll have to be more specific. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: There. The thing you're doing right now. 		
PerrySimm | (Miles shrugs. You sigh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I saw something. I don't know what it was. But it didn't look non-supernatural, let's put it that way. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Interesting. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Go ahead, tell me I'm stupid and crazy. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Well, no. You're clearly not either of those things so something else must be going on. Describe what you saw. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Purple smoke and a weird raccoon. 		
PerrySimm | I don't even know. 		Jacqueline says, "=> Purple smoke and a weird raccoon."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's go whole hog on the revealing."
		DavidW says, "=> purple smoke and a weird raccoon"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe he'll help us figure it out."
		Jacqueline says, "There must be some logical explanation, like a grump old man with a projector who's trying to keep us out of that wing because he's distilling corn liquor down that hall and he'd have gotten away with it, too, were it not for us crazy kids."
PerrySimm | YOU: It was late at night. I saw the school fill up with weird purple smoke. It started getting hard to see or to navigate. Then there was a raccoon, in the halls. It screeched at me, and it sounded... I don't even know how it sounded but it sounded weird. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Sounds to me like there are lots of explanations that don't involve ghosts. Maybe that smoke was some kind of weird gas leak that disoriented you. Maybe that raccoon was just a regular raccoon that got in here and it seemed weirder than normal because it was in an unfamiliar context. But also... maybe you were just seeing things? 		
PerrySimm | (You open your mouth to say something.) 		
PerrySimm | MILES: I'm not saying you're crazy! Just that your eyes might have been playing tricks. You said it happened at night? Why were you at school so late? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'd been working on the paper. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: For how many hours? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I... don't remember... 		
PerrySimm | MILES: And had you eaten dinner? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Does candy count as dinner? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: No. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | It felt really real though. 		
PerrySimm | Okay I see your point. 		Knight_Otu says, ">Also Kaz was smoking."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, => It felt really real though."
		DavidW says, "=> It felt really real though."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: It fell really real though. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Hallucinations tend to do that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmmph. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: I can't tell you whether or not something happened because I wasn't there. But I can tell you that you're not going to figure this out by listening to ghost stories. You need to actually investigate the real world. Look for evidence. Be a journalist! That's what you do, right? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Right. Okay. Thanks Miles. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | The main second floor hallway feels unusually cramped this year, what with the north wing being closed for repairs. There's no sign of the strange purple smoke which was spewing out from the boarded up entryway last night. 		
PerrySimm | Miles sits on a bench by the window, staring down at the soccer field. 		
PerrySimm | Your office (currently just a regular classroom) is closed and empty to the west. The library is to the east. Stairways at either end of the hallway lead down to the Great Hall and to the corridor with your locker in it. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | office 		
PerrySimm | library 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | locker 		Jacqueline asks, "...locker?"
		Knight_Otu says, "So far we've successfully avoided Summer."
		Jacqueline says, "Shhhh. Do not speak her name"
		DavidW asks, "Can we talk to Bridget again? Find out *which* books were dumped?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Not sure there'll be anything new, but sure."
		Jacqueline says, "I doubt it, but sure"
PerrySimm | Library — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | Whatever was making noise in here last night doesn't seem to have done any damage. The only thing that's at all abnormal is the cluster of empty shelves in the middle of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Bridget tends to her book piles, looking more and more stressed with every moment. 		
PerrySimm | Allen sits at an empty desk, thumbing through his phone. 		
PerrySimm | The second floor hallway is back out the doors to the west. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Second floor hallway 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — Lunch 		
PerrySimm | As you walk down the hall, Jayden Finch waves you down and runs over to talk to you. 		Knight_Otu asks, "I think Bridget got de-optioned?"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Jayden Finch 		DavidW asks, "Who's this bird?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep. We have Jayden Finch as an option (our only one... why don't I just click on that)"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh"
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Nadia! Hey! 		
PerrySimm | (He puts his hand on your upper arm.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Jayden. Hiiiii. How's it (you shrug yourself out from him) going? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Good, good. Hey did you get my texts? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm? Oh! 		DavidW says, "Jay. Findh."
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu says, "Well, then, let's tweet."
PerrySimm | Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | Must not have come through. 		Jacqueline asks, "Must not have come through?"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw, snap."
		Jacqueline says, "I hope he has a not-reciprocated crush on us. That'll show us."
		DavidW says, "=> Try sending them without dic pix, honey."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, we're *his* [name deleted]."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Timing!!"
		Jacqueline says, "When we're all done mocking..."
		Karona groans.
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, Must not have come through."
		DavidW says, "=> Must not have come through."
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, uh, no. No. I guess they didn't come through. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Oh, weird. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. (You click your phone screen on.) No, definitely. Nothing here. When'd you send them? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Last night. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nope. Didn't get any texts last night. But I'm on Wind so you know how it is. Lot of dropped calls, that sort of thing. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Oh. Well, that's okay. Wasn't urgent. I was just wondering what your schedule is this year. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Let me check. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know off the top of my head. 		
PerrySimm | Why do you ask? 		DavidW says, "Wind, eh? They changed their brand name already."
		Jacqueline asks, "=> Why do you ask?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Is Wind an actually carrier? I was thinking that was made up for the story. heh"
PerrySimm | YOU: Why do you ask? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Heh. I was just curious. You know. We might have something together. Could be fun hanging out in class. Something like that. 		DavidW says, "I was on Wind before."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Gotcha. Let me check. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know off the top of my head. 		Jacqueline says, "Danger Will Robinson"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't know off the top of my head."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: You know what? I'm just totally blanking right now. Ha. I'm so forgetful sometimes. You know me! 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Oh, you should totally check then. Lunch is almost over. Did you put it in your agenda? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Yes. Yes I did. Good call, Jayden. 		
PerrySimm | (He winks at you. You get your agenda out.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay let's see... I've got French next... 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: No way! Core French? With Rouillé? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Yeah. Do—? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Awesome! We're in the same class! 		
PerrySimm | (He holds up his hand for a high five. You lightly slap it.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: We get to be French buddies. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Great. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Why don't we sit next to each other? It'll be fun. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Su-ure... Yeah.... If that works out. Sure. 		
PerrySimm | (The bell rings.) 		DavidW says, "Remember when my service was always choked in the second halves of every month. That was Wind."
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Alright, cool! I've got to run to my locker. Save me a seat, eh. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I'll try. 		
PerrySimm | Will do. 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ah. Yeah, that was terrible."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll try."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we lack self-awareness when it comes to our own actions."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Yeah. I'll try. Ha ha. You never know... with desks. 		
PerrySimm | (Jayden laughs loudly.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Totally. See you in class! 		
PerrySimm | (He walks away. You give him a thumbs up.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | French Class — Afternoon 		
PerrySimm | (You get to class and take a seat in the far corner of the room. Anja stands in the aisle just ahead of you, chatting with someone else in the class. You look around anxiously as nearly every seat except for the one right next to you gets filled. It's still empty when Jayden finally steps through the door.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (under your breath) Crap. 		
PerrySimm | (Without thinking, you reach over, grab Anja by the blazer, and pull her down into the seat next to you.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey—!? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: The hell's wrong with you? 		
PerrySimm | (She starts to stand. You tighten your grip.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (hushed) I just need this seat to be filled right now. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja follows your gaze over to where Jayden is standing. She sighs and sits back down, theatrically rolling her eyes. You exhale.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hiding from a boy? Seriously? What are you, twelve? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I'm not hiding. 		
PerrySimm | I just don't want him to get the wrong idea. 		
PerrySimm | Thank you. 		Jacqueline says, "Aw, snap. Anja."
		DavidW says, "Wonderful. We prefer Anja's wrath over Jayden's lust."
		Jacqueline says, "So it would seem."
		Jacqueline says, "=> I just don't want him to get the wrong idea."
		DavidW says, "Too late."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "But yeah, too late."
		Jacqueline says, "=> I just don't want him to think I'm single when I am with Summer (she just doesn't KNOW it et)"
		Jacqueline says, "er, yet. Darn."
PerrySimm | YOU: I just don't want him to get the wrong idea. 		
PerrySimm | (Jayden spots you and frowns. You give him a what-are-you-gonna-do shrug.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Ha. If an empty chair gives him the wrong idea, good luck giving him the right one. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: He's not— 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Whatever. I don't care. But the next time you want to involve me in your drama, try to at least do it without assaulting me. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's not drama. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You're right. Drama would be much less boring. 		
PerrySimm | (Dre Rouillé enters the class and everyone quiets down.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Bonjour, class. 		
PerrySimm | (She writes "BASE DE FRANÇAIS" in big letters on the blackboard and underlines it a few times.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Okay. Je m'appelle Docteure Rouillé. You may not call me Madame Rouillé because that is not my name. I am a Docteure, so I am Docteure Rouillé. Got it? 		
PerrySimm | (Murmurs and nods from the class.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Super. Now who can tell me what I wrote on the board? 		DavidW says, "We're with Allen regardless."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I can. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Who? Allen? Allen who? La la la I can't hear you over my thoughts about Summer."
		DavidW asks, "so 'Basic French'? Maybe?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Basics of French?"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "You know some French."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that's basically it. Want to answer the question? We don't know what Na will say."
		DavidW says, "=> I can."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | (You raise your hand. Docteure Rouillé points at you and snaps.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: You are? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nadia Nazari. 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Okay Nadia. Go ahead. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The... base of French? 		
PerrySimm | (Rouillé sighs. Anja gives a little derisive snort.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Non, non. It says "Core French". And this is the level of French you are in. 		
PerrySimm | (She starts pacing around the room) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: You are here because you cannot speak French. You are very bad at it. Now some of you are saying to yourselves, "I am not that bad at French." This is false. You are worse even than you imagine you are. Others perhaps are thinking, "Well. Docteure Rouillé is one to talk, since her English is so bad." In fact, my English is much much better than your French. There is simply no comparison... 		DavidW says, "She'll call on us regardless if we pick ... instead."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Jacqueline says, "Well, clearly I'm bad at it too."
PerrySimm | (Twenty minutes later.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: ...A language of the poets and the philosophers. A language that is simply insulted by your speaking of it. You will not be speaking Français out loud in this class, as you do not know how to do this with the respect this language deserves... 		
PerrySimm | (You drop your pen on the ground and it rolls over towards Anja's foot. As you bend over to pick it up, Anja sighs loudly and scoots her chair a couple of inches away from you.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | I'm not contagious. 		
PerrySimm | Harder than that to get away from me. 		Knight_Otu says, "Man."
		Jacqueline says, "Dang"
		Jacqueline asks, "=> Srsly?"
		DavidW asks, "What sort of cooties do we have, anyway?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Bisexual ones."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. That."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can I get a second for 'srsly'?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "second"
PerrySimm | YOU: Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | (She doesn't look at you.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Is this how it's going to be all year? 		
PerrySimm | Just suck it up for today. 		
PerrySimm | ...Okay then. 		Jacqueline says, "High road: => ...Okay then"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: (under your breath) Okay then... 		
PerrySimm | (Dr. Rouillé stands up and claps twice.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Okay class. The desks you are sitting at now, these are your desks. You will sit at these desks for the whole year and you will not trade the desks. 		
PerrySimm | (Murmurs from the class.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Yes, yes, okay. You are trapped in the desk and it is very awful for you. But if I let you move the desk then you will spend the whole year saying to me, "Oh, Docteure Rouillé. So and so stole my desk." "Oh, Docteure Rouillé. This boy won't let me sit next to that boy." "Oh, Docteure Rouillé. I do not like the way my neighbour sharpens her pencil so I need to swap." This way, it is easier. For me. 		
PerrySimm | (You turn back to Anja.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... whoops? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (shaking her head) Unbelievable. 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Okay! Maintenant, the conjugation! 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | (The class finishes. You walk out of the room and see Summer just down the hall, taking some things out of her locker.) 		
PerrySimm | Summer! 		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear."
		Knight_Otu says, "Damnit."
PerrySimm | (You run over to Summer's locker and tap her on the shoulder. She whips around, looking a bit taken aback.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Summer! Oh my god. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Oh. Hi. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You're back. 		
PerrySimm | (She looks around.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean... you switched schools in the middle of Grade 9 so— 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I remember. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I didn't expect to see you here again, that's all. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Oh. Well, you did. I'm back. 		
PerrySimm | (Silence.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What brings you back? 		
PerrySimm | We should hang out. 		
PerrySimm | Come out to the paper. 		
PerrySimm | Can we talk? 		Jacqueline asks, "What brings her back?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Suuuree."
PerrySimm | YOU: So what brings you back? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: My parents. University applications. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I wanted to stay in public school. But... you know. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | We should hang out. 		
PerrySimm | Come out to the paper. 		
PerrySimm | Can we talk? 		
PerrySimm | How was public school? 		Jacqueline says, "How was public school? (Anything to keep us from making it weird...)"
		DavidW asks, "=> How was public school?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Public school, huh? How was that? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Good. 		
PerrySimm | (She turns to Anja, who's watching from a few feet away.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So— 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Listen, I have to go. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Yeah, of course. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Bye. 		
PerrySimm | (She walks away.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. ...Bye. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | Lockers — Before School 		
PerrySimm | Thursday, 8 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...So it went well is what you're saying. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (opening your combination lock) She won't even give me the time of day. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Told you. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | She'll come around. 		
PerrySimm | Don't gloat. 		DavidW says, "Neither option is that good."
		Jacqueline asks, "Remind me: was Allen the third wheel who was not present in the first scene?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we go neiithre?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Er, neither."
		Knight_Otu says, "And yes, that's him."
		Jacqueline says, "We can not go neither."
		DavidW says, "=> Buy me ice cream. Stat."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Don't gloat?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: Don't gloat, babe. No one likes a sore— (You open your locker and bits of glittery confetti fall out.) ...glitter? 		
PerrySimm | (Allen scrunches up his face and looks in your locker. You reach in and pull out a confetti-covered golden envelope which seems to have been slid into the top slot. You open it up, revealing a fancy embossed card.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (reading) Dear Ms. Nadia Nazari, you are hereby and officially notified of this most cordial invitation to a party, soirée, and general get-together at the home of one Christopher "Kip" Kipling III, who would humbly request to enjoy the pleasure of your company, and the company of your Plus One — (You poke Allen.) — at his Annual Official Back-to-School Rager on Saturday. Sincerely, Christopher "Kip" Kipling III. Directions on back. 		
PerrySimm | (You flip the card over.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Somebody really needs to tell Kipling about Facebook invites. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I think it's charming. 		
PerrySimm | You're my plus one. 		Jacqueline asks, "Do we think it's charming?"
		Jacqueline says, "Personally, I despise surprise glitter."
		Knight_Otu asks, ">Why won't summer send my such a card?"
		DavidW says, "=> You're my plus one."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Karona exclaims, "LOL!"
PerrySimm | YOU: Plus one! (You jab him with the invitation.) You're my plus one! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Erhhh.... (He scratches his neck.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Plus ooooooone!! Allennnn!!! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I'll think about it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, but think correctly. (You shoo him off.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | (You slip the envelope into your bag and then rummage around your locker for a while. After a minute or so you pull out your French textbook and shut the door.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (from above) Party, huh? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Gah! 		
PerrySimm | (You jump backwards and look up. Annette's sitting on top her locker, dangling her feet over the edge.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Sounds fun! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Were you up there the whole time?? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: In physical form, yes. But my spirit was in the astral plane. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Right. (You close your combination lock.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Hey, what was that thing you wanted to ask me yesterday? The witch question or whatever? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh yeah... 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Does anything supernatural ever happen around here? 		
PerrySimm | I wanted to know about ghosts. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Supernatural?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: I was just curious: Is there much supernatural activity around here, would you say? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: At Middle Canada College? Oh sure, tons. It's awesome. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Tons? Really? 		
PerrySimm | Is the school haunted? 		
PerrySimm | Anything that involves purple smoke? 		DavidW says, "=> purple smoke"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Anything that might involve weird purple smoke? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Purple smoke? Well, it's a common spell by-product. Among other things. You could also probably just like buy a fog machine that spits out purple smoke if you really wanted to. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay but assuming it's magic and it's not a fog machine. What type of spells are we talking here? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Gosh, let's see... Not even sure where to start. There's future vision, jealousy annulment, jealously amplification, bird rejuvenation — certain types of bird rejuvenation anyway — animal hypnosis, conjuring psychic imprints of the dead... 		
PerrySimm | (You snap your fingers.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That one. Psychic dead imprints. What's that all about? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Well it's like this. When you go through life you leave a little trail of yourself. 		
PerrySimm | (You look behind you. She smirks.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: A spiritual trail. The imprint of your energy. Think of it like leaving tire tracks in the mud, except the tires are your soul. And just like with non-soul tires, when you go over the same place over and over again the imprint gets deeper. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, what's the mud in this metaphor? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Your life. You're standing in it. 		
PerrySimm | (She hops down off the locker.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Think of it. You walk the same hallways over and over again, right? And on a fixed schedule. This class for first period, that class for that one. Whenever you repeat yourself like that you're making a mark on the fabric of existence. (She holds her arms out, and does a little quarter turn.) There are psychic imprints of past lives all around us right now. That's basically what a ghost is. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Can they see us? 		
PerrySimm | Do they ever manifest? 		Knight_Otu asks, "Do they ever manifest?"
		DavidW asks, "=> Do they ever manifest?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Do they ever manifest in the real world? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Wellll... that's less common than people think. And less spectacular too. The influence of all that energy makes itself felt but it's like... air pressure. It's diffuse, and you can't really pull out any one individual aspect of it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So you can't see them, in other words. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Well, yeah. (She points at the hallway.) You can't. It takes magic to actually get any kind of genuine apparition going. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: But you're saying with the right spell someone could make one of these... psychic imprints appear? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Definitely. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Could they stick it inside of something? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You mean like an urn or an old chest of drawers or something? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Or like a raccoon. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Oh. Um. No. That's not— (She looks up.) Well... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Human ghosts can't really go into animals, is the thing. There's just technical reasons. Like let's say you die next to a bird and your spirit leaves the prison of your body. It doesn't just go into the bird, right? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I don't know, does it? 		
PerrySimm | Okay... 		
PerrySimm | Did the bird kill you? 		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Okay?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "First one. Admit our ignorance of this"
		Jacqueline says, "I have already clicked, sorry"
PerrySimm | YOU: (very uncertainly) Okay... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You said that very uncertainly. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean I believe you. I just don't really know, um, soul rules. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: They're not rules. They're just principles that operate in supernature. The only way the soul would go into a tiny vessel like a bird would be if someone forced it in. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How do you force a soul to do something? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Well I mean, magic. Duh. But... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: But? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: It's just... this particular spell is a tad... intense. (She fiddles with the brim of her hat.) How do I put this? You need remains. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Remains. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Human remains. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Eugh. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Bones, specifically. 		DavidW says, "C'est la vie."
PerrySimm | Where do you get bones? 		
PerrySimm | Whose bones? 		
PerrySimm | Why do the remains have to be human? 		Jacqueline asks, "Third one?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Whose bones will probably tell us that they need the specific person?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, true"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm down for that."
PerrySimm | YOU: Whose bones are we talking about exactly? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Yes, well. That's the problem. See, you can't use the bones associated with the soul in question. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Why not? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You know how you can't tickle yourself? It's kind of like that, except with magic. So you have to find other bones to do the spell with. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Meaning... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Meaning there may be — may be — a minor, mostly academic debate about whether it is acceptable to steal bones from a, uh, graveyard. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You're joking. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: It's very fringe! Not representative of witchcraft in general! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What could there possibly be to debate? 		
PerrySimm | Who would think that's okay? 		
PerrySimm | And that's the only way to do it? 		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
		Jacqueline asks, "Third one?"
		DavidW asks, "=> Who would think that's okay?"
		Jacqueline asks, "KO?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Second."
PerrySimm | YOU: Who would ever think it's okay to steal bones from a graveyard? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: I know. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That's self-evidently awful. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: I know! Look, Reformed Coven doesn't do it, Wiccans don't do it, Urban Forest Witches don't do it, regular Forest Witches don't do it. No one does it! ...With the exception of some extreme elements on the internet. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Like on tumblr? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Like... on facebook. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (slightly revolted) Oh god. 		
PerrySimm | (The bell rings.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. I want to follow up on this later. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Sure. What do you have now? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: French. Avec la Docteure. You? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Functions — the weirdest named class of them all. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Cool. Enjoy functioning. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Au revoir. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | French Class — Morning 		
PerrySimm | (You idly draw a star pattern in your notebook, tracing the five intersecting lines over and over again. Anja looks down at the sketch. You quickly flip the page over.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...You know staring at me isn't going to make me disappear right? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I'm not staring. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes. You are. And it's creeping me out, so stop. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Whatever. 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Okay class. I have been informed that there is a requirement for students to speak French while taking this course. This is against my better judgement, because you cannot speak French well at all, but I am forced to do this by the government. Therefore, I am assigning you this new task. 		
PerrySimm | (She claps once.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: You will compose a conversation, in French, between two persons, using the vocabulary words you have learned. This will of course be a disaster. None of you are able to speak at even the level of a small child. It will be simply an insult to me and to this fine language. You will now take the last minutes of class to decide a partner. 		
PerrySimm | (Up ahead of you, Jayden perks up and turns to look at you.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Oh crap. 		DavidW asks, "Just one choice, eh?"
		Jacqueline says, "I do like Rouille."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, just the one. I'll click it now that we're caught up."
		Knight_Otu says, "Get a clue, Nadja."
		DavidW says, "Docteure Rouille."
PerrySimm | YOU: (mumbling) ...oh crap. 		
PerrySimm | (Jayden basically leaps up from his desk and jogs over to yours. Anja shoots you a quick glance.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: So, want to partner up? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ah. Well— 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Sorry Jayden. She's taken. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I am? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: She is? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yes. See I'm a huge bitch with no friends and nobody loves me so I begged Nadia to take me as a partner and she said yes. Probably out of pity. 		
PerrySimm | (Jayden looks at you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Uh. That's right. I mean I wouldn't frame it in exactly those terms but... 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: I see. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sorry. I totally would have— 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Pfft. Nah! It's cool. It's super totally cool. Absolutely. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (looking at her phone) I guess you better go find someone else. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: ...Right. Later, Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | See you. 		
Karona says, "I need to go. Later, lovelies." 		
Karona disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Later!"
		DavidW asks, "ok, why did Anja do that?"
		Jacqueline says, "Wow. That was almost human of her."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Dunno."
		Jacqueline says, "But now that we're caught up I will again click our one choice"
		Knight_Otu says, "We'll find out, I'm sure."
PerrySimm | (You wave bye. He walks away.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You're welcome. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (slumping down) Ughhh. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I can't even begin to tell you how much you owe me. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm sorry about that. It's just that Jayden's... 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Completely in love with you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (rubbing your forehead) Yes. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: And annoying. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean... 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: He's nice to you because he wants to sleep with you. That's annoying. It annoys me anyway. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | So what, he should be mean to me? 		
PerrySimm | He'll get the hint eventually. 		
PerrySimm | Why do you care? 		
PerrySimm | I guess it is a bit annoying. 		Jacqueline says, "AHA"
		Jacqueline says, "Now we OWE her"
		DavidW says, "Yes. We do."
		Jacqueline asks, "Why do you care?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Why do you care anyway? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Why do you care why I care? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Why do you care why I care why— uh... why you... 		
PerrySimm | (She smirks and shakes her head as the bell rings.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Okay. (She holds out her hand.) Give me your phone. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Okay... 		
PerrySimm | Uh? 		
PerrySimm | Is this a trick? 		DavidW says, "=> Okay..."
		Jacqueline says, "How about NOPE"
		Jacqueline says, "How about a big ol' NOPE"
		DavidW says, "She'll do something awful, but hopefully not too awful."
		Jacqueline asks, "..KO?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'll say Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Sigh. Okay."
PerrySimm | YOU: O...kay...? (You timidly extend the phone out to her.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (rolling her eyes) Contact info, Nazari. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Right. Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (She grabs it out of your hand and taps a few things.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: There. (She hands it back.) We'll set something up in a few days. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We will? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: We will. 		
PerrySimm | (She gets up and leaves the room.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | Parking Lot — After School 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...So now not only do I have to sit next to her — which believe me was bad enough already — I have to actually work with her on a project outside of school. Which is going to be hell, obviously. Like if this is how she's being in public, can you imagine how she'll be when there are no witnesses? We're going to need to meet in like the middle of Eaton Centre food court just so she doesn't find an opportunity to kill me. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And I am still no closer to figuring out why she hates me or why she doesn't want Summer to talk to me, and I asked Kaz and of course they have no idea. So now Summer hates me and won't tell me anything and Anja hates me and won't tell me anything and no one else knows anything so they couldn't tell me anything even if they wanted! And meanwhile I just have to sit around being miserable. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Nadia. Slow down. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm plenty slow! You speed up. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: You're spiraling here. You need to stop before you get completely obsessed with Anja. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I'm not obsessed. 		
PerrySimm | This is a big deal! 		Knight_Otu says, ">I'm not obsessed with Anja."
		Jacqueline says, "I would say that, but I think Anja would say 'This is a big deal!'"
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, we've been trying to level her out."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'll click it."
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh my god, could you stop being dramatic? I'm not obsessed with her. I'm upset I have to work with her. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: You were on this all last night too. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, because she was being super mean to me in class. Which she still is, by the way. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: She's always been mean to you. Why are you surprised now? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not! But it still sucks. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: And why did you agree to work with her anyway if she makes you so miserable? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "I need to visit the bathroom. If there's any option to get Marc drunk, pick it."
PerrySimm | I didn't know what else to do. 		
PerrySimm | It was her or Jayden. 		
PerrySimm | I wanted to get on her good side. 		
PerrySimm | Why are you getting on my case? 		Jacqueline says, "By the way, I think in 20 minutes I'm going to call it. That'll have been 3 hours."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Huh, already close to three hours?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Time sure flies."
		Jacqueline says, "We have enough to vote. I would be open to shelving this a week, trying to play American Angst next week (before the Xyzzy deadline), then picking this back up for a multi-week thing. I'm enjoying it but might not make the time for it otherwise."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking we shouldn't bring up Jayden."
		Jacqueline says, "But maybe we should."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe. I'm tempted to vote for it."
		DavidW says, "back"
		DavidW says, "=> her or Jayden"
		Knight_Otu says, "Then let's."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, had to step away. Back."
PerrySimm | YOU: It was that or work with Jayden. Would you have preferred that? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Jayden's harmless. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (mumbling) Easy for you to say. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...Should I worry about Jayden? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? Ugh, no, of course not. Just— forget it. 		
PerrySimm | (You start walking a bit faster.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: What is with you right now? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nothing. You're getting grumpy and I am not in the mood. 		
PerrySimm | (He laughs.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I think you might be a bit grumpy yourself there. 		
PerrySimm | (Allen stops at his car. You keep walking past it.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Hey, come on. Where are you going? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Home. 		
PerrySimm | Away. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Jacqueline says, "AWAY"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, he's getting grumpy."
		Jacqueline says, "I would also appreciate the option to stomp our foot."
PerrySimm | YOU: Away. From here. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Nadia, come on. You're just going to walk off by yourself? 		
PerrySimm | (You keep walking.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...Let me at least give you a ride home! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (over your shoulder) I'll survive! 		
PerrySimm | (He throws up his hands.) 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Tantrum!"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Yellow Creek — After School 		
PerrySimm | (You stop for breath on the stairs leading up out of the Vale of Avoca.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh, I forgot how many ravines there are on this stupid walk. 		
PerrySimm | (All of a sudden, you hear a rustling and groaning from the bushes below. You look over the side of the stairs and see a familiar figure down in the mud at the bottom of the ditch.) 		DavidW says, "weird"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Summer? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (calling down) Summer? Is that you?? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: ...Yes! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You okay?? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I'm covered in mud! 		
PerrySimm | (You carefully make your way down into the ravine.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What happened? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I fell into a ditch. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Clearly. 		
PerrySimm | (You help pull her up.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I was standing up there. (She points up to where you'd just been walking.) I was leaning against a tree for some reason. I don't remember the reason. Then I, uh, fell. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | How did you manage that? 		
PerrySimm | Did you hit your head? 		Knight_Otu asks, "Did you hit your head?"
		DavidW says, "yesh"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		DavidW says, "er yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you okay? Did you hit your head? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: No, just my body. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Is your body okay? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: That's a vague question. (She tries to wipe her hands off on her jeans but they just come up as muddy as before.) ...No less okay than normal I guess. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Good. Come on. 		
PerrySimm | (You reach out to give her your hand as you climb back up the hill but she doesn't grab it. You awkwardly pull it back and climb up next to her without saying anything. After a short while you reach the top of the stairs.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Thanks for getting me. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Of course. 		
PerrySimm | (She looks down at the ground.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I'm sorry for running away. Yesterday. At school, I mean. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | It's okay. 		
PerrySimm | I wish things weren't so awkward. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not going to jump you. 		Knight_Otu says, "I hope we didn't push her."
		Roger says, "bad news, Summer: you're dead"
		Jacqueline asks, "=> I wish things weren't so awkward?"
		DavidW says, "=> I wish things weren't so awkward."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: I really wish things weren't so awkward between us. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: That'd be nice. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (She kicks at the ground.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, do you want to come back to my house and clean up? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I'm okay. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You sure? It's pretty close. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I remember where you live. 344 Bridgefield Avenue. M4Z 1R6. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You could borrow a hoodie. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I think I'm just going to go home instead. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. 		
PerrySimm | (Silence.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: ...My home's the other way. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I remember. 		
PerrySimm | Okay, well... 		DavidW says, "=> Okay, well"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Well... I'll see you around then. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Okay. Um, bye. 		
PerrySimm | (She runs off.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Bye. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		Jacqueline says, "STILL NOT THE END OF THE CHAPTER, BTW"
PerrySimm | Library — After School 		
PerrySimm | Friday, 9 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (hushed) Hurry up! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: One more second, one more second... 		
PerrySimm | (They peer anxiously around the corner of the shelving unit.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: There. (You step down off the stool.) Now we're covered in here and out in the hall. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (squinting up at the top shelf) I can't believe you know how to set up a spy cam. Should I be worried? 		Knight_Otu says, "Wow."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Very. 		
PerrySimm | It's a legitimate technique. 		Jacqueline says, "It's legit"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes, you should be worried, Kaz."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I guess we can claim it's legit."
		DavidW asks, "We're gonna learn that the library is the hot smoochin' makeout spot because no one ever comes in here, right?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh don't make it sound so pervy. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Impossible. 		
PerrySimm | (You step back a few steps and survey your work.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's a legitimate investigative technique. Now if something else happens in here we'll have hard evidence. No late night stake-outs required. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Aw, but I love our late night stake-outs. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We've never even done one. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I know, but I would have loved them. 		
PerrySimm | (You smile.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, let's go back to the office and get them recording. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you walk back down the hall.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey, you never told me what happened with Allen. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We made up. It's fine. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | He was being stupid. 		
PerrySimm | I was being stupid. 		
PerrySimm | We were both being stupid. 		DavidW says, "=> I was being stupid."
		Knight_Otu says, "That would be the honest option."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, it was fine. I realized that night I was being kind of stupid and oversensitive. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It didn't sound like you were being oversensitive. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That's not how it works though. No one ever feels like they're being oversensitive. Anyway, we talked and we were sorry and we hugged each other and now it's fine. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Eh, I think you let him off easy. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Maybe. (You shrug.) But sometimes that's just what you do in a relationship. 		
PerrySimm | (Your phone buzzes.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That him? 		
PerrySimm | (You look down.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No. It's your sister. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Really? What's she want? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Let me see. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		DavidW says, "Time to practice your 'French'."
		Jacqueline says, "This is now a smart phone text window. I'm going to type it like the rest of the conversation's been all game. One sec."
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey. We need to decide when we're working on this French thing. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What's up? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Weekend? 		
PerrySimm | Monday? 		
PerrySimm | Whenever. 		Jacqueline says, "=> NEVER"
		DavidW says, "=> Whenever"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: I can do whenever 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Very helpful 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Monday night? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Works for me. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Somewhere outside of school. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I don't really want to stay in this building any longer than necessary. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "Eaton's"
PerrySimm | A coffee shop? 		
PerrySimm | The library? 		
PerrySimm | Someone's house? 		Knight_Otu asks, "Coffee shop?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "The library has a coffee shop too."
		Roger says, "This is like a walking simulator without any walking"
PerrySimm | YOU: Do you want to go over to the Aroma? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: On Spadina? You can never get a table there. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: If it's full we can go to that Second Cup up the street. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ew no. That one barista guy completely creeps me out. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Tim Hortons? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I'm going to pretend you didn't say that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Fine, no coffee. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Why don't you just come over to my house? 		DavidW asks, "What's wrong with Timmy's, Anja?"
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Hello? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I'd rather not. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Why not? 		
PerrySimm | It won't be that bad. 		
PerrySimm | We have to go somewhere. 		DavidW says, "All of Toronto to pick from."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I'm going to pretend you didn't just ask that."
		Knight_Otu asks, "We have to go somewhere?"
		Jacqueline says, "We could just do it by text"
		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "You don't like Tim Hortons either?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not too into Timmy's, no."
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, I do occasionally go to Zippy's, because it is so close and open 24 hours. It is the Timmy's of Hawaii."
		Jacqueline says, "We have to go somewhere. Just realized that was suggested."
		DavidW asks, "Is it the same Zippy from the comics? Pointy cone-head clown guy?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "No. :)"
		Roger says, "You can get a box of 20 spambits"
PerrySimm | YOU: We have to go somewhere. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Do you have a better idea? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I guess not. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: okay then 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Fine 		DavidW says (to Roger), "I saw a video about making spam fries yesterday."
PerrySimm | ANJA: But I want you to know this is against my better judgement. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: yeah no got it. 		Knight_Otu says, "Now where's my spam filter :p"
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | (You click your phone off and sit down at the Editor's desk.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I don't know how it happened, but she's coming to my house. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Huh. Does this mean you're done fighting? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I think we're probably just going to fight in a new location. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz turns on a computer.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: She'll come around soon. Trust. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I mean, you're great! What's not to love about you? 		
PerrySimm | (You stare at Kaz.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...What? What'd I say? Did I say something dumb? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I have to tell you something. 		
PerrySimm | Can I ask you something? 		DavidW says, "Anyway, I now need to find okonomiyaki sauce."
		DavidW says, "=> tell"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, uh... I have something to tell you. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Sure, what's up? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Can you lock the door first? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Just humour me, okay? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...You're the boss. 		
PerrySimm | (They go over, lock the door, and start rummaging through their bag.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, don't lock the door and get high! Just lock the door. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Sorry, sorry. Force of habit. 		
PerrySimm | (They sit back down in their chair and wheel over to you.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: So... 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu asks, "We broke up, didn't we?"
PerrySimm | This is complicated. 		
PerrySimm | I've got something to confess. 		DavidW says, "=> confess"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Roger says, "I've lost the thread"
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
PerrySimm | YOU: I've got something to confess. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Is it a murder? Are we going to have to go on the lam? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, it's nothing like that. It's just something I did a while ago. Something non-criminal. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hmm. That's less exciting but go ahead. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How much do you know about me and Allen and Summer exactly? And all the stuff that happened. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I know that the three of you were like best friends forever back in middle school but that's about it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay well a more accurate way of saying that might be that me and Summer were best friends and Allen was also there. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ah. 		DavidW says, "This is starting to get somewhere."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Don't get me wrong, he was okay. 		
PerrySimm | Summer and I had a connection. 		Jacqueline says, "I don't think we had the connection we think we had."
		Roger says, "as usual with Wind"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think I want to enable her with the connection bit, but it's probably the story bit that explains a lot."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we're Summer's analog in Dimension X."
		Jacqueline asks, "'he was okay'?"
		DavidW says, "I just hope this conversation actually explains something."
		DavidW says, "sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: Like don't get me wrong we both liked hanging around with Allen. He was fine. But me and Summer were closer. Way closer. We hung out with him every week, sure, but there was a while there where Summer and I were hanging out every day. Or every other day at least. I mean it varied, but every three days would have been an anomaly. I guess I'd have to go back and check my old schedule to be certain but— 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Stay on target. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Uh, right. Anyway. I'd go over to her house, or she'd go over to my house, or we'd both just go walking around together. And if we weren't together we'd be texting or chatting or like sometimes we'd even call each other. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (confused) On the telephone? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean, you know me. I'm very comfortable doing things on my own. But with Summer, when she wasn't around there'd be this feeling... 		
PerrySimm | (You clear your throat.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Anyway. One afternoon she came over to swim and after spending all day in the pool we decided to take a nap. And we were lying... um... in the same bed... very close to each other... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Is this story going where I think it's going? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Where do you think it's going? 		
PerrySimm | ...Maybe halfway there. 		
PerrySimm | Shut up and listen. 		Roger says, "awwww yeah"
		DavidW says, "=> Shut up and listen."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I concur."
		Jacqueline says, "And I say that to both Kaz and Roger"
PerrySimm | YOU: Look just let me finish, okay? It was— we had a moment. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: A moment moment? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean, you know, we were kids. Nothing happened. We never actually... kissed. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...But we were like five seconds away from extremely kissing. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: So like— 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So like I definitely went for it. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Whoa. And? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Have you seen her panic face? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: With the like—? (They open their eyes really wide.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. She did that. And then she got up and said she had to go home. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz sucks in air through their teeth.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: She practically ran out of there. Like she seemed really, really afraid. That was the last time we ever hung out as friends. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Wait. That's how you left it? You never tried to talk to her again? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I sent Allen. 		
PerrySimm | I got nowhere. 		
PerrySimm | I was too afraid. 		Jacqueline says, "I feel like this next bit shouldn't be a choice."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Too afraid?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		DavidW asks, "I guess?"
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean, of course I tried at first. But eventually I just got too scared. There was so much going on there. Just with me and her and... You know, what if she told people? Or what if she freaked out even more than she already had? So I stopped leaving messages and I stopped trying to talk to her in the halls. My last ditch was to send Allen. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: And this was before you two were dating? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. We were all friends, you know? I figured he might be able to get through to her at least. But Summer told him she never wanted to see me again. Like full stop. And then he sided with me and that was that. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz shakes their head.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I think that's why Anja hates me. 		
PerrySimm | That's the source of all the drama. 		
PerrySimm | And Summer's still avoiding me now. 		Jacqueline asks, "Source of drama?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
PerrySimm | YOU: Anyway, that's the source of all this drama. Me and Summer and your sister and everything. And I don't know what to do about it. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Wait, Anja? What does she have to do with this? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Anja started hating me right when all this happened, and that's also right when Summer and her became friends. Which suggests to me that Summer told Anja what happened and she tried to take it out on me as some kind of weird revenge. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Pfft. No way. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Think about, why else would she be so intent of keeping me away from her? She thinks I'm going to try and hit on her again. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No way in hell, Na. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: But— 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Look, you need to trust me on this, okay? If Anja even knows — which I doubt by the way, because I didn't know and I know you way better than she does — if she knows, she absolutely would not hate you for it. She is not that kind of person. Really. Really really. There's no way she cares about you being gay. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I'm not "gay" exactly. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not gay. 		
PerrySimm | (They raise their eyebrows.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not! Not exactly. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Right. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm just, you know, a little bisexual. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: "A little"? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Okay, fine. A lot. Completely. I'm canonically bisexual, is that what you wanted to hear? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: YEP. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz jumps on you and gives you an excessively tight hug.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What is this? Why are you doing this thing with your body? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Because I'm your frieeeeend! And you're queeeeeeeer!! 		
PerrySimm | (You exhale and pat them on the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes. Thank you Kaz. 		
PerrySimm | (They get down off you.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: So... does anyone else know? Have you told Allen? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Of course not. 		
PerrySimm | I will eventually. 		Knight_Otu says, "I'm suuure she will eventually."
		Jacqueline says, "Suuuure she will"
		DavidW says, "I'm startled that 'Of course I have' isn't an option."
		Jacqueline says, "True"
		Knight_Otu says, "Of course Allen knows he's just the rebound."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, which?"
		DavidW says, "The second, I think"
		Knight_Otu says, "It's ten past the third hour by the way."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I know."
		Jacqueline says, "maga started the robot vaccuum."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, second."
		Jacqueline says, "So I'm kind of trapped."
		DavidW says, "At least we got to a major reveal."
		Jacqueline says, "And I keep thinking we're near the end of a chapter."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "So unless you all need to go I thought I'd stay until the vaccuum is done."
PerrySimm | YOU: I will... Eventually... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Just not right now. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Exactly. 		
PerrySimm | (You rub your forehead) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: There's no rule that says you have to, you know. 		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, this surely sounds like chapter end material."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I feel bad lying to him. 		
PerrySimm | He gets jealous. 		
PerrySimm | I guess... 		Jacqueline says (to KO), "I thought that previously, but yes."
		DavidW says, "=> I feel bad lying to him."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
PerrySimm | YOU: He's my boyfriend though! I'm not supposed to lie to him. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay buddy. Rule number 1? Being in the closet is not the same as lying. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's lying by omission. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Na, stop being logical for a second and start being smart. The only person who has any say over the timing of your coming out is you. And no one is entitled to anything more than you want to give them. I don't care if he's the pope of boyfriends, you don't owe him a damn thing. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Where it does get a bit complicated is with Summer. Are you saying you want to be with her instead? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, that's the thing! I had a crush on her when I was thirteen. We're entirely different people now. I'm sure even if we had ever dated we would have broken up in like a month anyway. 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't want to give up Allen. But maybe I do wish it had all gone differently. And I want my friend back. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You know what? This is a lot. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No kidding. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You need to organize your thoughts somehow. A gameplan. (They snap their fingers and point excitedly at your agenda.) A list! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Good idea. 		
PerrySimm | You think? 		Jacqueline asks, "You think?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I would believe Nadja here if she hadn't been so obsessed."
		DavidW asks, "=> You think?"
		Knight_Otu says, "And sure."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Exactly"
PerrySimm | YOU: You think? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Absolutely! You're like the queen of lists, and this is a perfectly listable situation. 		
PerrySimm | (They grab your notebook off the editor's desk and shove it in your hands.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...You know what? You're right. Let's do it. 		
PerrySimm | (You click your pen.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, so. The to-do list for the 2016-2017 school year: 1) Publish newspaper — that's a weekly one. 2) Do a major recruiting drive. 3) Conceal sexual orientation from boyfriend— 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Or tell him! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Let's stick with "conceal" for now. 4) Resolve lingering gay angst with ex-best friend. 5) Improve relationship with current best friend's sister. 6) Keep grades up and get into university. And... 7) Either prove or disprove the existence of ghosts, both generally and in the specific context of Middle Canada College. 		
PerrySimm | (You put your pen down.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...That's doable, right? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: For you? Totally. In fact, you can get started this weekend. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Huh? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Kipling's party, dude. Summer's going to be there. Perfect opportunity to talk to her. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | How do you know? 		
PerrySimm | She doesn't want to talk. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know... 		DavidW asks, "=> How do you know?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: How do you know? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Because everyone's going to be there, dumbass. Didn't you get the invite? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well so did everyone. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not sure I want to do this in front of a huge audience. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah but Kipling's house is massive! We can totally find a secluded place for you two to declare your love for each other. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | We don't love each other. 		
PerrySimm | I have a boyfriend. 		
PerrySimm | Is this going to be a thing now? 		Jacqueline says, "I like all of those to varying degrees."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Third?"
		Roger says, "time to make up a listbian"
		DavidW says, "I'm hoping Kip's house is the gayest place on Earth."
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
PerrySimm | \YOU: Please tell me that you trying to hook me up with girls isn't going to be a thing now? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I can't do that, Na. Because it will absolutely be a thing. So get used to it. 		
PerrySimm | (You groan.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Come on! Aren't you glad you told me? Don't you already feel lighter? Happier? More excited about the future? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | ...Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah... Yeah, I guess I do. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Exactly! 		
PerrySimm | (They scoot their chair a bit closer to you and grab your hand.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You realize you're my stereotypical gay best friend now, right? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I thought you were my gay best friend. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey, we can argue about who the gay one in this relationship is later. 		
PerrySimm | (They give you a friendly pat on the knee.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...But it's totally you. 		
PerrySimm | Next � 		
PerrySimm | ============= 		
PerrySimm | ============= 		
PerrySimm | Next Time (maybe) 		
PerrySimm | Nadia goes to Kipling's party. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz fails to play it even a little cool. 		
PerrySimm | Lingering gay angst lingers unabated. 		
PerrySimm | A hipster gets punched in the face. 		
PerrySimm | and 		
PerrySimm | It's a real gong show over there in general. 		
PerrySimm | Main Menu ➤ 		Jacqueline says, "END CHAPTER"
		
*** Session 2 *** 		
		
PerrySimm | June 2013 		
PerrySimm | (It was the grade 8 end-of-year dance, two months before that day by the pool three years ago. You and Summer stepped uncertainly through the gym doors.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Remind me why we're here again? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Because I wanted to go and I asked a bunch of times if we could go and you finally gave in. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | (She poked you in the arm.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: And you're secretly excited too. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Maaaaybe... 		
PerrySimm | More like secretly terrified. 		
PerrySimm | You have a way of getting me out to parties. 		Knight_Otu says, "Good, it tells us when this in relation to the event."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Are we secretly terrified?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, is this before we Pushed Summer Away?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know what we are."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes. It's written kind of awkwardly, but this is before the kiss."
		Jacqueline says, "Then I suppose we might be secretly terrified."
		DavidW says, "I suppose."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall I pick that, then?"
		DavidW says, "Sure, but I bet it's not that much of a secret."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Secretly terrified is more like it. 		
PerrySimm | (She gave you a wink.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I'll stick with you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: urrrghhh... 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: It won't be that bad, okay? Dancing is fun, Nadia. Trust me. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | (Half an hour later. You and Summer leaned against the wall on the girls' side of the gym, staring back at the boys' side. Summer bopped her head back and forth a bit to the music.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...You were saying something about dancing being fun? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Okay, this could be better. 		
PerrySimm | (You sighed heavily and looked up at the ceiling.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Uh, Nadia? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Allen's coming this way. 		
PerrySimm | (Your eyes widened.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What do I do? 		
PerrySimm | You don't think he wants to dance, do you? 		
PerrySimm | How close is he? 		DavidW says, "oh noes. boy cooties!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Worse, future rebound cooties!"
		Jacqueline says, "Indeed"
		DavidW says, "> tell Allen I'm going to Yemen"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm good with any of these choices."
		DavidW says, "ok"
		Knight_Otu asks, "So, second?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh god. You don't think he wants to dance, do you? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: What? How should I know? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Aaaa. 		
PerrySimm | (Allen stood in front of you and cleared his throat.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Allen. Hi. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Hi Nadia. I... um. I was wondering, uh... I... 		
PerrySimm | (You looked at him.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: (faintly mumbling) I just, you know... I figured... I don't know... We're good friends and stuff and like it's cool if you don't want to, but, uh... (He scratched the back of his neck.) Maybe it'd be fun if the two of us... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Are you saying you want to dance? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (You nodded.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Come on. 		
PerrySimm | (Summer looked a bit surprised as you led Allen towards the middle of the gym.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | (You and Allen shuffled around with each other during the slow dance.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Um. Thanks. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (whispering) I don't think you're supposed to thank me in the middle of the dance. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Oh. Whoops. 		
PerrySimm | (The slow song came to an end and a loud fast one came on. You stopped dancing kind of awkwardly.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Okay. Now thanks. 		Lionheart says, "How do you tell Floyd to pick from a dialog choice"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Did you enjoy that? 		
PerrySimm | That was nice. 		
PerrySimm | See you. 		Jacqueline says, "It's not Floyd."
		Jacqueline says, "It's me."
		Jacqueline says, "This is a Twine game."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm copying & pasting as Perry."
		Lionheart says, "OIC"
		Jacqueline says, "So, one sounds creepy"
		Jacqueline says, "Three sounds rude"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we say that it was nice?"
		Jacqueline says, "But I'm not sure we liked it."
		Knight_Otu says, "It does."
		DavidW says, "I think I'd pick the first option."
		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, since it wasn't Summer..."
		DavidW says, "Maybe Allen doesn't really want to dance."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we do end up dating this person."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, let's go with one."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		DavidW says, "Maybe Allen would rather get some cookies and soda and just chat."
PerrySimm | YOU: Did you... enjoy that? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Yeah. A lot. (He looked down.) ...Did you? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Cool. I did too. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I know. You already said. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Heh. Right. Yeah. Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | (You smiled.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's okay. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I'll uh... (He pointed back to the boys' side.) I'll see you later. 		
PerrySimm | (You waved goodbye. He walked away.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | (A few minutes later Summer came up to you.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: So what's up? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Huh? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: (yelling over the music) What's up?? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (also yelling) What do you mean?? 		
PerrySimm | (Summer pointed over to Allen, who was now back on the other side of the dancefloor.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh!! It's not— ...I was trying to prove something to myself!! 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: And?? 		
PerrySimm | (You glanced over at him.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Results inconclusive!! 		
PerrySimm | (She nodded.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Do you want to jump around and dance really badly to this super loud and annoying music?? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes!! Yes I do!! 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		Lionheart says, "Well, as far as I'm concerned, I don't have any future knowledge of Allen, so I'd feel fine aout 1."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Known Unknowns 		
PerrySimm | episode two: change of plans 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Allen's House - 8:30pm 		
PerrySimm | Saturday, 10 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (Three years later.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: You look awesome, Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | (You plop down on the couch next to him.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Last chance. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I'm just... really not feeling it tonight. There's going to be so many people. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Come on. 		
PerrySimm | Including me. 		
PerrySimm | We can find quiet spots. 		DavidW says, "quiet spots"
		Knight_Otu says, "I kind of want to say Summer should have seen it coming after Nadia's exitement here..."
		Knight_Otu says, "But then, we have the advantage of future knowledge."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, quiet spots."
PerrySimm | YOU: We don't have to socialize all night. If it gets too busy we can just find somewhere quiet to hang out. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: At Kip's house? Really? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's a big house. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: And it's going to be full of people. Seriously, go have a good time. I'll be fine. 		
PerrySimm | (The doorbell rings multiple times. You shoot Allen a confused look. When he goes to open the door, Kaz is standing outside.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey Allen. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Hey. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (at the top of their lungs) HI ALLEN'S PARENTS. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN'S PARENTS: (distant yelling) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | You're not normally this punctual. 		
PerrySimm | Ready to go? 		Jacqueline asks, "Punctual comment?"
		DavidW asks, "Remind me who Kaz is?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Our friend who is on the news paper with us."
		Knight_Otu says, "They are our nonbinary friend/coworker."
		Lionheart says, "Oh. I have no context for these names"
		Jacqueline says, "It's fine, LH. You'll pick it up from context or when we answer DW's questions it will make sense."
		DavidW says, "I was wondering if Kaz was dating Allen as well."
		Jacqueline says, "(Kidding, you can ask questions too)"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Nope."
		Jacqueline says, "I am going to comment on punctuality, unless there are objections."
		DavidW says, "go ahead"
PerrySimm | YOU: Wow Kaz. We weren't expecting you to be so... on time. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Long story. I'll explain in the car. (They punch Allen in the shoulder.) Later dude. BYE ALLEN'S PARENTS!! 		
PerrySimm | (You give Allen a quick peck on the cheek and head out the door with Kaz.) 		
PerrySimm | Wait, have you been smoking? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah... about that... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh! Kaaaz! You said you were going to drive! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Look it's not my fault! 		
PerrySimm | (You stare at them.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay fine, it is my fault. Kind of. I slept in and I forgot what day it was and then by the time I realized we had the party tonight I was already high. So. Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So, wait. How did you...? 		
PerrySimm | (You look over to the car and see Anja checking her phone in the driver's seat.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What's she doing here? 		
PerrySimm | I'm going to kill you. 		DavidW says, "kill"
		Lionheart asks, "And who's this now?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'm thinking kill."
		Knight_Otu says, "Anja is Kaz's sister who kind of hates the protagonist."
		Jacqueline says, "Anja is our arch enemy"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, kill."
		Jacqueline says, "And yeah, Kaz's sister."
PerrySimm | YOU: I am going to kill you. (You get in the car.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey, Kaz's begging and pleading is the only reason you have a ride to this thing. I'd show them a little more gratitude if I were you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (mumbling) I could have taken the bus. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Wow, you're welcome. 		
PerrySimm | (You fold your arms and look out the window.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey, lighten up, Na. We're going to a party! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Whatever. 		
PerrySimm | Sorry. Allen's being annoying. 		
PerrySimm | I'm having second thoughts. 		
PerrySimm | You're right. 		DavidW says, "I think Anja is more of a frenemy."
		Knight_Otu says, "She is friends with Summer, who we have a unhealthy crush on."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Hm, possibly."
		Lionheart says, "Well, don't let it ruin our evening. You're right, Kaz."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: You're right. I should try and enjoy myself. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That's my girl. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I wish Allen was coming though. 		
PerrySimm | Nice vest. 		
PerrySimm | Are we picking up Summer? 		DavidW says, "Nice vest."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ixnay on the Ummersay!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, vest."
		Jacqueline says, "Vest is safe."
		DavidW says, "yes, avoid the Ummersay."
PerrySimm | YOU: Sweet vest by the way. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh dude it's amazing. I have so many pockets right now I don't even know what to do with them. (They look at you over the back of their seat.) Here, ask to borrow two dollars. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? No. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No come on, do it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't need two dollars. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Just pretend like you need two dollars okay? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. (You clear your throat.) Can I borrow two dollars? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Why sure, Nadia. Let me just reach into my... (They stick their hand in their upper-left vest pocket and after a half second of fumbling pull out a toonie.) ...TOONIE POCKET. 		
PerrySimm | (They triumphantly plonk the coin down into your hand.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...How many toonies do you have in there? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Just three. Well actually two now I guess. ...Can I have that one back? 		
PerrySimm | (Anja rolls her eyes.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You two are weird. 		
PerrySimm | (She reaches over and turns on the radio.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		Lionheart asks, "Are we keeping it from Anja or something?"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Front Yard - 9pm 		
PerrySimm | (Anja pulls into Kipling's extremely large driveway.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Here we are. 		
PerrySimm | (The three of you get out. You and Anja start walking towards the house. Kaz lags behind a bit.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Coming? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Uh yeah. In a second. I just have to, shall we say, smoke some marijuana. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yeah, yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (You and Anja step into the Foyer.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | This place is huge. 		
PerrySimm | Where's Kipling? 		
PerrySimm | Okay well... 		Knight_Otu says, "It's a very sore topic with Anja."
		DavidW says, "Anja will be on our case if we express interest in Summer, at least in the future."
		Jacqueline asks, "Huge?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW asks, "Didn't we already say it was huge earlier in the chat with Allen?"
		Lionheart says, "I'd ask after the host, but anything's Ok"
		Jacqueline says, "Host is fine."
		DavidW says, "I'd also like to meet Kip."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm just thinking back to how I was at that age when I went to a rich person's house"
		Knight_Otu says, "I doubt Anja and Kaz know where he is though."
PerrySimm | YOU: Where is Kipling anyway? He normally greets you right at the door. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hmm, thats odd. I wonder— 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: (from behind you) My dudes! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Ah, there we go. 		
PerrySimm | (He slides in between you and Anja, putting his arms around your necks.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: I am oh so glad you fine ladies could come to this most humble of abodes! What say we get you two beveraged up and chilled down? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What's up, Kipling? 		
PerrySimm | I could go for a drink. 		
PerrySimm | No beverages tonight. 		DavidW asks, "The escalating chair on the staircase?"
PerrySimm | Isn't it "chilled out"? 		Knight_Otu says, "I'd say no beverages."
		Jacqueline says, "MORAL DECISIONS"
		Jacqueline says, "Truly, our life is an after-school special."
		DavidW says, "oh dear. I don't wanna be in an after-school special."
		Jacqueline says, "Although I am super curious what happens if we get a drink, I am willing to agree to play it safe."
		Jacqueline says, "Though our reputation may suffer."
		Knight_Otu says, "We've asked people about ghosts."
		DavidW says, "I'd pick "What's up, Kipling?""
		Lionheart says, "[ Kipling will remember that. ]"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we have much of a reputation left?"
		Jacqueline says, "That is an excellent point. Our reputation is already tanked."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I like the first choice, too, DW"
		Jacqueline says, "It's neutral."
		Jacqueline says, "It's cool."
		Jacqueline says, "It may not lead to drunkeness."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, that's fine, too."
		Lionheart asks, "Conversation trees and reputation management too?"
		Jacqueline says (to Lh), "Generally, when I get two votes for a thing that's enough for me to pick it. Just FYI."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey Kipling. How's it going? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Most excellently, as you can see! 		
PerrySimm | (He starts steering the two of you towards the kitchen.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Naddy, I feel like it has been an age since I got you out to the crib. Where have you been keeping yourself? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I've, you know, been around. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Well might I say, it is quite fortuitious that you chose to be around here on this fine evening. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja slips out from under Kipling's arm.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: How about I let you two catch up? 		
PerrySimm | (Kipling makes a little finger gun.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Later, A.K. 		
PerrySimm | (She disappears into the crowd.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Now, how about those drinks? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Lead the way. 		
PerrySimm | Actually... 		DavidW says, "Lead the way."
		Jacqueline asks, "I thought we weren't drinking?"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But that's the way to the drink!"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, Kipling is abnoxious."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "And drink is EEBBUULLL!"
		Jacqueline says, "obnoxious, even"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, he is."
		DavidW says, "Look, if we're gonna get to see Kip's secret project, I think it's wise to have a drink first to get on his good side."
		Knight_Otu says, "And I don't think I trust him."
		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I'm down with seeing the game go sideways. But looks like we need more votes to decide."
		DavidW says, "Like, obviously he has a plan to block the sun with a giant umbrella or something."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "He's a mind flayer?!"
		DavidW says, "I dunno!"
		Jacqueline thinks to herself, 'Where are you all getting this?'
		Lionheart says, "Sideways"
		Jacqueline says, "So, drink it is."
		Lionheart exclaims, "Up the drama@!"
PerrySimm | YOU: Lead the way. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you weave through the party and into the kitchen.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: You and Miss K buried the old hatchet I see! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What makes you say that? 		
PerrySimm | (He sits you down on a little kitchen stool and hops over the counter.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: I consider myself something of an observer, as well you know. And right now I'm observing that you and Anja can occupy the same room without trying to kill each other. This can only be described as an improvement. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Don't read too much into it. 		
PerrySimm | Clearly not that much of an improvement. 		
PerrySimm | We could use an observer at the paper. 		
PerrySimm | What have you got back there? 		Knight_Otu averts his eyes.
		DavidW says, "Choice games keep wanting me to project into them, so I try."
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't want to recruit this guy for the paper."
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha BUT WE NEED PEOPLE"
		DavidW says, "'Don't read too much into it.'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "(I totally agree I do not want him at the paper)"
PerrySimm | YOU: Don't read too much into it. She's still making it very clear that she hates my guts. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: I wouldn't worry about it. Takes time to patch things up, know what I mean? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I guess. 		
PerrySimm | I don't even know what we're patching up. 		Knight_Otu says, "Right now it's an enemy of my enemy situation after all."
		DavidW says, "The second one."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Weird thing is I don't know what we're even patching up! It's like she just started hating me for no reason. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Hey, it happens. Sometimes you get into a fight with someone and you don't even remember how it started. Aha, here we go! 		
PerrySimm | (He pulls out a bright pink bottle.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What is that? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Bacardi Breezer. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Isn't that the thing where they found all the broken glass floating in it? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: You're thinking of Smirnoff Ice. And all the bad ones got recalled anyway. 		
PerrySimm | (He pours you a cup.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Glad to know you're on top of this. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Safe party's a happy party. 		
PerrySimm | (You clink plastic cups.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: (looking over your shoulder) Oh shoot, my boy Josh is at the door! You'll be alright in here while I attend to my multitudinous duties? 		
PerrySimm | (You wave him off. He runs back out to the foyer.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Josh! My absolute man! 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | Kipling's kitchen is famously well-stocked, and tonight pretty much every surface is overflowing with party supplies. Beer, wine, liquor, pop, snack bowls, fancy homemade hors-d'oeuvre trays. He's even got some of those fun little party horns out. The boy has gone all out. 		
PerrySimm | Annette is up on her tip-toes, rifling through some cabinets. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Annette 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, must use the facilities. brb"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think Annette is new?"
		DavidW says, "oh, I oughta do that also"
		Lionheart says, "I love the way 'my multitudinous duties' rolls off his tongue in my imagination"
		Lionheart asks, "Annette is a little sister, I'm guessing?"
		Jacqueline says, "Back"
		DavidW says, "back"
		Jacqueline says (to LH), "Yeah, that's a decent guess."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's find out!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's look at her!"
		Lionheart says, "Agreed"
		DavidW says, "I think we saw Annette earlier, but I forget."
PerrySimm | (You walk up and peer into Annette's travel cauldron.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey Annette. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Mmmh. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Whatcha brewin'? 		
PerrySimm | Whatcha lookin' for? 		
PerrySimm | Having fun? 		Jacqueline says, "You're right."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, her."
		DavidW says, "ah, the witch."
		Jacqueline says, "Annette is our witchy friend. Yeah"
		DavidW says, "Sage, I bet."
		Lionheart says, "Oh. This game has witches with travel cauldrons for spellcasting on the go."
		DavidW says, "You burn sage for dealing with ghosts, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyone who physcially carries around a travel cauldron deserves to be asked what she's brewin'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Whatcha brewin'? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Just your standard party potion. ...Jeez, how does Kip not even have dried houndstongue? (She sighs.) Whatever. Guess I'll have to improvise. 		
PerrySimm | (She grabs some vanilla extract and some hot sauce and dumps it into her cauldron. Then she grabs a big handful of leaves from inside her hat and tosses them in. The concoction briefly glows turquoise.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Is it supposed to be doing that? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Oh absolutely. (She takes a bent twig out of her bag and starts stirring.) Anything in the cyan range is what you're looking for. 		
PerrySimm | (She dips her pinky in and takes a taste. She thinks for a sec and then grabs a two-litre of root beer off the table and pours a bunch in.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: That oughta do it. 		
PerrySimm | (She dips a red solo cup into the cauldron.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Is that safe? 		
PerrySimm | Is that alcoholic? 		Jacqueline says, "By the way, Annette's witch hat is heavily decorated for the party."
		Jacqueline says, "I feel slightly bad that you all don't get to see the characters."
		Jacqueline says, "It does add to the feel."
		DavidW says, "well, we can replay later, I suppose, when you give us the all clear."
		Knight_Otu says, "I had actually taken a look at the game because I was curious about the portraits."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Turns out they are clickable, if you weren't aware."
		Jacqueline says, "I was NOT aware."
		Jacqueline says, "Cool"
		DavidW says, "Asking 'is that safe' might be rude. I'd ask if it's alcoholic."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, let's ask that."
		Lionheart says, "Mm, well, I was thinking of looking up the website for ch 1 after this anyway, maybe I'll replay ch 2 too and see what I missed"
		Lionheart asks, "Anyway, any booze in there?"
		Jacqueline says, "ok"
PerrySimm | YOU: Is it... is that alcoholic or...? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Welllll... it's definitely alcoholesque, let's put it that way. Want some? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Err... no, I think I'll pass on the weird smoking mystery liquid. Thanks though. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Hey, your loss. (She takes a sip.) Hoo! Gaaaah. (She coughs and a little puff of smoke comes out of her mouth.) That's the... something. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | Kipling's kitchen is famously well-stocked, and tonight pretty much every surface is overflowing with party supplies. Beer, wine, liquor, pop, snack bowls, fancy homemade hors-d'oeuvre trays. He's even got some of those fun little party horns out. The boy has gone all out. 		
PerrySimm | Annette starts packing up her potion brewing gear. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Back terrace 		
PerrySimm | Dining room 		Knight_Otu asks, "Terrace?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | Kipling's back patio was always incredibly swanky, but it seems to have gotten even more impressive since the last time you saw it. A pretty sizeable tiki bar has been installed off to one side. 		
PerrySimm | The drama kids are out back leaning against some hedges. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | drama kids 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we need more drama?"
		Jacqueline says, "This is like every John Hughes film."
		Lionheart exclaims, "Drama!"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "hahaha SURE"
PerrySimm | (You walk up to the drama kids.) 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: Well well. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey dramas. 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: If it isn't Nadia Nazari. What brings you to our lair? 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: (looking around) Is it really a "lair" when it's outdoors? 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Typical prescriptivist propaganda. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Just saying. 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: (shoving him away) Ignore this dweeb, Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: Yes. Ignore him. 		
PerrySimm | (She blows a vape cloud in your face. You cough a little.) 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: So. (She points at you.) Here. Why. What gives. 		DavidW says, "I want to see if Mr Coolcat is at the pool."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Just making the rounds. 		
PerrySimm | I need a reason? 		DavidW says, "Just making the rounds."
		Knight_Otu says, ">Just looking for my future wive."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Are you ... into Mr Coolcat?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Rounds, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Lionheart says, "Heh, I like how they're called the names they'd have in the ending credit crawl."
PerrySimm | YOU: Just making the rounds. Seeing how everyone is. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Hmm... Nope, don't buy it. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: (climbing on a hedge) Bet she's doing a story. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Of course! An expose! 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: That's exposé. And what do you have to exposé anyway? 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: I think he's highly exposable. 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: (rolling her eyes) Well that much is obvious. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Should have expected as much from Newspaper Nadia. (He points at you.) That's your nickname you know. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Since when? 		
PerrySimm | No it's not. 		
PerrySimm | Fitting, I suppose. 		DavidW says, "The teacher? No. But if he's in a swimsuit or less, I want a peek."
		Roger says, "Bald Drama because really Cancer Drama is a bit too on the nose"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "yikes"
		Lionheart exclaims, "Deny!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Deny?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think that sounds whiney."
		Jacqueline says, "er, whiny"
		Jacqueline says, "But I mean, if people want..."
		Jacqueline asks, "... people? hello?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. I'd go for the third, personally."
		Lionheart says, "Is that something Nadia would whine about? I heard that dialogue choice in a bitchier way."
		DavidW says, "I'm not following your discussion."
		Jacqueline says, "I like the third one too."
		Lionheart says, "Sure, that's fine"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, lh. Two votes."
		DavidW says, "I'd pick 'Since when?' myself."
PerrySimm | YOU: Fitting, I suppose. 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Needs more alliteration. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Nadia Nazari The Newspaper... uh... 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Neditor? 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Newsperson. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: I would have said "Nabob". 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Calling a hot girl instant coffee. Cold. 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Ugh! (She kicks him in the arm.) 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Why??? Ow!! 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: Don't call her "a hot girl" like she's not even here. God. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Of course she's here! How would I know she was hot if I couldn't see her? 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: (holding up a finger) Her picture is in the newspaper. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: Wait, go back. Are you saying the coffee is cold, or...? 		
PerrySimm | Good chat. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Cool, well. Good talk. 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: One sec. 		
PerrySimm | (She taps something out on her phone and then shows you the screen. It says: "come find me if you want to make out behind the gazebo Clinking Beer Mugs emoji Nail Polish emoji ") 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (extremely blushing) Um. Uh... 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: Any time. I'm literally always bored. 		
PerrySimm | (You cough.) 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: (in a fake whisper) What do you think they're talking about? 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Girl stuff. You wouldn't get it. 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Fucker. 		
PerrySimm | (She shoves him into a bush.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | Kipling's back patio was always incredibly swanky, but it seems to have gotten even more impressive since the last time you saw it. A pretty sizeable tiki bar has been installed off to one side. 		
PerrySimm | The dramas are out back leaning against some hedges. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		Lionheart says, "I don't care that much, I'm just picking what seemed most likely to stir up conflict or drama."
		DavidW says, "pool, please."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Pool Room – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | Parties at Kipling's house usually involve liberal use of the indoor/outdoor pool. This early on though the retractable floor cover is closed and the room is empty. 		
PerrySimm | The entire north end of the room open up onto the spacious back terrace. The rest of the house is back to the east. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | rest of the house 		DavidW says, "Darn. No nearly naked men back here."
		Knight_Otu says, "I wonder how many people know that Nadia is bisexual."
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly just Kaz and Summer and perhaps Kaz's sister"
		Jacqueline says, "But who knows."
		DavidW says, "This era has smartphones? All of them."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think Anja is a given."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, our boyfriend seems unaware."
		DavidW says, "And Nadia herself doesn't know."
		Knight_Otu says, "She does now."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I think she does."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "We'll see."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, rest of house?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "She admitted as much to Kaz."
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | Kipling's foyer opens up onto a massive two-story living room area. A giant banner which reads "CHRISTOPHER 'KIP' KIPLING III PRESENTS THE ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL RAGER" hangs above the fireplace in the centre of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Miles mills about by the front door. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Miles 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		DavidW says, "Maybe we can find the Docteure somewhere in here too."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Miles was the guy who told us we may have seen something, but were halluzinating, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Earlier, when you said Mr Coolcat, I thought you were referring to Kip"
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall we investigate the Miles?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "No, the teacher with the hip lingo fetish."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I now realize."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey buddy. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Oh hey. How's it going? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (shrugging) You know. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Cryptic, but okay. Who all's here? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... Allen stayed home but aside from that... (You turn and look at the huge mass of people in the house.) Everyone? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Okay. I guess I'll go say hi to "everyone" then. 		
PerrySimm | (He walks off.) 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		DavidW says, "I've forgotten who Miles is."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | Kipling's foyer opens up onto a massive two-story living room area. A giant banner which reads "CHRISTOPHER 'KIP' KIPLING III PRESENTS THE ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL RAGER" hangs above the fireplace in the centre of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Knight_Otu says, "That was a quick talk."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		DavidW says, "yeah, gee."
		DavidW says, "Maybe we have a 'slut' post-it note on our back."
		Jacqueline says, "Aw"
		Knight_Otu says, "Darn drama kids."
		Jacqueline asks, "Dining room? Or front door?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess dining room?"
		DavidW says, "yes please"
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | The dining room is something of a shrine to yachtsmanship. Nautical-themed knick-knacks fill up the breakfronts and glass display cabinets that line the room. Sitting at the place of pride behind the head of the table is a scale model of Kipling's dad's boat, the Exceptional Ability. Right now the real thing is probably halfway around the world somewhere. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		Jacqueline says, "It has been 9pm for a very long time."
		DavidW asks, "You noticed that?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am sometimes observant like that."
		Knight_Otu says, "So Kipling and his brother are home alone? I guess that explains things."
		DavidW says, "Some games like to use the clock time as a gating mechanism."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		DavidW says, "We need to do something significant to trigger a clock advance."
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm ... guessing ... upstairs?"
		DavidW says, "yese"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we got all of the first floor, yes."
PerrySimm | Upstairs – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | You pass Olivia on your way up the stairs. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "Maybe we'll catch some people in bed together."
PerrySimm | ONE CHOICE: Olivia 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Nadia! 		
PerrySimm | (You turn to her. She holds up her beer.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Whooo! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Hey. 		
PerrySimm | Whoo! 		DavidW says, "Hey."
		Jacqueline says, "Hey"
PerrySimm | YOU: Hi Olivia Kwon. 		
PerrySimm | (She throws up her arms into a victory pose and a bit of beer sloshes out onto her sleeve.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: WHOOOOOO!!!!! 		
PerrySimm | (She keeps walking downstairs) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Bye Olivia Kwon. 		Knight_Otu says, "Olivia is the ice skater(?) with the heavy accent."
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		Jacqueline exclaims (at KO), "I can CLICK on here and find out!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I'm gonna do that!"
		Knight_Otu says, "And for some reason we keep calling her her full name."
		Lionheart says, "I was about to ask"
PerrySimm | Clicking on Olivia's portrait... 		
PerrySimm | Relationship: Buddy 		
PerrySimm | Born: 20 February 1999 		
PerrySimm | London, Ontario 		
PerrySimm | Gender: F 		
PerrySimm | House: Shaw 		
PerrySimm | Position: Enforcer 		
PerrySimm | Nationality: Canadian (Extremely) 		
PerrySimm | Oh, Olivia Kwon. How can anyone not love this girl? She's like the textbook definition of "rough and tumble". Her ability to completely obliterate her fellow skaters has helped the MCC Girls' Hockey Team win the Southern Ontario Independent School Championships three years running. (Admittedly, not the fiercest competition in the world.) 		Jacqueline says, "Also, she is wearing a ballcap that says MEMES on it right now."
		Jacqueline says, "I think we should click on more portraits."
		Jacqueline says, "That was useful."
		DavidW says, "Sounds like you should, yes."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall I click on *our* portrait?"
		DavidW says, "oh, sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Clicking on Nadia's portrait... 		
PerrySimm | Relationship: Self 		
PerrySimm | Born: 27 August 1999 		
PerrySimm | Richmond Hill, Ontario 		
PerrySimm | Gender: F 		
PerrySimm | House: Roxton 		
PerrySimm | Reporting Style: Plucky 		
PerrySimm | Family Business: Nazari Eyewear Solutions 		
PerrySimm | That's me! I'm the Editor-in-Chief of the Middleman, Middle Canada College's 103-year-old student newspaper. Unfortunately for me, the entire staff graduated last year, meaning my best buddy Kaz and I have to run the entire thing by ourselves. And as if that wasn't enough to deal with, I have to find a way to reconnect with my estranged friend Summer, who's come back to MCC after a three-year absence. Also, I'm bisexual and my boyfriend has no idea and I still don't know if I'm going to tell him or not. Also also, Kaz's twin sister Anja completely hates me. Also also also, I think I saw a ghost??? I've got a lot going on this year is what I'm saying. 		DavidW says, "oh, ok, she *does* know she's bi."
		Knight_Otu says, "You don't have to reconnect with Summer, Nadia."
		Jacqueline says, "Evidently she does know, and Allen does not."
		Jacqueline says (to Nadia), "I agree with KO. You do not necessarily need to reconnect."
		DavidW says, "I'm waiting for Allen to find out he's gay and it'll all be just fine."
		Roger says, "well he does enjoy ballroom dancing"
		DavidW says, "'You broke up with me! But I was going to break up with you!' 'Too late!'"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway. At any time I can tell you the bio of anyone we've met. They don't have to be in the scene."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you all curious for other bios? Or wait until we encounter those people?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think I'm good for now."
		DavidW says, "I'm curious to hear Kip's."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right, that guy. Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "I do think you're into Kip. Sure."
		DavidW says, "If he's an evil genius mastermind with a cute clone, I wanna know about it."
PerrySimm | Christopher Kipling III: 		
PerrySimm | Relationship: Host 		
PerrySimm | Born: 21 November 1999 		
PerrySimm | Toronto, Ontario 		
PerrySimm | Gender: M 		
PerrySimm | House: Shaw 		
PerrySimm | Hospitality: Legendary 		
PerrySimm | Square Footage: 21,000 (!) 		
PerrySimm | Kip's parents live on a yacht ten months out of the year, which should give you a pretty clear picture of his entire situation. I don't think there's anyone at MCC who doesn't love this guy, and not just because he throws the most amazing parties ever. He's also charming and friendly and generous and pretty much just everything you could ask for in a human being. 		Jacqueline says, "It's weird that we know everyone's birthday."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "21,000?!"
		Knight_Otu says, "A reporter has to know these things."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "I suppose."
		DavidW says, "If this was an anime story, the hair colours would be explicitly mentioned."
		Knight_Otu says, "(Meaning, we totally break into databases.)"
		Lionheart asks, "Can we see Annette's profile?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Annette Dupont 		
PerrySimm | Relationship: Locker Neighbour 		
PerrySimm | Born: 28 January 1999 		
PerrySimm | Winnipeg, Manitoba 		
PerrySimm | Gender: F 		
PerrySimm | House: Roxton 		
PerrySimm | Orientation: Asexual 		
PerrySimm | Hat Game: On Point 		
PerrySimm | You know how teen movies always have those stereotypical archetypes? Like the jock, the cheerleader, the goth? Well Annette's the witch. Specifically she's a member of the Reformed Coven of Canada, the world's largest mainstream witchcraft denomination. She's a bit of a keener on that front too, which makes her the go-to information source for all matters supernatural. 		Jacqueline says, "I (do not) like how it only lists orientation if it's not-straight"
		Lionheart asks, "'keener'? Is that Canadian slang?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Help us, DW. What is a keener?"
		Roger asks, "I guess so?"
		Jacqueline says, "Help us, Roger."
		Roger says, "It means someone who is keen on things."
		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
		DavidW says, "Keener just means you're keen to learn stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "I have never ever heard that. Interesting."
		DavidW says, "Like Hermoine Granger."
		Lionheart says, "Aha, 'keener, Canadian informal a person who is extremely eager, zealous, or enthusiastic"
		Roger says, "yeah all that"
		Jacqueline says, "You Canucks."
PerrySimm | Upstairs – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | For a place with only one full-time inhabitant, Kipling's house sure does have a whole lot of bedrooms. You count seven on top of the Master Suite, which looks more like an exhibit in the Museum of Bedrooms than it does an actual lived-in space. 		
PerrySimm | An interior balcony at the back of the home theatre area looks down over the main living room, which is rapidly filling up with people. 		
PerrySimm | Jayden has staked out a little space for himself on the giant sectional. He waves you over when he sees you enter the room. 		
PerrySimm | A staircase leads back down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Jayden 		
PerrySimm | main floor 		DavidW says, "sure, talk to Jayden."
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Hey, Nadia! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Hey. Jayden. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Didn't know you were coming tonight. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah well. Figured I could use a bit of fun. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Aw, you should have texted. We could have TTC'd up here together. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I actually got a ride from Kaz and Anja. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Oh, sure. Of course. 		DavidW says, "Dibs on the rotating circular bed if we find one."
PerrySimm | ----- 		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I'm sure we met Jayden before, but I'm blanking on who he is."
PerrySimm | Did it take long to get here? 		
PerrySimm | Some house, huh? 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | I've got to go. 		
PerrySimm | ;Okay, Jayden Finch: 		
PerrySimm | Relationship: Erhhh... 		
PerrySimm | Born: 8 July 1999 		
PerrySimm | Toronto, Ontario 		
PerrySimm | Gender: M 		
PerrySimm | House: Crawford 		
PerrySimm | Determination: High 		
PerrySimm | Chill: None 		
PerrySimm | Look, Jayden's not that bad of a guy. He just really, really has a hard time getting certain messages. Like the "I have absolutely zero interest in dating you" message, for example. I think if he cooled his jets he'd be a lot easier to hang around. Unfortunately his jets seem to be getting less and less cool with every passing day. 		Knight_Otu says, "Ohh right."
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Did it take long to get here? 		
PerrySimm | Some house, huh? 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | I've got to go. 		Knight_Otu says, "The guy with a crush on us."
		DavidW says, "I forgot."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right. I'd forgotten about him entirely."
		Knight_Otu says, "Perhaps we wanted to forget..."
		Lionheart asks, "TTC'd?"
		Roger says, "local transit"
		Lionheart asks, "(googling) Toronto Transit Commission? So, taken the bus?"
		DavidW says, "The bus and subway system in Toronto."
		Jacqueline says, ";Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do we make small talk to be nice, or does that just encourage him?"
		DavidW says, "Everyone TTC's in T.O."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think just us existing might encourage him"
		Lionheart says, "Let's be cool and aloof. ..."
		Jacqueline sighs.
		DavidW says, "I don't think we can win, but I'd ask about the house just the same."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Kip's house, eh? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Yeah, it's pretty big. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: You been here before? 		
PerrySimm | (You nod.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Bunch of times. You? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Like twice. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ah. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | I've got to go. 		DavidW says, "Now we can go."
		Lionheart -| ...
		Knight_Otu says, "gotta go. yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, uh. I've got to go, uh... (You point your thumb at the rest of the party.) But I'll see you around? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Sure. Of course. 		
PerrySimm | (As you walk away from Jayden you feel your phone buzz. You check it and see that Kaz has sent you a snap, which you open up.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (off-screen) Nadia! You have to come and try this dip right now! It's— What kind of dip is it? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: (off-screen) Artichoke. 		
PerrySimm | (The camera whips around to show Kaz's face. Kipling waves over their shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: NADIA I LOVE ARTICHOKES NOW!!!!! 		
PerrySimm | (The video ends.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Guess I should find that dip then... 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Upstairs – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | For a place with only one full-time inhabitant, Kipling's house sure does have a whole lot of bedrooms. You count seven on top of the Master Suite, which looks more like an exhibit in the Museum of Bedrooms than it does an actual lived-in space. 		
PerrySimm | An interior balcony at the back of the home theatre area looks down over the main living room, which is rapidly filling up with people. 		
PerrySimm | A staircase leads back down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | main floor is your only choice.... 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 9pm 		
PerrySimm | Kaz runs over and grabs your arm as soon as you come downstairs. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: There you are! Say any sentence. 		
PerrySimm | (You open your mouth to say something and Kaz immediately shoves a cracker with dip on it into your mouth.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (chewing) Artichoke? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Amazing, right? 		
PerrySimm | Amazing. 		
PerrySimm | You're big on this dip. 		Jacqueline says, "Sorry. Those last two lines are choices."
		Jacqueline says, "I vote for amazing"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | (You swallow.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Amazing. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Kipling made this stuff. Like in a kitchen and everything. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well he has to cook for himself. I guess he's pretty good at it now. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you wander into the main living room.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Jeez. Never thought of it that way. (They shake their head.) If I had to cook for myself I'd probably just eat Pizza Pockets all day. Or chips. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Neither of those are cooking. 		
PerrySimm | Not even Kraft Dinner? 		
PerrySimm | Maybe Kip could teach you. 		
PerrySimm | You bake all the time. 		Knight_Otu asks, "They bake all the time?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Not even Kraft?"
		Roger says, "getting baked all the time isn't quite the same thing"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, or yeah, I'm interested in whether or not Kaz bakes."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "OH WAIT"
		DavidW says, "'Kraft Dinner' is the Canadian name for Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese."
		Jacqueline says, "She doesn't mean that. She means toking."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, still..."
PerrySimm | ;YOU: You bake stuff all the time. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yes, but that's for a very specific purpose. Doesn't really make for a good dinner. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Right. Frozen pizza blobs on the other hand... 		
PerrySimm | (They stick their tongue out. Just then, you happen to glance across the room and notice Summer coming in through the front door.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh my god. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What is it? More dip? 		
PerrySimm | (They turn to look.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Don't—! (You grab their face and turn it back towards you.) Summer just walked in. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...carrying dip? 		
PerrySimm | (You look over Kaz's shoulder, still holding their head firmly in place.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | What do I do? 		
PerrySimm | This was a bad idea. 		
PerrySimm | I can't hear what she's saying. 		DavidW says, "Good grief."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, it *was* a bad idea."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I gotta say, I do love dip. I can appreciate the enthusiasm."
		Roger says, "heyyy easy with the face-grabbing there, chestburster"
		DavidW says, "I can't stand this 'Summer arrives, time for me to spazz' dynamic."
		Jacqueline asks, "This was a bad idea, then?"
		Knight_Otu says, "It really is an unhealthy obsession."
		Jacqueline says, "Agreed. But I had those when I was Nadia's age."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps ask 'What do I do?' in the hopes we get a good option."
		Jacqueline says, "I now feel bad for the people I crushed on too obviously."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I say bad idea, DW likes asking for advice."
		Knight_Otu says (to DW), "Maaayyybee. But Kaz is way too enthusiastic about us being bisexual."
		Knight_Otu says, "They might tell us to talk to her."
		Jacqueline asks, "KO, Lh, R?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'll stand with bad idea."
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh... this was a bad idea. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What was a bad idea? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Coming here! The whole plan! How the heck am I going to work up the courage to hash out this enormous impossible situation when Summer won't even talk to me for more than three seconds??? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Look, just stay cool. Stay cool, Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | (You watch as Summer walks off into another room.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Stay cool. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Right. Are you cool? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I am cool. 		
PerrySimm | I am extremely not cool. 		DavidW says, "extremely not"
		Knight_Otu says, "Not cool."
PerrySimm | YOU: I am extremely not cool right now. (You point to their cup.) What's in there? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Uh, beer...? (They look into it.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Just beer? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nothing weird? You didn't put... hash in it or anything? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hash? No. What? Where is this going? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And it's not poison? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I mean, it's Lakeport. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Good enough. 		
PerrySimm | (You snatch the cup and chug it down.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (eyes wide) Holy shit. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Alcohol's supposed to make you confident, right? (You wipe your mouth on your sleeve and hand the empty cup back to them.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Among other things. Jeez, dude. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm going to go look for her. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay! Just... don't overdo it on the confidence. 		
PerrySimm | Next ➤ 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | The mansion has filled out really fast. There's got to be almost a hundred people now on this floor alone, and you can see plenty more on the landing which looks out over the living room. 		
PerrySimm | Miles sits on a recliner reading a giant hardcover. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		Jacqueline exclaims, "10PM!"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Miles 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Jacqueline says, "The front door is looking more attractive."
		Knight_Otu says, "Miles, I'd say."
		DavidW says, "Maybe that's where Anja is."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or front door, sure."
		DavidW says, "sure, front door"
		Jacqueline says, "I'll bet it won't let us leave, but lemme try."
PerrySimm | Front Yard – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | You peek your head out of the front door. More and more people are filtering through the front gates. No one you recognize though — Kipling must have sent invitations out to half the high schools in town. 		
PerrySimm | The mansion lies to the north. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | The mansion has filled out really fast. There's got to be almost a hundred people now on this floor alone, and you can see plenty more on the landing which looks out over the living room. 		
PerrySimm | A large inviting couch sits empty near the middle of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Miles sits on a recliner reading a giant hardcover. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | large inviting couch 		
PerrySimm | Miles 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		DavidW says, "I wonder if Allen will be a late arrival."
PerrySimm | front door 		Lionheart says, "Well, the couch looks so inviting, it'd be a shame to turn it down"
		Jacqueline asks, "Did someone want Miles?"
		DavidW says, "couch"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, couch."
PerrySimm | (You plop yourself down on the couch and watch as people wander through the party.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: So I told him "I'm not Wiccan, I'm a member of the Reformed Coven of Canada. Those are two different things." and HE was like (holding up hands) "Uhhh whatever." and I was like "Dude. Come on." 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: And he's the one coming to you for a love potion. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: RIGHT?? It's like — You know? I'm not your... your... your magic... uh... you know— 		Knight_Otu says, "I said Miles earlier, but he didn't say much the first time."
PerrySimm | AUBREY: No, totally. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You're not supposed to like it. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Dude, what are you talking about? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You're not! It's garbage food. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Poutine is not garbage, bud! It's amazing! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Exactly! It's amazing and it's terrible. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: I can't even look at you right now. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (increasingly loud) We agree on this! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | (Kipling jumps down onto the couch next to you.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Zedster! How does it hang? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Good, good. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Do you need anything? Spring roll? Samosa? Soft pretzel? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, uh— 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Something to quench the thirst, perhaps? Sparkling water? I imported some LaCroix from the States for this very occasion. Got apricot and pamplemousse. I'm told it's a revelation. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I suppose if it's a revelation... 		
PerrySimm | I'm good, thanks. 		
PerrySimm | Have you seen Summer around? 		Knight_Otu asks, ">You're pushy, aren't you?"
		DavidW asks, "> Is it LaCroy or LaCrocx?"
		Jacqueline says, "LaCroy"
		Jacqueline says, "It's good."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't know if I'd import it, but it's good."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, revelation?"
		DavidW says, "I vant zee pamplemousse, see vouz play."
PerrySimm | YOU: Well, if it's a revelation, how can I refuse? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: That's the adventurous spirit! 		
PerrySimm | (He heads off to the kitchen, and as he leaves you see Summer walking in with a group of people. They station themselves not too far from where you're sitting.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | The mansion has filled out really fast. There's got to be almost a hundred people now on this floor alone, and you can see plenty more on the landing which looks out over the living room. 		
PerrySimm | Summer stands in a big ring of people you don't recognize at the centre of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Miles sits on a recliner reading a giant hardcover. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Summer 		
PerrySimm | Miles 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Knight_Otu says, "Not Summer."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "BUT THE SIDEWAYSNESS OF IT ALL"
		DavidW says, "I guess we can chat to Miles now, then."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Miles it is."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey Miles. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: (not looking up) Mmm. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW asks, "Then we get pamplemousse and squirrel, ja?"
PerrySimm | Did you see where Summer went? 		
PerrySimm | Reading at a party? 		
PerrySimm | Having fun? 		Jacqueline asks, "Do we want Miles' bio?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Miles Golden: 		
PerrySimm | Relationship: Buddy 		
PerrySimm | Born: 6 August 1999 		
PerrySimm | Toronto, Ontario 		
PerrySimm | Gender: M 		
PerrySimm | House: Roxton 		
PerrySimm | Intellect: Annoyingly Large 		
PerrySimm | People Skills: Nearly Adequate 		
PerrySimm | Miles is a pretty okay dude. He and Kaz share a deep love of graphic design and literally no other personality traits or interests whatsoever. Somehow though they're still pretty good friends. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Did you see where Summer went? 		
PerrySimm | Reading at a party? 		
PerrySimm | Having fun? 		Knight_Otu asks, "Reading?"
		DavidW says, "sure."
		DavidW says, "I've known readers at parties before, though."
PerrySimm | YOU: Reading at a party? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Mm-hmm. Piketty. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That like a kind of pasta? 		
PerrySimm | (Miles looks up.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...That was a joke. I don't know who Piketty is but I'm guessing they're probably a human. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: He's an economist. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | (Silence.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I'll leave you to it then. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Sure. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | The mansion has filled out really fast. There's got to be almost a hundred people now on this floor alone, and you can see plenty more on the landing which looks out over the living room. 		
PerrySimm | Summer stands in a big ring of people you don't recognize at the centre of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Miles sits on a recliner reading his book. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Summer 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Knight_Otu asks, "Terrace? Away from obsession?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's at least try"
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | A crowd of people has gathered to watch an impromptu shinny game being played on the tennis courts out back. The puck is a crumpled up beer can, and people are using whatever long objects they can find as hockey sticks. You're pretty sure one of the goalies is using a pool net. 		
PerrySimm | Meanwhile, some poor Grade 10 girl is already throwing up into a topiary. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		DavidW says, "kitchen."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | Kipling's parents went in for the full "his-and-hers kitchen" treatment, which is not something you would have thought was a thing before you met actual real life mansion people. The enormous space is effectively a double kitchen, with two huge islands in the centre of the room and matching pairs of basically everything. 		
PerrySimm | Anja and Kaz are having a playful argument over a bowl of chips. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		DavidW says, "Let's find our LaCroy"
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Anja and Kaz 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		Jacqueline asks, "A&K?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Anja and Kaz."
PerrySimm | ANJA: No. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Come on. (They toss a chip in the air and catch it in their mouth.) Don't tell me you've lost it. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I didn't forget how to throw snack food at your face. I just don't see the point. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Sounds like you're afraid of being revealed as a has-been. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Has-been at what? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Chip game! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Chip game? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: One person throws a potato chip and then the other one tries to catch it in their mouth. We played it all the time when we were kids. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: And right now! Chip game! 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		DavidW says, "sure. It'll all end in tears."
PerrySimm | Who's better at it? 		
PerrySimm | Wait, are you trying to throw or to catch? 		
PerrySimm | Can I play? 		Jacqueline says, "I want none of these."
		DavidW asks, "Who's better at it?"
		Lionheart says, "Let's play"
		Lionheart says, "Relaaax, it's a paaaarty"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "And here I wanted throw or catch."
		Jacqueline says, "I have dignity, even at parties."
		DavidW says, "I don't want Anja dumping artichoke dip on my head."
		DavidW says, "Although it's inevitable *someone* will be wearing it."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I guess I have to vote, unless Rog speaks up"
		Jacqueline says, "Can I play seems wildly out of place, so let's choose that."
PerrySimm | YOU: Can I play? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: A rookie! We've never had that before. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Technically we had two rookies the very first time and then never again. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright. (They point a few feet in front of them.) Stand here. 		
PerrySimm | (You stand there.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Open your mouth. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Aaaaah. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's not the doctor's office, Na. Just open your mouth silently. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Right. (You open your mouth silently.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You got your chip catching strategy ready? 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | I'm going to keep my eye on the prize. 		
PerrySimm | I'm going to dive for it. 		
PerrySimm | I'm going to operate on instinct. 		
PerrySimm | No. Any pointers? 		Jacqueline says, "I can't really believe that, with Summer floating around somewhere, the game is allowing us this distraction."
		Knight_Otu says, "Dive for it, hit our head, forget Summer."
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Knight_Otu says, "And yeah, I am surprised we get the options."
		DavidW says, "Sounds like a plan."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Okay then."
		Knight_Otu says, "Then again, maybe we're still frightened."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm just going to dive for it. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Aggressive. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I can get feisty when the situation calls for it. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja raises an eyebrow.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay, ready? Here we... go! 		
PerrySimm | (They toss a chip up in the air. You leap forward but totally overshoot and end up just slamming into Kaz. The bowl gets knocked up into the air and the chips go flying everywhere.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um... oops? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I mean... that's gotta be worth some style points at least. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja laughs and shakes her head.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | Kipling's parents went in for the full "his-and-hers kitchen" treatment, which is not something you would have thought was a thing before you met actual real life mansion people. The enormous space is effectively a double kitchen, with two huge islands in the centre of the room and matching pairs of basically everything. 		
PerrySimm | Anja makes herself another drink as Kaz tries to clean the spilled chips off the floor. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		Knight_Otu says, "Well, almost."
		DavidW asks, "back terrace? Are the drama llamas out there still?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Back terrace, then pool?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think they were."
		Jacqueline says, "Terrace. Got it."
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | A crowd of people has gathered to watch an impromptu shinny game being played on the tennis courts out back. The puck is a crumpled up beer can, and people are using whatever long objects they can find as hockey sticks. You're pretty sure one of the goalies is using a pool net. 		
PerrySimm | Meanwhile, some poor Grade 10 girl is already throwing up into a topiary. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		DavidW says, "pool, please."
		Jacqueline asks, "Is our plan to just avoid her for as long as possible until the game forces us into a confrontation?"
		DavidW says, "YES"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
PerrySimm | Pool Room – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | A bunch of plastic pool toys and floats are piled up against the wall in preparation for the pool opening. 		
PerrySimm | The pool gradually fills up with water. People periodically poke their heads in the door to see if it's ready yet. 		
PerrySimm | The entire north end of the room open up onto the spacious back terrace. The rest of the house is back to the east. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | rest of the house 		DavidW says, "rest of the house, I suppose."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess rest of the house."
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | The mansion has filled out really fast. There's got to be almost a hundred people now on this floor alone, and you can see plenty more on the landing which looks out over the living room. 		
PerrySimm | Summer stands in a big ring of people you don't recognize at the centre of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Miles sits on a recliner reading his book. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Jacqueline says, "This is it, I think, peeps/"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think dining room remains unexplored?"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "yes, dining room"
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | The dining room is dominated by a giant wooden 24-person dining room table. A Grade 10 guy and girl giggle excessively as they chase each other around it. 		
PerrySimm | The dramas are all squished up together in one of the enormous bay windows. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		DavidW says, "...second floor"
		Knight_Otu says, "There's the dramas."
		Knight_Otu says, "And yeah."
PerrySimm | Upstairs – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | There's a bit more breathing room up here, possibly because some guy has planted himself by the stairs and is now playing his original guitar compositions for anyone who will listen. As you pass by you hear him sing about how beautiful things symbolize true love or something. 		
PerrySimm | A bunch of people are clustered around the door to one of the bedrooms. 		
PerrySimm | A staircase leads back down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW asks, "Where's Oblivia Kwon?"
PerrySimm | bunch of people 		
PerrySimm | main fllor 		
PerrySimm | main floor, even 		Knight_Otu says, "Around somewhere, surely."
		DavidW says, "Bunch o' people"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | (You peek your head into the brightly-lit bedroom. Some guy and some girl you don't know are making out above the covers. Olivia, Blake, and Ethan watch in silence.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What's going on in here? 		
PerrySimm | How long have they been at it? 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Knight_Otu says, "Well there she is."
		DavidW asks, "How long ...?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: How long have they been at it? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Half hour at least. 		
PerrySimm | BLAKE: (checking his phone) Twenty-eight minutes. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Is she okay? 		
PerrySimm | And you're all just watching? 		Jacqueline asks, "Just watching??"
		Lionheart asks, "Watching?"
		DavidW says, "oh gods. I hope it's with consent."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we could ask that instead.'"
		Knight_Otu says, "That's what the first question would be, I'm sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, let's ask that."
		Lionheart asks, "timing? scoring? waiting to be tagged in?"
PerrySimm | YOU: She's... okay, right? 		
PerrySimm | (The girl on the bed shoots you a thumbs up.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Seems fine. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...okay then. 		
PerrySimm | (You slowly back out of the room.) 		
PerrySimm | ----- 		
PerrySimm | Upstairs – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | There's a bit more breathing room up here, possibly because some guy has planted himself by the stairs and is now playing his original guitar compositions for anyone who will listen. As you pass by you hear him sing about how snowstorms taste like lust or something. 		
PerrySimm | A staircase leads back down to the main floor. 		DavidW says, "whew"
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | One choice: Main floor 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | The dining room is dominated by a giant wooden 24-person dining room table. A Grade 10 guy and girl giggle excessively as they chase each other around it. 		
PerrySimm | The dramas are all squished up together in one of the enormous bay windows. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		Roger says, "Is he okay? No one cares."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think *now* we're out of options."
		DavidW says, "Hopefully we'll give Summer the option of yes or no."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "I can't even bring myself to laugh at that."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, rest of the first floor, then?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "sigh"
		DavidW says, "Poor Summer."
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 10pm 		
PerrySimm | The mansion has filled out really fast. There's got to be almost a hundred people now on this floor alone, and you can see plenty more on the landing which looks out over the living room. 		
PerrySimm | Summer stands in a big ring of people you don't recognize at the centre of the room. 		
PerrySimm | Miles sits on a recliner reading his book. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Summer 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Jacqueline says, "I vote Summer"
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "I vote running away."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's just get the drama over with so it'll be 11 o'clock and we can have a pool scene."
		DavidW says, "I hope we're not a complete ass."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Think we've failed to figure that one out."
		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "there's DEFINITELY a pool scene, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sadly, yes."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, the pool is filling up now."
		Knight_Otu says, "Er, to Jacq."
		Jacqueline says, "So I'm thinking yes."
		DavidW says, "The pool is a Chekov's gun."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's try not to drown anyone."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So is Summer."
		Lionheart exclaims, "Now's the time, Summer's in a big group of people for maximum awkwardness!"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm a-gonna do it."
PerrySimm | (You find an opening in the circle and sidle your way in. Summer is just a few people over to your left. You take a sip of your drink and try to look like you're following the conversation.) 		
PerrySimm | SOME GUY: Well that's the thing about private schools. They're all a bunch of fascists running those things. You know? Dirty business. 		
PerrySimm | SOME GIRL: (shaking her head) I don't know, I just think it's really fucked up. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Mmm. 		
PerrySimm | SOME GIRL: You should have stayed at Moore Park. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah, maybe... 		
PerrySimm | (You try to catch Summer's eye, but she doesn't look in your direction. After a few seconds you pull back from the conversation.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (under your breath) Darn it. Come on, Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | (You take another drink, and when you lower your cup you see a boy your age in a Middle Canada College uniform standing on a coffee table.) 		Knight_Otu eeeps
		DavidW asks, "Hello, Summer's support network. Can we cut in?"
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | One choice: uh... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... 		
PerrySimm | (He smoothly steps down off the coffee table and glides towards the back door.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Hello? 		
PerrySimm | (As he passes you notice that his uniform is slightly different than the standard, although you can't quite place how.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey. Can you hear me? Hello? 		
PerrySimm | (The boy keeps walking out in silence. No one else seems to notice. You follow him into the backyard.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey I want to talk to you, can you just — can you stop? 		
PerrySimm | (No response. The two of you get further and further out from the house.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Just stop for one second! Stop. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | One choice: Stop! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ghooost!"
		DavidW says, "G-g-g-ghoooost!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh poop. It's emoji time again."
		Lionheart exclaims, "Zoinks!"
		DavidW says, "Jinkies!"
PerrySimm | YOU: Raised Hand emoji !! 		
PerrySimm | (TIME SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN TO ONE QUARTER SPEED OUT IN THE BACKYARD WHERE YOU AND THE BOY ARE ALONE. THE BOY TURNS AROUND AND YOU LOOK INTO HIS EMPTY WHITE EYES AND HE OPENS HIS MOUTH AND THIS IS WHAT COMES OUT.) 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Question Mark emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Waving Hand emoji 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Waving Hand emoji 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Do you understand me? 		
PerrySimm | Are you a ghost? 		
PerrySimm | Who are you? 		DavidW asks, "Who are you?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "Let's not deny the obvious."
		Lionheart says, "..."
		DavidW asks, "Does ghost boy have a clickable portrait?"
PerrySimm | ;No. 		Jacqueline says, "Oops. No."
		Jacqueline asks, "So ... who are you, then?"
		Lionheart exclaims, "Well, a reporter would ask the 5 W's. So, "Who are you?". Interview the specter!"
PerrySimm | YOU: Who are you? 		
PerrySimm | (THE BOY LOOKS DOWN AT HIS HANDS AND BACK UP AT YOU.) 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Boy emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Right, you're a boy. 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Check Mark emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Do you know... which boy? 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Slightly Sad Face emoji Question Mark emoji Question Mark emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay that sounds like a no. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You look so familiar. 		
PerrySimm | Are you a ghost? 		Knight_Otu says, "Damn, knowing when he was born would be helpful."
PerrySimm | Why are you talking to me? 		Jacqueline asks, "Familiar?"
		Lionheart says, "("Because you followed me saying Hey! Stop!")"
		Jacqueline says (to Lh), "hahaha. Truth."
		Knight_Otu says (to LH), "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I want to say he looks familiar, please."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure why he would be familiar,but sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: You look so familiar. Where have I seen you before? 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Newspaper emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You were in the news? 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Hand Pointing Right emoji Newspaper emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Do you remember anything? Why are you here? What happened? 		
PerrySimm | HIM: French Flag emoji Gun emoji Skull emoji Gun emoji Bullseye emoji Skull emoji Coffin emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: French. Gun. Death. You... died in France? You got shot by someone from Quebec? What? 		
PerrySimm | HIM: French Flag emoji French Flag emoji French Flag emoji French Flag emoji French Flag emoji Gun emoji Gun emoji Gun emoji Gun emoji Gun emoji Gun emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, I get that. I just... 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Gun emoji Scream emoji Coffin emoji Scream emoji Skull emoji Scream emoji Gun emoji Gun emoji Scream emoji Scream emoji Scream emoji 		DavidW says, "yes, familair"
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Just calm down, okay? 		
PerrySimm | I need more information. 		
PerrySimm | What do you want from me? 		Lionheart says, "It's the emoji version of a foreigner who doesn't speak the language speaking SLOWLY AND LOUDLY"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		DavidW says, "We need to learn more French."
		Jacqueline asks, "I need more info?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Or ghostese."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, let's go for info."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it is rude to tell someone who has been murdered to chill out about their murder."
		DavidW says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't— You have to give me information! I still don't understand! 		
PerrySimm | HIM: No Good emoji No Good emoji Anger Symbol emoji X Mark emoji X Mark emoji Scream emoji Scream emoji Gun emoji French Flag emoji Gun emoji No emoji Scream emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Coffin emoji Skull emoji Boy emoji Ghost emoji Anger Symbol emoji Scream emoji Scream emoji No emoji Scream emoji No emoji Two Exclamation Marks emoji 		
PerrySimm | (HE OPENS HIS MOUTH WIDER AND HIS BLANK WHITE EYES WIDER AND HE SCREAMS AND HE SCREAMS AND YOU SCREAM AND YOU SHIELD YOUR EYES AND EVERYTHING IS PURPLE AND THEN...) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You stumble back towards the house in a bit of a daze. Jayden intercepts you on the back terrace.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Whoa, you alright? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Huh? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: I mean. You look, uh... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | ...sick? 		
PerrySimm | ...drunk? 		
PerrySimm | ...like I've seen a ghost? 		
PerrySimm | Don't worry about it. 		DavidW says, "DRAT"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Don't worry?"
		Jacqueline says, "Again with the purple."
		Lionheart asks, "What purple?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yeah. Don't worry."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right, the purple smoke."
		Jacqueline says, "Somone tell Lh about the ghost racoon and the purple smoke"
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm fine. Don't worry about it. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: You sure? 		
PerrySimm | (He puts his hand on your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm good. (You take a few steps back.) Seriously. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Okay, I just— 		
PerrySimm | (You push past him.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Right. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | A couple of guys have dropped a keg on the back patio and are now trying to work out how exactly to do a keg stand. A ring of Grade 11s watch them intently, occasionally breaking into uncoordinated chanting about kegs and keggers and keg stands. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		Jacqueline exclaims, "It's 11!"
		DavidW says, "11pm"
		Knight_Otu says, "In the first chapter, before the meeting with the ghost racoon, there was purple smoke coming from a school wing that is under repair."
		Jacqueline says, "Those Grade 11s are keeners for keggers"
		Roger says, "there ya go"
		Jacqueline bows.
		Jacqueline says, "It's good to learn something new each and every day."
		Roger says, "what a keener"
		Jacqueline beams.
		Jacqueline asks, "So, pool?"
		DavidW says, "I guess you're a keggermeister now."
		Lionheart says, "Oh. Purple haze making you see spirits. Hmm."
		Knight_Otu says, "Pool, sure."
		DavidW says, "POOL"
		Jacqueline says, "I now have Jimmi Hendrix in my head. Thanks, Lh."
PerrySimm | Pool Room – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | There is total chaos in the pool. A bunch of boys in varying states of undress have jumped in and are splashing each other like crazy. Kaz stands at the edge, looking down and shaking their head. 		
PerrySimm | Kipling keeps an eye on everything from his lifeguard chair. 		
PerrySimm | The entire north end of the room open up onto the spacious back terrace. The rest of the house is back to the east. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kaz 		
PerrySimm | Kipling 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | rest of the house 		DavidW says, "FINALLY, undressed boys."
		Jacqueline says, "...That... sounded very wrong."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Let's talk to Kaz?"
		DavidW says, "heh. sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Kaz"
		DavidW says, "Kaz is fine."
PerrySimm | (You walk up to Kaz. Some dude you don't know runs past you in his underwear and jumps into the pool.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Sausage fest, huh? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (nodding) Major. 		
PerrySimm | (Blake, fully dressed, swims up to the side of the pool.) 		
PerrySimm | BLAKE: Kaz, get in here! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Not a chance. 		
PerrySimm | (He tries to grab their legs. They jump back from the ledge.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Whoa, buddy! This is a new vest. 		
PerrySimm | BLAKE: So take it off! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Fuck off, Blake. 		
PerrySimm | (He splashes a bit of water at their feet.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Gah! Fuck off, Blake! 		
PerrySimm | (Blake splashes a little harder. Kaz runs backwards out of the room, laughing and shrieking.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Hey hey hey! No running by the pool, amigos. 		
PerrySimm | (You walk over to Kipling's makeshift lifeguard chair.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Boys will be boys. 		
PerrySimm | You sure this is safe? 		Jacqueline says, "I have no preference."
		DavidW says, "yes, either."
		Knight_Otu says, "Tomorrows newspaper - seven drowned in drunk pool party."
		Jacqueline says, "eeagh"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, now I have a preference."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's ask if it's safe."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "Like, I don't remember the party invite mentioning swimsuits."
PerrySimm | YOU: You sure it's safe to the have pool open with all these drunk people around? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: (not taking his eyes off the pool) As you can see, the sitch is most closely monitored. Plus I'm keeping the levels a bit shallower than normal. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You can control the water level? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Height of Belgian engineering, Nadine. (He blows into his whistle.) Hey! Cool it on the roughhousing, boyos! I mean it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: They're in good hands, I guess. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: For certain. My dude Josh is taking the next shift and he's Bronze Cross. In fact if you're looking to have someone fix you up a plate of hors-d'oeuvres, I'm off in five. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm fine. 		
PerrySimm | Is it really "hors-d'oeuvres" at this point? 		Jacqueline asks, "The sitch. Is that just Kipling, or is that another Canadianism?"
		DavidW says, "I haven't heard it, but it's obviously short for situation."
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think it's a Canadianism."
		Jacqueline says, "It's also kind of obnoxious."
		DavidW says, "It might be a Kiplingism."
		Knight_Otu says, "I've come across it elsewhere."
		Jacqueline says, "But then, that's my entire take on Kip."
		Lionheart says, "Kim Possible used to say "What's the sitch?""
		DavidW says, "oh. I've barely seen any Kim Possible."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... do we want to dull down our alcohol with food?"
		DavidW says, "Food good."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Can you really call them "hors-d'oeuvres" at this time of night? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Don't constrain yourself with labels, N-bomb. They're small and they're delicious. What else is there to worry about? 		
PerrySimm | (You stare admiringly at Kipling for a second.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You're a wise man, Kip. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: When it comes to food? Yes indeed I am. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Pool Room – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | There is total chaos in the pool. A bunch of boys in varying states of undress have jumped in and are splashing each other like crazy. Kipling sits in the lifeguard chair, keeping a close eye on the proceedings. 		
PerrySimm | The entire north end of the room open up onto the spacious back terrace. The rest of the house is back to the east. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | rest of the house 		DavidW asks, "terrace?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | A couple of guys have dropped a keg on the back patio and are now trying to work out how exactly to do a keg stand. A ring of Grade 11s watch them intently, occasionally breaking into uncoordinated chanting about kegs and keggers and keg stands. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		Knight_Otu says, "I protest the "admiringly.""
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		DavidW says, "oh right, we've seen this."
		DavidW says, "kitchen, then."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Kitchen?"
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | A bunch of perfect fresh-baked cookies are cooling out on the counter. You stare at them in awe, wondering when the hell Kipling had the time to bake cookies tonight. 		
PerrySimm | A drunk guy keeps turning on the ice maker and laughs uproariously as ice piles up on the floor. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		DavidW says, "dining room"
		Jacqueline says, "Wow. Drunk jerk."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The guitar guy has moved downstairs and for some reason he has a friggin' tambourine now. He shakes it arrhythmically while making a sound that's halfway between a hum and a moan. The overall effect can only be described as "very not good." 		
PerrySimm | Mason Davenport and some other dudes are having a heated game of beer pong. Miles looks on from the sidelines. 		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Miles 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		DavidW says, "At midnight, the accordions and bagpipes come out."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Bring on the witching hour!"
		Jacqueline asks, "We haven't spoken to Miles since the ghost, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We already had the ghost hour."
		DavidW asks, "What's the sitch on the witch?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "She likes to watch twitch."
		Knight_Otu says, "We haven't."
		DavidW says, "Twitch is watchable."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Miles."
PerrySimm | (You sidle up to Miles and nod your head at the table.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You seem less than impressed with this particular spectacle. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: In the same way that one is "less than impressed" with a car wreck, yeah. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ah. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you watch in silence as Mason misses another shot.) 		
PerrySimm | MILES: ...It's a very inefficient system they've got going. They all want to drink beer, and they all know they want to drink beer, so why are they competing to make each other drink beer? Isn't that actually worse than getting to drink the beer yourself? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You're missing the point. 		
PerrySimm | Don't ask me. 		
PerrySimm | I take it you're not itching to try it. 		Knight_Otu says, "Not that he's very talkative today"
		DavidW says, "Poor Miles."
		Jacqueline says, "Miles, fwiw, has a stereotypically nerdy appearance."
		Jacqueline says, "Complete with over-sized spectacles."
		DavidW says, "'You're missing the point.'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: You're missing the point. Deliberately, I suspect. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's just a silly game with silly rules that mainly result in everyone getting drunker all at once. It's fun. For some people. 		
PerrySimm | (Mason lands a trick shot in his opponent's beer cup. He turns to Ethan and gives him a massive bear hug, basically picking him off the ground.) 		
PerrySimm | MASON: Duuuuude!! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...See? Male bonding. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: On behalf of males everywhere, I think I can safely say I have bonded more than enough. 		
PerrySimm | (You laugh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh Miles. You're a real Party Popper emoji No Good emoji 		
PerrySimm | MILES: ...Wait, what? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Huh? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: What did you just say? I'm a what? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I said you're a real party pooper. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: ...Did you? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Didn't I? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: I— hmm. (He shakes his head.) Never mind. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The guitar guy has moved downstairs and for some reason he has a friggin' tambourine now. He shakes it arrhythmically while making a sound that's halfway between a hum and a moan. The overall effect can only be described as "very not good." 		
PerrySimm | Mason Davenport and some other dudes are having a heated game of beer pong. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		DavidW says, "ooo-oooooooo-oooOOOOOOooo"
		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh, we#re speaking ghostese"
		DavidW says, "We're crossing o-ver."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Carole Ann! Stay away from the beer pong!"
		DavidW says, "I know who Edith Ann is."
		Jacqueline says, "Carole Ann was the little girl in the Poltergeist movies."
		DavidW says, "oh"
		DavidW says, "Second floor, please."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | Upstairs – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The surplus bedrooms are looking a bit less excessive now. A good number of them have been claimed. The Master Bedroom has been taken over by the dramas, who — at least for the moment — seem to be using it for purely wholesome purposes. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz and Miles sit next to each other on a couch, chatting. 		
PerrySimm | A staircase leads back down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kaz & Miles 		
PerrySimm | main floor 		DavidW says, "oh, I was wondering if Kaz and Miles might get together."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Okay, so this is now the orgy floor?"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's talk to them."
		DavidW says (to KO), "Yes."
PerrySimm | (You walk over to the couch. Kaz's eyes light up.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nadia! What a coincidence. Me and Miles were just talking about how lovely and perfect you are. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: We were talking about fonts. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (cheerfully) Shut up, Miles! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Having fun, Kaz? 		
PerrySimm | Fonts are cool. 		
PerrySimm | Don't let me interrupt. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Fonts are cool?"
		DavidW says, "Fonts are cool."
		Jacqueline says, "Fonts are super cool."
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, cool. Fonts are cool. I like fonts. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Oh? What's your favourite? I'm something of a Caslon man myself. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (rolling their eyes) We get it. You read the New Yorker. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... I guess like Times New Roman. ...But Calibri's pretty good too? 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz and Miles stare at you. You scratch the back of your head. After a few seconds Kaz bursts out laughing.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nice one, Na! You're such a joker! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (backing away slowly) Yep! That's what I am alright... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Upstairs – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The surplus bedrooms are looking a bit less excessive now. A good number of them have been claimed. The Master Bedroom has been taken over by the dramas, who — at least for the moment — seem to be using it for purely wholesome purposes. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz and Miles continue their in-depth font conversation on the couch. 		
PerrySimm | A staircase leads back down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | main floor 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The guitar guy has moved downstairs and for some reason he has a friggin' tambourine now. He shakes it arrhythmically while making a sound that's halfway between a hum and a moan. The overall effect can only be described as "very not good." 		
PerrySimm | Mason Davenport and some other dudes are having a heated game of beer pong. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "Reminds me, yesterday I saw a guy in a black t-shirt with 'Be Bold' in white Helvetica."
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		DavidW says, "It was the least bold tee I've ever seen."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline asks, "We did kitchen... so... first floor?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | ar 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, what?"
		Jacqueline says, "Let me try that again."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Ar? Pirate?"
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | You pass Olivia in the hall as she's heading for the front door. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What's goin' on, Olivia Kwon? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Nadia! Tibor's gonna go hack a couple darts out front. You wanna come with? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, uh, I don't smoke. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Well shit neither do I but I bet Teebs can put 'em back for the three of us. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Sure, I could use the fresh air. 		
PerrySimm | I'm looking for Summer, actually. 		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline asks, "These are our choices??"
		Jacqueline asks, "Pot or obsession?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeesh."
		DavidW says, "yuck"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Brendan!!!"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we are tipsy. There's that."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I suppose we can say we're looking then don't look?"
		DavidW says, "well, pick one. I don't care which."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it would be better to smoke pot than obsess, but possibly we'll obsess after we smoke, and... that could be very bad"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "I don't think it works that way"
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's go for a spliff."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Yeah. Yeah, okay. Sure. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Beauty. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you walk out to the front driveway, where Anja and Ashley are out drinking. You find Tibor leaning against a low wall, and plant yourselves next to him on top of it as he lights up a ciagrette. Out of the corner of your eye you notice Anja periodically glaring in your direction.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | How's it going, Tibor? 		
PerrySimm | Enjoying the party, Olivia? 		Jacqueline says, "I thought 'beauty' was, like, out of style in Eastern Canada by 2000"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hey, Anja, it was either this or hunting Summer."
		Knight_Otu says, "So give us a break."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, cool. It's not pot."
		DavidW says, "I have no idea what the lingo is like in Eastern Canada."
		DavidW says, "Say hi to Tibor."
		Jacqueline says, "I had a friend in the early aughts from BC who would say 'beauty!' and I picked it up and then my step-father, who lives in Ontario, remarked on how quaint it was."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey Tibor. How you doing? 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Mmm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Glad to hear it. 		
PerrySimm | (Ashley gets up and moves to head back inside. Anja smiles tightly and waves her off. Ashley glances at you, then pats Anja on the shoulder and walks off towards the house.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Hey. (She hits you lightly in the arm.) Anja's been givin' you the eye all night. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The evil eye maybe. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Oh is that what she's doing? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | She's mad about something. 		
PerrySimm | I can handle her. 		
PerrySimm | You don't think so? 		
Tigrita arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, is that it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, I mean... 'You don't think so?'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "I'd opt for 'She's mad about something.'"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, DW. Out-voted"
PerrySimm | YOU: You don't think so? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Could be, I guess. I don't know. Don't really follow any of that locker room drama. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Trust me. She pretty much hates me. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: For real? Since when? 		
PerrySimm | (You shrug.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's been like this for ages. Honestly, you think she'd tire out after a while. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Nah, that girl's unstoppable. I tell you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (sighing) Unfortunately for me. 		
PerrySimm | (A car pulls up in the driveway blaring '90s pop music. Three dudes that look a good ten years older than you hop out.) 		
PerrySimm | ---Uh, who are these guys?--- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... who are these guys? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Good damn question. (She sticks two fingers in her mouth and whistles at them.) Private party, boys! 		
PerrySimm | (The dudes ignore her and start walking towards the house.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: (jumping down off the wall.) Hey! You hear me or what? 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #1: We were invited. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Bullshit you were.--- 		
PerrySimm | Who invited you? 		
PerrySimm | What are you doing here? 		
PerrySimm | Easy, Olivia. 		
Tigrita 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, "'Who invited you?'"
		Jacqueline says, "oops. Put the --- on the wrong line."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Who invited them?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Who invited you exactly? 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #2: (loudly and sharply) None of your business. 		
PerrySimm | (Olivia scoffs.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay uh if you knew someone here you'd probably just tell us. 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #3: Hey, it's cool. We're friends of the host, alright? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Why don't we just text him and see? (You get out your phone.) 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #2: You do that. 		
PerrySimm | (He tries to walk past you but Olivia jumps in front of him.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Look boys, this is a high school party. These boys seem high school to you, Teebs? 		
PerrySimm | (Tibor tosses his cigarette down and stamps it out.) 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: (walking over) Nope. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Facial hair like that. That's an old-ass-hipster look if I've ever seen one. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Pushin' thirty I'd bet. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja walks up behind you, grabs your arm, and quietly tugs you away from the confrontation.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Hey—!? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey—!? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (quietly) Hang back, Nazari. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Christ, I got a teacher that looks younger than yous and I wouldn't let him within a block of this place. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Got your grave plot all picked out already, boys? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Fuckin' ancient. (She nods at Dude #1.) Buddy here probably got a Facebook account for fun. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Clickbait clicker. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Upworthy reader. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Yelp reviewer. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Buzzfeed employee. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Shouldn't you Bon Iver looking motherfuckers be in Parkdale opening a handmade yo-yo shop right about now? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Guarantee these dudes never once set foot in a mall unironically. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: "Where's the Eaton Centre?" 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: "What's a Wal-Mart?" 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: (pointing at Dude #3) Look at the handlebar on that one. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: What. Died. On your face. My dude. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Only '90s kids will remember the specific fucking fraggle rock that ate shit on your upper lip. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Hey bud, the eighteen hundreds called and they told you to go get fucked. 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #2: Okay, you know what? (He shoves Olivia back a bit.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Whoa! 		
PerrySimm | I'm getting Kipling. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
Tigrita arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "'I'm getting Kipling'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm going to get Kip. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja grabs your arm.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Oh, buddy wants a little shovesky eh? 		
PerrySimm | (She shoves him back. Tibor spits on the ground.) 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Hey she's half your goddamn age, pissant. Fuck kinda creature are you? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Fuckin' tweaked out millennial shitbag. That's what he is. 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #1: Come on, dude. Chill. 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #2: Nah I am DONE with this fucking psychotic lesbian! (He gets up in her face and shoves her again.) Get out my god damn way! Or else! 		
PerrySimm | (Olivia shoots a quick look back at Anja, who gives her a tiny nod.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Well, when you put it that way. 		
PerrySimm | (She socks him right in the face.) 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #2: (reeling backwards) AUGH!! FUCK! 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Yeah! That's right! Who else? 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #2: Crazy bitch! 		
PerrySimm | (He steps forward, but Dude #3 grabs his arm.) 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Had your fun, boys? 		
PerrySimm | DUDE #3: Come on, man. Let's just go. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: That's right, handlebar. Bike the fuck on out of here. 		
PerrySimm | (They run off and get in their car.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Holy shit. 		
PerrySimm | That was amazing. 		
PerrySimm | Are you okay? 		Tigrita exclaims, "holy shit indeed!"
		Jacqueline says, "Holy shit, yeah."
		DavidW says, "I second Tigrita"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Holy shit. I cannot believe you just did that. 		
PerrySimm | (Tibor gives Olivia a light punch in the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: (laughing) ...my hand really fucking hurts you guys. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Come on, let's get you some ice. 		DavidW says, "or third it"
PerrySimm | (The two of them head back in. Tibor lights up another cigarette.)--- 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Yard – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The front yard buzzes with activity as the party spills out onto the porch. 		
PerrySimm | Tibor keeps smoking out front. 		
PerrySimm | The mansion lies to the north. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Tibor 		
PerrySimm | mansion 		Knight_Otu asks, "Tibor?"
		DavidW asks, "Tibor?"
		Jacqueline says, "ok"
PerrySimm | (You walk up to Tibor. He nods.) 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Showed those fuckers. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...She do this often? 		
PerrySimm | (Tibor shrugs.) 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: You know. Girl does as she does. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | She could have been hurt. 		
PerrySimm | Are you not freaked out? 		DavidW says, "I'm guessing they take self-defense or something."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you not freaked out?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "ok"
PerrySimm | YOU: You not freaked out, dude? 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Mmm. (He blows out some smoke.) Scared shitless. Can't you tell? 		
PerrySimm | (You stare at him for a second. He doesn't move.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh-huh... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Yard – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The front yard buzzes with activity as the party spills out onto the porch. 		
PerrySimm | Tibor keeps smoking out front. 		
PerrySimm | The mansion lies to the north. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The house is completely packed at this point. As far you can tell pretty much all the Grade 11s and 12s from MCC are here, as well as a small sampling of the cooler Grade 10s. Thanks to Kipling's staggeringly huge social network though, at least half the people here are kids you've never met from other schools. 		
PerrySimm | Annette mingles in a big crowd of people. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Annette 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Annette!"
		DavidW says, "Mousekeeter!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's tell her ghost stories."
		DavidW says, "Let's!"
PerrySimm | (You walk up to Annette. She jumps up, a little more enthusiastically than normal.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Nadia! Hey! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How's it going? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Good, good. (She takes a sip of her drink.) Hey, where's Allen? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Lionheart says, "Oh, yeah, she might have interesting things to say about emoji boy"
PerrySimm | He's being weird. 		
PerrySimm | Under the weather. 		
PerrySimm | We're not attached at the hip. 		DavidW says, "'He's being weird'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh, he's being weird tonight. Didn't want to come. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: What the hell else is he doing? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know. He said it's too noisy? 		
PerrySimm | (She very theatrically rolls her eyes.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's fine. 		
PerrySimm | I'm getting tired of it. 		Jacqueline says, "Oho."
		Jacqueline says, "This seems a meaningful choice"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I don't blame him"
		Jacqueline says, "I wouldn't want to be at this party, either"
		Knight_Otu says, "I do feel this game has made even the less meaningful choices seem meaningful."
		Lionheart asks (of Jacq), "And miss these primo hors d'oeuvres?"
		Jacqueline says, "True"
		DavidW asks (of Lionheart), "Is that we're calling them?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we'd have missed out on the holy shit in the front yard"
		DavidW asks, "So are we picking.. tired of it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am opposed."
		Lionheart says, "I'm up for ratcheting drama"
		Jacqueline asks, "Deciding vote?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so that means 'tired of it?'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, Nadia might be, but I'd say fine."
		Lionheart says, "Aye"
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm getting kind of tired of it, honestly. He just like never wants to do anything. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Nothing at all? What do you guys do with each other? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know... hang out? We just, you know... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Stay inside all the time. 		
PerrySimm | (You shrug.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Do you think he's depressed? Or just boring? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | He's not boring. 		Knight_Otu says, "Well, that's a choice."
		DavidW says, "He's not boring."
		Lionheart says, "Not boring"
PerrySimm | YOU: He's not boring, okay? He's nice. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: "Nice" is the most boring adjective in the English language. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You don't know him like I do. He's sweet, really. It's just, he's a bit... you know... 		
PerrySimm | (She sighs and gets in a little closer.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Piece of friendly advice? You need to move on from the middle school boyfriend. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | He's fine. 		
PerrySimm | You're one to give dating advice. 		
PerrySimm | We didn't start dating until Grade 9. 		Knight_Otu says, "Either we don't know our boyfriend well, or indirectly call him depressed."
		DavidW says, "Grade 9"
		Jacqueline asks, "second?"
		Lionheart says, "9."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: Technically we didn't start dating until Grade 9. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: High school, middle school, whatever. Point is it's been like four years. Four years, Nadia! (She points at you with her beer cup.) That's like a quarter of your life! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Three years. And it's actually closer to 17%. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: He's going across the country for university anyway, right? Might as well break it off now and enjoy yourself in Toronto. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I am enjoying myself. 		
PerrySimm | We're not going to break up. 		
PerrySimm | He hasn't gotten in yet. 		Knight_Otu says, ">I am enjoying hunting after Summer."
		Lionheart says, "Not too drunk to bust out percentages."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I expected drama, but not this drama."
		Jacqueline says (to Lh), "ha"
		DavidW says, "O"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "I'm surprised she doesn't want to break up with him."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I think the first option is a bold-faced lie"
		DavidW says, "true"
		Jacqueline says, "He hasn't gotten in yet is probably the most factual option"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, she's saying that. She may still be in some kind of denial."
		Knight_Otu says (to Jacq), "Sure."
		Jacqueline asks (of KO), "As much as she's gushed to Kaz about Summer?"
PerrySimm | YOU: It's September, Annette. He hasn't even gotten in yet. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: But he will, because he's smart and boring. And then what? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'll figure it out. 		
PerrySimm | We'll make it work. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | Okay, enough. 		Jacqueline says, "I like, 'okay, enough'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Lionheart says, "Agreed."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, cool it already. 		
PerrySimm | (She stumbles a bit and pats you on the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You know what? If you love Allen then more power to you! Date him and have his little Allen babies. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Thank you, Annette. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: But! (She gives you a little shove.) If you don't love him, that's also fine too. 		
PerrySimm | (She gives you a pointed look then disappears into the crowd.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 11pm 		
PerrySimm | The house is completely packed at this point. As far you can tell pretty much all the Grade 11s and 12s from MCC are here, as well as a small sampling of the cooler Grade 10s. Thanks to Kipling's staggeringly huge social network though, at least half the people here are kids you've never met from other schools. 		
PerrySimm | Your hand idly drifts to your phone as you think about texting Allen. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | texting Allen 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Knight_Otu says, "Well, Annette seems to know."
		Jacqueline says, "Quite possibly, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's not text Allen."
		Knight_Otu says, "So, are we texting... okay."
		Lionheart says, "Might need another drink before texting Allen"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW asks, "Something purple?"
		Jacqueline says, "Agreed. But a night of sleep would be better, Lh"
		Jacqueline asks, "purple? where?"
Tigrita missed the invisible comedy pentagon. 		DavidW says, "The drink before texting Allen. A purple drink."
		Jacqueline says, "oh"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Is there a "I'm breaking up with you to go chase Summer" emoji?"
		DavidW says, "Then we can text entirely in EMOJIS!"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I'm guessing we will eventually have no choice but to text him"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we just get it out of the way?"
		Knight_Otu says, "It was what I was going to suggest."
		Jacqueline sighs. "Okay.
PerrySimm | (You sit down on a couch and get your phone out.) 		DavidW says, "My mind is completely in the gutter thinking about what the pool action might be like by now."
PerrySimm | N: hey 		
PerrySimm | N: you still up? 		Knight_Otu says, "Skinny-dipping, surely."
PerrySimm | A: I'm here. What's wrong? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Nothing 		
PerrySimm | I wish you were here tonight 		DavidW | Just thinking of you, sweetie.
		Knight_Otu says, "Wish you were here"
		Lionheart says, "WYWH"
		DavidW says, "sure"
PerrySimm | N: I just wish you were here tonight. Slightly Sad Face emoji 		
PerrySimm | A: Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | N: What? 		
PerrySimm | A: You said it was okay if I didn't go. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It is okay 		
PerrySimm | Would have been nice if you'd been here. 		DavidW says, "It is okay"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I'm not sure I understand Allan's logic here - your girlfriend isn't allowed to miss you?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So now he's getting pissed that we said he didn't have to go but are being (falsely) thoughtful and saying we miss him and not actually implying that it wasn't okay for him to not be here?"
		Jacqueline says, "So I say let's not press the issue and just say 'it is okay'"
		Knight_Otu says, "*Allen"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "It's a wonder anyone talks to anyone else with this much misunderstood communication."
PerrySimm | N: it is 		
PerrySimm | N: I just miss you, that's all 		
PerrySimm | A: Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | N: I'm not telling you to be sorry. 		
PerrySimm | N: You don't have to apologize. 		
PerrySimm | A: I really don't understand what you want me to say right now. 		
PerrySimm | [END TEXTING SCENE] 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh. 		
PerrySimm | (You get up and start pacing around the house as you type.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Can we talk? 		
PerrySimm | I'm not trying to start a fight. 		
PerrySimm | Sorry. 		Lionheart says, "Geez, Allan."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, now I am sick of his shit."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we talk?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure this is a talk to have over the phone."
PerrySimm | [BACK TO TEXTING] 		
PerrySimm | N: Can we talk for a bit? 		
PerrySimm | N: On the phone I mean. 		
PerrySimm | A: Can we do it tomorrow? 		
PerrySimm | N: Yeah, fine. 		
PerrySimm | A: I don't want to have a big long thing when we're both tired. 		
PerrySimm | A: Just try and enjoy the party. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'll try. 		
PerrySimm | Okay. 		
PerrySimm | Whatever. 		
PerrySimm | Love you. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Love you?"
		Jacqueline asks, "ugh, really?"
		Lionheart says, "Not feeling it"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, me neither."
		DavidW says, "'Okay.'"
		Jacqueline says, "I could get behind 'okay'"
		Jacqueline says, "I shall click on that."
PerrySimm | (You round the corner as you're typing and run into Anja, spilling a bit of your drink on her shirt.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Careful! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Shoot! Oh god, sorry. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (looking down) Ugh, damn it. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Let me get that. 		
PerrySimm | Are you okay? 		
PerrySimm | Sorry. 		DavidW says, "He's gonna pay for 'big long thing' though."
		Jacqueline avoids making a poorly-written joke.
		Jacqueline asks, ">Are you okay?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you okay? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I am. My shirt is not. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yes. You said that already. Do you mind? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, uh— 		
PerrySimm | (She shoves her way past you and heads to the kitchen.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 12am 		
PerrySimm | Sunday, 11 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | It seems all the chairs have been pulled out from the table and piled in a pyramid on the other side of the room. You're not really sure why, but it's kind of a nice looking addition in its own way. Impractical, but nice. 		
PerrySimm | Annette frantically crawls around under the table. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		DavidW says, "YOU: Love ya!"
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Annette 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		Jacqueline says, "MIDNIGHT"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ghost hour!"
		DavidW says, "Annette's lost her contact lens, I guess."
		Knight_Otu says, "Wait, we already hadf that"
		Jacqueline asks, "Let's see?"
		Jacqueline says, ">Annette"
		Knight_Otu says, "As long as she doesn't get on our case again."
		Jacqueline says, "That was so an hour ago"
		Lionheart says, "I was leaning toward kitchen and trying to make it up to Anja somehow but OK"
PerrySimm | (You crouch down.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Annette? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Nadia!! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Why are you under the table? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: My phone! I can't find my phooone!! Nadiaaa!!! 		
PerrySimm | (She clumsily crawls towards you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Why would it be under the table? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: I don't knoooow! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Were you under there at all tonight? 		
PerrySimm | (She reaches you and grabs your shirt.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Noo! Nadia!! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Where did you last have it? 		
PerrySimm | Have you looked anywhere else? 		
PerrySimm | Did you try calling it? 		Jacqueline says, ">3"
		DavidW says, "Goodness. Invasion of personal space, Annette."
		Jacqueline says, "I think Annette is not entirely lucd, fwiw"
		Jacqueline says, "Lucid, event"
		Jacqueline says, "EVEN"
		Knight_Otu says, ">It's just a phone. With all your personal data on it."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "We would be smacked, and we would deserve the smacking"
		Lionheart says, "Last have it seems good, but calling it would be productive too"
		DavidW says, "Call it. 'here boy! here phony!'"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Try calling it?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Can we try calling it? (You get out your phone.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: It's on silent! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You sure? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: It's always on silent. I don't want it interrupting my rituals. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Right. Okay. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Ugh! And now it's gone! I'm so stupid!! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It'll be okay. 		
PerrySimm | Why don't I help you look? 		
PerrySimm | You're not stupid. 		DavidW says, "help look"
		Knight_Otu says, "Help looking."
		Jacqueline says, ">not stup-- okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: How about I help you find it, okay? I'm really good at finding stuff. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Oh my god. Nadia. You are so GOOD!! 		
PerrySimm | (She goes in and clumsily hugs you. You stand completely still and gently pat her on the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Let's start looking. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (mumbling) Where do we... do that. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Let's look in the kitchen. 		
PerrySimm | Let's look in the living room. 		
PerrySimm | Let's look by the pool. 		
PerrySimm | Let's look out back. 		
PerrySimm | Let's look out front. 		DavidW says, "I bet a ghost took it."
		Jacqueline says, "I bet DW wants to search the pool"
		DavidW says, "No, out back first."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline asks, "You did that just to spite me, didn't you??"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "nope"
PerrySimm | YOU: Let's go out back. You were out there with Jayden earlier, remember? Maybe you left your phone outside. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Yeah... okay... 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you go outside. Annette immediately lies down on a deck chair as soon as you get out there. You crouch down and start looking.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Hey. (She points up at the sky.) See that? 		
PerrySimm | (You look up.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The sky? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: No. IN the sky. (She points up more forcefully.) There. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I can't really see where you're pointing from over here. 		
PerrySimm | (She sighs.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Vega. It's really bright. You can't see many stars in the city but that's one of them. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Pretty sure your phone is down here. 		
PerrySimm | You and Summer should start an astronomy club. 		DavidW says, "club"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Lionheart says, "Heh. I'd like to hear how she responds to astronomy"
PerrySimm | YOU: You and Summer should start an astronomy club. She loves this space stuff. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Pfft. Astronomy. Taking pictures of stars and writing them down in a book or whatever. The only real star thing is astrology. Our fortunes and destinies written in the stars. 		
PerrySimm | (She pulls her hat down over her face.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (muffled) I was FATED to lose my phone, Nadia. It was written in the stars a billion years ago. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (getting up) I don't think it's out here. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: ...We're never going to find it, are we? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kipling might have found it somewhere. 		
PerrySimm | Can you use magic to find it? 		
PerrySimm | You can always get a new one. 		Jacqueline says, ">MAGIC"
		Lionheart says, "Yeah, let's use magic."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: You can use magic, right? So could you— 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Oh my god! I can use magic! Nadia! You're a genius! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well... 		
PerrySimm | (She grabs your arm.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Hey. You know what I love about you? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (very intensely) You're a genius. 		
PerrySimm | (She sits cross-legged on the floor and starts rummaging through her satchel.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 12am 		
PerrySimm | The sizeable fountain in the middle of the terrace, lit by colourful LEDs, glimmers gently in the night. Its beauty is only compromised by Mason and Ethan standing ankle-deep in it, throwing a basketball back and forth like it's a baseball. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia is sprawled out on a lawn chair with an ice pack on her wrist. 		
PerrySimm | Annette sits on the ground, digging through her satchel. 		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we can rely on Kipling."
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Olivia 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		DavidW says, "Hope she uses sympathetic magic."
		Lionheart asks, "How's Olivia doing?"
		DavidW says, "Yes, Olivia next."
		Knight_Otu says, "As long as it's not pathetic magic."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, Olivia"
PerrySimm | (You sit down on the chair next to Olivia's.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's the conquering hero. 		
PerrySimm | (She raises a fist without getting up or opening her eyes. The melted ice bag slips off her hand and plops down on the grass.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: (sleepy voice) whooo... 		
PerrySimm | (You lean back in your chair and watch the party go by.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | ASHLEY: Okay but seriously. Did you see the latest Passiondale?? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: God, do not even get me started. Like what does Trey even think he's doing? 		
PerrySimm | ASHLEY: Right????? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: He really just needs to back the fuck off already. 		
PerrySimm | ASHLEY: I said that the MOMENT they introduced him. Didn't I say that? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (nodding) You did say it. 		
PerrySimm | ASHLEY: If it keeps going like this I will start a podcast. I swear to god. I am not even kidding. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "Then we can watch the Boys of Summer."
PerrySimm | (You see Bridget, the Grade 11 from the Library, running into the backyard with some other girl you're pretty sure doesn't go to MCC.) 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: Bell! Bell, come on. 		
PerrySimm | BELL: You come on. (She runs both her hands through Bridget's hair.) You're the oncomer. 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: (in a panicked whisper) Can we just get away from all these Grade 12s please? 		
PerrySimm | BELL: Pfft. Pfft!! Who are they? We're the cool ones. We're the cool... sexy... cool ones. 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: Oh my god. (She drags the other girl away from the house.) 		
PerrySimm | BELL: Hey. (She plants her feet.) Hey. I've got a mystery for YOU to solve. It's called The Case of the Extremely Kissable Girlfriend. (She grabs Bridget's shirt and lowers her voice to a very loud whisper.) Spoiler alert: the solution is KISSING. 		
PerrySimm | (She cackles and runs off towards the back of the property.) 		
PerrySimm | BRIDGET: ...This night was a mistake on so many levels. 		
PerrySimm | (She runs after her.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (Annette points up at Summer from down on the ground.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You should go up and do the dancing! I can't because I'm too... (She mumbles and gestures at herself.) But YOU should. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Eh, dancing's a lot of fun but I'm not super in the mood lately. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: What? Hey. No. Always be in the mood. Okay? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Okay... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Promise me! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You turn back to Olivia.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Think I'm going to head back in. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: (loud snoring noises) 		
PerrySimm | (You smile and get back up off the lawn chair.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 12am 		
PerrySimm | The sizeable fountain in the middle of the terrace, lit by colourful LEDs, glimmers gently in the night. Its beauty is only compromised by Mason and Ethan standing ankle-deep in it, throwing a basketball back and forth like it's a baseball. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia is sprawled out on a lawn chair. 		
PerrySimm | Annette sits on the ground, digging through her satchel. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Halp!"
		DavidW says, "that was text dump."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "It was a few pages"
		DavidW says, "Pool next."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm still reading it."
PerrySimm | Pool Room – 12am 		
PerrySimm | It's much less rowdy in here now. The pool's emptied out a bit, and the people in there are mostly just floating around and talking. Amy and Aubrey — who seem to have had the foresight to bring their own swimsuits — are bapping each other with pool noodles in the shallow end. 		
PerrySimm | The water looks inviting and warm. Probably nice to stick a hand in. 		
PerrySimm | The entire north end of the room open up onto the spacious back terrace. The rest of the house is back to the east. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | water 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		Knight_Otu asks, "So after drowing in text we'll drown in water?"
PerrySimm | rest of the house 		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Knight_Otu says, "drowning, even"
		DavidW says, "Maybe Annette's phone is in there."
		Jacqueline says, "That would suck, but yes, possibly"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe it's waterproof?"
		Jacqueline asks, ">water?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "Or in the toaster, because someone stoned thought it was a pop tart."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "hahaha hahaha hahaha sure"
PerrySimm | (You crouch down and stick your hand in the pool — it's perfectly warm. You grin.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Belgian engineering. 		
PerrySimm | (When you look up, you see Summer staring at you from the other side of the room. You smile and wave. She gives you a little wave back and then walks back out to the main room.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu exclaims (at You), "never know!"
PerrySimm | Pool Room – 12am 		
PerrySimm | It's much less rowdy in here now. The pool's emptied out a bit, and the people in there are mostly just floating around and talking. Amy and Aubrey have stopped their pool noodle fight and are now just chilling in the shallow end. 		
PerrySimm | The entire north end of the room open up onto the spacious back terrace. The rest of the house is back to the east. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | rest of the house 		Knight_Otu says, "Oops."
		DavidW says, "rest of house"
		Lionheart says, "Maybe the ghost took it and is emoji texting other sprits in their native language"
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Knight_Otu says, "So, yeah, rest of house."
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 12am 		
PerrySimm | The giant banner has fallen down from the ceiling, and Cool Drama has wrapped herself up in it and proclaimed herself "Queen of Party Island". 		
PerrySimm | Kaz scans the crowd excitedly. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kaz 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Knight_Otu says, "Kaz."
		DavidW says, "sure"
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nadia! Back-up plan. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz, seriously... 		
PerrySimm | (They grab your face and point it at a crowd of people.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What do you think of that girl over there? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ponytail? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No, beside Ponytail. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, Yellow Dress. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah! What do you think? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Not my type. 		
PerrySimm | Fine, I guess. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not playing. 		Jacqueline asks, "Not playing?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Lionheart says, "I like 'not my type'."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we ever look at Kaz's bio?"
		DavidW says, "whatever"
		DavidW says, "I don't think we did, no."
		Knight_Otu says, "We should."
PerrySimm | Kaz Kaczmarek 		
PerrySimm | Relationship: Best Friend 		
PerrySimm | Born: 31 March 1999 		
PerrySimm | Toronto, Ontario 		
PerrySimm | Gender: X 		
PerrySimm | House: Montrose 		
PerrySimm | Interests: Weed 		
PerrySimm | Job: Senior Layout Editor 		
PerrySimm | Gosh, how do you even sum up someone like Kaz? "Loveable goofball pothead genderqueer graphic design genius" is a start, but I feel like that doesn't even cover the half of it. We never really hung out before they came out to everyone in Grade 10, but by total coincidence we both started working at the paper that same week and we've been basically inseparable ever since. I kind of love them more than anyone else in the entire world?? 		Jacqueline says, "DO NOT DATE KAZ"
		Jacqueline says, "YOU HAVE ALREADY RUINED ONE FRIENDSHIP"
		Jacqueline says, "Except.. maybe."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... >not my type?"
		Jacqueline says, "ZOMG"
		Jacqueline says, "ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG"
		Jacqueline says, "I am so sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "There is a JOURNAL menu."
		Knight_Otu says, "Either's fine, except the second."
		Roger says, "lay it on us, driver"
		Jacqueline says, "We have been keeping a journal."
		Jacqueline says, "We made an entry about Allen at midnight."
		Jacqueline says, "And there are about half a dozen entries."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall I give them to you in chronological order?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
PerrySimm | Tuesday, 6 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | Night: Wrapped up first issue after literally hours of work. Kaz "celebrated". As we were leaving, we had a strange encounter in the halls. Not going to commit all details to writing in case someone finds this and thinks I've lost my senses, but it involved purple smoke coming out of the North Wing and a weird raccoon. Kaz has convinced me we need to investigate. 		
PerrySimm | After School: First Editorial meeting was as empty as expected. Fortunately I've got Kaz, and the two of us can at least scrape something together for this week. Anja says Summer's back at MCC this year. Wonder if she'll talk to me finally. 		
PerrySimm | Morning: First day of Grade 12. Started new notebook (obviously). No big surprises so far. Looking forward to first newspaper as editor. Less looking forward to the fact that no one will be there. 		Jacqueline says, "I will post, read, post, read... so it doesn't go as quickly."
PerrySimm | --- 		Jacqueline says, "This would have aided Lh out earlier."
		DavidW says, "I'm starting to get wobbly."
PerrySimm | Wednesday, 7 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | Afternoon: Literally grabbed Anja in class and forced her into the seat next to me so I didn't have to sit with Jayden. God knows what I was thinking. Now I'm stuck to her all year and she is clearly NOT happy about it. So much for getting on her good side. Then after class I FINALLY managed to talk to Summer, but she basically just blew me off. 		
PerrySimm | Lunch: Went around and interviewed a bunch of people. No one seems to know anything about ghosts. Told Allen about Summer and honestly he was kind of a jerk about it. Then, Jayden ambushed me on the way to class and tried to claim seat next to me in French class. A worrying development. 		
PerrySimm | Morning: Summer is in my history class!! I tried to get her attention while Sherbourne was rambling but she just looked away. In other words, she's still avoiding me. Sigh. Maybe I'll see her at lunch. 		
PerrySimm | Before School: Had a nice ride in with Allen. Found out I'm next to Annette's locker this year. (She was in the North Wing before they closed it for construction.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Lionheart says, "Yay, recaps"
PerrySimm | Thursday, 8 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | After School: Okay, Allen was officially being a total jerk about Anja situation, so I ditched him and walked home alone. On the way I ran into Summer. Which is to say I saw her at the bottom of a muddy ditch. I pulled her out. Things were still awkward but she was grateful. Operation Make My Ex Best Friend Hate Me A Little Bit Less is moving forward... 		
PerrySimm | Morning: I have no idea what compelled her to do it, but Anja completely saved my butt today. The Docteure gave us a group assignment and she stepped in so I wouldn't have to partner with Jayden. Only problem is now we have to work together, and that is going to be somewhat less than pleasant. 		
PerrySimm | Before School: Allen was practically gloating when I told him how my talk with Summer went. Almost feels like he's rooting for us to not get along sometimes. Got an invitation to Kipling's party on Saturday, which should be a lot of fun. Also, had an... unsettling ghost talk with Annette. According to her there are "psychic imprints of past lives" all over the school, and someone with the right spell could totally summon them into an animal form. Only thing is they'd basically need to steal human bones from a graveyard to pull it off. Yuck. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Some of this would have been useful even for those of us who played the first chapter."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, I didn't realize how fed up we already were with Allen a few days ago."
PerrySimm | Friday, 9 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | After School: I came out to Kaz!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! They were so supportive and nice and understanding and I feel like a million times better, oh my god. I told them everything. About me, about Summer, about Allen. In fact, they've taken it upon themself to get Summer and I back on speaking terms again. Step 1: Kipling's Party tomorrow... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "I have to lie down. be back soon, I hope."
		Jacqueline says, "Mmkay. We could probably stop after the journal, but I suspect that we're nearly at the end of Chapter 2 and next week I won't be able to go for as long as we are going today"
PerrySimm | Saturday, 10 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | Late Night: My first attempt to talk to Summer was derailed by another weird vision. This time I saw some weird blond kid. He looked around my age and he was wearing an MCC uniform. He's not anyone from my class but I swear to god he looks so familiar. Where have I seen him before? 		
PerrySimm | Night: Allen decided to stay home from the party, because of course. I guess it's good in a way. Gives me more opportunities to talk to Summer alone. If I can work up the courage, that is. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Sunday, 11 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | Midnight: Texted Allen and it basically immediately turned into a big fight. Can we even talk anymore without getting into some weird thing about Summer or Anja? Why is he getting so freaked out about everything this year? Whatever's going on, it's getting really old really fast. I think I need to get into investigation mode here. (Oh and also I managed to spill a drink on Anja and completely piss her off again. Good going, me.) 		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure how far we're into this chapter, but yeah, it is getting late for me."
PerrySimm | --- 		Jacqueline says, "Let's call it, then. Because then next week, a shorter week, we just finish this chapter."
		
*** Session 3 *** 		
		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nadia! Back-up plan. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz, seriously... 		
PerrySimm | (They grab your face and point it at a crowd of people.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What do you think of that girl over there? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ponytail? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No, beside Ponytail. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, Yellow Dress. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah! What do you think? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Not my type. 		
PerrySimm | Fine, I guess. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not playing. 		Knight_Otu says, "Right, that point."
Jacqueline arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "So, we ended at this choice, after reading all that'd been written in the journal."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oops, be right back."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Let's hope the ghosts don't get you."
		Jacqueline says, "I am still pro >I'M NOT PLAYING"
		Jacqueline listens to the crickets.
		DavidW says, "I wouldn't mind Fine, I guess."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Roger, break the tie?"
		Roger says, "uhh"
		Jacqueline says, "I would fold and go with your choice, DW, except I don't think we should be using any humans to distract ourselves while we're in this weird depressed anxious obsessed mode"
		Roger says, "I'm with DW"
		Jacqueline says, "OF COURSE YOU ARE."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Let the drama commence!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Emoji Returning"
PerrySimm | YOU: She's fine, I guess. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Like fiiine or fine? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Fine. Who is she? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I don't know. Some girl! You should ask her out. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Aren't we getting ahead of ourselves? 		
PerrySimm | Pass. 		Jacqueline asks, "Aren't we getting ahead of ourselves?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, ">CALM DOWN, KAZ"
		DavidW says, "yeah. We're still dating Allen, after all."
		Knight_Otu says, ">She's not Summer."
PerrySimm | YOU: Aren't we kind of skipping a step here? 		
PerrySimm | (They look back and forth between you and Yellow Dress a few times, then shrug.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (angry whisper) We don't know if she's into girls! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh pssshht, don't worry about that. I'm sure she is. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Based on what, exactly? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Statistics! Duh. Most people are queer. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? No they're not. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Aren't they? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No! Most people are straight! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Mmm, that doesn't sound right to me. Pretty sure most people I know are queer. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Like who? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (counting on their fingers) Well there's you, there's me, there's... uh... 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh exasperatedly.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I'm just saying, you'll never know if you don't go for it. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | "Go for it"? 		
PerrySimm | Then I guess I'll never know. 		
PerrySimm | Even if I wanted to... 		Knight_Otu says, "Kaz, you are way overeager."
		Jacqueline says, ">Even if I wanted to..."
		Roger says, "I can believe this is set in an alternate universe where ghosts speak in emoji and most people are queer"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Fair"
		Roger says, "GO FOR IT"
		DavidW says, "Even if I wanted to"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yea, even if I wanted"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, Rog."
PerrySimm | YOU: Even if I wanted to... Even if. I don't know the first thing about hitting on girls. Or anyone else for that matter. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I bet you know more than you think. How'd you land Allen? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We were friends for six years and then he kissed me. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Just forget it. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Come on, you need to take advantage of your status as a one-woman gay-straight alliance! It could be fun! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I have a boyfriend. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not just going to assume. 		
PerrySimm | You do it if it's so fun. 		
PerrySimm | I'm new at this. 		
PerrySimm | Can we just stop this conversation? 		Roger says, "even I'm up for stopping"
		Jacqueline says, ">I have a bf"
		Knight_Otu says, "I have a boyfriend. For now."
		DavidW says, "You do it if it's so fun"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I'm up for stopping"
		Roger says, "diverse club today"
		Jacqueline says, "But I would also tell Kaz to go for it."
		DavidW asks, "yeah, who is Kaz dating?"
		Jacqueline says, "No one, I don't think"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure they are dating anyone."
		Knight_Otu says, "At least not as far as we know."
		Jacqueline says, "Except here's my worry:"
		Roger asks, "Kaz isn't the asexual one?"
		Jacqueline says, "That we will say, 'if it's so fun, you do it,' and they go over and say 'hey my friend thinks you're cute'"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember if Kaz is ace or not."
		Knight_Otu says, "Kaz is nonbinary."
		Roger exclaims, "null is nonbinary!"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think Annette is asexual?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, that's Annette that's ace"
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
		Roger says, "alright fine"
		DavidW says, "We can have two aces."
		Roger says, "and by fine I mean fiiiiine"
		Jacqueline says, "Point well-made, DW"
		DavidW says, "But lets look for two queens."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, but if they do identify as something."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, I've lost track. Can we start over on votes for this choice?"
		Roger says, "my vote is stop"
		Jacqueline says, "I like stop too"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think I change my vote to stop."
		DavidW says, "My vote is you do it if it's so fun"
PerrySimm | YOU: Look can we just stop this conversation please? Either someone's going to hear us or I'm just going to die. Or both. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay, okay. I get it. I'll stop. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Thank you. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: But just so you know I support you and I love you and all I want is for you to reach your true potential and soar through the air like the beautiful Nadia bird that you are. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (smiling) I can't tell if you're too high right now or not high enough. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No such thing as high enough, buddy. Which reminds me... 		
PerrySimm | (They pull a little tupperware container out of their bag.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What is this? What are you doing? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Whipped up some special baklava for the festivities. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You know how to make baklava? 		
PerrySimm | You can put pot in baklava? 		Jacqueline asks, ">You know how to make baklava?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought baklava was tricky. All the layers and stuff."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, you made baklava? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Sure. What, you've never made baklava? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No! Of course I haven't! Racist! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (mouth full) It's easy. (They swallow.) Kind of easy, anyway. I'll make you some next time you're over. 		Knight_Otu secretly looks up Baklava
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | No drugs. 		
PerrySimm | I don't even like baklava. 		Jacqueline says, ">No drugs"
		DavidW says, "Everyone likes baklava. Choose 'no drugs'."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, just alcohol."
		Jacqueline says, "Alcohol is a drug... oh, I see what you did there."
		Knight_Otu says, "And normal smokes."
		DavidW says, "(Unless one dislikes sweets, which can happen.)"
		Jacqueline says, "I actually don't like baklava IRL, to be honest."
		DavidW says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, I'm choosing >No drugs based on two votes."
PerrySimm | YOU: We talked about this. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I mean a regular batch. Relax. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmmph. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Unless you really want to try some of the other stuff in a safe and supportive environment with your best friend in the whole world?? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You're incorrigible. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Thank you. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (As you walk away from Kaz, Kipling comes up to you and hands you a glowy bracelet.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Hey Nazarina! Just FYI, but the dance party is on upstairs and it is bumpin'. You should get up there and get your bod a-shakin'! You see me? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Thanks Kip! I'll check it out. 		
PerrySimm | (He goes off to spread the word elsewhere.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Downstairs – 12am 		
PerrySimm | The Queen of Party Island perches regally atop her leather throne, issuing edicts and waving around an imaginary sceptre. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Knight_Otu asks, "Queen of Party Island?"
		DavidW says, "okay, we found one queen."
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Part of me wants to go to the party to (likely) advance the plot, but sometimes it's useful to see what all is happening elsewhere."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Does her Majesty have a portrait?"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Sadly, no"
		Knight_Otu says, "And yeah, if we have the freedom, explore."
		Knight_Otu says (to Jacw), "Aw."
		Jacqueline says, "Nor, oddly enough, does she even have a choice."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, pool?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "okay"
		Roger says, "keep reading that as Pantry Island"
PerrySimm | Pool Room – 12am 		
PerrySimm | It's much less rowdy in here now. The pool's emptied out a bit, and the people in there are mostly just floating around and talking. Amy and Aubrey — still in the shallow end — have somehow secured a whole plate of canapés and are munching away happily. 		
PerrySimm | The entire north end of the room open up onto the spacious back terrace. The rest of the house is back to the east. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | rest of the house 		Jacqueline says, "I am slightly worried that upstairs it'll be Panty Island"
		Jacqueline asks, ">back terrace?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose the terrace."
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 12am 		
PerrySimm | The sizeable fountain in the middle of the terrace, lit by colourful LEDs, glimmers gently in the night. Its beauty is only compromised by Mason and Ethan standing ankle-deep in it, throwing a basketball back and forth like it's a baseball. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia is sprawled out on a lawn chair. 		
PerrySimm | Annette sits on the ground, digging through her satchel. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		Knight_Otu says, "I wanted to avoid saying Panty Island."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, until just now, you did avoid saying it."
		Jacqueline says, "But then you failed and said it."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "You said it first!"
		Roger says, "everyone's got a big pile of laundry underwear upstairs"
		Jacqueline asks, "If I jumped in the pool with my clothes on, would you do it too, KO?"
		Jacqueline says, "Odd that Olivia and Annette aren't options there."
		Knight_Otu says, "There's no pool here. :p"
		Jacqueline says, "But that means they are not upstairs, so there's that."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think they're still here from the last time we were here."
		Jacqueline says, "I was worried Olivia would be at the (I'm going to upgrade it) Panty Party."
		Jacqueline asks, ">Kitchen?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, last time we were upstairs, several of the bedrooms were said to be occupied."
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 12am 		
PerrySimm | A Grade 11 kid is sitting cross-legged on top one of the kitchen islands pouring cereal and milk into his mouth simultaneously while his buddies film him on their phones. 		
PerrySimm | Anja stands over the sink, cursing under her breath as she tries to get the stain out of her shirt. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Anja 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		Knight_Otu says, "Right, we spilled something on Anja by accident."
		Knight_Otu asks, "So, Anja?"
		Jacqueline asks, ">Anja then?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
PerrySimm | (You walk over to the sink.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Is it coming out? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: More or less. (She dabs at her shirt with a dish towel.) Now I just have to walk around with a wet shirt for the rest of the night. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I just want to say again, for the record, I totally didn't mean to and I'm very sorry. 		
PerrySimm | (She sighs in frustration and tosses the dish towel onto the counter.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What the hell is going on, Nadia? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm apologizing. 		
PerrySimm | What do you mean? 		Jacqueline says, ">Clueless to your implication, I am apologizing."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm apologizing. Just to get you in a better mood when I chase Summer, but still."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm apologizing. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yes, no. I get it. You spilled your drink. It was an accident. You are more sorry than you have been in your entire life. Words cannot fucking express. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "We can hardly tell her that the author has it in for her."
PerrySimm | Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | I can't even say sorry? 		
PerrySimm | I'm just trying to be nice. 		Jacqueline says, ">Just trying to be nice so that you will be less inclined to kill me"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't expect any option to improve Anja's mood, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, no. That's true."
		DavidW says, "I'd pick 'Seriously?'"
		Jacqueline says, "She has permanent (and I hate this term, but it's apt here) BRF."
		Jacqueline says, ">Seriously seems to pick a fight."
		DavidW asks, "Back Room Furniture?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, RBF"
		DavidW asks, "Rich Brocade Furniture?"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha. Yes. Yes, that is it."
		Jacqueline says, "I hate saying it: Resting Bitch Face"
		DavidW says, "oh."
		Jacqueline says, "But her icon is the poster-child example of same."
		Jacqueline says, "From now on, though, I'm going to swap that out for Rich Brocade Furniture"
		Jacqueline says, "'Dang, that woman has some serious Rich Brocade Furniture going on, IYKWIM'"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, we had two votes for just trying to be nice."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm just trying to be nice. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Fine. But why are you trying to be nice to me? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You're my best friend's sister. 		
PerrySimm | We have to work together. 		
PerrySimm | I don't want you to hate me. 		
PerrySimm | Good question. 		Jacqueline says, "I like any of these, honestly."
		DavidW says, "'I don't want you to hate me.'"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm partial to the middle two."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. >I don't want you to hate me"
PerrySimm | YOU: I just... don't want you to hate me. Is that too much to ask? 		
PerrySimm | (Anja puts down the dish towel and stares right at you.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yes. 		
PerrySimm | (You stare back for a few seconds, then throw up your hands and walk off.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Jacqueline says, "harsh"
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 12am 		
PerrySimm | A Grade 11 kid is sitting cross-legged on top one of the kitchen islands pouring cereal and milk into his mouth simultaneously while his buddies film him on their phones. 		
PerrySimm | Anja glares at you. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		Knight_Otu says, "Ouch."
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		Jacqueline says, ">Leave Anja the hell alone"
		Knight_Otu says, "We still have that French assignment together."
		Jacqueline says, "I know. Yikes."
		Jacqueline says, "But that's not until at least tomorrow or Monday"
		Jacqueline asks, "Dining room?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "And I guess we can go after Summer now, since it no longer matters what Anja thinks about it."
		Jacqueline says, "hahahahahahahahahahah no"
		Jacqueline says, "It was not Anja that was holding us back."
		Knight_Otu says, "It was us holding us back."
		Jacqueline says, "It was the fact that Summer is not into us and is uncomfortable around us and we shouldn't obsess over her."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But but true first love!"
		Jacqueline says, "I am glad that you all are not helping me make decisions about my real love life."
		DavidW asks, "So the current plan is to avoid both Anja and Summer, eh?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, as much as it can be a plan."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh! I was confusing Summer and Olivia a second ago."
		Jacqueline says, "Dang. That means Summer likely *is* at the Panty Party."
		DavidW asks, "What if Allen is there too?"
		Jacqueline says, "I no longer want to go upstairs to advance the plot."
		Jacqueline says, "I am more scared of upstairs than I am of racoon ghosts."
		DavidW asks, "What if Allen is kissing Summer?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Honestly, I don't think we're all that into Allen."
		Jacqueline says, "I think we need to come to terms with that."
		Jacqueline says, "Childhood. Is. Over. Things. Have. Changed."
		Knight_Otu asks, "But Allen's... er,um... nice?"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh. I apologize. Maybe we SHOULD have gone for Yellow Dress, if only to forget about everyone."
		Jacqueline says, "My bad."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, >dining room."
		Knight_Otu says, "Eh, I don't think we'd be very good for her right now."
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 12am 		
PerrySimm | It seems all the chairs have been pulled out from the table and piled in a pyramid on the other side of the room. You're not really sure why, but it's kind of a nice looking addition in its own way. Impractical, but nice. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		Knight_Otu asks, "I fear we were everywhere on the first dloor?"
		DavidW asks, "Do we know where Kip is?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am looking at the grand staircase leading up to the second floor, and it's stretched out / wavering in my vision, as if in a horror film."
		Knight_Otu says, "*floor, even."
		Jacqueline says, "I think Kip is upstairs, since he is nowhere we've been on the first floor."
		DavidW says, "If you wanted wavering vision, you ought to have had the potted baklava."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Kip is in that space where unneeded NPCs vanish to between story events."
		Jacqueline says, "Hee. Yes"
		DavidW says, "Where all the best cookies are."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... upstairs we go?"
		DavidW says, "The Green Room."
		DavidW says, "yes, go up."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Heh. That is a good name for that room. I always code it as The Void"
PerrySimm | Upstairs – 12am 		
PerrySimm | A dance party is currently raging on the top floor of the mansion. The lights are down low and Top 40 hits are blasting from the surround speakers. 		
PerrySimm | A staircase leads back down to the main floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | dance party 		
PerrySimm | main floor 		Jacqueline says, ">Dance Party"
		DavidW says, "dance"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we probably have to."
PerrySimm | (You lean up against the side of the wall and bump your head awkwardly to the music. You look around and see a few people from your class, but mostly it's unfamiliar faces. You look up at the ceiling.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Hey! 		
PerrySimm | (You turn to your left. Jayden somehow got right up next to you without you noticing.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh! Hey!! 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: (inaudible) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What?? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: (leaning in close) This is bullshit! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What do you mean? 		
PerrySimm | Oh. 		
PerrySimm | It's a bit much. 		DavidW says, "'What do you mean?'"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I forget, does Kip have neighbors?"
PerrySimm | YOU: What's bullshit? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: This! This whole party! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh!! 		
PerrySimm | (You look around) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know... It's not that bad! 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Huh??? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I said it's not—!! Sorry, it's hard to have a conversation in here!! 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Do you want to go outside?? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | OUR ONLY CHOICE: If you want. (Thanks, Brendan.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um!! Yeah, if you want!! 		
PerrySimm | (You walk downstairs and out the front door. The house looks pretty empty at this point. Most people are either upstairs or have already left. The two of you lean against the low wall by the driveway.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: ...You cold? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: You're rubbing your shoulders. 		
PerrySimm | (You look down.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. ...Uh, no. Not really. I mean it's not too bad out. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Right. No. 		
PerrySimm | (You clasp your hands.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...So. Not a fan of dancing? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: I just don't see the appeal. It just feels kind of dumb. You know what I mean? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Some people like it. 		
PerrySimm | You sound like Allen right now. 		
PerrySimm | Never been great at it myself. 		DavidW says, "'Some people like it.'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, some people think it's a lot of fun. You get to jump up and down to some really obnoxious music and then look all stupid. 		
PerrySimm | (He laughs and shakes his head.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Not really my scene. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, I guess not. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | So why are you here? 		
PerrySimm | I should probably go back in. 		DavidW says, "It helps burn off the alcohol calories."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we know why he's here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Because we are."
		DavidW says, "Jayden wants to kiss us."
		Jacqueline says, ">Why are you here? Or do we want to avoid this conversation where he answers, 'Because of you, Nadia. It's always been you.'"
		Jacqueline says, "Back in less than 30 seconds"
		Knight_Otu says, "Either might send a "I'm not interested" signal. Or he might ignore those signals."
		DavidW says, "I'd risk a 'So why are you here?'"
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, we sure ignored Summer's signals."
		Knight_Otu says (to DW), "Yeah, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. So, why are you here..."
PerrySimm | YOU: So like... what are you doing here tonight anyway? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: What do you mean? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well like. Kaz was the one who dragged me here. But what's here for you? Clearly it's not the dancing. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Well... I mean. You're here. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Thanks, my platonic friend. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not worth going to a party for. 		
PerrySimm | That's sweet. 		
PerrySimm | ...I think I'm going to head back in. 		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "THANK YOU MY PLATONIC FRIEND"
		Jacqueline says, "harsh"
		Jacqueline says, "I am not that person, but god that's tempting"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we knew the answer, but now we also know the "rebuttals"."
		Jacqueline says, "You know, Jayden is not uncute."
PerrySimm | Jayden Finch: 		
PerrySimm | Relationship: Erhhh... 		
PerrySimm | Born: 8 July 1999 		
PerrySimm | Toronto, Ontario 		
PerrySimm | Gender: M 		
PerrySimm | House: Crawford 		
PerrySimm | Determination: High 		
PerrySimm | Chill: None 		
PerrySimm | Look, Jayden's not that bad of a guy. He just really, really has a hard time getting certain messages. Like the "I have absolutely zero interest in dating you" message, for example. I think if he cooled his jets he'd be a lot easier to hang around. Unfortunately his jets seem to be getting less and less cool with every passing day. 		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, gonna let someone else pick. Back in 30 seconds again (getting a drink)"
		DavidW says, "Maybe we *should* do the platonic friend option."
		Knight_Otu says, "I honestly think either the first or the last."
		DavidW says, "He probably won't know what 'platonic' means, though."
		Roger says, "I like Plato"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's do platonic."
		Jacqueline says, "We need to have this conversation, not avoid it, though I don't think this is the nicest way to start it."
PerrySimm | YOU: Ha! Thanks, friend. 		
PerrySimm | (You punch him in the shoulder. He smiles at you silently.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Anyway... It's probably time to head back in, huh? I'm sure lots of people are wondering where we got to. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Aw, come on. Stay out for a bit. 		
PerrySimm | (He puts his hand on your thigh and squeezes it lightly.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: It's such a nice night... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I think you've got the wrong idea. 		
PerrySimm | nope nope nopenopenope 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "You left out the platonic, Nadia!"
		Jacqueline says, "YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SQUEEZE MY THIGH"
		Jacqueline says, "I vote for all the nopes"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Nope it out."
PerrySimm | (You jump up to your feet.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... no. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: I— 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Look, Jayden. I'm not really interested in you in that way. Or in any way. (You bite your bottom lip.) Do you understand? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: ...Right. No. Of course you're not... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm going to go inside now. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: (sighing) I'm sorry. That was stupid. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. (You scratch your wrist.) I think maybe you should go home for the night. 		
PerrySimm | (He nods, not making eye contact.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Or just, maybe... avoid... me. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Sure. Um, see you on Monday? 		
PerrySimm | (You walk away without replying.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You bump into Anja as you walk back towards the house.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well. Look at you getting all cozy. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Shut up. 		
PerrySimm | Fuck off. 		
PerrySimm | Go away. 		DavidW says, "'Fuck off'"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm down."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Fuck off. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I thought he wasn't your type. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: He's not. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Whatever you say. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I blew him off. 		
PerrySimm | None of your business. 		
PerrySimm | Just don't tell Allen. 		Jacqueline says, ">I blew him off"
		DavidW says, "That can be twisted."
		Roger says, "I blew him. OFF"
		Knight_Otu says, "Anja might want to misunderstand the first."
		Jacqueline says, "Thank you, Roger. It's good to know you're still playing."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, the other two imply that we're guilty in some way."
		Roger says, "wait"
		Jacqueline says, "Which we are not."
		Roger says, "if we tell her not to tell Allen"
		Roger says, "then she will"
		Jacqueline says, "True."
		Roger says, "then Allen breaks up with us"
		Jacqueline says, "True"
		Roger says, "all problems solved"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, the first is the honest one."
		DavidW says, "Who cares if she tells Allen or not."
		Jacqueline says, "And then there are rumors that we are into Jayden."
		Jacqueline says, "I am not okay with that."
		Jacqueline says, "I like the first one as being honest and non-evasive"
		Roger says, "FINE just blow him then"
PerrySimm | YOU: For your information I'm not interested, and I told him to go away and stop talking to me. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hah. Of course you did. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What does that mean? 		
PerrySimm | What is your problem with me? 		
PerrySimm | Just don't tell Allen. 		Jacqueline asks, "What is your problem, Anja??"
		Knight_Otu asks, "What is your problem?"
		DavidW asks, "Where is the 'punch that cow in the face' option?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh"
PerrySimm | YOU: God, what is your problem with me? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Don't play dumb, Nazari. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm not. 		
PerrySimm | Whatever. 		Jacqueline says, "I'm not."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not playing dumb. I seriously don't get it. What did I ever do to you? 		
PerrySimm | (She sighs.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You know, there are times when I find your obliviousness a little endearing. 		
PerrySimm | (She walks past you, brushing her hand across your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: But right now I'm just bored. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ... 		
PerrySimm | (She goes back inside.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Yard – 1am 		
PerrySimm | From out here the party still sounds like it's going strong, but you can see more and more people filtering out of the house and getting into cabs and ubers. Jayden seems to have left now, thankfully. 		
PerrySimm | The mansion lies to the north. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (Only option is going inside) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | The living room has more or less emptied out now. A small group of Grade 10s huddle around the fireplace, laughing hysterically. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia Kwon is fast asleep on a giant beanbag chair. 		
PerrySimm | There are a bunch of empty seats here now. You consider sitting down for a bit and texting Allen. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead east to the dining room and west to the pool room. The terrace lies through a set of archways at the north end of the room. The front door is to the south. 		Knight_Otu says, "The old "You know what you did.""
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | texting Allen 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		
PerrySimm | pool room 		DavidW says, "See, I'd leave the party at this point."
PerrySimm | terrace 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, me too"
		Roger says, "text Allen 'covfefe' then turn off phone"
		Knight_Otu says, "Unfortunately, leaving doesn't seem to be an option."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, Anja brushed her hand on our shoulder. Maybe SHE is into us."
		Jacqueline says, "(Kidding)"
		Jacqueline says, "(Probably)"
		Knight_Otu says, "I... wouldn't cross that option out just yet."
		DavidW asks, "Do we like hate sex?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't want to text Allen, but I suspect we may have to."
		DavidW says, "It's 1 am."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, it looks like we can explore first."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I don't think we've progressed beyond 'kissing people who are our friend'"
		DavidW says, "Allen might be asleep."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, so it is 1am"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe we just explore"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Also, if we text-walk again, who knows whose shirt we'll ruin this time."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "DM me your cell number. I can use it to alert you when we're playing Jackbox, and because now I want to randomly text you COVFEFE at 1am."
		DavidW says, "I hope we find a ghost this time."
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 1am 		
PerrySimm | The lights have been turned way down low in here, perhaps to accomodate Mason, who is passed out on top of the table. Kipling delicately picks up bottles and cleans up some of the mess around him. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kipling 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		DavidW says, "Kip"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Seems like a successful evening, Kip. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: It was you fine peeps that did it. I merely provided the locale. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Not many people would provide the locale. 		
PerrySimm | You're being modest. 		DavidW says, "modest"
		Jacqueline says, "Modest"
PerrySimm | YOU: You're being modest, man. You're like the best host in history. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: I am most extremely flattered by the kindnesses, Miss N. But that's an honour for someone else. I'm just a man with a dwelling suitable for a bit of shenanigans. 		
PerrySimm | (You gesture around the room.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Come on, Kip. You did a little more than just having a house. 		
PerrySimm | KIP: (grinning) Very well. Compliment accepted. 		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | (He stacks a bunch of cups up together.) 		
PerrySimm | ---\ 		
PerrySimm | Do you need to clean up right now? 		
PerrySimm | You ever get lonely here by yourself? 		Jacqueline says, "I'm good with either."
		Knight_Otu says, "He probably gets lonely."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or he gets company."
		DavidW says, "These are weird options."
		DavidW says, "Where's 'Do you need help cleaning up?'"
		Jacqueline says, "It's right there."
		Jacqueline asks, "Want to click that?"
		DavidW says, "That's not the option."
		Knight_Otu says, "That doesn't look like offering help."
		Jacqueline says, "OH"
		Jacqueline says, "I read it wrong."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, dang."
		Jacqueline says, "Of the two, let's ask if he gets lonely."
		Knight_Otu says, "More like, stop cleaning,talk to me."
		Knight_Otu says, "And sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...You ever get lonely up in this big mansion by yourself? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Well now. It gets a little quiet for my tastes, sure. But that's the whole point of a party. Fill the old castle with friendly voices. Surround oneself with love and affection and whatnot. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (sighing) Yeah... 		
PerrySimm | (He pauses.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: I sense distress in your voice, my sister. Did you have a subpar evening? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | ground. 		
PerrySimm | I can't get Summer to talk to me. 		
PerrySimm | I can't get Anja to like me. 		
PerrySimm | I'm fighting with Allen like every day. 		
PerrySimm | I just had a run in with Jayden. 		
PerrySimm | I'm having ghost raccoon hallucinaions. 		
PerrySimm | ...It's fine. Don't worry. 		
PerrySimm | First option was cut off: I'm running my newspaper into the ground. 		DavidW says, "> all of the above"
		Knight_Otu says, ">All of the above."
		DavidW says, "jinx!"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "Wow, now that I see these options, our life really does suck."
		Jacqueline asks, "Jayden?"
		DavidW says, "Start with Anja, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure we get more than one option."
		DavidW says, "I hope we do."
		Jacqueline asks, "Even though we just received unwanted touching from Jayden?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I hope we do as well, but we may not."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess Anja or Jayden."
		DavidW says, "well, pick Jayden if you want. I think Anja is the more important issue."
		Jacqueline says, "I think you (or Roger) need to break a tie here."
		Jacqueline says, "(That was to KO)"
		Knight_Otu says, "And so far, unless we were exploring, we mostly only had one chance to ask things."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we go with Anja."
PerrySimm | YOU: Anja hates me. She really profoundly dislikes me, and every time I think I'm making progress with her it just blows up again. I just want her to like me. And I know it's stupid but it just bugs me so much and I don't know why. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Aha. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh! (You pound your fists into your lap.) I feel so dumb! 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Hey, hey, amigo. You're not dumb. You just don't enjoy being disliked. That's normal. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Gah, I just don't know what's going on with me right now. I don't normally get this... invested, you know? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Hmm. If I might be so bold as to make a minor observation? It seems like you're really upset at yourself for reacting emotionally to this circumstance. But that's no crime of the century. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: If you're upset, be upset. But don't be upset about being upset. Feelings are there to be felt, you dig? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah... yeah. (You nod and give a little half smile.) You're right. Thanks Kip. 		
PerrySimm | (He bows.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Your sounding board as always, Naz. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Dining Room – 1am 		
PerrySimm | The lights have been turned way down low in here, perhaps to accomodate Mason, who is passed out on top of the table. 		
PerrySimm | Kipling walks around doing some light cleaning work. 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen lies to the north, and the rest of the first floor is back to the west. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | rest of the first floor 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		DavidW says, "DAMN. We did only get the one topic."
		Roger says, "sorry my focus is in and out of here"
		DavidW says, "That's crazy."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "It's cool. I know you only pipe up when you can make a dirty joke."
		Jacqueline says, "We love you anyway."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "We told ya."
		Jacqueline says, "Now, I *could* see if the back button works."
		Jacqueline says, "But that seems wrong."
		DavidW says, "I know. I didn't want to believe it."
		Jacqueline pats DW on the shoulder.
		DavidW says, "Like, we have so much on our plate and we can't deal with it."
		Jacqueline asks, "Kitchen?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sometimes we really should get the option to talk more."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 1am 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen is a bit of a disaster zone right now. The floor is practically carpeted with empty cups and bottles, and the cupboards have been ransacked of anything that could serve as snack food. Also somebody spiled dried pasta everywhere for some reason. 		
PerrySimm | Blake licks the salt out of an empty bowl of chips. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Blake 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		
PerrySimm | dining room 		DavidW asks, "Who's Blake?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, let's choose Blake."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I feel most iof the time, it feels more natural than getting every option."
		DavidW asks, "Is Blake a puppy?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh. Gross, man. 		
PerrySimm | BLAKE: What?? No one else was gonna! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kitchen – 1am 		
PerrySimm | The kitchen is a bit of a disaster zone right now. The floor is practically carpeted with empty cups and bottles, and the cupboards have been ransacked of anything that could serve as snack food. Also somebody spiled dried pasta everywhere for some reason. 		
PerrySimm | Blake licks the salt out of an empty bowl of chips. 		
PerrySimm | A pair of enormous french doors to the west open up onto the back terrace. The dining room is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | back terrace 		Knight_Otu asks, "I don't think I remember Blake?"
PerrySimm | dining room 		Jacqueline says, "He does not even merit a portrait."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		DavidW says, "yeah, I don't know who Blake is."
		Knight_Otu says, "The game has a ton of characters."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. It's almost like a high school or something."
		Knight_Otu says, "Haw."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, out back?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Back Terrace – 1am 		
PerrySimm | The big patio lights have been switched off and the whole terrace is now lit only by tiki torches and paper lanterns. Most of the furniture has been claimed by couples making out with each other. 		
PerrySimm | Further out in the backyard, Kaz is lying on the grass and staring up at the night sky. 		
PerrySimm | You can go back inside either through the kitchen to the east or the central living room to the south. The pool lies through a large open pathway to the west. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kaz 		
PerrySimm | kitchen 		
PerrySimm | central living room 		
PerrySimm | pool 		Jacqueline says, "(Kaz, of course.)"
		Jacqueline says, "(Right??)"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | (You sit down on the grass next to Kaz.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey dude. How's your night of gay drama going? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh my god, could you be any louder? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I know that was a rhetorical question but I could actually be like ten times louder. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "Maybe NOW you'll try the baklava."
PerrySimm | Someone's going to hear. 		
PerrySimm | Still haven't talked to Summer. 		
PerrySimm | Heterosexual drama got in the way. 		Jacqueline says, "Option 3"
		DavidW says, "agreed"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Some heterosexual drama got in the way. Jayden finally made his move. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh christ. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: He did his like gross thing again where he just touches people? I've told you about the thing. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (nodding) You've told me about the thing. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. Only this time it was my leg. And then he was telling me how great and wonderful I was and oh why don't I stay out a bit longer and blegh. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ugh, I'm sorry. (They tap you with their foot.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: God it was so awkward. The whole time I was mentally willing him to stop. But he just... kept on going. I had to literally like stand up and tell him to leave. 		
PerrySimm | (You flop backwards onto the ground.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Anyway. He took the rejection okay, I guess. But man... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Not your night, huh babe? 		
PerrySimm | (You shake your head.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Are he and I the same? 		
PerrySimm | Maybe this isn't going to work. 		
PerrySimm | Why is everything so complicated? 		DavidW says, "1st one"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Finally!"
		Jacqueline says, "heh. Okay."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, first."
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz. Am I him? Am I Summer's Jayden? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What? No. Come on. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Seriously. Am I just the clueless person who can't take a hint? She already rejected me once. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You are not even close to the same as Jayden. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, but do you actually mean that, or are you saying that because it's me? Think about it. She's been back at school a week and we've had zero contact. That's not an accident. She's avoiding me. Why am I chasing her? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Look, I might be a little too high right now to explain exactly WHY you're not Jayden, but you're not Jayden. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Maybe I should give up on Summer. 		
PerrySimm | Why is everything so complicated? 		Roger says, "A newspaper editor's main job is explaining to writers the difference between him and I"
		Jacqueline says, "Option 1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "agree"
PerrySimm | YOU: Maybe I should just give up on trying to reconnect with Summer. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No way. I want to see you check mark that to-do list item, not cross it off. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...You're actually supposed to cross it off either way. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (sitting up) Uh... dude? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess actually there's a bunch of different methods but I'd only ever use— 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nadia. Summer just walked out onto the terrace. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: She's just by herself. 		
PerrySimm | (You sit upright.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Has she seen me? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I don't think so. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Should I talk to her? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yes! Obviously! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What if she runs away again? 		
PerrySimm | What do I even say? 		
PerrySimm | ...Okay. Here goes. 		DavidW says, "noooo"
		Jacqueline says, "Here goes."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Sooo clooose!"
		Jacqueline says, "I am hoping we will now be reasonable, after experiencing Summer's position for ourselves."
		DavidW says, "oh. There's that."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I don't know what to say, but I'm not asking Kaz for that advice."
		DavidW says, "ok, try to talk to her."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay..."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Shoot. Okay. Here goes. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You run over and tap Summer's shoulder. She turns around.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Summer! Hey! 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Oh. Um. Hi, Nadia... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I've been trying to find you all night. 		
PerrySimm | How are you? 		
PerrySimm | This party, huh? 		
PerrySimm | I'd like us to start talking again. 		Jacqueline says, "4th"
		DavidW says, "ok"
		Knight_Otu says, "Ehh.. sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Look, I really want to us to be on speaking terms again. We don't have to be best friends right away but— 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: (rubbing her arms) I don't know, Nadia. What would we even talk about? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Just normal friend stuff. 		
PerrySimm | What do you want to talk about? 		
PerrySimm | We could catch up. 		
PerrySimm | Clear the air. 		Jacqueline says, "4th"
		DavidW says, "agreed"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: I want to talk about what happened between us. 		
PerrySimm | (She sighs.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's been so long, Summer. Can we please just, you know, clear the air? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I think you've made yourself perfectly clear. 		
PerrySimm | (You whip around. Anja's right behind you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Excuse me— 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (to Summer) Is she bothering you? 		
PerrySimm | (Summer shakes her head.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Lay off, Anja. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: No. 		
PerrySimm | (She stands between you and Summer and crosses her arms.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Do you mind? 		
PerrySimm | We were just talking. 		
PerrySimm | Stop trying to turn her against me. 		Jacqueline says, "Hrm."
		Jacqueline asks, "WHERE IS KAZ???"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "YO, KAZ!"
		Jacqueline asks, "3?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, where is Kaz"
		Jacqueline says, "2 or 3."
		DavidW says, "2"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess 2?"
PerrySimm | YOU: God. Relax, okay? We were just having a conversation. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: No, you were trying to have a conversation. She doesn't want to talk to you. So leave her alone. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I want to hear her say it. 		
PerrySimm | Don't I get a say in this? 		
PerrySimm | If this is about the gay stuff... 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		DavidW says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
PerrySimm | YOU: If that's really what she thinks then she can say so herself. I want to hear it from her, not from you. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: God, how much trauma do you have to inflict before you're satisfied? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Summer, do you want me to stop talking to you? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I... I'm... (She grabs Anja's arm.) Let's just go, okay? I don't want to fight. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: There you go! Feel free to fuck off now. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Do you have to be so rude? 		
PerrySimm | Why are you such a bitch? 		
PerrySimm | This isn't fair to Summer. 		DavidW says, "bitch"
		Knight_Otu says, "sure."
		Jacqueline asks, "Huh. I see that as playing into Anja's game. I'd say 1. Are you all set on 2?"
		DavidW says, "I normally don't play choice games."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm really fine either way, but Anja is getting on my nerves."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Well, sure. But, y'know, high road and all that."
		DavidW says, "High road hasn't helped much."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think Anja torched the high road."
		Jacqueline says, "Gosh"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay then"
PerrySimm | YOU: God, Anja. Why are you such a bitch to me? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh I'm a bitch am I? 		
PerrySimm | (Summer tugs on Anja's sleeve.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Anja, come on... 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You think you're so much better than me. Why, because you're polite? Because you smile more? Well I may be mean, but at least I'm not cruel! At least I don't abandon my friends when they need me the most. (She gets up in your face.) You want to call me a bitch? Fine! I'm a bitch. But I'd rather be a bitch than a completely awful person. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I... I don't... 		
PerrySimm | (You look over to Summer. She avoids meeting your eyes.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh, what? You going to try and tell me she deserved it? It was all her fault? You going to try that to my face? What, Nadia?! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It wasn't... (You step back a bit.) It wasn't anyone's fault. 		
PerrySimm | (She shakes her head.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Unbelievable. 		
PerrySimm | (She turns and storms off. Summer lingers for a second and then runs after her.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You just stand there in silence. A few seconds later, Kaz walks up beside you and claps their hand on your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well, buddy. Looks like we get to ride the bus tonight after all. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Next Time (possibly) 		
PerrySimm | Nadia gets to the bottom of things. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz tries out some new techniques. 		
PerrySimm | Studying with Anja does not go super great. 		
PerrySimm | The graveyard guy is personally hurt by your comments. 		
PerrySimm | and 		
PerrySimm | It's more or less just a really bad week overall. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Chapter end achieved!"
		Jacqueline says, "SNAP"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, so next chapter next week?"
		DavidW says, "I guess. I hate that Anja STILL HASN'T EXPLAINED WHAT THE ISSUE IS."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "If everyone's okay with it, sure."
		Jacqueline says, "This chapter ending confused me more."
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, what could have been Summer's fault?"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Can we keep playing this, please?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Anja apparently thinks we didn't try to talk to Summer?"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "I'm super not sure."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Fine. I'm more interested in the emoji ghosts than this stupid angst nonsense without ending."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we have been promised more emoji ghosts."
		
*** Session 4 *** 		
		
PerrySimm | September 2013 		
PerrySimm | (Three years ago. A month after you and Summer stopped talking. You were running down the hall with your arms full of books when your journal slid off the top of the pile. You looked down at and groaned.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Darn it! 		
PerrySimm | (Before you could go to get it, Anja came up from behind you and crouched down to pick it up.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Relax. I got it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh gosh. Sorry! 		
PerrySimm | (You took the journal back. Anja raised an eyebrow.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: "Sorry?" 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And thank you. But also sorry. I am just completely scattered right now. I don't normally drop notebooks on the ground and make other people pick them up. 		
PerrySimm | (She laughed.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well I didn't have a gun to my head. (She swept her braid over her shoulder.) I'm Anja by the way. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nadia. Hi. 		
PerrySimm | (You gave her an awkward arms-full-of-books mini-wave.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Nice to meet you, Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You're new here. 		
PerrySimm | You're one of the twins, right? 		
PerrySimm | Thanks again. 		Jacqueline says, "I care not."
		Knight_Otu says, "Who is that and what did Anja do to her? :p"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		DavidW asks, "This seems to be our first meeting with Anja?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah. I am slightly interested in this twin thing."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, it is. She gets worse later."
		Jacqueline says, "Didn't realize/remember she's a twin."
		Knight_Otu says, "Twins, sure."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall we choose that one?"
		DavidW says, "Anja's twins with uh... I forget the cast each week."
		Knight_Otu says, "Kaz."
		DavidW says, "right, Kaz."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought she was Kaz's elder sibling."
		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
		DavidW says, "No, twins."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess I thought that just because she's such a jerk."
		Jacqueline says, "Now I am implying that older siblings are jerks. I'll shut up now."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure that they were called twins, but they appear to be in the same year."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, let's pick that one anyway."
		DavidW says, "They have been called twins before this."
		Knight_Otu says, "Must have forgotten that."
		DavidW says, "Well, it was almost a month ago."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I'm going to pick it!"
		DavidW says, "so ahead!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "No one is stopping me!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Dooo itt!"
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh! You're one of the twins, aren't you? ...Oh god, is that rude? Was I rude just now? Sorry. Oh god. 		
PerrySimm | (She smirked.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It's fine. Actually I'm trying to find my other half right now but I'm completely lost. Do you have any idea where the auditorium is? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, it's just– 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: And before you say "It's just off the foyer" like the last two people did, you should know I already went to the foyer and there was definitely no auditorium there. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You mean the one just over there? (You nodded your head down the hall.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Uh, yes. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ahh, okay. Wrong foyer. You want the one in the North Wing. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...There are two foyers? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yep. And also a third thing that used to be a foyer that's sometimes still called the "Old Foyer." 		
PerrySimm | (Anja pinched the bridge of her nose.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Most people just call it the Stoop though. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: This school. Christ. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You know what, why don't I just show you myself? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You guided her through the North Wing.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: So. What had you so rattled anyway? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You said before you were "scattered." I get the sense you're normally not that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ha. No. Definitely not. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: So what is it then? Anything you want to talk about? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's just a lot of crappy stuff. You don't want to hear it. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You sure? I do enjoy the occasional tale of woe. Plus I'm an excellent listener. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | There's a lot of backstory. 		
PerrySimm | It's a personal thing. 		
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		Knight_Otu says, "It's personal, I guess? Either, really."
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "Sure: 'It is a personal thing, person I just met'"
		DavidW says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Thanks but... it's kind of a personal thing. Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You know you're apologizing an awful lot for someone who's doing me a favour. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I, uh, get that way sometimes. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well it's quite unnecessary. But it's also charming so I'll let you off the hook. 		
PerrySimm | (You got to the doors of the auditorium.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Here we are. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Perfect. (She opened the door.) Thank you for the tour, Nadia. It's nice to know at least some people around here are tolerable. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: There's a few of us anyway. 		
PerrySimm | (She smiled at you and walked into the auditorium.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (Allen was waiting for you when you got back to your locker.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Hey. Where were you? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Tour guide duty. Hold these? 		
PerrySimm | (You dumped the stack of books in his hand and opened up your locker.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I uh... I talked to Summer. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You did? 		
PerrySimm | (He nodded.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What'd she say? 		
PerrySimm | Good news or bad news? 		DavidW says, "What'd she say"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: So, um. How'd it go? What'd she say? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Um. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Does she forgive me for– uh, whatever it is I did? Is she going to talk to me again? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Well– 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You told her I was really sorry, right? Did she accept the apology or– 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Uh... (He scratched the back of his neck.) Maybe I can walk you home and we can talk about it on the way. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Oh. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (You looked down at the ground.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (quietly) ...Okay. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | KNOWN UNKNOWNS 		
PerrySimm | episode three: a busy week 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | History Class — Late Afternoon 		
PerrySimm | Monday, 12 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (Three years later. You sit in history class, listening to Mr. Sherbourne lecture as he paces around the room.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: ...See, the Conscription Crisis was a little like "The Dress." You all remember that classic meme, right? Only instead of being a dress it was a war, and the different "colour schemes" were different points of view on the nature of Canada's relationship with Britain. French Canadians saw it one way, and English Canadians saw something else. And just like on Twitter, the "discourse" got pret-ty heated... 		
PerrySimm | (You stare across at Summer. She looks down at her notes, deliberately avoiding eye contact as much as possible. After a few seconds Olivia Kwon jostles you.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Bud. Do you have any fuckin' idea what this guy is on about? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu says, "I have a silly theory."
PerrySimm | Huh? 		
PerrySimm | Not really. 		
PerrySimm | Kind of. 		DavidW says, "That's a BIZARRE analogy."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh god, the dress."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Oh god, yeah. The dress."
		Knight_Otu says, ">Tell teacher he's fired for invoking the dress."
		DavidW says, "'The English said 'Laurel', but the French heard 'Yanny'.' Good grief."
		Roger says, "The dress was already 18 months ago? Sigh."
		Jacqueline) Mr. Sherbourne says, "Hey, hey, kids. I am a hep cat."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "HAHAHA YOU WIN"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, >Kind of. ?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "So, not really?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, 'Kind of'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Or that."
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kind of? He's basically saying that people in Quebec didn't want to be drafted to fight in a British war. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Oh. Well shit, who would? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: English Canadians from a hundred years ago apparently. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: (shaking her head) Fuckin' amateurs. 		
PerrySimm | (You look over at Summer again.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah... 		
PerrySimm | (The bell rings.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Okay, we'll pick back up in 1917 on Wednesday! Have a good one. 		
PerrySimm | (People start getting up. Summer rushes out of the room as quick as possible. You grab your binder and start to walk after her.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Oh. Nadia, could you stay behind a second? 		
PerrySimm | (You walk up to the front of the class.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | One choice: Is something wrong? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Is something wrong, Mr. Sherbourne? 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: You looked distracted in class today. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Sorry. I, uh, guess I was a little. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: I was looking at you during the lecture and I thought to myself... (He leans against the corner of his desk.) "That face when something is troubling me." Am I right? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um. Well... 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: I just want you to know, I look out for all my students. Okay? You can talk to me! Even if it's something where you think: "Oh, those other teachers aren't 'woke' enough to get it." 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Uh, thanks? 		
PerrySimm | It won't happen again. 		
PerrySimm | I'm okay. 		DavidW says, "He's so painful to listen to."
		Knight_Otu says, "Points for trying, but more points off for language, teach."
		Knight_Otu says, "Will it happen again? Probably."
		Jacqueline says, "I am sharing our AAAAAHHHH with maga and he's all, "Yeah, I tested this. I've already had these moments you're experiencing.""
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. >It won't happen again."
		Jacqueline says, "(Even though that is clearly a lie)"
PerrySimm | YOU: It won't happen again, sir. I'm sorry. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: No need to be sorry. You're not in trouble! (He laughs and stands back up.) And please, for the last time, I'm not a "sir"! It's Marc. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Right. Okay, well. I should, uh... 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Go, go. Enjoy your afternoon. I'm sure you've got snapchats to send and livestreams to watch. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Yep. You got it. 		
PerrySimm | (You smile, shrug, and walk backwards out of the door.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Lockers – After School 		
PerrySimm | (You slump down against your locker and let out a long sigh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. To-do sub-list for the week of September 12th. One, complete French project with Anja. Two, have an extremely unpleasant conversation with my boyfriend. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Three, continue ghost investigation. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Distant three, Kaz. One and two demand a lot of attention. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Really? French homework takes priority over ghosts? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Today, yes. Our presentation is tomorrow and we put it off until the very last minute. So now I have to spend the night working with Anja, and god knows how that's going to go. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...I'm gonna guess not well. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | How mad is she? 		
PerrySimm | What was I thinking inviting her to my house? 		
PerrySimm | I'm getting nowhere with her. 		Knight_Otu asks, "What *was* she thinking, anyway?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: God, what was I thinking inviting her to my house? How am I supposed to work with her after she tore me to shreds at the party? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (looking past you) I think we might be about to find out. 		
PerrySimm | (You look over your shoulder. Anja is striding down the hall toward you, looking pissed.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh boy. 		
PerrySimm | (You step out towards her.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Hey, I know you're mad... 		
PerrySimm | So, about this French project... 		
PerrySimm | Listen, we need to talk... 		Knight_Otu says, "Except that all attempts for neutral grounds failed."
		Jacqueline says, "So, about this French project..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: So– 		
PerrySimm | (Without so much as looking at you, Anja whips a crumpled up piece of paper at the side of your head.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (rubbing your head) Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | (She walks off down the hall. You grab the paper off the ground and uncrumple it.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: "Dear Nadia, I have so little desire to speak with you that I did our entire French project myself. Learn these lines by tomorrow and do not contact me with revisions, or for any other reason. Sincerely, Anja Kaczmarek." (You sigh and shove the paper into your bag.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: On the plus side, that's item number one out of the way. 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh and sling your backpack over your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, terrific. Now I'm free to spend the night having that awful boyfriend conversation. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Jeez. Is talking to Allen really that bad? 		DavidW says, "I imagine whatever we pick, Anja will push override."
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | We haven't talked at all since the party. 		
PerrySimm | It's not going to go well. I can feel it. 		
PerrySimm | He absolutely hates talking about Summer. 		Jacqueline says, "I see this as a win."
		Knight_Otu says, "At least no one is in danger of getting murdered."
		Roger says, "I already hate talking to her and I've only known her for three weeks"
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "Who? Nadia or Anja?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or both?"
		DavidW says, "I'd go with 'It's not going to go well. I can feel it.'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh, it's going to turn into a big fight this time. I just know it. It's like... All that stuff Anja was saying at the party? About how I was such an awful person to Summer and all that... I don't know, there's clearly more to that situation than I thought there was. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: And if my sister won't talk to you about it and Summer won't talk to you about it... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Exactly. The only person I can talk to is Allen. And this is like his least favourite subject of conversation. It's going to be a total mess. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Mmm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Like, you ever have one of those conversations where you KNOW it's not going to go well but also you have to have it sooner or later and meanwhile the anticipation is just like killing you? 		
PerrySimm | (They blink.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You could say that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Right. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I don't know. If you know it's going to be a fight you might as well just get it over with. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh. I guess... (You close your locker.) I'm gonna go look for him now. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Good luck. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Lockers – After School 		
PerrySimm | Now that the North Wing's closed for repairs and all the lockers are jammed in here, the halls get completely gridlocked at the end of the day. Everyone gets squeezed jostled around as they all try to grab their stuff all at once. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz wanders off towards their own locker. 		
PerrySimm | The Great Hall lies to the east and the front of the school is off to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Knight_Otu asks, "Front of school?"
		DavidW says, "It's odd that Anja has apparently never vented to her sibling about Nadia."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, front of school."
PerrySimm | Foyer – After School 		
PerrySimm | You can tell there was a fundraiser here on the weekend, because they've brought out the placard with the CGI rendering of the renovated North Wing. It looks basically the same as the old North Wing except there's a weird glass box sticking out the side of it. 		
PerrySimm | You pass Jayden on your way through the foyer. 		
PerrySimm | The main hallway leads north from here to the Great Hall, while a smaller corridor branches northwest towards your locker. The front steps are just outside. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Jayden 		Knight_Otu says, "A bit, yeah."
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		
PerrySimm | front steps 		Knight_Otu says, "Not Jayden."
		DavidW says, "I don't think we want to talk to Jayden."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Were this a puzzle game you'd look at everything."
		Jacqueline says, "But I get it."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Of course."
		DavidW says, "Puzzle games don't hurt me."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, they hurt me, but that's why I play them _with you_"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, front steps?"
		DavidW says, "Well, you can be me in this one, and I'll be you then."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think our best bet to find Allen would be the front steps?"
PerrySimm | Front Steps – After School 		
PerrySimm | A steady stream of students flows out of the front of the school, some still in their uniforms, others changed into casual wear or gym clothes. 		
PerrySimm | Annette sits on one of the picnic tables out front with her eyes closed, lightly humming under her breath. 		
PerrySimm | Kipling sits on the steps, staring off at nothing. 		
PerrySimm | The field and the parking lot are off to the west. The school entrance is back north and the front gates lead off campus to the south if you want to walk home by yourself. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Annette 		
PerrySimm | Kipling 		
PerrySimm | field 		
PerrySimm | parking lot 		
PerrySimm | school entrance 		
PerrySimm | front gates 		DavidW says, "okay, we can talk to these people."
		Knight_Otu says, "Annette, we can talk to."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we have a crush on Annette instead?"
PerrySimm | (You walk up to Annette, sitting cross-legged on top of the table with her eyes closed. She seems deep in mediation. You hesitate.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Hey Nadia! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh sorry. Didn't mean to disturb you when you're uh... doing your thing. 		
PerrySimm | (She opens her eyes.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Oh, I was just contemplating the future. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "That would be cool."
PerrySimm | What about it were you contemplating? 		
PerrySimm | You can predict the future? 		
PerrySimm | You and me both. 		Knight_Otu says, "Annette might mind."
		Jacqueline says, "3"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: You and me both. 		
PerrySimm | (She smirks.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: What's on your mind? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | The entire state of my life. 		
PerrySimm | The newspaper. 		Jacqueline says, "`"
		Jacqueline says, "er... 1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
PerrySimm | YOU: Just... the state of my whole life, really. There's a lot going on. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You know what you need? Clarity. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Clearly. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: I can read your future. If you want. It won't be like super super detailed but it might help... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Okay. 		
PerrySimm | I'd rather not. 		DavidW says, "Yes, do it!"
		Jacqueline says, "YES"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Yeah!"
PerrySimm | YOU: You know what? Sure. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Perfect. Left hand, please. 		
PerrySimm | (You sit down next to her and stick your hand out. She reaches into her satchel and pulls out some kind of glittery powder.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Try not to inhale this very much. 		
PerrySimm | (She sprinkles it on your hand then closes her own left hand over it.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Now I'm going to ask you a series of questions and you need to answer them truthfully and quickly. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Okay... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You have to answer truthfully. No matter how embarrassing or weird or random the question sounds. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ........okay... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Ready? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I guess. 		
PerrySimm | On second thought... 		Jacqueline says, "READY"
		DavidW says, "READY"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess."
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Great! First name? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Occupation? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Student slash Newspaper Editor. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Star sign? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oncorhynchus. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: The salmon! Know what it represents? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Determination. 		
PerrySimm | Homecoming. 		
PerrySimm | Doomed romance. 		
PerrySimm | Saltwater/freshwater. 		
PerrySimm | I don't believe in all that stuff. 		Knight_Otu says, "That's... a new one."
		Jacqueline says, "S/F"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "Homecoming"
		Jacqueline says, "(Although all of these responses are excellent)"
PerrySimm | YOU: Kind of a saltwater/freshwater thing? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You consider yourself adaptable then? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: In a manner of speaking. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Next question. Ice cream or frozen yogurt? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Ice cream. 		
PerrySimm | Frozen yogurt. 		
PerrySimm | ...Seriously? 		Jacqueline says, "IC"
		DavidW says, "Frozen yogurt"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Ice cream for me."
		Jacqueline says, "YAY"
PerrySimm | YOU: Ice cream, obviously. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: No half-measures for you then? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (pressing ahead) Do you fear drowning? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Yes. 		
PerrySimm | No. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | I didn't until just now. 		DavidW says, "No"
		Jacqueline says, "N"
PerrySimm | YOU: Not really. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Same. It'd be awesome, right? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Er... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Do you believe in life after death? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu says, ";Okay"
PerrySimm | I don't think so. 		
PerrySimm | Not at all. 		
PerrySimm | Lately I've been more convinced. 		
PerrySimm | Do you? 		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Knight_Otu asks, "3?"
		DavidW says, "Not at all"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. Um..."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we do >Do you?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait"
		Jacqueline says, "I read that wrong."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Is that a honest answer?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hahaha. I thought the question was 'Do you think it would be awesome to drown?'"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sorry, gotta go with KO again. We've seen two ghosts."
		Knight_Otu says, "Now that would be a question."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm starting to think it might be more likely than I thought... 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (nodding) Is it cannibalism to eat a mermaid steak? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? Where did that come from? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Rapid fire, Nadia! Is it cannibalism? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Yes. 		
PerrySimm | No. 		
PerrySimm | Which half? 		
PerrySimm | I don't think I could eat a mermaid steak. 		Jacqueline asks, "Which half?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Jeez, what *is* in our furure?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm telling you, I vote for crushing on Annette."
		Knight_Otu says, "*future."
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess that depends if it comes from the human half or the fish half. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Actually? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Er... Yes...? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: But it's the same person either way. They're more than just half one thing and half another. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Same person, different meat. 		
PerrySimm | I guess it is cannibalism. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess it is.."
		DavidW says, "ugh"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "DW gets to pick!"
		DavidW says, "It's more like cannibalism than not."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Alright. You've convinced me. I guess it is cannibalism. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Ha! Interesting. Aren't hypotheticals fun? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Yes? Are we still doing magic? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Always. Now picture this: You're walking along the side of the highway. It's a hot day, and there's no sidewalk or anything. Just dirt and gravel. The sun's beating down. You're thirsty – haven't had a drink in hours. Can you picture that thirst? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Yes. 		
PerrySimm | No. 		
PerrySimm | How many hours? 		DavidW says, "Yes. Been there. Done that."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Really envision it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I am! 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Okay. So you're feeling that thirst, right? A real need for water just getting right into your whole situation. And then all of a sudden a lemonade truck swerves off the road, barrelling right towards you. What do you do? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu says, "Well then."
PerrySimm | Lemonade truck? 		
PerrySimm | Jump out of the way. 		
PerrySimm | Flag the driver down and ask for some lemonade. 		
PerrySimm | ...Am I supposed to drink the truck? 		
PerrySimm | I don't know. 		Jacqueline says, "2 or 3"
		DavidW says, "Jump out of the way"
		Knight_Otu says, "Jump out of the way."
PerrySimm | YOU: I jump out of the way. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You think you're faster than a truck? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm moving laterally. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Still. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You asked me what I would do! 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Within reason. Do you reject the terms of reality? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Is this reality? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Excellent question. What was the last nightmare that woke you from sleep? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | My teeth were falling out. 		
PerrySimm | My face was melting. 		
PerrySimm | Someone was strangling me. 		
PerrySimm | I fell off a cliff. 		Knight_Otu says, "Can't drink when you're dead."
		DavidW says, "Fell off a cliff"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: I feel off a cliff. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Eesh. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It was a big cliff. A very big cliff. Really it was more like falling out of a plane once it got started. And normally it's the fall that wakes you up but this time I saw the ground coming for a verrryy long time. And what finally did it was I wanted to call my parents and say I was sorry for falling off a cliff and that I loved them, but I reached into my pocket and my phone was gone. And then I woke up. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Wow. I feel like that says something. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, "stay away from cliffs." 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Okay. Home stretch. Overall, would you describe yourself as satisfied? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I guess. 		
PerrySimm | Things could be better. 		
PerrySimm | That's complicated. 		
PerrySimm | I don't even know. 		Knight_Otu says, "I don't even know."
		DavidW says, "I don't even know."
PerrySimm | YOU: Gosh, I don't even know. It's like... how do I decide when I'm satisfied, you know? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You don't have to decide. You just... are. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: If you're satisfied you know you're satisfied. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Then I guess I'm not. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: But– No. I'm not not. I'm just– 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Let's try drilling down a bit. Do you consider yourself professionally satisfied? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Not really, but... 		
PerrySimm | I guess. 		DavidW says, "Not really"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Not really? But I'm in high school so– 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Intellectually satisfied? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sure. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Creatively satisfied? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Emotionally satisfied? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Somewhat. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Romantically satisfied? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Whoa! 		
PerrySimm | (You clap your free hand to your mouth and your eyes go wide.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: I knew it. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's complicated, okay? 		
PerrySimm | Don't tell Allen. 		
PerrySimm | Was this all just a way of extracting gossip? 		
PerrySimm | I didn't mean it. 		Roger says, "who, me, without a job? Of course not"
		Knight_Otu asks, "It is complicated, but is that what we say?"
		DavidW says, "Sure. It's the Facebook thing to do."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Look, it's not that simple, okay? It's complicated. It's like– ugh. Can we just move on please? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Sure. That was the last question anyway. Time to get your results. 		
PerrySimm | (She closes her eyes.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Hmmmmm... 		
PerrySimm | (You lean in.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: ...You're going to have a busy week! 		
PerrySimm | (She lets go of your hand.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...That's it? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Yep. (She wipes her hands with a small embroidered rag.) If I'd had entrails to read I could have gone into more details. But apparently it's "too disruptive to the learning environment" to bring dead animal parts to school. (She rolls her eyes.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Which week? 		
PerrySimm | Busy how? 		
PerrySimm | How can you tell? 		DavidW asks, "Busy how?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: But like... busy how? What does that mean? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Not sure exactly. But definitely busy. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Odds are it'll involve something we talked about this just now. So if you're going to be on the lookout for something, I'd say make it that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...A busy week. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (smiling widely) Batten down the hatches. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Steps – After School 		
PerrySimm | A steady stream of students flows out of the front of the school, some still in their uniforms, others changed into casual wear or gym clothes. 		
PerrySimm | Annette sits on one of the picnic tables out front with her eyes closed, lightly humming under her breath. 		
PerrySimm | Kipling sits on the steps, staring off at nothing. 		
PerrySimm | The field and the parking lot are off to the west. The school entrance is back north and the front gates lead off campus to the south if you want to walk home by yourself. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kipling 		
PerrySimm | field 		
PerrySimm | parking lot 		
PerrySimm | school entrance 		
PerrySimm | front gates 		DavidW says, "That... went less well than I hoped."
		DavidW says, "That was a lot of smoke and mirrors for essentially no new info."
		Jacqueline says, "Which is often what telling the future does."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, Kipling?"
		DavidW says, "Not necessarily"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, I realize."
		Knight_Otu says, "Meh."
		DavidW says, "But sure, Kipling next."
		Jacqueline says, "I like divination for making me see alternative thoughts/perspectives I haven't considered. And we got none of that."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Nadiarama. 		
PerrySimm | (He keeps staring straight ahead. You sit down next to him.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You seem down, Kip. What's up? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Just waiting for my driver to come pick me up. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | (He sighs.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: ...And, if I'm being honest, I'm having a touch of post-party depression. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I didn't know that was a thing. 		
PerrySimm | Figured you'd be revelling in your triumph. 		
PerrySimm | That sucks. 		DavidW says, "Okay, yes, I found out you pervs would eat mermaids."
		Jacqueline asks, "What?"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean. I'd eat a human if the situation necessitated it."
		Jacqueline says, "We needed more context."
		Knight_Otu says, "Some people would harvest them for their valuable bones."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, 3?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Jacqueline tries to move on from having been called a 'perv' for situationally-appropriate cannibalism.
PerrySimm | YOU: That sucks. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Majorly. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You got something you can do to fix it? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Nah, I'm most afraid it just happens. I put so much effort into the party and then once it's done... (He sighs and pulls a plastic bag out of his inside blazer pocket.) Trail mix? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Yes please. 		
PerrySimm | No thanks. 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes please. 		
PerrySimm | (You grab some trail mix out of the bag and nibble on it quietly.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: ...Well, I just feel a little empty is all. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | There are more parties ahead. 		
PerrySimm | People will remember that one for a while. 		
PerrySimm | Sorry to hear that. 		Jacqueline asks, "Any of those. But I guess 2?"
		DavidW says, "okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, that party may be gone but it's not forgotten. People are going to be talking about it for a long time. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: ...You think? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Trust me. I heard a bunch of people talking about it in Writer's Craft earlier. The word "legendary" was being tossed around. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Well, that's decent of them I guess... 		
PerrySimm | (You pat him on the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Your hospitality transcends time and space, Kip. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: (half smiling) Perhaps it does. Thanks Nadine. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Steps – After School 		
PerrySimm | A steady stream of students flows out of the front of the school, some still in their uniforms, others changed into casual wear or gym clothes. 		
PerrySimm | Annette sits on one of the picnic tables out front with her eyes closed, lightly humming under her breath. 		
PerrySimm | Kipling sits on the steps, staring off at nothing. 		
PerrySimm | The field and the parking lot are off to the west. The school entrance is back north and the front gates lead off campus to the south if you want to walk home by yourself. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | field 		
PerrySimm | parking lot 		
PerrySimm | school entrance 		
PerrySimm | front gates 		Jacqueline says, ">parking"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's get this Allen thing over with."
PerrySimm | Parking Lot – After School 		
PerrySimm | The gravel parking lot on the west side of campus feels weirdly unfinished compared to the rest of the landscaping. Any student is technically allowed to use part that isn't reserved for staff, but it's small enough that only a handful of cars can actually fit. 		
PerrySimm | Allen, of course, usually gets here early enough to snag one of the spots. And right now he's leaning against his car, idly scrolling through his phone. 		
PerrySimm | The lot looks out onto the field, where a game of field hockey is currently going on. The front of the school is back to the east. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | leaning against his car 		
PerrySimm | field 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Knight_Otu says, "Let's lean against his car."
		DavidW says, "lean"
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Hey. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Ready? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Yep. 		
PerrySimm | Think I'm going to walk. 		Jacqueline says, "ooooh"
		Jacqueline says, "snap"
		Knight_Otu asks, "No "Can we talk"?"
		Jacqueline says, "NOPE"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I thought we were gonna talk."
		Roger says, "we obviously cannot"
		Jacqueline says, "But if we say yep then we get a car ride, so we could talk in the car"
		Jacqueline asks, "So want to say yep?"
		DavidW says, "And then get hit by a lemonade truck."
		Jacqueline says, "OH NOES"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hopefully, since that's what I'll vote for."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought we get hit by the lemonade truck if we walk."
		DavidW says, "Lets get a ride."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Er, the Yep, not the truck"
PerrySimm | YOU: Yep. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you get into the car. Allen pulls out of the parking lot.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ... 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: So... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: You, uh... have a good day? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Mm. 		
PerrySimm | Eh. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Jacqueline says, "One sec. Cat fight."
		DavidW says, "'Eh'"
		Roger says, "as a Canadian I concur"
		Knight_Otu says, "Man, maybe they'd have at least argued if we wanted to walk."
		Jacqueline says, "ha"
PerrySimm | YOU: Eh. (You shrug.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...That a no then? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Okay. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ... 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Everything okay? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Fine. 		
PerrySimm | Why? 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Jacqueline says, "We are trying to argue, in our own cowardly way."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Roger says, "It's Fine! Fine I say. FINE"
		DavidW asks, "oh, that ellipsis is an option?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yup"
		Jacqueline says, "Although Roger is right: fine generally means wtfdoyouthinknothingisfine"
		DavidW says, "Talking by NOT talking. So instagram."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "You are as woke as Marc"
		Roger says, "no I mean everything is fine"
		DavidW says, "hey, hang with me, you get all the tea."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess either fine or why. Nadia wanted a talk, we should make her talk."
PerrySimm | YOU: Fine. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: You sure? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. No. 		
PerrySimm | (You force a smile.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...Okay. Just... you know. Just checking. 		
PerrySimm | (You nod. After a few minutes of silence Allen pulls up to your house.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: So uh... see you tomorrow? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (unbuckling) Yep. 		
PerrySimm | (You get out of the car.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Roger says, "we haff vays of makink you talk"
PerrySimm | French Class — Morning 		
PerrySimm | Tuesday, 13 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (The next day. You sit watching as your classmates give their French presentations.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Okay. Merci, Ethan and Kyle. That was even more miserable than I was anticipating. 		
PerrySimm | (They high five each other.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Maintenant, the final group: Nadia and Anja. 		
PerrySimm | (You get up and stand facing each other in front of the class.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Ready? 		
PerrySimm | This better be good. 		
PerrySimm | "Bonjour madame..." 		Roger says, "we do not have any way of making you talk"
		Jacqueline says, "Clearly"
		Jacqueline says, "3"
		DavidW says, "er, she's docteure, not madame!"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Should we start with bonjour?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, I think we're role-playing with Anja"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "oh, very well."
PerrySimm | (You clear your throat and read from the paper.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Bonjour Madame. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Bonjour. Comment ça va? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ça va mal. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Quel est le problème? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Je suis perdu. Ou est la boulangerie? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Pourquoi tu ne peux pas trouver la boulangerie? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Parce que je suis stupide. 		
PerrySimm | (You look up and give a "Seriously?" look. She doesn't react.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Ah, oui? Tu es trop stupide pour trouver la boulangerie? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (rolling your eyes) Oui. C'est vrai. Je m'appelle Nadia et je suis beaucoup stupide. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Désolé. Je ne peux pas aider tu avec cette problème. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: À bientôt. 		
PerrySimm | (You put your paper down. Rouillé stares at you. The whole room is silent for a good ten seconds.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Tell me. How do you think that went? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu says, "(Just wait, that's Anja's line.)"
PerrySimm | Okay. 		
PerrySimm | Not great. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Knight_Otu asks, "Not great?"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		DavidW asks, "Did Anja force Nadia so say she herself is stupid?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am pro-ellipses this time."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think so."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "One second:"
		DavidW asks, "What's the translation of all that?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hello, Madam"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hello, how are you?"
		Jacqueline says, "Bad"
		Jacqueline asks, "What's the problem?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm lost. Where is the store?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why can't you find the store?"
		Jacqueline says, "Because I am stupid"
		Jacqueline asks, "Ah, yes? You are too stupid to find the store?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. It's true. My name is Nadia and I am really stupid."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, that's too bad. I can't help you with that problem."
		Jacqueline says, "See you later"
		Jacqueline says, "There. That's the exchange. Anja is a terrible person."
		DavidW says, "Well, what fun."
		Jacqueline says, "And I am pro ..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe my "No one is getting murdered" was premature."
		Jacqueline says, "Because really, there are no words."
		DavidW says, "Go with 'okay'."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd still go with not great."
		Jacqueline says, "It... well, I mean, our French was technically proficient, but that was not okay"
		Roger says, "Whatevs"
		DavidW says, "I don't know if the teacher cares about the content."
		Jacqueline says, "If I must choose between you, I will go with not great."
PerrySimm | YOU: (glaring at Anja) Not great. 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Great? No. (She shakes her head.) Not great at all. 		
PerrySimm | (She stands up.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: This last presentation confirms what I already knew to begin with. Girls, return to your seats. 		
PerrySimm | (You hurry back to your desk.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: It was a mistake to permit any of you to speak French at all. The crimes you have made against the greatest language in human history are too large for me to think of. Every single one of your presentations was a unique and horrible insult. 		
PerrySimm | (You stare down at your desk.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Alors, you have a new assignment. In the same groups, you will write a letter of apology to the French language, expressing your shame and regret at having so degraded it. Now sit in silence until the bell rings. 		
PerrySimm | (The entire class sits silently for four minutes. Rouillé stares at you all the whole time. Then the bell rings and everyone files out.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Okay, same as before. I do the work, you just show up on the day. Alright? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Because that worked so well last time? 		
PerrySimm | This doesn't have to be miserable. 		
PerrySimm | Whatever. 		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Man, this prof."
		Knight_Otu says, "Docteure... I have no words."
		Roger says, "There are people with this attitude about French definitely"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um... 2?"
		DavidW says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, 1."
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh yeah, because that worked so well today. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It would have been fine if you'd delivered your lines properly. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh please. You didn't use like half of the required vocabulary. And your– 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Whatever. You do it then. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That's not what I meant. 		
PerrySimm | (She shrugs and walks off.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Newspaper Office – After School 		
PerrySimm | (You lie face down on the editor's desk, groaning.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: So I take it the whole study-buddy thing with Anja didn't go so well. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It was a disaster, Kaz. Rouillé literally obliterated us. Like the wrath of god. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I'm not surprised. You know she shot a kid, eh? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Just snapped one day. Shot him dead. (They make a finger gun and point it at you.) Bang. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz. (You lift your head off the desk and rub your face.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's true! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's obviously not. Where did you hear that? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I don't know! It's like, lore. School lore. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: If she had murdered a child she wouldn't still be a teacher. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That's why she has to teach at private school, duh. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | We have to do it all over again too. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know how much more Anja I can take. 		
PerrySimm | Osgoode Terauley would have sorted this out by now. 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		DavidW says, "2"
		DavidW asks, "Also, who the heck is Osgoode Terauley?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "2. 1 is not quite what's happening, is it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Dunno"
		DavidW asks, "Is there a footnote on that name?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "There is not."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'll pick 2"
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know how much more Anja time I can take. Do you know how hard it is to perform academically when you have a six foot tall Swedo-Polish Amazon staring daggers at you? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh come on, that's not fair. We're 5'11" and three quarters. 		
PerrySimm | (You stare up at the portrait of the newspaper's founder Osgoode Terauley opposite your desk and let out a long sigh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I am a failure in every part of my life. Osgoode would have a fit if he saw who was running his paper today. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay. You need to stop living a hundred years in the past. 		
PerrySimm | (They grab a chair and drag it over to the wall.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: A hundred and three. What are you doing? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Taking this damn painting down. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? No! That's been up there since– 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Since forever! Exactly. 		
PerrySimm | (They grab the painting and start grunting.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: At least let me help you! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Never!! (They yank it off the wall.) Gyaaa-aaah! 		
PerrySimm | (They fall over backwards and the painting lands on top of them. You jump out of your chair and run over.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (moaning) ...Okay, you can help now... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you okay?? (You move the painting and help them up.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (rubbing their arm.) I'm fine. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That was very stupid. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I just hate it when you beat yourself up like that, you know? You're like way better than some random old dead guy. Who cares if he founded a newspaper? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (sighing) Maybe... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You know what? You need a break. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I suppose I could use a bit of air. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: And I know just the place to get some. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Outside? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yes. But more specifically... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Behind the North Wing – After School 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Tada! 		
PerrySimm | (They throw their bag onto the ground and pull a cardboard box out of it.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Why are we all the way back here and what's in the box? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I have two words that'll answer both of those questions. 		
PerrySimm | (They tear open the box and pull out a plastic walkie-talkie looking thing.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ghost. Detector. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Where did you get that? 		
PerrySimm | Those things are fake. 		Jacqueline says, "There's your answer."
		DavidW says, "thanks"
		Knight_Otu says, "Kaz, you got scammed, surely."
		DavidW asks, "> Can you play Pokemon Go on that?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, 1?"
		DavidW says, "Sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
PerrySimm | YOU: Where did you get a ghost detector? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Amazon. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, where else? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I kind of just assumed Amazon was only for, you know, real things. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: This is real. (They knock on the plastic.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean things that really work. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It does! Look. 		
PerrySimm | (They flip a switch and the thing starts beeping and booping.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Is it going to make that noise the whole time? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (grinning) I know, right? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Why come here to use it? 		
PerrySimm | You know we actually have work to do. 		Jacqueline asks, "1?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. Let's indulge them."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay even if we assume this thing actually works. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Which it totally does. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Why come all the way out here to use it? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Duh. What's the most haunted part of the school? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...You're asking me that like it's a normal thing to know the answer to. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: The north wing! (They gesture to the building behind them.) The creepy abandoned hundred-year-old building. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hundred and thirty. And it's under renovation, not abandoned. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Temporarily abandoned then. Point is, it's where I'd want hang out if I was a ghost. 		
PerrySimm | (They walk over to one of the ground floor windows, take a quick look to see if anyone is coming, and then push against the bottom of the window. The whole thing slides up.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I don't think this is a great idea. 		
PerrySimm | How many times have you snuck in here? 		
PerrySimm | I can't believe it isn't locked. 		DavidW says, "How many times"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Knight_Otu asks, "How many times have you smoked purple pot?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "+ a here."
PerrySimm | YOU: How many times have you snuck into this place, exactly? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Into? This'd be the first. 		
PerrySimm | (They hop in the window and hold out their hand.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Come on. It's ghost investigation time. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Science Lab – After School 		
PerrySimm | The Science Lab has only been empty since June, but it has the vibe of somewhere that's been abandoned for years. The desks are coated in dust and most of the equipment has either been stripped out or covered with plastic tarps. The cabinets still seem full of stuff though. 		
PerrySimm | The word "SILENCE" is up on the chalkboard, probably left over from the last round of exams. 		
PerrySimm | The only door leads out to the first floor hallway. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | cabinets 		
PerrySimm | first floor hallway 		DavidW says, "The IF part of me wants cabinets, but in a game like this, I don't know."
		Knight_Otu says, "We probably want to leave as few traces as possible..."
		Jacqueline says, "I had both of those thoughts, yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, which?"
		DavidW says, "I guess we skip the cabinets."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hallway, I'd say."
PerrySimm | Hallway – After School 		
PerrySimm | The first floor hallway feels weirdly truncated since the hallway back to the South Wing is blocked off with construction hoarding. Doors lead off to the computer lab and the science lab, and the hallway continues east to the Stoop. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | computer lab 		
PerrySimm | science lab 		
PerrySimm | stoop 		DavidW shrugs. "computer lab?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | (You try the handle.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Comp lab's locked. (You peer through the window.) Looks like they moved all the computers out too. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Can you even call it a "comp lab" if there's no computers in there? Isn't it just a "lab"? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Probably just a "room" if we're being technical. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Hallway – After School 		
PerrySimm | The first floor hallway feels weirdly truncated since the hallway back to the South Wing is blocked off with construction hoarding. Doors lead off to the computer lab and the science lab, and the hallway continues east to the Stoop. 		DavidW says, "Maybe our beep-booper can chat with the blip-blippers."
PerrySimm | science lab 		
PerrySimm | stoop 		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we stoop it."
		DavidW says, "Or not."
		DavidW says, "Stoop to conquer"
		Jacqueline says, "Stooooop"
PerrySimm | The Stoop – After School 		
PerrySimm | You round the corner and run into the drama kids. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Gah! 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Boo! Ha ha. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: (nodding) Good one. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh my god! You guys scared me. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz rounds the corner.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh shit! What's good, dramas? 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Hey dude. 		
PerrySimm | (She gives Kaz a fistbump.) 		Knight_Otu says, "Ohai there."
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What are you doing here? 		
PerrySimm | How did you get in? 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: What are you all doing here? 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: Hanging. 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: Chilling. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: We came in through the backstage door. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: Hey, quit revealing our secrets. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: It's pretty cool. It's like our own special clubhouse. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: You have got to stop calling it that. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: We can do whatever we want! 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Some of us can. You definitely cannot. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: You mean because I'm unable to or because you won't let me? 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: Yes. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: I think the real question is... what are you two doing here? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Investigating. 		
PerrySimm | Also chilling. 		
PerrySimm | Taking a break. 		
PerrySimm | Nothing. 		
PerrySimm | I can't say. 		Jacqueline asks, "3?"
		Knight_Otu asks, ">You guys seen any purple pot around?"
		DavidW says, "I guess 3 is technically true."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm, I'd say 1, but 3 is closer to it."
PerrySimm | YOU: Just taking a break from the whole newspaper thing. 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Oh. Really? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Yes? Why? 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: You never really struck me as the relaxation type. (She shrugs.) No offence. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | None taken. 		
PerrySimm | There's a lot you don't know about me. 		Jacqueline says, "(1 would have made them ask questions I did not want to answer, KO)"
		Jacqueline says, "This time I like 1 thought"
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
		Jacqueline says, "er, though"
		DavidW says, "None taken"
		Knight_Otu says, "And yeah."
		Roger says, "I'm not taking relaxation tips from someone in a back brace"
		Jacqueline asks (of R), "?"
PerrySimm | YOU: None taken. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (nodding) She's still learning the ropes. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Oh yeah? You want to hear my tip for relaxing? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Is it drugs? Because I tried that and she's not biting. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Oh. Well then I have absolutely no ideas. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I'll figure it out. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | The Stoop – After School 		
PerrySimm | This is where the original entrance to Middle Canada College was, though several rounds of additions and extensions have stranded the space around as far from the outside as you can physically get. The titular stoop was actually on the building's exterior at one point and still has a very weathered outdoorsy look. 		
PerrySimm | The drama kids are lounging around and chatting with each other. 		
PerrySimm | The small gym is through an archway to the east and the hallway to the science lab is back west. A second hallway gradually slopes up from here to the first-and-a-half floor. Stairs lead down to the old basement locker rooms. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | small gym 		
PerrySimm | hallway to the science lab 		
PerrySimm | first-and-a-half floor 		
PerrySimm | basement locker rooms 		Knight_Otu asks, "gym first?"
		Jacqueline shrugs. "Sure."
PerrySimm | Small Gym – After School 		
PerrySimm | Last you heard, the small gym is due to be converted into a "Smart Knowledge Centre", whatever the hell that is. It's sad. You never much cared for phys ed, but you've got a soft spot for this weird little old-timey relic. The bad lighting and the unmarked floor always reminded you of that one heritage minute with James Naismith and the peach baskets. 		
PerrySimm | This would normally be the easiest way to get over to the auditorium, but the eastern door is blocked off by a bunch of construction stuff. 		
PerrySimm | The other door leads back west to the Stoop. A staircase on the south side of the room takes you down basement locker rooms and up to the first-and-a-half floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | unmarked floor 		
PerrySimm | construction stff 		
PerrySimm | (construction stUff) 		
PerrySimm | stoop 		
PerrySimm | basement locker rooms 		
PerrySimm | first-and-a-half floor 		DavidW says, "Those are weird options."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's check out the construction stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe we can move it"
		DavidW says, "Unmarked floor"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm down with checking out the floor, too, yeah"
PerrySimm | (You slide your shoe along the floor. It squeaks in classic gym fashion.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, remember the beep test? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: God! The beep test. Who was the sadistic child torturer that invented that one? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I think I got through four beeps before I wanted to pass out. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I managed like half a beep, tops. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Anja crushed it, as I recall. 		
PerrySimm | You know Allen still does gym? 		Jacqueline says, "Anja"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Beep test?"
		DavidW asks, "What's a beep test?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hoping we find out"
		DavidW says, "Sure, talk about Anja."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess Anja, ten."
		Knight_Otu says, "*then."
PerrySimm | YOU: I seem to remember Anja mopping the floor with the rest of us. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What can I say? She got all the athlete genes. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You both got the exact same genes. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, but she got them better. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Small Gym – After School 		
PerrySimm | Last you heard, the small gym is due to be converted into a "Smart Knowledge Centre", whatever the hell that is. It's sad. You never much cared for phys ed, but you've got a soft spot for this weird little old-timey relic. The bad lighting and the unmarked floor always reminded you of that one heritage minute with James Naismith and the peach baskets. 		
PerrySimm | This would normally be the easiest way to get over to the auditorium, but the eastern door is blocked off by a bunch of construction stuff. 		
PerrySimm | The other door leads back west to the Stoop. A staircase on the south side of the room takes you down basement locker rooms and up to the first-and-a-half floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | construction stuff 		
PerrySimm | stoop 		
PerrySimm | basement locker rooms 		
PerrySimm | first-and-a-half floor 		DavidW says, "okay, stuff next."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | (You tilt your head and look at the pile of construction equipment in front of the door.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Darn it. How are we supposed to get through here? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hang on. Let me see if I have super strength. (They push against the pile.) Hnngg! Hngggggg!! 		
PerrySimm | (They step back and exhale.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nah. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Let me try. 		DavidW says, "Maybe we'll find a screwdriver like in a normal IF game."
PerrySimm | Guess we have to go around. 		Jacqueline asks, "Um, 1? Just for kicks?"
		DavidW says, "So much for not leaving traces."
		DavidW says, "go ahead"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, yeah. There's that."
		Jacqueline says, "We could try going around, if that's the concern (a valid concern, I might add)"
		Knight_Otu says, "Right. Around it is, I guess."
		DavidW says, "I wouldn't move it right away."
PerrySimm | YOU: Guess we have to go the long way if we want to get to the auditorium. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You mean up through the art room and stuff? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Mm-hmm. ...Wait, do we want to go to the auditorium? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah dude! They've got the memorial wall in there. That's got to be like ghost central. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You think a ghost's going to want to hang around an old wooden board with their name and date of death on it? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I mean, yeah. What else have they got going on? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "I think the basement lockers is where the ghosts are."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I was tempted to second Nadia trying."
PerrySimm | Small Gym – After School 		
PerrySimm | Last you heard, the small gym is due to be converted into a "Smart Knowledge Centre", whatever the hell that is. It's sad. You never much cared for phys ed, but you've got a soft spot for this weird little old-timey relic. The bad lighting and the unmarked floor always reminded you of that one heritage minute with James Naismith and the peach baskets. 		
PerrySimm | This would normally be the easiest way to get over to the auditorium, but the eastern door is blocked off by a bunch of construction stuff. 		
PerrySimm | The other door leads back west to the Stoop. A staircase on the south side of the room takes you down basement locker rooms and up to the first-and-a-half floor. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | stoop 		
PerrySimm | basement locker rooms 		
PerrySimm | first-and-a-half floor 		Knight_Otu says, "I guess basement lockers."
		DavidW says, "please"
PerrySimm | (You walk downstairs and step into the darkened change room.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Guh. (You wave your hand in front of your nose.) How is it possible this place smells worse when no one's been in it for months? 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz flicks the light on. A bunch of floor tiles have been pulled up, revealing huge patches of mold.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Euuughhh!! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Welp, this definitely confirms my strong dislike of the Girls' Locker Room. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Locker Rooms – After School 		
PerrySimm | The old basement locker rooms are in an even worse state than you remember. A huge hole has been knocked out of the central dividing wall. 		
PerrySimm | Exposed mold and mildew patches are everywhere, especially in the torn-up showers. You hold your blazer over your nose and mouth to mask the smell. 		
PerrySimm | The main exit takes you back up to the Stoop and a small stairwell in the hallway outside leads up to the small gym. 		
PerrySimm | A door labelled "STAFF ONLY! NO ENTRY" is tucked away in the southeast corner. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | huge hole 		
PerrySimm | showers 		
PerrySimm | stoop 		
PerrySimm | small gym 		
PerrySimm | door 		Roger says, "look, it's a huge hole, but enough about Anja"
		DavidW says, "I wanna check the showers."
		Jacqueline says, "We are going to die sooner because of the choice you all made"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sowwy."
PerrySimm | YOU: Look, they took out the showers. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Huh. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Why on earth did they have them here anyway? No one ever used them. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Has anyone has ever used any high school shower anywhere? I know it must be a thing somewhere, but... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "It's taken weeks to get to this part."
PerrySimm | Maybe back in the day? 		
PerrySimm | Maybe down in States? 		
PerrySimm | I want to meet that person. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Down in States maybe?"
		DavidW says, "whichever"
		Jacqueline shrugs. "Sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know. Maybe it's an American thing? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That'd be a real cultural low, even for them. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm just glad it doesn't happen here. 		
PerrySimm | (They stare up at where the shower heads used to be.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Too bad for you though. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Huh? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I just mean. If people had showered here, you coulda like... you know... (They waggle their eyebrows.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh, I wouldn't just creep on people in the locker room! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What? Why not? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's totally rude and not cool. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not sex-obsessed. 		
PerrySimm | You would? 		Jacqueline says, "Ugh"
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh, because it'd be super rude? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Aw, well if you're going to bring reality into this, sure. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's not about reality. I don't creep on people in my fantasies either. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...I mean, I'm hearing you say the words but I'm not sure I comprehend the sentence. 		
PerrySimm | (You smirk.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sorry pervo, not everyone's as pervy as you. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well that hardly seems fair. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Locker Rooms – After School 		
PerrySimm | The old basement locker rooms are in an even worse state than you remember. A huge hole has been knocked out of the central dividing wall. 		
PerrySimm | Exposed mold and mildew patches are everywhere, especially in the torn-up showers. You hold your blazer over your nose and mouth to mask the smell. 		
PerrySimm | The main exit takes you back up to the Stoop and a small stairwell in the hallway outside leads up to the small gym. 		
PerrySimm | A door labelled "STAFF ONLY! NO ENTRY" is tucked away in the southeast corner. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | stoop 		
PerrySimm | small gym 		
PerrySimm | door 		
PerrySimm | huge hole 		Knight_Otu asks, "Hole I guess?"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
PerrySimm | (You step through the hole into the boys' side of the locker room. Kaz follows you over.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hmm. As visual metaphors go this one is pretty on the nose. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I always wondered what the boys' side looked like. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Looks a lot like the girls' side. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (nodding) Only backwards. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: And with more crude vandalism. (They walk over to a locker with some writing scratched on it.) "Balls And Dick". And then an arrow pointing up for some reason. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, that could have used an edit pass. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Locker Rooms – After School 		
PerrySimm | The old basement locker rooms are in an even worse state than you remember. A huge hole has been knocked out of the central dividing wall. 		
PerrySimm | Exposed mold and mildew patches are everywhere, especially in the torn-up showers. You hold your blazer over your nose and mouth to mask the smell. 		
PerrySimm | The main exit takes you back up to the Stoop and a small stairwell in the hallway outside leads up to the small gym. 		
PerrySimm | A door labelled "STAFF ONLY! NO ENTRY" is tucked away in the southeast corner. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | stoop 		
PerrySimm | small gym 		
PerrySimm | door 		Jacqueline says, "door"
		Knight_Otu says, "Door ought to be locked, but let's see."
		DavidW says, "ok. Bet it's locked."
PerrySimm | (You wander over to the door. Kaz walks up next to you and tries the handle. It's unlocked.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright! Always wanted to see what was back here. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Whoa, whoa, hold on. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Nothing. Never mind. 		
PerrySimm | (They look at the door then turn back to you with a big stupid grin on their face.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You were instinctively obeying the sign, weren't you? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Pfft. No. What? It's just a sign. Don't be... uh... 		
PerrySimm | (They laugh and push the door open.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Tunnel – After School 		
PerrySimm | You used to hear rumours of tunnels under the school but they were a lot more impressive in your imagination. This one is cramped and wet, with a bunch of rusty junk stacked up at one end. 		
PerrySimm | Doors lead to the locker room and the boiler room. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | rusty junk 		
PerrySimm | locker room 		
PerrySimm | boiler room 		DavidW says, "Maybe the screwdriver's in the rusty junk."
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess they used this hallway for storing broken down generators and lawn mowers and stuff? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Damn. I was hoping for some super cool secret tunnel or something. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I think it's just a regular tunnel. (You prod the junk with your feet.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Wait, is that a trap door in the ceiling? 		
PerrySimm | (You look up.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Whoa. Yeah. I think it is. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay I take it back, this is the best tunnel ever. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm... We'd need a ladder to actually reach it though. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Why don't we just climb up on this unstable pile of rickety old crap? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, Kaz. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Boooo! No fun! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Tunnel – After School 		
PerrySimm | You used to hear rumours of tunnels under the school but they were a lot more impressive in your imagination. This one is cramped and wet, with a bunch of rusty junk stacked up at one end. 		
PerrySimm | Doors lead to the locker room and the boiler room. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | locker room 		
PerrySimm | boiler room 		Jacqueline asks, "Boiler room?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
PerrySimm | Boiler Room – After School 		
PerrySimm | The boiler room is weirdly clean for a room this deep in the basement of an empty school building. The place is mostly empty aside from a stack of old magazines and a ladder stashed behind the boiler. 		
PerrySimm | The only door leads back out into the tunnel you just came from. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | stack of old magazines 		
PerrySimm | ladder 		
PerrySimm | tunnel 		DavidW says, "Magazines."
		Jacqueline says, "I have ladder-excitement, but yeah, magazines."
PerrySimm | KAZ: Na, look! (They hold up a magazine.) Super old porn! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh. Seriously? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, see for yourself. 		
PerrySimm | (They toss the magazine at you. You jump out of the way.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Eww! 		
PerrySimm | (They rifle through the pile) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: 1995! This porn is old enough to buy porn. 		DavidW says, "Get an education."
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I can't believe you're touching those. 		
PerrySimm | How many are there? 		
PerrySimm | Why would you have these at school? 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Jacqueline says, "or 3"
		Jacqueline says, "or even 2"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "15!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh wait, not an option."
		DavidW says, "So this is why there's a keep-out sign."
		Jacqueline says, "ew"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd go 2 or 3, I guess."
		DavidW says, "2"
PerrySimm | YOU: How many are there? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Like fifty? Someone had a collection. 		
PerrySimm | (They pick another one out of the pile.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ha. This one's just called BUTT. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: God, that's a terrible name. You wouldn't even be able to trademark it. 		
PerrySimm | (They flip open the centrefold.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Truth in advertising though. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Boiler Room – After School 		
PerrySimm | The boiler room is weirdly clean for a room this deep in the basement of an empty school building. The place is mostly empty aside from the stack of old porn magazines and a ladder stashed behind the boiler. 		
PerrySimm | The only door leads back out into the tunnel you just came from. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | ladder 		
PerrySimm | tunnel 		Jacqueline exclaims, "LADDER!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ladder!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "WANT!"
		DavidW says, "Of course ladder"
PerrySimm | YOU: Aha. Knew there had to be a ladder somewhere back here. Help me get it out into the hall. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you take the ladder out into the tunnel and lean it against the wall. You climb up and push against the trap door. It gives a little.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I think it opens! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nice! Any idea where it leads? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Outside, maybe? 		
PerrySimm | I've never seen any trap doors up there. 		
PerrySimm | Only one way to find out. 		Knight_Otu says, "Only one way."
		DavidW says, "Stage trap door, maybe."
PerrySimm | YOU: Only one way to find out... 		
PerrySimm | (You pop the door open and clamber up through the floor, then turn around to help pull Kaz up.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (standing) Holy shit, we're in the tuck shop. 		
PerrySimm | (You get up and look around.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh my god. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Dude! This rules! Secret tunnel! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We are the best trespassers in the friggin' business! 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you high five.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Tuck Shop – After School 		
PerrySimm | You can tell MCC predates vending machines because it has a room specifically for students to buy junk food in. Okay, you can also get rulers and notebooks and stuff, but really the junk food has always been the main attraction. The shelves are mostly empty now, save for a solitary package of cookies. 		
PerrySimm | The only door leads north to the foyer. The hidden trap door you opened up is behind the counter. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | package of cookies 		
PerrySimm | foyer 		
PerrySimm | hidden trap door 		Knight_Otu asks, "Stale cookies?"
		Jacqueline says, "Um. Sure."
		DavidW asks, "Do cookies get stale?"
PerrySimm | (You prod the package of cookies) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Still soft. How on earth...? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (shaking their head) Always knew there was something unnatural about those things. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Tuck Shop – After School 		
PerrySimm | You can tell MCC predates vending machines because it has a room specifically for students to buy junk food in. Okay, you can also get rulers and notebooks and stuff, but really the junk food has always been the main attraction. The shelves are mostly empty now, save for a solitary package of cookies. 		
PerrySimm | The only door leads north to the foyer. The hidden trap door you opened up is behind the counter. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | foyer 		
PerrySimm | hidden trap door 		Roger says, ">restock shelves with vintage porn"
		Jacqueline asks, "Foyer may get us to the auditorium?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Knight_Otu says, "We can try."
PerrySimm | North Wing Foyer – After School 		
PerrySimm | All the furniture in the room has been shoved off to the side to make room for some giant tarps. You can't really tell what the tarps are going to be for, but with the way they've been given all that space they seem pretty important. 		
PerrySimm | You see what looks like a small folded up note under a pile of the chairs. 		
PerrySimm | The auditorium doors are to the east, opposite the blocked-off path to the small gym. A small door at the northeast end of the foyer leads backstage, and a nearby staircase takes you up to the second floor. The tuck shop is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | small folded up note 		
PerrySimm | auditorium 		
PerrySimm | backstage 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		
PerrySimm | tuck shop 		Knight_Otu asks, "If we're leaving traces anyway, note?"
		DavidW says, "I hope that note isn't announcing a surprise birthday party."
PerrySimm | YOU: Huh. I think someone left a note lying around. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ooh! Let me see. 		
PerrySimm | (You hand it over. They open it up.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Wow. I didn't think people actually did this. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It says "Dear Sylvie, do you want to go to the grad dance with me?" And there are boxes for Yes and No. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Which one did she pick? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Neither. (They hold up the paper.) She drew a house on fire. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Harsh. 		
PerrySimm | Unambiguous. 		Jacqueline says, "Harsh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Harshly unambiguous."
		Roger asks, "Is that unambiguous?"
		Jacqueline says, "It is harshly unambiguous, yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "She basically told them to die in a fire."
		Jacqueline says, "But we must choose. We must choose."
		DavidW says, "Some choices are false choices. I suspect these are the same choice."
		Roger says, "maybe it means yeah we're gonna get on like a house on fire"
		Knight_Otu says, "Until we get weighed on the karmameter."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "ha"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, should I just pick one of the two things that are likely the same?"
		DavidW says, "I'd pick Harsh"
PerrySimm | YOU: Yikes. Harsh. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I think you mean "amazing." 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well yes, also that. I'd hate to be on the receiving end of it though. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You should probably stay away from Sylvie then. 		
PerrySimm | (They fold the paper up and slip in their pocket.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | North Wing Foyer – After School 		
PerrySimm | All the furniture in the room has been shoved off to the side to make room for some giant tarps. You can't really tell what the tarps are going to be for, but with the way they've been given all that space they seem pretty important. 		
PerrySimm | The auditorium doors are to the east, opposite the blocked-off path to the small gym. A small door at the northeast end of the foyer leads backstage, and a nearby staircase takes you up to the second floor. The tuck shop is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | auditorium 		
PerrySimm | backstage 		
PerrySimm | second floor 		
PerrySimm | tuck shop 		DavidW says, "Sylvie's mother said..."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Auditorium?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeeeees"
PerrySimm | Auditorium – After School 		
PerrySimm | The auditorium is the most recent part of the north wing, built around twenty-five years ago after the old auditorium caught on fire during a Junior School production of Twelfth Night. The back of the room is dominated by the old wooden memorial wall, which was salvaged from the wreckage and remounted in here. You can still see a bit of fire damage along the right side. 		
PerrySimm | The stage is covered in a fine layer of dust. 		
PerrySimm | The big double doors in the back lead out to the foyer. The backstage area is just beyond the curtain. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | memorial wall 		
PerrySimm | stage 		
PerrySimm | foyer 		
PerrySimm | backstage area 		Jacqueline says, "memorial"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yep."
		DavidW says, "yes"
PerrySimm | KAZ: The memorial wall. This fucking thing. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Your arch-nemesis. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You ever get sent here for a uniform violation? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Once, in Grade 9. I was so distracted by the Summer situation that I managed to put on the wrong socks. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You rebel. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I was never much of a rule breaker. 		
PerrySimm | I think you were there. 		
PerrySimm | Definitely not going to beat your record. 		Jacqueline says, "1 or 3"
		DavidW says, "Being in this building is rule breaking."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "The wrong socks. You monster!"
		DavidW says, "3"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah well. I don't think I could ever beat your record. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: God, those fuckers made me copy this thing out so many goddamn times. Think I could probably do the First World War kids off by heart still. 		
PerrySimm | (You look up at the First World War section and run your finger along one of the names.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...There he is. Osgoode Terauley. He was sixteen when he founded the newspaper and by nineteen he was dead at the Somme. Think of all he accomplished in such a short life... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Dying with your face down in the mud isn't an accomplishment, Na. It's a tragedy. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Not saying it's what I want for myself... 		
PerrySimm | He got more done than I did. 		DavidW says, "got more done."
		Jacqueline asks, "Dark, much, Nadia?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: He got more done than I ever have. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yet. 		
PerrySimm | (They shake their head.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I just can't believe they're still updating this thing. So morbid. Last one was only in 2010. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh right. That guy who died. I'd forgotten all about that. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Did you know him? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, not at all. I was only in Grade 6. He must have been... five years ahead of me? At least. 		
PerrySimm | (You take a few steps down the stairs.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | They had a service for him in here. 		
PerrySimm | They never told us how he died. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Nadia's a worshipping personality, isn't she?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "So is that the ghost we saw?"
		Jacqueline says, "It must be."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, 2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Roger asks (of KO), "a what?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "I don't know what a worshipping personality is either."
PerrySimm | YOU: They never told us how he died, eh? I mean his actual classmates knew, I'm sure. But they never told us Junior Schoolers. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What do you think it was? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Suicide maybe? Overdose? I feel like they probably would have told us if it was something like a car accident. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Wait, his name was Alain Sherbourne? 		
PerrySimm | (They tap the wall. You turn around.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Spelled the same? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah. French first name too. Think he's related? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Mr. Sherbourne did go here. And not too long ago. I wonder... 		
PerrySimm | (All of a sudden, you hear a skittering noise from behind you.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... did you hear that? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Sounded like a skittering noise from behind us. 		
PerrySimm | (You hear it again. You whip around and see a raccoon with plain white eyes sitting on the stage in the centre of the auditorium, staring up at you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Jesus! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Is that... the raccoon from last week? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Maybe. (You start walking towards it.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Uh... what are you doing? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Getting a closer look. I don't think it wants to attack us. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Every raccoon wants to attack us. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'll be careful. 		
PerrySimm | Just stay calm. 		
PerrySimm | I don't think this is an ordinary raccoon. 		DavidW says, "3"
		Knight_Otu says, "What I mean is she tends to put certain people on a pedestal more than they probably deserve. Summer, Kip, Osgoode..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hello raccoon friend."
		Knight_Otu says, "3."
		DavidW says, "I kinda feel sorry for Kip."
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't think is an ordinary– 		
PerrySimm | (THE UNIVERSE GOES PURPLE AND TIME SLOWS TO A CRAWL.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...raccoon. 		
PerrySimm | (STANDING IN FRONT OF THE RACCOON IS A BOY AND THE BOY IS THE BOY YOU SAW AT THE PARTY AND HIS EYES ARE WHITE LIKE THE EYES OF THE RACCOON WHICH ARE ALSO WHITE.) 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Waving Hand emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Hi.--- 		
PerrySimm | Please don't yell at me this time. 		
PerrySimm | I want to help you but I don't know how. 		
PerrySimm | Is that your raccoon? 		
PerrySimm | Is someone forcing you to appear here? 		Knight_Otu says, "I guess a bit."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, forgot to hit return. Please don't yell at me is the first of the choices"
		Jacqueline says, "2"
		DavidW says, "I want to help you.."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. That or 4."
PerrySimm | YOU: I want to help you, okay? I just... don't know how. 		
PerrySimm | HIM: SOS emoji Skull emoji No Good emoji Skull emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I know it's scary. Being... dead. 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Fearful Face emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean... I guess I don't know. Not exactly. But I want to. I just need help. You need to give me some way to— 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Skull emoji Coffin emoji French Flag emoji Gun emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, I know all that. France. Death... 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Skull emoji Gun emoji Gun emoji Gun emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That can't be all you are, though. You had a life before you died, right? Who were you then? 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Newspaper emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Newspaper? 		
PerrySimm | HIM: Newspaper emoji Newspaper emoji 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Newspaper. Newspaper. What does that– 		
PerrySimm | (WHILE YOU ARE SEEING THE FACE OF THE BOY YOU RECOGNIZE THE FACE AND YOUR BRAIN REALIZES THAT THE FACE ON THE BOY IS THE SAME AS THE FACE ON THE PAINTING OF OSGOODE TERAULEY WHICH YOU CAN REMEMBER WITH YOUR BRAIN. YOU TAKE A STEP IN A DIRECTION WHICH IS EITHER BACKWARDS OR EVERY DIRECTION AT THE SAME TIME.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (The purpleness dissipates and time snaps back to normal.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Newspaper emoji !! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Newspaper! Oh shit, oh shit... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Are you okay dude? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's Osgoode Terauley! That's why I recognized him! The ghost we've been hunting is the guy who founded our newspaper! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Uh... (They look around.) What? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The ghost! (You point down at the now empty stage.) Did you not see that? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: The raccoon? I mean I saw it, but it just scampered off. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, not the raccoon! The boy! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Like a human boy? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes! The raccoon came out, and then it did the same purple time slowing thing as before, and then– 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Time slowing?! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...okay I'm starting to think you and I might not have had identical initial experiences here. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nadia, what the hell are you talking about? Are you saying you've seen something besides a creepy raccoon? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I mean, it was a raccoon the first time. 		
PerrySimm | ...It didn't communicate with you? 		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if Osgoode is the racoon."
		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Either way we're crazy. Sure."
		DavidW says, "yeah, 2, it didn't communicate"
PerrySimm | YOU: So... it never tried to communicate with you? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Communicate?! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. With like... psychic non-verbal concepts? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: HOW DID YOU NOT TELL ME THIS UNTIL JUST NOW?!?! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY YOU WERE SO FREAKED OUT! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Jesus Christ!! We– 		
PerrySimm | (You hear something slam in the distance. You and Kaz look at each other and then run behind a row of chairs in the back of the room. A hooded figure enters, carrying something glistening.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (The figure puts their equipment down on the stage. You hear rummaging and heavy breathing. You and Kaz try peeking out.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (whispering) Can you see anything? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (whispering) No. 		
PerrySimm | (You take out your phone and start filming the figure as they move their equipment around. Then you hear a match being struck, and a plume of purple smoke erupts on the stage. There's a loud sustained hiss as the auditorium starts filling with fog. You and Kaz cover your mouths with your blazers.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (whispering a bit louder) We need to move! 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz nods. The two of you sneak out of the back of the room.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Jacqueline says, "There are no choices, but there is a shadowy silhouette we can click on before I hit NEXT"
		DavidW says, "That's probably one of the witches."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Might it be Marc?"
		DavidW says, "For a deserted building, it's got lots of occupants."
		DavidW asks, "Who's Marc?"
		Knight_Otu says, "The woke teacher."
PerrySimm | ;Sorry, couldn't helped it, clicked on the silhouette. 		
PerrySimm | Oops 		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, couldn't helped it, clicked on the silhouette."
		Knight_Otu says, "Mr. Sherbourne"
		Jacqueline says, "I have learned a great deal from its bio."
		Jacqueline says, "I cannot wait to share this info with you all."
PerrySimm | Hooded Figure 		
PerrySimm | ????????????????? 		Jacqueline says, "(That is all)"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hah."
PerrySimm | Lockers — After School 		
PerrySimm | Wednesday, 14 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (The next day. You're putting on your backpack and closing your locker when Kaz runs down the hall.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Na! You were right. (They hold up their phone.) I checked the cameras we installed in the hallway on Friday, and we totally got a shot of cloak person! 		
PerrySimm | (You take a look. It's a still frame of the cloaked figure entering the North Wing through the closed off second-floor hallway.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Damn. Still didn't get their face. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No. But we got a clear shot of the thing they were holding. (They tap the screen.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...What is it? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I don't know, a thing? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's like a bowl, or a pot. (You squint.) And it's got weird markings and stuff on it. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: How do we find out what it is? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | We should ask Annette. 		
PerrySimm | We should look online. 		Knight_Otu says, "I was about to ask why spoiler info would be in a clickable mystery portrait."
		Knight_Otu says, "Annette."
		Jacqueline says, "yep"
		Jacqueline says, "Unless..."
		DavidW says, "Unless the hooded figure is also Annette."
		Jacqueline says, "Unless it.... YEAH"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hmm."
		Jacqueline is no longer sure who to trust.
		DavidW) Jacqueline wonders if Kaz and Anja have been seen at the same time.
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess if we had the snapshot in front of us, we could judge from the approximate size."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's trust Annette."
		Knight_Otu says, "We might also indirectly endanger her this way..."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Bah"
		Knight_Otu says, "Like, she decides to investigate, or knows more than she'll tell, and confront them..."
		Knight_Otu says, "But online research, eh, I'm not sure I'd trust it as well."
		Jacqueline says, "Exactly"
		DavidW says, "Or it might not be online at all."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess Annette is our best bet either way."
		DavidW says, "I think we have to risk it."
		Knight_Otu says, "As long as we don't wake up as a sacrifice..."
PerrySimm | YOU: We should ask Annette. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Ask me what? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Gah! Were you there the whole time? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Nope I just appeared a few seconds ago. What's up? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Any idea what this is? (They hand over the phone.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (squinting) ...A guy in a robe? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Can you tell what he's holding? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Oh! That's a bone pot! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: A what. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: It's like a – what do you call it – an accoutrement. You put it on an altar during service. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What's it for? 		
PerrySimm | Do you have one? 		Jacqueline says, "CONVENIENT"
		DavidW asks, "HOW IS ANNETTE THERE?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Or maybe ... coven-ient?"
		Jacqueline says, "Is it story convenience, or is she the person, or... omg conven-ient."
		Knight_Otu says, "It's the next day or so."
		Jacqueline asks, "What's it for?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I think you all are right that it's Woke Marc"
PerrySimm | YOU: What's it... do? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Nothing. It's decoration. Apparently they used to burn bones in them, for like bone magic? But that was centuries ago. No one does bone magic anymore. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: So then why the hell does this person have one? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Dunno. Who are they? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That's what we're trying to figure out. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait. Bone magic? Like the stuff you were telling me about the other day? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You mean like controlling ghosts and putting them in animals and stuff? Ye-es... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: ...Nadia, you're not getting involved with this kind of stuff, right? This is some very not good magic we're talking about. And it can be really dangerous. If you don't have the proper training– 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: (walking up) What can be really dangerous? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Nothing. (You click the phone off and hand it back to Kaz.) What's up? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I was going to drive you home. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh sure. Uh... 		
PerrySimm | (You glance back at Kaz quickly. They pat you on the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Yeah, sure. Okay. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "Oh, I totally missed the 'next day' transition."
PerrySimm | Allen's Car – After School 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...Nadia, what's wrong? Are you okay? You've been acting weird for days. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | (He sighs and pulls over the car.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I think we need to talk. 		
PerrySimm | (He gets out of the car, walks around the back, and sits on the trunk. You follow him and sit next to him.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Are you still upset about me not going to the party? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No. ...Maybe? I don't know. I don't think so. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | (Silence.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...Is there something else then? 		Knight_Otu says, "He's probably just trying to get his brother back, really."
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "SLOWER"
PerrySimm | I've been thinking a lot about Summer. 		
PerrySimm | I feel really mixed up. 		
PerrySimm | There's some stuff we need to talk about. 		
PerrySimm | I need you to answer some questions for me. 		DavidW says, "I haven't read the last page or two."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's just a scroll."
		DavidW says, "okay. Geez, that's a whirlwind of transitions."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "I'm still exploring in the building, dammit. I didn't get a screwdriver!"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "Your screwdriver is in another abandoned castle"
		DavidW asks, "And now we zoomed THROUGH Annette into Allen?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yup"
		DavidW says, "[expletive]"
		Roger says, "aww man I could go for a screwdriver. But no orange juice."
		Jacqueline says, "Don't blame me, I just copy & paste."
		DavidW says, "3 or 4."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd say stuff we need to talk about."
		Jacqueline asks, "I hate every one of these options, but, um... 3?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: There's some stuff we need to talk about. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...Like what? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Like... Summer. And what happened. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Okay... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I was talking to Anja at the party, and it turned into this fight, and– 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Anja. Of course. I should have known that was what this was about. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | She mentioned you specifically. 		
PerrySimm | Could you at least let me finish? 		
PerrySimm | What do you mean? 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		DavidW says, "2"
PerrySimm | YOU: You could at least let me finish. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Do I need to? We've had this conversation a hundred times already. Anja did this, Anja did that, Anja's so mean. Anja, Anja, Anja. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Anja wasn't even the point. 		
PerrySimm | Do you not even care what the fight was about? 		
PerrySimm | I can't even mention her now? 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		DavidW says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Do you not even care what this fight was about? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Seems like they're always about nothing. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well in this case it was about us. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Then it's not even any of her business. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: She made it sound like we did something to Summer, Allen. Beyond just having a fight. You were mentioned by name. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: What would she know about that? She wasn't even around. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Possibly a lot. 		
PerrySimm | What do you remember about the fight? 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		DavidW says, "2"
PerrySimm | YOU: Look, just... what do you remember about that fight? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: What do I remember? I– lots of things. I remember you being upset. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Was there anything specific that happened? Any relevant details that might explain what she's talking about? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I don't know what you want me to say. She just... said she didn't want to see you again. Told you to stop calling. Whatever she thought you did– 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay but that's what I'm getting at. Did she say what she thought I did? Did you explain I didn't do anything wrong? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I don't know. She just said it and then left. Where is this coming from? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm trying to get closure. 		
PerrySimm | This isn't adding up. 		
PerrySimm | Why are you acting so weird? 		DavidW says, "2"
		Jacqueline says, "ok"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Things just aren't adding up for me. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Adding up? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: This is what I don't get! Don't you feel like you're missing something here? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I think you might just be reading too much into things. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No no no, this is not in my head. This version of events where Summer cuts me off, it just doesn't fit. Not with the way everyone's acting this year. Like I don't know what it is that I don't know, but I know that I don't know something. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I, uh... 		
PerrySimm | (He trails off. You stare at him.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Allen, is there something you're not telling me? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: What? What wouldn't I be telling you? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: If you don't know then why are you asking? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You're dodging the question. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I– 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Allen. 		
PerrySimm | (He looks away.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh my god. There is something isn't there? What the heck happened? What have you been leaving out? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Okay. Look. Don't get mad, okay? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I can't promise that. 		
PerrySimm | Just tell me! 		DavidW says, "1"
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Allen, what did you do?"
PerrySimm | YOU: I can't promise that. If there's something to get mad about I'm going to get mad. 		
PerrySimm | (He sighs.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Look. I don't know how to say this, but Summer... kind of had more on her mind than just friendship. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: More...? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: She liked you. 		
PerrySimm | (You blink.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: She liked me? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Yes. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Liked me liked me? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Yes. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And she told you? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: (nodding) She wanted me to find out if you felt the same way. ...And I told her you didn't. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Then why did she tell me not to talk to her? 		
PerrySimm | What exactly did you say to her? 		
PerrySimm | Why didn't you tell me? 		Jacqueline says, "O M G"
		Jacqueline says, "O M F G"
		Jacqueline says, ">KILL ALLEN"
		DavidW says, "2"
		Roger says, "Allen you vagblocker"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, that's not quite my silly theory."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "dude"
PerrySimm | YOU: What do you mean? What exactly did you say to her? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I don't know! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What do you mean you don't know? Tell me what you said! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I... I said you two needed a break, okay? I said she should probably stay away. 		
PerrySimm | (You stare straight ahead.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: It was just supposed to be for a while! I didn't want her to– 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Did you tell her it was just supposed to be for a while? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Maybe not... in those words... exactly... 		
PerrySimm | (You shake your head.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: This whole time. You let me believe she was the one who wanted us to stop talking. But it was your idea, not hers. 		
PerrySimm | (He doesn't reply.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And let me guess, you let her think I wanted her gone. That's what happened, isn't it? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Look, just– Let me explain. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | How could you? 		
PerrySimm | You just lied to her? 		
PerrySimm | I can't listen to you right now. 		
PerrySimm | You bastard. 		DavidW says, "1 or 2"
		Jacqueline says, "I like 4, but I'll go for 1"
PerrySimm | YOU: How could you do that? Why would you do that? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: It was for your own good. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You don't think I can I decide what's for my own good? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: She was obsessed with you! She didn't just want to be your normal friend anymore. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Don't talk about her like that. 		
PerrySimm | What is it with you and calling people "obsessed"? 		
PerrySimm | So? 		DavidW says, "I want an explanation more than the desire to call him names."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Fair. I'm just really mad."
		Knight_Otu asks, "*She* was obsessed. What were we, then?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am also fine with any of these responses."
		Jacqueline says, "I now feel horrible for confusing our obsession with star cross'd lovers of fate"
		DavidW says, "2 or 3"
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, we still acted quite obsessed."
		Jacqueline says, "2 then"
PerrySimm | YOU: You're always using that word, "obsessed". What is it with you? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: If you'd heard what she said– 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You didn't give me the chance. 		
PerrySimm | It's normal for people to like each other. 		
PerrySimm | This is just about you being insecure. 		Jacqueline says, "1 or 2"
		DavidW says, "yeah 1 or 2"
		Knight_Otu says, "1, I'd say."
PerrySimm | YOU: You didn't give me the chance to hear what she said! You just decided my answer for me! And then lied about it! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Are you saying your answer would have been different? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You didn't know! That's the point! You never asked! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Well fine then! I'm asking now! If Summer had come up to you asked you out, what would you have said? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Roger says, "so you see, Mary Sue, your problem isn't that people dislike you. Your problem is that too many people like you too much. Your life is hard."
PerrySimm | Yes. 		
PerrySimm | It was a long time ago. 		
PerrySimm | Not your business. 		
PerrySimm | Does it matter? 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		DavidW says, "1"
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Yes. I would have said yes. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Well. That's just great. 		
PerrySimm | (Silence.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I don't know what you want me to say, Allen. It's the truth. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Well I'd like you to say that you're not gay and not in love with Summer, but clearly that's not going to happen. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm bisexual. 		
PerrySimm | I'm dating you. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not in love with her. 		DavidW says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "1."
		Roger says, "I'm not gay but I'll learn."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not gay. I'm bi. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Is there a difference? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I can think of one pretty big one! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Whatever! You like girls! You don't think you should have told me that? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Maybe I would have... 		
PerrySimm | It doesn't matter. 		
PerrySimm | Would it have changed things? 		
PerrySimm | I never claimed to be straight. 		Jacqueline says, "4"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Sure, I guess. Or 3?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we already know the answer to 3"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW/Rog), "?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose we do."
		DavidW says, "4"
		Roger says, "sure, 4"
PerrySimm | YOU: I never said I was straight. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: (scoffing) Oh please, Nadia. You're really going to try that? You can't get off on a technicality here. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey! I don't need to "get off" anything. I didn't do anything wrong! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: You lied to me! You were lying the entire time we were together! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Why does it matter that I like girls? 		
PerrySimm | You're going to talk to me about lying? 		
PerrySimm | I'm not going to apologize. 		Jacqueline asks, "Um, where is the option where we make clear we never lied to him?"
		Jacqueline says, "But I guess 2"
		DavidW says, "2"
PerrySimm | YOU: You're going to talk to me about lying?! You told the biggest, most involved, most horrible lie of anyone I have ever known! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Okay fine. I made a mistake. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: A mistake! 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: But at least I was honest about my feelings. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, you want honesty? Fine. I honestly don't want to talk to you anymore. So goodbye. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Nadia, wait. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: For what, Allen? You already proved you'll come up with the worst lies imaginable to stop me from leaving, so what could you possibly say right now that I'd actually believe? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...I love you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I bet. 		
PerrySimm | (You walk away.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Your Room – Evening 		
PerrySimm | (You run into your bedroom, slamming the door behind you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Damn it! 		
PerrySimm | (You wipe some tears away, take out your phone, and dial Summer's number. The phone rings.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (pacing around) Come on... 		
PerrySimm | (Her voicemail message starts playing.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Of course, idiot. Why would she start answering now? 		
PerrySimm | (BEEP.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Summer. Hey. Um. It's Nadia. Nadia Nazari? ...You probably already knew that. You know what my voice sounds like. Listen... uh. Can you call me back? It's really really really important. I have some things to say to you that I can't really say over the phone. I mean, I can say them over the phone just not to your voicemail. Or I guess I could. But it's uh really better if we just– 		
PerrySimm | (BEEP.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...talk. 		
PerrySimm | (You flop down on your bed and scroll through your contacts to get to Kaz. But right before them on the list is Anja. You tap through to your message history with her, fingers hovering over the screen.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You were right. 		
PerrySimm | I'm sorry. 		
PerrySimm | We need to talk. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		DavidW says, "3"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | TEXTING SCREEN 		
PerrySimm | Anja Kaczmarek 		
PerrySimm | N: 		
PerrySimm | N: We need to talk, okay? In person. 		
PerrySimm | N: I know you hate me but it's important. 		
PerrySimm | A: ??? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You stare at the phone, trying to think of what to say next. Eventually you just sigh and put the phone down.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Whatever. What's the difference? 		
PerrySimm | (Your phone buzzes. You pick it up. It's Allen calling. You reject the call, power off the phone, and chuck it across the room. Then you plant your face in your pillow and shut your eyes...) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Gates — Before School 		
PerrySimm | Thursday, 15 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (The next morning. You walk onto campus with only a couple of minutes left before homeroom. You pause in front of the steps to catch your breath. Olivia Kwon comes up next to you and gives you a little punch on the arm.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Girl. 		
PerrySimm | (She holds up her hand for a high five. You slap it. Then she puts up her other hand and you give her a high ten.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: You're a fuckin' beast, buddy. 		
PerrySimm | (She pulls you into a tight hug.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh??? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: You got this, bud. You're a warrior. Fucking crush this shit. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Thanks? 		
PerrySimm | (She gives you a few more pats on the back. Then the first bell rings and she releases you from the hug.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Tellin' ya, bud! Beauty! 		
PerrySimm | (She runs ahead into the school. You look around in confusion.) 		
PerrySimm | Front Steps – After School 		
PerrySimm | A bunch of Grade 10 girls are sitting together on the front steps, clustered around a box of timbits. 		
PerrySimm | The school entrance is to the north and the parking lot is off to the west. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | school entrance 		
PerrySimm | parking lot 		DavidW says, "Uh oh"
		DavidW asks, "What lie has Allen told THIS time?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, >SCHOOL ENTRANCE"
		Knight_Otu says, "Err, yeah."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | Foyer – Before School 		
PerrySimm | Jayden stares daggers at you as you walk through the front door. 		
PerrySimm | The main hallway leads north from here to the Great Hall, while a smaller corridor branches northwest towards your locker. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Jayden 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		Jacqueline says, ">SCREW JAYDEN, WALK TO LOCKER"
		DavidW says, "Look at those daggers. Something's DEFINITELY happened."
		Roger says, "timbits are a small pastry otherwise known as a donut-hole"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's not screw Jayden."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Just ignore him."
		Jacqueline says, "That is what I meant."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, locker?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I know."
		DavidW asks, "If we talk to Jayden, we might get a clue what happened?"
		Knight_Otu says, "And yes, locker."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Bleh. I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "That's not a bad point."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we really want to talk to him?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, but it would reveal info"
		DavidW says, "No, we want to talk to Summer and Anja."
		DavidW says, "But we have this drama instead to wade through."
		DavidW asks, "Is this what normal people's lives are like?"
		Jacqueline says, "All right. I'm going to agree with DW and talk to J."
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: (huffy) You know, you could have just told me. You didn't have to do the whole routine. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? 		
PerrySimm | (He keeps walking down the hall.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The heck's your problem, man? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Foyer – Before School 		
PerrySimm | Jayden walks off towards his homeroom. 		
PerrySimm | The main hallway leads north from here to the Great Hall, while a smaller corridor branches northwest towards your locker. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		DavidW says, "AAARGH OF COURSE HE DOESN'T TELL US"
		Knight_Otu says, "So he told everyone we're gay."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing Allen told everyone we're a lesbian."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		DavidW says, "That's the most likely explanation."
		Jacqueline asks, ">locker?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | Lockers – Before School 		
PerrySimm | The halls are pretty much empty at this point. You let out a huge sigh as you reach your locker and start fumbling with your lock. 		
PerrySimm | Annette rummages through her things next to you. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, "People are into denial of bisexuality."
PerrySimm | fumbling with your lock 		
PerrySimm | Annette 		Knight_Otu asks, "Talk to Annette?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Morning. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Damn. You work fast, eh? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm sorry? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Dumping Allen. Knew you just needed a little push in the right direction. And hey, now you get to have some actual fun this year. Good work. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh...? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Anyway. I gotta bolt, but we should definitely talk more about this in spare. 		
PerrySimm | (She closes her locker and runs off.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You go back to opening your locker. Kaz sprints up to you at full speed.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nadia! Christ! Are you okay? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz, wh– 		
PerrySimm | (They grab your arm and start dragging you down the hall) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: We need to have an emergency staff meeting right now. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: But homeroom– 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Homeroom can wait until after the emergency staff meeting. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (looking around) Uh...? 		
PerrySimm | (They open a door and shove you inside.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What's going on? 		
PerrySimm | Why are we in a supply closet? 		DavidW says, "I wonder if we can tell Anja we're bi and how much Allen lied in French."
		Roger says, "bonjour kaz"
		Roger says, "ou est la bibliotech"
		DavidW says, "The rumour mill in this school is effing strong."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's Canada. They don't have very many people there."
		Jacqueline asks, ">WHAT'S GOING ON?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we ask what's going on even though we're reasonably sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz, what's going on? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I didn't tell anyone, I swear to god. Not even Anja, okay? So you can't hate me. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz. What's going on? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Did you not get my texts? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? No. God, I guess my phone's been off all night. Here– 		
PerrySimm | (You reach for your phone. Kaz puts their hand over yours.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Don't. Okay, listen. People are uh... saying some stuff. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Stuff? 		
PerrySimm | About me? 		DavidW says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. Not sure it matters though"
PerrySimm | YOU: What kind of stuff? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay, uh, Allen has been telling people you broke up with him? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I did. Yesterday. Oh my god, Kaz you have no idea– 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: He's telling everyone the reason you broke up with him was you were in love with someone else. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, what? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, Mason says that Allen told him that you said that you wanted to have permission to cheat on him with someone else and he said no but you said he had to otherwise you were going to dump him and he said he wouldn't do it so you said fine it's over and left. I mean that's what Mason says that he said that you said. But Mason told Kyle who told Ethan and all those guys, and Blake was the one who told me, but by the time it got to him it had already been through Olivia and all the lacrosse girls, who of course told Anja. And basically now it's everywhere. 		
PerrySimm | (You stare ahead.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Na, he's saying the person you're in love with is a girl. 		
PerrySimm | (You stumble back against a shelf and knock over some drain cleaner.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Whoa, whoa... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Hold on. 		
PerrySimm | I don't understand. 		
PerrySimm | What do I do? 		Knight_Otu says, "Allen. You utter bastard."
		Roger says, "so, yeah, basically true"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, 1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "We can't even kill Allen or he'll haunt us from the afterlife."
		DavidW says, "1. Hold on."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hold on. Just hold on. There's a lot going on right now. Um. (You sit down on the floor and grab your chest.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nadia? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: My chest hurts. My chest hurts a lot. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Shit. Nadia, look at me. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: My chest doesn't normally hurt this much. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I think you're having a panic attack. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No I'm pretty sure my heart's exploding. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Also my breathing's not working? The air goes in and then stops going in. It's like fifty percent in. Forty percent. What do you call that? Go on WebMD and look up "thirty percent breathing" and then see how long it is before I die. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You're hyperventilating. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No that's too much air. "Hyper." Means too much. I'm hypoventilating. Look on WebMD for that. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: We need to get you outside. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Outside sounds good. 		
PerrySimm | Outside sounds bad. 		Roger says, "okay I wasn't expecting to die, but I approve"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "There's no screwdrivers in Heaven! Don't die, Nadia!"
		Roger says, "Let's come out of the closet"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		DavidW says, "oh gawd"
		Knight_Otu says, "Outside good."
		DavidW says, "What if the game makes that joke."
		Jacqueline says, "hrm. okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Outside. Good thinking. Lots of air out there. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (lifting you to your feet) Okay, up we get. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: If I die can you delete my browser history and break my phone with a hammer? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You're not going to die. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Everyone's going to die Kaz. Especially me, right now. 		
PerrySimm | (They lead you out of the building, texting furiously as they go.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, we can't leave before we tell the office. Who's going to tell the office? I have to put my initials in the book. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: We'll call them. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (confused) On the telephone? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: God damn it, where is she? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Who? 		
PerrySimm | I'm not really used to skipping school. 		Jacqueline asks, "Who?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Who? (Anja probs)"
		DavidW asks, "Why would Kaz call Anja?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Who? 		
PerrySimm | (Anja comes out of the front door.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh, thank god! Just... sit here and make sure she doesn't explode. I'm going to get the car and take her home. Also I'm taking the car. 		
PerrySimm | (They start to leave.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Kaz! (She dangles the keys.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Right! Good looking out! 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz snatches the keys and runs off. You and Anja sit there in silence.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | This is miserable. 		
PerrySimm | You must be enjoying this. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		DavidW says, "Ellipsis"
		Jacqueline says, "Agree"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | (You sit staring at the ground.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: For what it's worth I'm sorry this is happening to you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No you're not. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I am. You don't deserve this. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Yes I do. 		
PerrySimm | I'm surprised you think so. 		DavidW says, "2"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm surprised to hear you of all people say that. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (rolling her eyes) I'm not a monster, Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. 		
PerrySimm | (She sighs.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Look, I've been... mad at you. But I don't hate you, okay? I don't want to see you suffer. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You were mad about Summer. 		
PerrySimm | Kind of feels like you hate me. 		DavidW says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: So this whole time you were mad about what happened with Summer. 		
PerrySimm | (She raises an eyebrow.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well yes, of course. What else? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I didn't know. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: This is what confuses me, Nadia. You are clearly a very smart and observant person. What the hell did you think was happening? 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, like, I didn't know Summer had feelings for me. I just heard everything that happened yesterday. That's why we Allen and I broke up. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Wait– 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Allen told me that Summer told him that she never wanted to see me again. Then he went and told her that I told him that I never wanted to see her again. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja stares forward in silence.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...All because he wanted to go out with me himself basically. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: That scumbag. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I... yeah. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I'm going to kill him. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Don't, please. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Suggestion noted. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Wait, why am I defending him? 		
PerrySimm | I can't believe he told everyone. 		
PerrySimm | What am I going to do? 		DavidW says, "2"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
		DavidW says, "or 3"
PerrySimm | YOU: I can't believe he told everyone. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What a bastard. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Now everyone knows, and they're going to say things, and they're going to talk about me, and it's going to spread around even further and– 		
PerrySimm | (Your eyes widen and you sit up a bit.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh god, my parents. They're going to disown me. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: They aren't going to disown you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You don't understand. They're not– If they find out– 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: They aren't going to find out. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Everyone at school knows. The teachers are going to know. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: The teachers have better things to worry about than gossip. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: But what if the school calls my parents? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Why would they ever do that? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I– 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Nadia. The only thing the school wants out of your parents is that Nazari Eyewear Solutions money. They're not going to do anything that might freak anyone out. They have no incentive to. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (breathing heavily) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Your life is not over. Alright? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You nod.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Seriously. I'd tell you if it was. 		
PerrySimm | (You look out towards the parking lot and see Ethan running towards the school, Tim Hortons coffee in hand. As soon as he comes near you he gets a big stupid grin on his face and opens his mouth.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: If I hear one word out of you I will seriously punch your balls off. 		
PerrySimm | (He closes his mouth and hurries into the building.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Thank you. 		
PerrySimm | That wasn't necessary. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz always said you were overprotective. 		DavidW says, "1 or 3"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Who's Ethan again?"
		DavidW says, "He was at the party talking to Mason."
		Jacqueline says, "I am so happy that we have Anja in our corner now."
		Jacqueline says, "1"
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Thank you. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: My pleasure. I hate that kid. 		
PerrySimm | (You chuckle and smile a little.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, uh... 		
PerrySimm | (She looks over at you. You make eye contact for the first time in a while.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Can I ask you a question? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (shrugging) If you want. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Are you...? 		
PerrySimm | Are you and Summer...? 		
PerrySimm | ...Never mind. 		Jacqueline says, "Let's do it. 2"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Are you and Summer?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you Summer's... uh...? Are you and her...? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Are she and I...? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...Dating? Is that it? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's just, the way you are with her... 		
PerrySimm | (She stares at you for a second.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: We're not dating. I'm her friend and I want what's best for her. No other explanation necessary I think. 		
PerrySimm | (You nod.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I am gay though, if that's what you were actually asking. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I guess I was. 		
PerrySimm | Not really. 		
PerrySimm | Oh. 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "ok"
PerrySimm | YOU: It, uh, wasn't. Not really. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Okay. Never mind then. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: But, you know, thanks for telling me anyway. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You're... welcome? I guess? It's not much to thank me for, honestly. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, well. Still. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz pulls up in the car.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (helping you up.) Listen. I don't hug people. But if I was a hugging person I'd hug you right now. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That's okay. I also don't hug people. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Good to know. 		
PerrySimm | (No one moves for a few seconds. Then she lightly pats you on the shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...See you around. 		
PerrySimm | (You get in the car.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Your Room – Midday 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Aaaaand done. (They shut your laptop and turn around in their chair.) Okay, I blocked everyone online for you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You mean you made my accounts private? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hmm. That probably would have been faster. 		
PerrySimm | (You flop backwards on your bed.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm such a frigging idiot. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You're not. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I was wrong about literally everyone and everything. I didn't have a single thing right. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You weren't wrong about me. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I was wrong about you being wrong about your sister, who it turns out I was catastrophically wrong about. (You rub your face.) I can't believe I thought she was a homophobe. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, sorry. If you had been wrong for any other reason I would have told you but– 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No. I get it. Believe me. 		
PerrySimm | (Your phone buzzes on the bed next to you.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Think that's a good notification or a bad one? 		
PerrySimm | I wish people would stop trying to talk to me. 		Jacqueline says, "I say 2 all the time in real life."
		DavidW asks, "I wonder if that's the parents?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Is there such a thing as a good notification, really?"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "No"
		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "sure."
		DavidW says, "either"
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh. (You pick your phone up off the bed.) You know, it'd be nice if no one ever tried to contact me ever again until the end of time... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay, you know what? You need to stop paying attention to this... (They grab your phone out of your hand.) ...and START paying attention to THIS. 		
PerrySimm | (They hand you your laptop.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: My computer? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, log in for me again? 		
PerrySimm | (You type in your password.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay, now give it back? 		
PerrySimm | (You cautiously hand it over. They type some stuff.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay. (They clear their throat.) START paying attention to THIS. 		
PerrySimm | (They hand over your laptop again. This time there's a document open that just says "GHOSTS" in bold 72pt text.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You want me to think about death? 		
PerrySimm | I am not in the mood for ghosts. 		
PerrySimm | ...Sure. Why not. 		Roger says, "Sure why not"
		DavidW says, "agreed"
		Jacqueline asks, "Really?"
		Roger says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "Find that skull!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, Kaz, she thinks she's going to die, so make her think about the arrangements for the afterlife."
		DavidW says, "(CLUE: It's in the bone pot!)"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Roger says, "We're supposed to be learning to trust Kaz right"
		Jacqueline says, "...okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, sure, 3."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Sure. Why not? I could use the distraction. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That's my girl. (They pat you on the leg.) Okay, so let's review: In the past two weeks you've had three supernatural visions, all of which seem to suggest that the spirit of deceased student newspaper founder Osgoode Terauley is trapped in a raccoon's body. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Or that I'm delusional. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay, but let's assume you're not. We know from Annette that there's totally a magic spell that could force a human ghost into an animal's body, but it's a weird spell. And to do it you have to burn human bones. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Specifically someone else's bones. Not yours and not the ghost's. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Right. So on Tuesday we saw a mysterious hooded figure enter the abandoned north wing, carrying what we now know is a ritual device for burning bones. They used it, and a weird purple smoke filled the auditorium. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Just like the smoke we saw last week when the ghost appeared for the first time. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: In other words, the mystery person is probably responsible for the ghost being summoned. Which means we need to track them down. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Except we have no idea what they look like. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No, but we know they have human bones. And those aren't easy to get. We track down the source of the bones, we find our culprit. Easy. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | And how exactly are we going to do that? 		
PerrySimm | So we look for reports of missing skeletons? 		DavidW says, "2"
		Roger says, "see, Kaz knows the score"
		Roger says, "they've got it going on"
		Knight_Otu asks, ">So where's the nearest graveyard?"
PerrySimm | YOU: So... what, we look for news stories about missing skeletons? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Nah, that's the slow way. We're going to do things the fast way. 		
PerrySimm | (They get out their phone.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, what are you doing? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I'm calling Mount Pleasant. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The cemetery? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (dialing) What else, the road? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		DavidW says, ">Jinkies, Scooby"
PerrySimm | Don't. 		
PerrySimm | What are you going to ask them? 		
PerrySimm | We can't just call random cemeteries. 		Roger asks, "What doesn't your science department have a whole skeleton?"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "That's just plaster!"
		Roger says, "Maybe in your shitty non-private school"
		Jacqueline says, "I think they're usually plastic cast these days."
		DavidW says, "There's an author that has a skeleton in France. I'm blanking on his name."
		DavidW says, "David Sedaris."
		Jacqueline says, ">WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO ASK THEM"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Who doesn't have a skeleton?"
		Knight_Otu says, "And yeah, 2."
		DavidW says (to KO), "Besides his own."
PerrySimm | YOU: Do you even know what you're going to ask them? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Probably. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz. 		
PerrySimm | (They shush you.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hello? Hi. I'm calling about your bones? ... Uh-huh. ... Yeah. Your bones. Do you still have all of them? 		
PerrySimm | (You smack your forehead.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ... All of them. Like 100%. 		
PerrySimm | (They get up and start pacing.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What? Of course not! ... For your information, I am the senior layout editor at a major publication. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (reaching for the phone) Give me–! 		
PerrySimm | (They swat your hand away.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I can't reveal that information. ... Attorney-client privilege, duh. ... Well fine! Then I don't want you calling here again either! 		
PerrySimm | (They hang up the phone.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay well now we know the Mount Pleasant people are hiding something. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How about I handle the next one? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Your Room – Afternoon 		
PerrySimm | (Several hours and graveyards later. You're on the phone with St. John's Norway Cemetery in the Beaches.) 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD LADY: Oh my no. Nothing so exciting ever happens around here. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You're sure? No complaints from relatives? Graves being disturbed when you weren't planning it? Weird trespassers? Clerical mix-ups? 		
PerrySimm | (She chuckles.) 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD LADY: You've got quite the imagination, dear. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD LADY: You young people imagine death as this big exciting scary thing, but really it's quite a peaceful experience. I'm rather looking forward to it. Why, I sleep in a coffin every night. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sorry, what? 		Knight_Otu says, "Spoilsport. :p"
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD LADY: Oh yes, every night for the last seventeen years. You can't ask for a better sleep. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Isn't it cramped? 		
PerrySimm | With the door closed? 		
PerrySimm | Aren't you afraid of being buried alive? 		
PerrySimm | Is it really better than a bed? 		
PerrySimm | Why? 		DavidW says, "WHY"
		Knight_Otu asks, ".... why?"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Oh! Vampire!"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
PerrySimm | YOU: What...? Why? How did you even— 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD LADY: Oh, you spend enough time around coffins you're bound to get curious. I took one sleep and that was enough to convince me. Burned my bed the next morning. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: After one sleep? 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD LADY: You really should come down and try it. I've got some lovely coffins that would be perfect for a bright young lady like you. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Nooooooope. 		
PerrySimm | Boy, look at the time. 		DavidW says, "boy, look at the time"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Look at the time!"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw. And here I thought Nadia was adventurous."
PerrySimm | YOU: Boy, look at the time. I've really got to... go... But um. Thank you? 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD LADY: Any time, dear. And just remember, there's a always a coffin here with your name on it! 		
PerrySimm | (You hang up the phone and rub your face.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Let's just say that's a no from them too. How many is cemeteries is that now? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Um... most. The only one in the city we haven't called is Pine Hills over in Scarborough. Want to take it? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sure. Might as well... 		
PerrySimm | (You dial the number. A guy answers.) 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: Pine Hills Cemetery. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hi there. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm doing a school project on cemeteries... 		
PerrySimm | I'm writing a news article about cemeteries. 		
PerrySimm | Can I speak to a manager please? 		Knight_Otu says, "There adventurous, and there's sleeping in a coffin."
		Jacqueline says, "2"
		DavidW says, "yesh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Roger says, "It'd be okay if you didn't close the lid"
		Jacqueline says, "Unless THIS IS THE GUY"
		DavidW says, "It might be!"
		Roger says, "But then you're just sleeping in a real big crib"
		Jacqueline says, "I KNOW, RIGHT"
		Jacqueline asks, "Ask for the manager?"
		DavidW says, "no, 2"
		Jacqueline says, "OR MAYBE THE MANAGER IS IN ON IT"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'll stop overthinking and click the second one."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm writing a news story about local cemeteries, and I was wondering– 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: A news story? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes. I– 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: You sound a little young to be a journalist. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's a student newspaper. Can I ask my question or...? 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: (sighing) Yes, fine. Go ahead. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Thank you so much. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Can you tell me about the history of Pine Hills? 		
PerrySimm | Have you had instances of bones going missing recently? 		
PerrySimm | What's it like running a cemetery? 		Knight_Otu says, "It's a conspiracy, and we're the only ones not invited."
		DavidW says, "2"
		Jacqueline asks, "2? Straight to the punch?"
		DavidW says, "yes. It's almost 5pm"
PerrySimm | YOU: I was just wondering if there had been any incidents of missing or stolen bones at your cemetery recently? 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: ... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Say... in the last few months? 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: ...Why would you ask me that? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? 		Knight_Otu says, "Kicking in the door right away? Sure then."
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: You think I just lose corpses all the time, is that it? You think I'm terrible at my job? Is that how little faith you have in me? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's not personal. 		
PerrySimm | I don't even know you. 		
PerrySimm | ...Sorry? 		Jacqueline says, "Bing bing bing"
		Jacqueline says, "It's always in the last cemetery you look"
		DavidW says, "3"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Sorry? I didn't mean– 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: This job isn't easy, you know. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I didn't say it was. 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: You know who came in here today? My ex-fiancée. She was burying her mother. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. I'm sorry. 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: It was at my own cemetery. And did I even get a courtesy call? No! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm sure she had a lot to worry about. 		
PerrySimm | Why would you have needed a courtesy call? 		DavidW says, "either"
		Knight_Otu asks, "A lot to worry about?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Well, I don't know... I'm sure she had a lot to worry about... 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: Oh sure, she had a lot to worry about. It's always everyone but me. Why should anyone care about the lowly cemetery worker? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey man, this woman lost her mom. Maybe a bit of compassion is in order? 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: I lost my ex-mother-in-law! Doesn't that mean anything anymore?! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Ex-future-mother-in-law. 		
PerrySimm | Hey, I didn't plan it. 		
PerrySimm | It's not all about you. 		Jacqueline says, "This is kind of surreal"
		DavidW says, "This is an effed up convo"
		Roger exclaims, "So you did lose a corpse!"
		DavidW says, "3"
		Roger says, "This is the least fucked-up conversation so far today"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "snrk"
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, not everything is about you. Have you considered that maybe she didn't want to see her ex on the saddest day of her life? 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: Oh, sure, take her side. Typical. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Excuse me? 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: You know, you women are all the same! You've never worked at a graveyard a day in your life! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey! Just because you bury bodies in the ground all day doesn't give you the right to be a total dick! 		
PerrySimm | GRAVEYARD GUY: God, the gravedigger buries the bodies! I manage him! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well then I feel sorry for that guy!! 		
PerrySimm | (You hang up the phone.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay that was fun but I think I'm officially done with the telephone forever now. 		
PerrySimm | (Your throw your phone down on the bed. It immediately starts ringing. Kaz looks over at the screen.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh shit!! It's Summer! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (sitting up) What? 		
PerrySimm | (They grab the phone and toss it to you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What do I do?! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Answer it! Answer it! 		
PerrySimm | (You pick up.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hello? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Hey. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Hey. 		Jacqueline says, "You all let me know if you want to break here."
		DavidW says, "> btw, Summer, don't bury your mother at Pine Hills."
		Jacqueline says, "ACTUALLY"
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose it is late."
		Jacqueline says, "Check this out:"
PerrySimm | Next Time (potentially) 		
PerrySimm | Nadia mends some fences. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz climbs over some fences. 		
PerrySimm | Anja recalibrates. 		
PerrySimm | A creepy jerk sustains multiple face injuries. 		
PerrySimm | and 		
PerrySimm | All remaining mysteries are solved in accordance with traditional narrative structure. 		Jacqueline says, "That is indeed the end of the chapter"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
		Roger says, "yay stop"
		DavidW says, "woot"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well that's convenient."
		DavidW says, "I'm dry roasting in this heat."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Did we tarry that much on chapter 2?"
		Jacqueline says, "No. Ch 2 was just really long"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, hooray."
		
*** Session 5 *** 		
		
PerrySimm | November 2013 		
PerrySimm | (Three years ago. The day after mid-term break, three months after you and Summer stopped talking. You walked into the North Wing holding Allen's hand.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: You really think we should tell her? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't think we have a choice. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: But she'll just find out, right? By seeing us. Why do we have to tell her? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | We owe it to her. 		
PerrySimm | She'll be happy. 		
PerrySimm | Why shouldn't we? 		Jacqueline says, "Interesting"
		Jacqueline asks, "The signs were there all along. What kind of a journalist ARE we?"
		Jacqueline says, "3"
		Knight_Otu says, "The obligatory flashback."
		Knight_Otu says, "3, yes."
PerrySimm | YOU: Why shouldn't we? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: She made it really clear she didn't want to talk to us. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Don't be so nervous. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I'm not. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Your hand is sweating. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I just... I think it's a mistake, that's all. 		
PerrySimm | (You held his hand a bit tighter.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It'll be okay. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You walked up to Summer's locker. It was completely empty, with no lock on the door. You opened the door a crack.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What's going on? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I dunno. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Oh gosh, you don't think she dropped out, do you? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Summer? Come on. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, but what if she transferred? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Maybe she just moved lockers. 		
PerrySimm | (You looked around. Anja was at her own locker down the hall, scowling at you. She slammed the door and stormed off to class.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I'm sure she's around. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You're probably right. 		
PerrySimm | I don't think she is. 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Either work"
		Jacqueline asks, "Rog?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's weird. Roj is the only way to shorten that and still have it pronounce the same."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, choosing 2."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I don't think she is, Allen. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | (You slowly closed her locker.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Well, hey. It probably wasn't a good idea to talk to her this morning, anyway. ...Right? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Known Unknowns 		
PerrySimm | episode four: forbidden magic 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Anja's Car — Before School 		
PerrySimm | Monday, 19 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (Three years later. You're sitting in the backseat of Anja's parked car, waiting for Kaz to come out of a coffee shop. The car is silent except for the sound of squeaking windshield wipers. You lightly drum your fingers on the seat beside you. Anja looks up at you in the rear view mirror.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: How's it going back there? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Fine. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Mm. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Thanks for being nice. 		
PerrySimm | Thanks for the ride. 		Knight_Otu says, "2, I'd say."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "1 might be seen as passive-aggressive."
PerrySimm | YOU: Thanks for driving me to school. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Of course. What else was I going to do? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I could have walked. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: For twenty minutes in the pouring rain? Yes, I suppose you could have. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm just saying, I appreciate it. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well, you're welcome. 		
PerrySimm | (Silence.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You know, it's funny? Last time I gave you a ride you weren't exactly thrilled at the prospect. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | A lot's changed. 		
PerrySimm | Sorry about that. 		Jacqueline says, "I'm good with either, but leaning toward 2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, uh. Sorry about my attitude that night. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I'm just kidding. It's fine. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't really have a good excuse or anything. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I get it. (She shrugs.) More or less. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: If we had a do-over I'd be much more appreciative. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Get you a thank you card, maybe? 		
PerrySimm | (She chuckles and shakes her head.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Kaz has been in there a while, huh? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Getting Kaz to school on time is more art than science. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Mm. 		
PerrySimm | (She turns around in her seat.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: So, hey. Are you okay? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Am I okay? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Just, with your unplanned four-day vacation and everything... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Were you worried about me? 		
PerrySimm | I'm fine. 		
PerrySimm | That's a complicated question. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Complicated question?"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: That is a very complicated question. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Everything in my social life just exploded all at once. The guy I thought I trusted turns out to have been completely screwing me over. The people I thought hated me either don't hate me anymore or never hated me in the first place. And now I'm out to the entire school and I can't even begin to decide what kind of criteria I would need to use to decide how I feel about that. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Mm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...So yeah. It's a lot. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I get that. Anyway. My offer to talk about everything still stands. If you're feeling up to it, I mean. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Thanks. I probably will at some point. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: The sooner the better, eh? We've seen what not talking gets us. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz jumps back into the car and triumphantly brandishes a pair of breakfast sandwiches.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ha ha! Mission accomplished. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, Kaz, no. I told you I didn't want one. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (between alternating bites of both sandwiches) Whuh? 		
PerrySimm | (Anja starts the car up.) 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "More for them!"
PerrySimm | Front Steps — Before School 		
PerrySimm | (You and Kaz are running in from the parking lot. You slow down and stop as you get to the front of the school. Kaz turns around.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Come on, dude! You're going to get drenched. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I don't think I can do this, Kaz. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You absolutely can. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I should have stayed home another day. Or week. Or year... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You had to come back sooner or later. Today is the day.--- 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Everybody knows. 		
PerrySimm | Allen is in there. 		
PerrySimm | Summer is in there. 		
PerrySimm | I just want to hide in a ditch. 		Knight_Otu says, "I don't want to hide in a ditch, but Nadia probably does."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: I would like to crawl into a hole and never show my face to anyone ever again. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I promise you it's not going to be as bad as you think. Everyone's on your side. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay but what if I just crawled into a hole anyway? 		
PerrySimm | (They take your hands.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Look at me. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...You're looking at the ground right now. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Na. 		
PerrySimm | (You look up.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You're going to go in there, you're going to realize that all your friends still like you, you're going to say a quick hello to Summer and acknowledge that you two are on speaking terms again, and then you are going to go to your locker like always. Can you handle that? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: If I say yes, will you know that I'm lying? 		
PerrySimm | (They rub your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Text me if you need, okay? I'll be sending you supportive emojis all day. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Thanks, buddy. 		
PerrySimm | (They run ahead into school.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Steps — Before School 		
PerrySimm | You quickly duck under the awning as the rain picks up. Those caught outside shield themselves with whatever they have handy as they dash towards the entrance. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia and Tibor are shooting the breeze at the top of the wheelchair ramp. 		
PerrySimm | The school entrance is to the north and the front gates lead off campus to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Olivia and Tibor 		
PerrySimm | school entrance 		
PerrySimm | front gates 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Emojis? Only ghosts do that, Kaz!"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Knight_Otu says, "So yeah, Olivia and Tibor."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, do we engage socially with anyone or just -- okay"
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: ...Just the perfect amount of umami there, bud. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Mm. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Tellin' ya. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey Olivia Kwon. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Hey! Welcome back, girl. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Yo. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Teebs and I was just talking sushi restaurants. You got a fave? 		Knight_Otu says, "Olivia already cheered us on."
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Sushi Deluxe. 		
PerrySimm | Sushi Go. 		
PerrySimm | Sushi King. 		
PerrySimm | The other Sushi King. 		
PerrySimm | Eat!Sushi. 		
PerrySimm | Japan House. 		
PerrySimm | The basement one. 		Jacqueline asks, "Isn't Sushi Go a game?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I still don't get why we call her by her full name."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe she likes that."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe. Still weird, though."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, Sushi King?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, Oliver Frank, I shall select Sushi King."
PerrySimm | YOU: I like Sushi King down on Bloor. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: King of sushi, that guy. No question. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: They do this "King Bento" thing? Which like, two people can share one and feel full. They're amazing. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: I could go for two of those right now. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Fuckin' animal! You just ate breakfast. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Breakfast sucks. Bring on dinner. 		
PerrySimm | (She laughs. You smile.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: So hey, how you holding up there? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm... okay. I think. Took a mental health day. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Mmm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Technically I guess I took two mental health days... 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Can't have enough mental health dude. Shit's important. That's why they's got hashtags about it. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Hopefully everyone's cool about it. 		
PerrySimm | I think I'm handling myself okay. 		
PerrySimm | Not thrilled to be in the same building as Allen. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hey!"
		Jacqueline chuckles.
		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, let's."
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know, I think I'm handling it okay? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Fuckin' warrior princess there, bud. Hundo percent. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: (nodding) "Nadia: Warrior Princess" man. You should make that your brand. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: My brand? 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Yeah! Walking around all Xena cosplay and whatnot. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: (punching him in the arm) Dipshit. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: I'm just saying!! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Think that's a uniform violation. 		
PerrySimm | Think I'll stick with my current brand. 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu asks, "But do we have a brand?"
		Jacqueline says, "Exactly."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Think that'd be a uniform violation. Among other things. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Warrior queens don't care about dress codes. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Princesses. 		
PerrySimm | TIBOR: Them either. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Steps — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The rain is still beating down fast and heavy. 		
PerrySimm | Olivia and Tibor are shooting the breeze at the top of the wheelchair ramp. 		
PerrySimm | The school entrance is to the north and the front gates lead off campus to the south. 		
PerrySimm | school entrance 		
PerrySimm | front gates 		Roger says, "Were these kids even alive for Xena"
		Knight_Otu says, "At least for the obligatory reruns."
		Jacqueline says, "Prolly not, but I think it is part of cult now."
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | Foyer — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The tacky brown decor looks especially fitting in this stormy weather. Miles sits on a particularly ugly chair, slowly making his way through his giant economics book. 		
PerrySimm | The main hallway leads north from here to the Great Hall, while a smaller corridor branches northwest towards your locker. 		
PerrySimm | Soaking wet students run in through the front door to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Miles 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Jacqueline says, "I like this dynamic."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, we are given the choice to avoid everyone."
		Jacqueline says, "And if we do, we'll wonder whether or not they are supportive or mocking us or what."
		Jacqueline says, "When likely they're all supportive."
		Jacqueline says, "Except if we don't engage we won't know."
		Knight_Otu says, "Except Allen and Jayden."
		Jacqueline says, "Basically, the game is not *forcing* the interaction on us."
		Jacqueline says, "And that makes it more realistic."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "True. But we don't care about their opinions anyway."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's see if Miles thinks we have cooties now."
		Jacqueline says, "heh. Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh, hey Miles. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Hello. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hi. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Did you want something? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, just saying hi. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Ah, that's fine then. 		
PerrySimm | (You tap your foot.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sooo... did you... hear what happened? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Um, I don't think so? What happened? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm bisexual. 		
PerrySimm | I dumped Allen. 		
PerrySimm | My universe imploded. 		Jacqueline says, "I would just walk away."
		Knight_Otu says, "Ah, Miles is excluded from the gossip circles."
		Jacqueline says, "But anyway, 2 or 3"
		Jacqueline says, "Prolly 2"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess. Not 1, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
PerrySimm | YOU: I dumped Allen. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: That's your boyfriend, right? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean not since I dumped him. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: What happened? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um, he'd been lying and manipulating me for the last two and a half years. 		
PerrySimm | MILES: (nodding) Pretty good reason to break up with someone. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Oh, and then he outed me. 		
PerrySimm | How did you not hear about this? 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's go 2."
PerrySimm | YOU: It was kind of a public breakup. How did you not hear about it? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Oh, probably because I have absolutely zero interest in anything that sounds even remotely like this. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Huh. Is it weird that I find that kind of reassuring? 		
PerrySimm | MILES: Eh, take what you can get. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Foyer — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The tacky brown decor looks especially fitting in this stormy weather. Miles sits on a particularly ugly chair, slowly making his way through his giant economics book. 		
PerrySimm | Your phone buzzes in your pocket 		
PerrySimm | The main hallway leads north from here to the Great Hall, while a smaller corridor branches northwest towards your locker. 		
PerrySimm | Soaking wet students run in through the front door to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | buzzes in your pocket 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. Our phone."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we buzzkill our phone?"
		Jacqueline says, "Dunno."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess we probably don't."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess we ... look at it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Who knows who it is."
		Jacqueline says, "We will. If we look at it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, if we're lucky, it's the first package of Kaz's emojis."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Right!"
		Jacqueline says, "(Prediction: we won't be lucky.)"
		Jacqueline says, "I WAS WRONG"
		Knight_Otu says, "If we're unlucky, it's a teamup of Allen and Jayden."
		Jacqueline says, "HOORAY"
PerrySimm | [Switch to texting conversation with Kaz Kaczmarek] 		
PerrySimm | K: Revolving Hearts emoji Revolving Hearts emoji Spouting Whale emoji 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Foyer — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The tacky brown decor looks especially fitting in this stormy weather. Miles sits on a particularly ugly chair, slowly making his way through his giant economics book. 		
PerrySimm | The main hallway leads north from here to the Great Hall, while a smaller corridor branches northwest towards your locker. 		
PerrySimm | Soaking wet students run in through the front door to the south.Foyer — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The tacky brown decor looks especially fitting in this stormy weather. Miles sits on a particularly ugly chair, slowly making his way through his giant economics book. 		
PerrySimm | The main hallway leads north from here to the Great Hall, while a smaller corridor branches northwest towards your locker. 		
PerrySimm | Soaking wet students run in through the front door to the south. 		
PerrySimm | (Sorry!) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Happ 		
PerrySimm | Great ... Hall 		
PerrySimm | your locker 		
PerrySimm | front door 		Jacqueline says, "Maybe I'm not fully awake yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "It happens."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd say locker."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | Lockers — Before School 		
PerrySimm | With the rain beating down outside, the over-capacity locker hallway is even busier than normal. You gently work your way through the crowd, trying to avoid catching anyone's eye. 		
PerrySimm | The dramas are all clustered up in front of the side exit. 		
PerrySimm | A stairwell leads up to the second floor here. The Great Hall lies to the east and the front of the school is off to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | dramas 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Jacqueline says, "Dramas"
		Knight_Otu says, "Don't we have enough dramas already? :p"
PerrySimm | YOU: Hi Dramas. 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: Actually I think the "drama" this week is you. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Ooh, clever! 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: I decline to accept that compliment. 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Yeah, you wouldn't know clever if it walked in wearing a nametag. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Yes I would. I kick ass at reading nametags. I'm an amazing reader. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: I will give you this loonie right now if you can quote me a single line from any book. 		Knight_Otu says, "But sure."
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Hey, I never said I was an amazing rememberer. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Glad this is entertaining for you. 		
PerrySimm | Is everyone at this school talking about me? 		
PerrySimm | ...Okay well bye? 		Jacqueline asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or 3?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "1."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm glad my misery is so entertaining for you. 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Hey, sorry if we sound a bit blasé about all this. It's just that we've been there and done that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Been where and done what? 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: Wouldn't you like to know? 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Gay drama, that's what. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, is there a sixth one of you I don't know about? 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: See when I came out it caused a major fracture in our friend group. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Fractured? You guys? 		
PerrySimm | You're gay? 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Nadia, one of them hit on you."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "... I don't remember the being hit upon bit."
		Jacqueline asks, "Remind me?"
		Knight_Otu says, "During the party, one of the dramas made an explicit offer."
		Jacqueline says, "That was so a week ago."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, no. TWO WEEKS AGO."
		Knight_Otu says, "Two weeks."
		Jacqueline says, "But I believe you."
PerrySimm | YOU: No way. You guys, fractured? 		
PerrySimm | COOL DRAMA: It was chaos. 		
PerrySimm | TALL DRAMA: See, certain unnamed female members of our friend group were passionately in love with me. 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: Fuck off. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: I'd say "pathetically" in love. 		
PerrySimm | CORSET DRAMA: You fuck off even more. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: "Embarrassingly." 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Point is, we got over the drama. I'm sure your girlfriend will too. Or whatever. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Isn't drama your whole thing? 		
PerrySimm | I don't have a girlfriend. 		Jacqueline says, "Hrm"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd say 1."
PerrySimm | YOU: I thought drama was your whole thing. 		
PerrySimm | BALD DRAMA: Damn, that joke's even cleverer the second time! 		
PerrySimm | HIPPIE DRAMA: Life goes on, as you can see. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Lockers — Before School 		
PerrySimm | With the rain beating down outside, the over-capacity locker hallway is even busier than normal. You gently work your way through the crowd, trying to avoid catching anyone's eye. 		
PerrySimm | The dramas are all clustered up in front of the side exit. 		
PerrySimm | A stairwell leads up to the second floor here. The Great Hall lies to the east and the front of the school is off to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Jacqueline says, "Great Hall, I'd say."
		Knight_Otu |(She taps something out on her phone and then shows you the screen. It says: "come find me if you want to make out behind the gazebo Clinking Beer Mugs emoji Nail Polish emoji ")
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. Great Hall."
		Jacqueline says, "Whoa. Is she cute? Just kidding. We were in a 'relationship' way back then."
PerrySimm | Great Hall — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The rain continues to pick up in intensity, battering against the large bay windows and putting a damper on the atmosphere inside. Summer sits at a table by herself, doodling in a notebook. 		
PerrySimm | Jayden awkwardly waves at you from across the room. 		
PerrySimm | A large staircase leads up to the second floor here. Your locker is down a hall to the west and the front of the school is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Summer 		
PerrySimm | Jayden 		
PerrySimm | locker 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Knight_Otu says, "You're the one with access to the portraits."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not Jayden."
		Jacqueline says, "Wow. Jayden waved at us."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think the dramas get a picture. I forgot to look."
		Knight_Otu says, "Ah."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec"
		Jacqueline says, "These characters get a bio/image:"
		Jacqueline | Nadia
		Jacqueline | Kaz
		Jacqueline | Anja
		Jacqueline | Summer
		Jacqueline | Allen
		Jacqueline | Annette
		Jacqueline | Miles
		Jacqueline | Olivia
		Jacqueline | Jayden
		Jacqueline | Kipling
		Jacqueline | Sherbourne
		Jacqueline | Rouillé
		Jacqueline says, "That is all."
		Jacqueline says, "So, no Jayden at all."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well then, let's forget the drama."
		Jacqueline asks, "I meant: So, no Jayden at all?"
		Knight_Otu says, "No Jayden at all."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "What about Summer?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Suuurrree...? Maybe?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think we can handle this conversation, but LET'S"
PerrySimm | YOU: Um. Hi. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: You're back. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. Couldn't stay away forever. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: That makes two of us, I guess. 		
PerrySimm | (You nod.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: So. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | So... 		
PerrySimm | Thanks for calling last week. 		
PerrySimm | It's okay if you're still uncomfortable. 		Knight_Otu asks, "3?"
		Jacqueline says, "3"
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, um. It's okay if you're still uncomfortable. And everything. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Oh. No. I mean— 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I know we talked on the phone for a while, but, obviously, it's— well. I just get it. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Actually, I was kind of thinking the opposite. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah. Like, if we're talking on the phone then we can also be talking in real life. You know? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Good idea. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Thanks. (She scratches her forearm.) The rain's supposed to stop later. Do you want to like, walk home after school? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Okay. 		
PerrySimm | It's been forever. 		
PerrySimm | You sure? 		Jacqueline says, "wowsa"
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Jacqueline says, "Just be cool, N. Be cool."
		Knight_Otu says, "2? It's noncomm... or that."
		Jacqueline asks, "You cool with 1?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was totes wrong about us handling this conversation. Hooray."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or I guess 2 might be enthusiastic. But sure, 1 is fine."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: As a friendship thing. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I like friendship things. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Cool. I'll meet you out front? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sounds good. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Great. See you then. 		
PerrySimm | (She grabs her notebook and walks upstairs to her homeroom.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The rain continues to pick up in intensity, battering against the large bay windows and putting a damper on the atmosphere inside. 		
PerrySimm | Jayden awkwardly waves at you from across the room. 		
PerrySimm | A large staircase leads up to the second floor here. Your locker is down a hall to the west and the front of the school is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN!! <j/k> 		
PerrySimm | locker 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Jacqueline says, "We want to avoid Jayden (though really, are we that person?) and we've done locker... but it's the beginning of the school day so I'm not sure why we'd do 'front of the school'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Um, front of school should get us back to where we started, and we came from the locker, so..."
		Jacqueline says, "...so..."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we may have to talk to Jayden. :("
PerrySimm | YOU: Jayden. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Nadia, hi. Do you have a minute? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Like a minute, yes. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Okay, well. I just wanted you to know, I did some soul-searching while you were gone... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Okay..... 		
PerrySimm | Can we talk about this later? 		
PerrySimm | Let's just forget everything. 		
PerrySimm | I'm still not interested. 		Jacqueline says, "okay....."
		Knight_Otu asks, "As in, the option?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess, sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay......? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: I was... uncharitable. Towards you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: "Uncharitable." 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: When I heard about you being a lesbian I was upset, and that was unfortunate. I do hope we can preserve our friendship. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm not a lesbian. 		
PerrySimm | "Friendship" might be too strong a word. 		
PerrySimm | Let's just forget everything. 		
PerrySimm | What right did you have to be "upset"? 		Jacqueline says, "oof"
		Jacqueline says, "3 is the closest there is to the highroad."
		Knight_Otu says, "I... certainly don't 1. Sure, 3."
		Jacqueline says, "But 1 feels appropriate, 2 seems bitchy, and 4 seems..."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay 3"
		Knight_Otu says, "*don't want"
PerrySimm | YOU: You know what, let me just stop you there. We really don't need to dwell on any of this. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: We don't? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Let's just put everything behind us and be two people who politely go to the same school. Okay? 		
PerrySimm | (He sighs.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Sure. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's not personal. Just... yeah. Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Right. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Anyway, I gotta go. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Me too. Have a good day. See you in French tomorrow, I guess? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: See you. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The rain continues to pick up in intensity, battering against the large bay windows and putting a damper on the atmosphere inside. 		
PerrySimm | Jayden thumbs through his phone and pretends not to look at you. 		
PerrySimm | A large staircase leads up to the second floor here. Your locker is down a hall to the west and the front of the school is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | locker 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Knight_Otu says, "1 might get his hopes up unneccesarily."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, yeah, but it's also the truth."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, I guess we go back to our locker?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess."
PerrySimm | Lockers — Before School 		
PerrySimm | With the rain beating down outside, the over-capacity locker hallway is even busier than normal. You gently work your way through the crowd, trying to avoid catching anyone's eye. 		
PerrySimm | The dramas are all clustered up in front of the side exit. 		
PerrySimm | Annette stands in front of your locker, mumbling something to herself. 		
PerrySimm | A stairwell leads up to the second floor here. The Great Hall lies to the east and the front of the school is off to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Annette 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Jacqueline exclaims, "Annette!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Annette!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Jinx."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Oh, Nadia! Fancy running into you here. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...At my locker? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: I wanted to give you something. 		
PerrySimm | (She rummages around in her satchel and pulls out a pamphlet. You take it from her.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: "Say 'No!' To Forbidden Bone Magic." Annette— 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Cheesy, I'll admit. But you need to read this. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Where did you get this? 		
PerrySimm | I am not saying "Yes" to forbidden bone magic. 		Jacqueline says, "Either"
		Knight_Otu asks, "2?"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: I have not been saying "Yes" to any kind of magic, forbidden or otherwise. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: (sighing) It's obvious that something is going on. You and Kaz have constantly been asking about ghosts and bone magic, you've been going off every Tuesday to god knows where... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We write the newspaper on Tuesdays. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: The point is I'm concerned about you, and not just because any curse you trigger on yourself could easily spread to me via physical proximity. We're locker neighbours. We have a special bond. 		
PerrySimm | (You flip the pamphlet open and scan the section headings.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | 1. Magic is not a substitute for grief counselling. 		
PerrySimm | 2. It is impossible to bring the dead back to life. 		
PerrySimm | 3. Stealing bones is profoundly disrespectful and illegal. 		
PerrySimm | 4. Bone magic by-products are hazardous to your health. 		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "So we decided last week that Marc(?) was the one who likely needs the pamphlet?"
		Knight_Otu says, "And yes,2."
		Jacqueline says, "I think so, yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: (reading) It is impossible to bring the dead back to life. The apparitions summoned by bone magic are psychic echoes of past life — the aggregate patterns of everyday behaviour made temporarily manifest. They are not alive, they cannot speak words the living person never spoke, and they cannot truly recognize or communicate with you. Many have pursued bone magic in the hopes of bringing a deceased loved one back to this physical plane, but no spell can ever accomplish that. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Whatever you're going through, there are better ways to cope. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not "going through" anything. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Uh... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, yes. Fine. I'm going through several things. But nothing that could be solved by bone-burning rituals. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: We've got a coven meeting on Tuesday. Why don't you come in? It's all very welcoming and we've got loaner hats at the door. You could talk to the pastor about all this. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That's seriously not— 		
PerrySimm | (She holds up her hands.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: She's very nice, and she's not going to like try and convert you anything. I just think she might be able to steer you away from some darker magic stuff. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm just investigating. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not going over to the dark side. 		Knight_Otu asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm just investigating this stuff, alright? I'm not performing it. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: That's how it starts. But magic can escalate quickly. First you're reading spellbooks, then you're trying a little incantation, then before you know it — BAM! (She snaps her fingers. A little bit of glittery dust poofs out.) You're communing with demons and doing blood rituals. 		
PerrySimm | (The bell rings. You sigh and slip the pamphlet into your jacket.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Alright, alright. You win. I'll read it after school, okay? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Good. Pamphlet reading is the first step to recovery. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | History Class — Morning 		
PerrySimm | (Mr. Sherbourne sits on his desk, watching the video that he's projecting on the whiteboard. He pauses it.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Okay. Now wait, wait. You need to watch what this guy does with the skateboard. 		
PerrySimm | (He presses the play button again. Olivia leans over and whispers to you.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Yo I'm not crazy, right? None of this is actual history stuff? Dude's just been showing us vines all class? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Technically he's been showing us vine compilations on youtube, but yes. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Fuckin' what is this guy? 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Ha! (He slaps his knee.) Classic "fail"! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I think he's literally the worst teacher. 		
PerrySimm | This is actually more boring than normal. 		
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Knight_Otu says, "Man this teacher."
		Jacqueline says, "He is not a teacher."
		Knight_Otu says, ">Subtly drop pamphlet on desk."
		Jacqueline says, "He is... Marc. He is a hep cat."
		Plover asks, "Whatare we playing?"
		Knight_Otu says, "He's not...? Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "This is the final chapter of Known Unknowns, plover."
		Knight_Otu says, "Known Unknowns."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I'm good with either. 1 is fine."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: I think he's literally the worst teacher I've ever had. Just in terms of his ability to teach me things, he's completely failing. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: I swear to god I know less about the First World War than I did when I started. 		
PerrySimm | (The video comes to an end.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Phew, that was the best one yet. Any requests? How about something with baby animals? 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: I'm gonna fuckin' say something. (She shoots her hand up.) Yo, Mr. S! 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Marc. 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Sure. What are we doin' right now? What's going on here? 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Ha. I guess you could say this is a bit of an "untraditional" lesson, huh? 		
PerrySimm | (She shrugs.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Here's the thing. I know you kids are real overworked these days and I figured you could use a bit of a break from all this "school stuff". You've got a lot on your plates. Academically, socially. Some of you more than others. 		
PerrySimm | (He makes eye contact with you. You do a small double-take.) 		
PerrySimm | OLIVIA: Riiiight. Can I at least use my phone, then? 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Ha. No.\ 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Front Gates — After School 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ready? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yep. 		
PerrySimm | (You set off down the road. The two of you walk in silence for a while.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh! Hold on. 		
PerrySimm | (You pull a Big Turk bar out of your backpack and hand it over. She takes it and stares at it.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Oh wow. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | That's your favourite, right? 		
PerrySimm | Apology candy. 		
PerrySimm | I hope you still like them. 		Roger says, "Hey baby I heard you'd like a Big Turk inside you"
		Jacqueline says, "Ugh"
		Roger says, "Today has not been my best work"
		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "There goes the clean transcript."
		Knight_Otu says, "2 or 3, sure."
		Jacqueline says, "It was already not clean. Roger has been here several of these sessions."
PerrySimm | YOU: Apology candy. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Big Turk. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Your favourite. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: (nodding) You remembered. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I also considered a Mars bar because you love planets, but this seemed more appropriate. 		
PerrySimm | (She opens up the top.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Look, I know one apology candy isn't enough for years of being the worst person ever. So I was thinking this one candy bar could represent like a promise to buy you apology candy whenever you wanted it? For a certain amount of time anyway. Four years would probably be fair but I'd be open to longer if you wanted. Ten years maybe. Or forever. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I don't know what I'd do with forever candy. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Eat it? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I guess. Want some? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's for you. 		
PerrySimm | I never had a taste for it. 		Jacqueline asks (of Canadians), "So, is that a real candy bar?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Now that I think about it, I called the second floor during the party the orgy floor."
		Roger says, "yeah it has coconut in it I think"
		Jacqueline says, "I can't believe we said forever."
		Knight_Otu says, "So I guess it's what we call "Bounty" over here."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm glad that didn't freak Summer out."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm good with either option here."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd say 1."
PerrySimm | YOU: No thanks. It wouldn't be right for me to eat some of your apology candy. 		
PerrySimm | (She takes a bite and chews silently.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Is it okay? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: It's nice. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I really am sorry. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: You don't have to keep saying sorry. I'm not looking for sorries. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I can't help it. 		
PerrySimm | I wish I could undo everything. 		Jacqueline says, ">Okay"
		Jacqueline says, "or >Cool"
		Knight_Otu says, "Too bad, Nadia, this is no parser game."
		Jacqueline grumbles.
		Jacqueline asks, "I guess 2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: I just wish I could undo everything. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: There's nothing to undo. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you kidding? Of course there is. I could have reached out to you at the very least. I could have thought about things critically for a second and realized you'd never treat me like that. I could have swallowed my fear instead of letting it dictate how I treated you. There's so many things! 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I could have done all that too. We could have done the same things. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Maybe. I feel like I was worse though. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Maybe. A little. But it's not a competition. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (Fifteen minutes later. You and Summer cross over Yellow Creek and start climbing up out of the Vale of Avoca. She stumbles over her shoes in front of you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Careful! (You grab her arm.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I'm fine. I'm okay. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (letting go) I got worried you were going to fall into the ravine again. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Huh? Oh— right. I forgot about that. I forgot that happened in front of you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Eleven days ago. 		
PerrySimm | (She shakes her head.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: God, so much has changed so quickly. I'm still having trouble keeping track of it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, no kidding. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Three months ago I was at public school. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I can't imagine going somewhere else. 		
PerrySimm | What was it like there? 		
PerrySimm | Did you switch because of me? 		
Plover concentrates, and disappears. 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: What was it like over at Moore Park Collegiate anyway? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Uh, different. Way different. Tons of people, for one thing. Everyone in normal clothes... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That must have been an adjustment. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: It was. But I kind of liked it over there. I kind of got into my own thing, you know? ...I had a girlfriend even. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh wow. 		
PerrySimm | (She smiles shyly and brushes her hair back.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I had no idea. 		
PerrySimm | Who was she? 		
PerrySimm | That makes me glad to hear. 		Jacqueline asks, "2 or 3?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "3?"
		Roger says, "then she died (I hope)"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha ... AW"
		Roger says, "I need these story threads to converge"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Plover arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well, um. That makes me glad to hear? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Just... I guess I'm kind of relieved I didn't completely destroy your entire life, you know. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Me too. 		
PerrySimm | (She takes a bite of her candy bar.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: God, sorry. That's a dumb thing for me to say, isn't it? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I'm not sure. I kind of don't know what the best thing to say is. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Neither do I. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I feel like I have to learn to talk to you all over again. Is that weird? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Only a little. 		
PerrySimm | I don't think so. 		
PerrySimm | It's weird for both of us. 		Jacqueline says, "3"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: I think it's weird for both of us. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: You remember how we used to just talk forever and it was totally easy? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. You used to talk about science stuff for hours and make it interesting. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: It is interesting. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | (You get to the top of Yellow Creek.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: We should talk more often. For practice. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, we've got all year to get back into form. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Newspaper Office — After School 		
PerrySimm | Tuesday, 20 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (The next day. You and Kaz are alone in the newspaper office. Kaz stares intently into their monitor as you watch the door with your head in your hands.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey, do you want me to make the "FUCK YOU ALLEN" ad a quarter page or a half page? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: For the last time, we're not putting a half-page rant against my ex-boyfriend in there. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (nodding) Quarter then. 		
PerrySimm | (You check the time on your phone and sigh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Guess the recruitment ads in last week's issue didn't work. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well look at it this way. If no one shows up, we can spend the time we would have spent on orientation on something else. Like, say, more ghost investigating? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'd forgotten all about the ghost thing. 		
PerrySimm | Not sure I can handle more investigating. 		
PerrySimm | I think the investigation is dead. 		
PerrySimm | Or we could spend that time on the paper. 		Jacqueline says, "Actually, Roger and orgies aside, the language alone probably merits a warning on the transcript."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe. It's your call, of course."
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if she means #3 as a pun"
		Jacqueline asks, "4?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Or we could spend that time actually making the newspaper. Unless you want to keep working stupid late hours every week that is. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: In the long run it's just going to be more late nights if we don't get this ghost thing off the ground. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: There's no story there, Kaz. We're at a dead end. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: How are we at a dead end?? We saw someone sneak into the North Wing late at night to burn human bones for the purposes of ghost summoning! That's a major scoop! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And we have nothing at all to back it up. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: We have the perpetrator. We track them down and we're golden. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | We can't just confront this person. 		
PerrySimm | We're out of leads to investigate. 		
PerrySimm | We can't tie anything to anything. 		
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		Knight_Otu says, "1."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: Look, we can't physically confront this random person! All we can do is investigate from the sidelines, and that's obviously going nowhere. We had one idea for a lead and it was a bust — we couldn't find a single instance of missing bones and we called every graveyard in the city! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: All the ones that had phone numbers anyway. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, there were graveyards without phone numbers? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: A bunch of them yeah. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Like what? 		
PerrySimm | (They pull up a list of cemeteries and start scrolling through it.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Like, uh... "Christie's Methodist Cemetery." 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Never heard of it. Where is it? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I'm assuming it's on Christie? 		
PerrySimm | (You look it up online.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, it's up in Scarborough. (You zoom in on the map.) ...Wait, is it in the middle of a parking lot? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh that can't be right. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Seriously, look. 		
PerrySimm | (They roll their chair up next to you and look over your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Holy shit. That's Bridlewood Mall. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: See? It's literally right in the parking lot! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: This is wild! Look, there's a goddamn Price Chopper. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Who takes care of this? 		
PerrySimm | Why would you build a mall here? 		
PerrySimm | You said there were more of these? 		Jacqueline asks, "3?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: And you said there were more of these? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: A bunch, yeah. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So what, there are just abandoned cemeteries all over the city? Just hanging around with no one in charge of them? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I guess so? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That's so weird. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Wait. So then who's responsible for the bones? No one? Is there anyone guarding them or making sure they aren't stolen? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | I don't think so. 		
PerrySimm | Are they all like this? 		Knight_Otu says, "Either, really."
		Jacqueline says, "2 or 3. I like a 3"
		Knight_Otu says, "3, then."
PerrySimm | YOU: Are they all the same as this one? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well they're all in different places and stuff, but I think they're all abandoned. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Damn, okay. We need to check them all out. Let's get a list together of every graveyard we overlooked. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Got it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: If someone is stealing bones, it could be from one of these places. We just need to figure out which one... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kaz's Extremely Accurate And Exhaustive List Of Unmaintained Cemeteries in the City of Toronto 		
PerrySimm | Christie's Methodist Cemetery — 2900 Warden Avenue. Bridlewood Mall parking lot. 		
PerrySimm | Cummer Burial Grounds — 5337 Yonge Street. a.k.a. Willowdale Methodist Cemetery. Unregistered. 		
PerrySimm | Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery — 231 Evans Avenue. Next to the Gardiner Expressway in an industrial zone. 		
PerrySimm | Richview Memorial Cemetery — Eglinton Avenue West. No street number. Out near Pearson Airport. 		
PerrySimm | York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery — 104 York Mills Road. Tiny plot in a residential neighbourhood. 		Jacqueline says, "Now I really wish DW was here."
		Knight_Otu asks, "So that's five options to investigate?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah. They're each clickable."
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm trying to figure out... like, is there info here that would help lead us to the correct one?"
		Jacqueline asks, "The closest one?"
		Jacqueline asks, "The most WWIest one?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we can drop the airport one at least."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I'd say the closest is the most likely, but which is the closest?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, dunno."
		Jacqueline asks, "I guess we just go through them in... REVERSE ORDER?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, if we get multiple guesses, that would work."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Whoa. This one's weird. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah it's just like... where a house should be on York Mills Road. Only it's a cemetery. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | How would you even get in there? 		
PerrySimm | It's literally surrounded by houses. 		
PerrySimm | York Mills is a busy street. 		
PerrySimm | Barely any bodies. 		Jacqueline says, "Actually, I'm regretting this."
		Knight_Otu asks, "3?"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: York Mills is a pretty busy street. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I mean, there are trees blocking the graves. You can barely tell it's there on street view. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, but it's not just cars speeding by. It's people. This is a residential neighbourhood. They'd hear the digging, you know? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, you're right. This can't be it. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kaz's Extremely Accurate And Exhaustive List Of Unmaintained Cemeteries in the City of Toronto 		
PerrySimm | Christie's Methodist Cemetery — 2900 Warden Avenue. Bridlewood Mall parking lot. 		
PerrySimm | Cummer Burial Grounds — 5337 Yonge Street. a.k.a. Willowdale Methodist Cemetery. Unregistered. 		
PerrySimm | Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery — 231 Evans Avenue. Next to the Gardiner Expressway in an industrial zone. 		
PerrySimm | Richview Memorial Cemetery — Eglinton Avenue West. No street number. Out near Pearson Airport. 		
PerrySimm | York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery — 104 York Mills Road. Tiny plot in a residential neighbourhood. 		
PerrySimm | (York Mills is now crossed out) 		Knight_Otu says, "Yet it stt...oh."
		Knight_Otu asks, "We can probably cross out Christie's similarly?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, let's try it."
PerrySimm | YOU: Alright, let's dig a bit deeper on the parking lot one. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay, so. Christie's Methodist. Parking lot of Bridlewood Mall. Finch and Warden. Opened 1849, closed 1950. Forty-seven burials. What do we think? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | The mall probably has a security guard. 		
PerrySimm | Warden's a busy street. 		
PerrySimm | How long has it been like this? 		
PerrySimm | How big is it? 		Knight_Otu asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Or 2. Again."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay well, if I was trying to get bones this wouldn't be my first choice. The mall probably has a security guard for one thing. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Guarding the stores, sure. But this is pretty far from the entrance. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. I guess it probably wouldn't be on the patrol route. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: And like there are trees and stuff in the way. I bet you wouldn't even be able to see into it at night. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Warden's a busy street. 		
PerrySimm | So it's like a park. 		
PerrySimm | But as soon as the sun comes up... 		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "1, then. Busy street."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: It's right on Warden. That's a busy street. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Suburbs at night get pretty dead, dude. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah but not that dead. There's giant apartment towers right across the street. People probably coming and going at all hours. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, you're right. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Way too high profile. 		
PerrySimm | (They nod and open up another tab.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Cummer Burial Grounds — 5337 Yonge Street. a.k.a. Willowdale Methodist Cemetery. Unregistered. 		
PerrySimm | Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery — 231 Evans Avenue. Next to the Gardiner Expressway in an industrial zone. 		
PerrySimm | Richview Memorial Cemetery — Eglinton Avenue West. No street number. Out near Pearson Airport. 		Jacqueline says, "I'm going to pick Cummer"
		Jacqueline asks, "You cool?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | KAZ: Pffffffffftttt!!! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, grow up. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (giggling) It's literally spelled CUMMER! With a U. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay no this one is on Yonge Street. Surrounded by condos. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (wiping away a tear) Seriously, it's like the least appropriate name imaginable. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: There's a grocery store, a church, that 24-hour Korean place.... No way you could dig a body up there without being seen. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Do you think we're putting too much emphasis on not being seen? What if this person is doing a hiding in plain sight kinda thing? Some kind of ingenious disguise? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu says, "That might be it."
PerrySimm | What disguise could possibly cover digging up a body? 		
PerrySimm | The fewer eyes on them, the better. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Or not. 1?"
		Jacqueline asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay but what possible disguise could you have to make grave robbing seem normal? Like we're not talking about a... burglar pretending to be a chef or whatever. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: A chef? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Or whatever! There's no like alternate explanation for why you'd be there. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What about a gravedigger? That's a good disguise. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: They put bodies in, not take them out. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh yeah... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wherever the mysterious person got their bones, they can't have done it where they would have been seen. We need somewhere completely isolated. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery — 231 Evans Avenue. Next to the Gardiner Expressway in an industrial zone. 		
PerrySimm | Richview Memorial Cemetery — Eglinton Avenue West. No street number. Out near Pearson Airport. 		Jacqueline says, "See, out near the airport is looking more likely."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Is our mystery graverobber really going out to the airport?"
		Jacqueline says, "But let's do Lakeshore first."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | KAZ: "Asylum". That's never a word you want to hear. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Closed in 1979. I guess this is where they put the bodies? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: How many bodies could they have had? It was a mental hospital, not a... deathly disease hospital. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Enough to fill a graveyard, apparently. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: So nobody's been looking after this place since the '70s? The government just abandoned it? 		
PerrySimm | (You click around a bit.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Wait, no look. It totally is being maintained. See? There's like a volunteer website thing. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Better than nothing I guess. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: If it's being cared for, it's probably safe from grave robbers. Let's try somewhere else. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Richview Memorial Cemetery — Eglinton Avenue West. No street number. Out near Pearson Airport. 		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
		Jacqueline says, "Yup"
PerrySimm | KAZ: Jeez, this one's pretty out of the way. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Looks like it's out by Highway 427? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Looks like it's in Highway 427. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh my god, you're right. It's in the middle of an interchange! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: How in the hell...? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | This is the least peaceful cemetery I've ever seen. 		
PerrySimm | How long has it been abandoned? 		
PerrySimm | How did a graveyard end up surrounded by highways? 		
PerrySimm | Do you think there's anyone in charge of it? 		Knight_Otu says, ""Don't mind me, just driving some bones for leisure""
		Jacqueline says, "I'm good with any of these probing questions."
		Knight_Otu says, "3, I guess."
PerrySimm | YOU: How does a graveyard end up surrounded by highways? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Kind of efficient when you think about it. Not like you're going to use the land for anything else. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You figure there'd be some respect for the dead though. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I think the respect is that they didn't bulldoze it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Anyway, it's been abandoned for years at this point. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | How long? 		
PerrySimm | Does the province run it? 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: How long? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I mean, decades at least. ...Looks like there's a caretaker though. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, well— 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: No, wait. There was a caretaker. But he died like ten years ago. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: And now there's nobody looking after it? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Doesn't look like it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: In other words, it's a totally unguarded cemetery in the middle of nowhere that no one knows about. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Dude. I think this is the place. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I think you're right. 		
PerrySimm | Worth investigating at least. 		
PerrySimm | Let's say it is. What next? 		Knight_Otu says, "3. Let's plan first, die later."
		Jacqueline says, "heh. okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Let's say you're right. Let's say it is the source of the bones. What then? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: We investigate, right? We drive out there? It's not that far. We could go after school tomorrow. This could be the break. 		
PerrySimm | (You stare at the screen.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: We've got our lead, Na. Now we need to follow it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Alright. Let's do it. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | French Class — Mid-Afternoon 		
PerrySimm | Wednesday, 21 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (The next day. Your entire French class stares straight ahead in total silence, waiting for the bell to ring. Docteure Rouillé sits with her arms folded across her desk, staring back at her students.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: (raising his hand) Docteure Rouillé? 		
PerrySimm | (She doesn't respond. Your phone buzzes on the table.) 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: ...Bonjour? 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: (sigh) What is it, Monsieur Finch? 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Are we ever going to talk again? 		
PerrySimm | (Your phone buzzes again. Anja clears her throat.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Non. You have already proven that your speaking is a total disrespect to the French language. 		
PerrySimm | JAYDEN: Oh. ...Can we at least read French, then? Rather than doing literally nothing? 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: If you read French, you may begin to speak it. I cannot take such a risk. 		
PerrySimm | (Your phone buzzes a third time. Anja clears her throat louder. You look over at her and she points at your phone. You grab it and check it under the table.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu says, "Not much of a plan."
PerrySimm | (Text conversation with Anja Kaczmarek) 		
PerrySimm | A: hey 		
PerrySimm | A: Nadia 		
PerrySimm | A: I am writing you a third text message so your phone buzzes again 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Hey. 		
PerrySimm | Sorry. 		Knight_Otu asks, "WHAT IS WITH THESE TEACHERS!?"
		Jacqueline says, "One sec - catching up"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, hahaha wow."
		Jacqueline says, "Brendan was clearly traumatized by a French teacher at some point."
		Jacqueline says, "I can relate."
		Roger says, "If they were good they'd be working at a real school"
		Jacqueline says, "Fortunately, I made peace with all of them."
		Jacqueline says, "And the one that I thought was the meanest of them all is now my friend."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, hey?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | N: Hey! 		
PerrySimm | N: hi 		
PerrySimm | N: I'm here 		
PerrySimm | A: Took you long enough. 		
PerrySimm | A: So what's this I hear about you and kaz stealing my car this evening? 		
PerrySimm | N: uh 		
PerrySimm | A: Some kind of "top secret mission" 		
PerrySimm | N: Ohhh. That. Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | N: We're just going somewhere. 		Knight_Otu says, "Right, none of these two has a car."
PerrySimm | A: ...how specific. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's a journalism thing. 		
PerrySimm | It's personal. 		
PerrySimm | It's complicated. 		
PerrySimm | Don't you share the car? 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
PerrySimm | N: It's a Middleman thing. 		
PerrySimm | A: right. 		
PerrySimm | N: journalism stuff. I'm sure you'd find it boring. 		
PerrySimm | A: I thought school journalism was mostly confined to the school 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | We go where the story is. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Run, Nadia, she got you!"
PerrySimm | We go where the story is. 		Jacqueline says, "Wait."
		Jacqueline says, "The choices are different. Let me try that again."
PerrySimm | We go where the story is. 		Knight_Otu says, "Ah."
PerrySimm | It is about the school. 		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I was thinking We go where the story is was the only option."
		Jacqueline says, ">Also, it is dangerous and we probably shouldn't be doing it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Jacqueline says, "I like 'it's about the school'"
		Knight_Otu says, "I can go with 2, though I prefer 1."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. I'm not deeply opposed to 1."
		Jacqueline says, "I shall pick 1"
PerrySimm | N: We go wherever the story is 		
PerrySimm | N: This time the story's off campus. 		
PerrySimm | A: Intriguing 		
PerrySimm | A: Mysterious 		
PerrySimm | A: Tell me more. 		
PerrySimm | N: You'll have to wait for the issue! Winking Face emoji Newspaper emoji 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (The bell rings.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: You may leave. Remember, your apologies to the French language are due on Monday. Any group which does well enough at this basic task, I will consider reinstating your speaking privileges. D'accord? Bon. 		
PerrySimm | (You and Anja gather your books and walk out of class together.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: So, what are you doing on Friday? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Why do you ask? 		
PerrySimm | Nothing. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "A: No one reads that!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Nothing?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh! I, uh... nothing. Nothing going on. 		
PerrySimm | (She raises an eyebrow.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I sense some hesitation. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Sorry, I was never really free on Fridays before because I was always hanging out with Allen. So reflexively I almost said I was busy, but I'm not actually busy at all. And I would very much like to, do, uh, whatever it is you were about to ask me about? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I was going to say you should come over that night so we can work on our French project. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That. Yes. I'd like to do that. 		
PerrySimm | (She smiles.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Perfect. Friday it is. Enjoy your secret mission. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Cemetery Gate — After School 		
PerrySimm | (That evening. Kaz pulls their car onto a tiny gravel path between the two lanes of Highway 427.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay, let's go. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz walks towards the gate. You get out and look around.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Is this really it? 		
PerrySimm | This is so shady. 		
PerrySimm | I don't like this... 		Jacqueline says, "I don't think it's Kaz's car"
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's their sister's car."
		Jacqueline says, "Just sayin'"
		Knight_Otu says, "So do I."
		Knight_Otu asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Is this it? This can't be it. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I think it's it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It looks like a maintenance road. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you walk up to the closed gate. Kaz crouches down and squints at it.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hmm... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Guess it makes sense that they'd fence it off. They probably don't want troublemakers running around. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: There's no "they" anymore. It's an abandoned cemetery. This is like anti-trespassing. Now come on. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz grabs onto the fence and stars hoisting themself up.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I'm going to jump over. Give me a boost. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'm not climbing a fence. 		
PerrySimm | Wait. 		
PerrySimm | ...Fine. 		Knight_Otu says, "I think it still qualifies as trespassing."
		Jacqueline says, "This just gets worse and worse."
		Knight_Otu asks, "1 or 2?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not to project too much Jacq into this, but 1. Except this isn't about Jacq, it's Nadia, so... 2."
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz. Wait. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (scrambling) You can't stop me, Na! I'm getting us past that fence whatever the cost! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, I mean wait until you try the normal way. 		
PerrySimm | (You push on the gate. It glides open.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Oh. (They slide back down.) Well, my way would have worked too. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Driveway — Late Afternoon 		
PerrySimm | The access road for Richview Memorial Cemetery seems to be doing double duty as a parking lot for heavy machinery. 		
PerrySimm | The gravel path curves around and stops by a second, smaller fence which hems in the tiny graveyard. The inner gate is closed, but there are no signs indicating when or if it is ever open. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | heavy machinery 		
PerrySimm | inner gate 		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "either"
		Knight_Otu says, "Part of me wants to chek the machinery, but again, traces..."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's do it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Though I guess we touched the gate already."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think this game plays so deep with consequences."
PerrySimm | (You and Kaz walk over to the heavy machinery parked outside the inner fence.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What do you think it's for? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's— You know. It's for doing... heavy duty... construction... stuff. 		
PerrySimm | (You knock on the side of it.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...I think it might be a road surfacer? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What are you basing that on? 		
PerrySimm | Feels a bit disrespectful. 		
PerrySimm | See if they left the keys inside. 		Knight_Otu says, "We can't be sure until the end."
		Jacqueline says, "True. I'm a rebel."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or until we're arrested."
		Knight_Otu asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline says, "1: judgy, 2: srsly?, 3: THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. 1."
PerrySimm | YOU: What on earth are you basing that on? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Look at it. It's next to a road and it's got a big thing. It could totally surface. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hm. It does have a big thing. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, definitely a surfacer. Probably. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Driveway — Late Afternoon 		
PerrySimm | The access road for Richview Memorial Cemetery seems to be doing double duty as a parking lot for heavy machinery. 		
PerrySimm | The gravel path curves around and stops by a second, smaller fence which hems in the tiny graveyard. The inner gate is closed, but there are no signs indicating when or if it is ever open. 		
PerrySimm | A plane flies low overhead on its way to Pearson Airport. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | inner gate 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You walk up to the second gate and pull on it. It doesn't open. Kaz rubs their hands together in excitement.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright! This time— 		
PerrySimm | (You slip your hand through the chain link and pull up a small latch. The door swings open.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Aw, man. What's even the point of sneaking into somewhere with a fence if you don't get to climb it? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I promise you can climb it on the way out. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Richview Cemetery — After School 		
PerrySimm | You and Kaz step through the gate and take in the unusual scenery. 		
PerrySimm | Even though the sun hasn't fully set yet, the giant floodlight at the edge of the graveyard is already on full blast, illuminating the cars that speed down Highway 427 . 		
PerrySimm | The graveyard itself is a flat and featureless square of grass. A lone tree stands among the hundred or so graves that are scattered around the tiny cemetery. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | floodlight 		
PerrySimm | Highway 427 		
PerrySimm | lone tree 		
PerrySimm | graves 		Knight_Otu says, ">Enter floodlight, alert polic."
		Roger says, "I like trees"
		Knight_Otu says, "*police"
		Roger says, "more than the bat signal"
		Jacqueline says, "Trees or graves."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, tree."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure, tree."
PerrySimm | (You walk up to the lone tree in the centre of the graveyard and put your hand on the bark.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How strange. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: One tree all by itself, eh? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's kind of pretty. 		
PerrySimm | It's kind of sad. 		
PerrySimm | It's like a grave. 		Knight_Otu says, "Either, really."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I have no strong feelings."
PerrySimm | YOU: It's like a grave, isn't it? It's a tree grave. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Like a grave for a tree or a grave that is a tree? Or both? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well it certainly wouldn't be both. Like a tree wouldn't use a tree as a gravestone. That'd be like a person using a person as a gravestone. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: That would be an incredible power move for a billionaire though. Like, "Oh I'm dead and here's the guy I hired to stand where my body is, forever." 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Literally just a guy holding a sign? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, exactly. In a suit, and it's a nice classy sign. Maybe they like update the little message on it every once in a while. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Can you imagine the shift change? The one guy solemnly hands off the sign to the other. Maybe there's like a salute? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Okay but what if instead of being super solemn the night shift guy was like one of those sign twirler dudes you see out on the street? And he's like tossing it around and doing loop-de-loops and shit? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (laughing) Well that guy'd get fired obviously! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: By who???? His boss is dead! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Richview Cemetery — After School 		
PerrySimm | Even though the sun hasn't fully set yet, the giant floodlight at the edge of the graveyard is already on full blast, illuminating the cars that speed down Highway 427 . 		
PerrySimm | The graveyard itself is a flat and featureless square of grass. A lone tree stands among the hundred or so graves that are scattered around the tiny cemetery. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | floodlight 		
PerrySimm | Hwy 427 		
PerrySimm | graves 		Jacqueline exclaims, "graves!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "braiiins!"
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess we should start examining this place for clues? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You got it, boss. (They glance around and scratch their head.) Uh, what are we looking for? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | Maybe something on the graves? 		
PerrySimm | Some kind of physical evidence. 		
PerrySimm | Anything. 		Jacqueline asks, "3 or 4?"
		Knight_Otu says, ">Open graves, Kaz."
		Jacqueline says, "Aie. No."
		Knight_Otu says, "4 or I guess."
PerrySimm | YOU: Anything. Anything at all. If it's noteworthy, just shout it out. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I can do that. 		
PerrySimm | (You start checking out some of the graves. Kaz splits off and looks in the row next to you. The two of you walk in silence for a minute or so.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You said "anything", right? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. Did you find something? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah. This guy's name is "Jack Dixon." 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Could we at least try respecting the dead while we're here? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I mean I'll try but I just found a person named "Garbutt" so no promises. 		
PerrySimm | (You trip over a chunk of earth.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Damn it. 		
PerrySimm | (You look down. The plot you're standing over doesn't have any grass growing on it. You look at the death date: 1862.) 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "As in, look for open graves!"
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... Kaz? 		
PerrySimm | (They run over.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Is this recently disturbed? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh shit. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It is, isn't it? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Wow. Jeez. Okay. Um. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: This grave is a hundred and fifty years old and someone just dug it up. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I'm going to be honest, I'm not quite sure what to do here? I didn't really plan this far ahead. 		
PerrySimm | (You run your fingers through the dirt and start breathing faster.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Na? What do we do? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Roger says, "steal some bones of your own"
		Roger says, "for uhhh magic stuff"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, ready for the choices?"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "I told you guys to plan!"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu asks, "We're not going to like the choices, are we?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I think they're great."
		Jacqueline says, "You may not agree, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Get ready for it..."
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Jacqueline says, "THERE"
		Knight_Otu says, "Pfft."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "I am partial to the second set of ellipses."
		Jacqueline says, "But I could be pursuaded to pick a different set."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But that's clearly the wrong one!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Which one then?!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's be wrong and choose 2."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "OKAY!"
PerrySimm | YOU: ... 		
PerrySimm | (You grab a fistful of soil.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...Nadia? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (wavering) I, uh... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What's happening? Are you okay? 		
PerrySimm | (You stand up. The dirt slips out of your hand.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Did you just have another ghost vision? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No. I— My chest feels tight again. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh god. Okay. (They grab your arm.) Breathe. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm trying to breathe but it feels weird. It feels weird when I breathe. It doesn't— 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I think you're hyperventilating again. 		
PerrySimm | (You pull away and start pacing.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I don't know what's wrong with me. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know what to do. 		Jacqueline says, "Now I'm just frowning."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess 2?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know what to do! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You don't have to do anything, okay? Let's just get back to the car. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (tears welling up) I don't know what to do about any of it! Everything got all confused all at once and I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing, or why, or, or... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I know. Come on. 		
PerrySimm | (They reach out and grab your hand again.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kaczmarek Residence — Evening 		
PerrySimm | (You sit on a couch and sniffle as Kaz rubs your back. Anja pinches the bridge of her nose) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: God damn it. You got her high, didn't you? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What? No! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Don't say "no" like it's a thing you wouldn't do! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Just because I would doesn't mean I did! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well what were you doing for two hours if you weren't out smoking up? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I can't tell you that. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (crossing her arms) Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Don't worry about me. 		
PerrySimm | We were in a graveyard. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not high. 		Jacqueline says, "I'm inclined to tell the truth."
		Jacqueline says, "As in 2."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Should we come clean?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, Anja is our friend now"
PerrySimm | YOU: We were in a graveyard. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Okay, that is not disproving my theory. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Look, can you just help me get her calm so I can drop her off at home without her parents freaking? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Me? What do you want me to do? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I don't know, you calmed her down last time! What'd you do then? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | She told me my life wasn't over. 		
PerrySimm | She came out of the closet. 		
PerrySimm | She was nice to me. 		Jacqueline says, "Hm"
		Jacqueline says, "1 or 2 or 3"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think she did 1."
PerrySimm | YOU: She told me my life wasn't over. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: See? You're a natural. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja sighs.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Fine. Let's at least splash some water on your face so it doesn't look like you've been crying. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, she did all three, but I think that was it."
PerrySimm | (You nod and walk with her into the kitchen. She leans against the counter as you wash your face.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: A graveyard, eh? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's an extremely long story. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just— 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey, whatever. (She holds up her hands.) I'm not going to push. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Thanks. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: But. If it's giving you panic attacks that's probably not a good sign. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Just one panic attack so far. 		
PerrySimm | No. I guess it's not. 		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "2?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "2!"
PerrySimm | YOU: ...No. I guess it's not. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I wouldn't leave it unchecked, that's all. 		
PerrySimm | (You dry your face off.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How do I look? 		
PerrySimm | (She walks closer and takes a good look at your face.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Better. 		
PerrySimm | (You're both silent for a moment.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Um, Kaz and I think that someone has been stealing human bones and performing some kind of weird ritual with them in the North Wing late at night. We think they might be trying to summon a ghost, or create some kind of weird hallucinogenic smoke, or both. But whatever they're doing, they don't want anyone to know. We've seen them enter the school late at night when they thought everyone had gone home. We just came from the cemetery where we think they've been getting their bones. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja raises an eyebrow. Kaz walks into the kitchen checking their phone.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright, Cinderella. Time to turn you back into a pumpkin. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. 		
PerrySimm | (You turn and wave to Anja as you walk out of the room.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh, see you tomorrow. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Right... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall — After School 		
PerrySimm | Thursday, 22 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (You and Kaz are sitting at a table with an empty sign-up sheet on it, watching as people file by on their way out of school. A handwritten banner reading "THE MIDDLEMAN: CANADA'S OLDEST CONTINUALLY-PUBLISHED STUDENT NEWSPAPER" is pinned to the wall behind you.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Come join the paper!! Work with two very friendly and cool people who support you and think you're great!! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (head in hands) Mrhhhhhh... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Na, you're kind of bringing down the energy here. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Mhhh. 		
PerrySimm | (They rub your back.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I have no energy. 		
PerrySimm | This is pointless. 		
PerrySimm | They didn't even let us do this at lunch. 		Knight_Otu says, "That's a pretty specific record."
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: I have no energy, Kaz. I am a total energy void. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Did you get any sleep last night? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Does lying in bed and worrying count? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You're going to fry your brain at this rate. You need to actually rest. 		
PerrySimm | (You put your head down on the table.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: ...I didn't mean right now. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (incoherent groan) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Would you feel better if I got you some chips to take solace in? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...All Dressed please. 		
PerrySimm | (They pat you on the head and head over to the vending machine. A few seconds later your phone buzzes.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | [Text Conversation with Anja Kaczmarek] 		
PerrySimm | A: hey 		
PerrySimm | N: Hi! 		
PerrySimm | A: you left yet? 		
PerrySimm | N: Not yet. Running a newspaper recruitment thing with Kaz. 		
PerrySimm | A: Ah okay. 		
PerrySimm | A: How's that going? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Not great. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know yet. 		Knight_Otu says, "Not great."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
PerrySimm | N: Not great. 		
PerrySimm | N: No signups so far. 		
PerrySimm | A: Slightly Sad Face emoji 		
PerrySimm | N: Plus I'm still feeling like a complete trash fire after last night. Skull emoji 		
PerrySimm | A: Want to sneak off? I'm out watching the field hockey practice. 		
PerrySimm | A: Could use some company 		
PerrySimm | A: If you want 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Okay. 		
PerrySimm | Can't. 		Jacqueline says, "Weird"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess I'd be for it, but we just sent her sibling for snacks."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not far, but we sent them."
		Knight_Otu asks, "And if we leave Kaz, can we be sure they won't turn the recruitment drive into a smoking bar?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'm pro-can't."
PerrySimm | N: 		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, let's be responsible for one."
PerrySimm | N: Wish I could. 		
PerrySimm | N: Can't abandon Kaz though. 		
PerrySimm | A: Oh come on Kaz will be fine. 		
PerrySimm | A: they LOVE sitting 		
PerrySimm | N: Hmmmmm. You're not wrong. 		
PerrySimm | A: I'm never wrong. 		
PerrySimm | A: Mostly never. 		
PerrySimm | N: Alright, fine you win. Be right over. 		
PerrySimm | A: Glowing Star emoji 		Jacqueline says, "Well, that didn't go as expected."
PerrySimm | (Kaz returns and throws a bag of All Dressed chips on the table.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Dinner is served. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You are the best person in the world. 		
PerrySimm | (You open the bag and munch on a chip.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So, uh... can I ask for one more favour? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Chips and a second thing? Getting greedy! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Can you run the table for a while? Anja asked me to come say hi, and I figured that'd be a nice thing to do? Because she's been so nice to me lately, and, you know, I figure, right, it's probably a good move to be friends with my best friend's twin sister, and— 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's fine. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, seriously? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah, dude. I've got a ton more slogans I want to try out here anyway. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Awesome. Thank you. (You stand up.) Wait, should I be worried about these slogans? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Only if you hate really effective recruitment techniques! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall — After School 		
PerrySimm | One reason the sign-up drive might be going slow is that the entire Great Hall has basically been vacated after the end of school. Only small clusters of students remain, most waiting either for an extra-curricular activity or for an after-school detention. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz drums on the recruitment table with their hands. 		
PerrySimm | Your locker is down a hall to the west and the front of the school is to the south. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | locker 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		Knight_Otu says, "Translation - we should be worried about the slogans."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Knight_Otu asks, "So, locker first, or directly to the front?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. locker then front"
PerrySimm | Lockers — After School 		
PerrySimm | Sherbourne is walking down the hall towards the front office. He flags you down as you pass by. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Sherbourne 		
PerrySimm | (aka Marc) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Nadia! Hi. How are you doing? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um. I'm okay... 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Listen. I heard some of the... issues you've been having. The rumours going around school and all that. I just wanted to see how you were holding up under the circumstances. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "He's on to us!"
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You heard that? 		
PerrySimm | I don't really want to talk about this. 		
PerrySimm | I'm completely fine. 		
PerrySimm | I was actually just going 		Jacqueline says, "3 or 4 or >FUCK OFF, MARC"
		Knight_Otu says, "4, I'd say."
PerrySimm | YOU: Actually, sir, I was just on my way to meet somebody and I should really be going. 		
PerrySimm | (He holds up his hands.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Hey, it's after school! You're free! Don't let me keep you. But if you ever want to talk my door is always open. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh, yeah. Great. 		
PerrySimm | (He makes the finger gun gesture at you and walks away.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Man. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Lockers — After School 		
PerrySimm | School's been out for a good twenty minutes already, so the intense rush hour crowds have already dwindled down to basically nothing. 		
PerrySimm | One of the last people around is Kipling, who's pacing back and forth across the hall. 		
PerrySimm | The Great Hall lies to the east and the front of the school is off to the south. The side door at the end of the hall is propped open, providing a shortcut out to the field. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kipling 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		
PerrySimm | field 		
Doug arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we want to talk to Kip?"
		Jacqueline says, "Kipling, yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: You look deep in thought. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Aha! Just the woman I wanted to see! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How've you been, Kip? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Busy. I've been hard at work planning my next big party, and I think I've made a breakthrough. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ooh, spill! 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: It's a new tradition. The October 1st Party. We kick off Thanksgiving-slash-Halloween month in style. Rustic, fall colours, the smell of pine, a pile of freshly-chopped wood by the old hearth, pumpkin spiced hors d'oeuvres. I'm thinking maybe I rig it up so there are maple leaves falling from the ceiling all night. We suggest the coming of the holidays but keep our powder dry. The guests smell turkey but there's no turkey being served. A tasteful skull on the mantelpiece gives off the faintest hint of death without descending into full-on spookiness. It'll be an affair to remember. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Sounds amazing. 		
PerrySimm | How are you going to create a Turkey smell? 		
PerrySimm | You're not talking about a real skull, are you? 		
PerrySimm | So what do you need me for? 		Knight_Otu asks, "3?"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "That's a bit on the nose."
		Jacqueline says, "But sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...You're not talking about a real skull, are you? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Oh no, strictly a facsimile! What would make you think I have a real human skull at my disposal? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Don't ask. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Well, regardless. I came to ask for your services. I want to purchase some ad space in your most fine publication. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You sure, Kip? Circulation's down. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: It's the paper of record, Lady N. I will not accept substitutions. Now how many words do I get? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Depends. We talking eighth-page? Quarter? 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Full page. Top placement. Can I take over the cover? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No, but I can give you page 3. Or the back. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Excellent. I'll take them both. I'm picturing calligraphy — lavish but tasteful. Sparkling gold ink if you can get it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We definitely cannot. 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: The prose will have to sparkle, then. I'll get someone working on the copy toute suite. (He takes out a huge wad of cash and starts counting out hundred dollar bills in his palm.) Now, how many thousand dollars is this going to cost? 		
PerrySimm | (You stop his hand.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You know what? Let me send you an invoice. Friend prices. 		
PerrySimm | (He winks and slips the cash back into his blazer.) 		
PerrySimm | KIPLING: Magnificent. This'll be legendary, mi amigo! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Lockers — After School 		
PerrySimm | School's been out for a good twenty minutes already, so the intense rush hour crowds have already dwindled down to basically nothing. 		
PerrySimm | Kipling feverishly taps some notes into his phone. 		
PerrySimm | The Great Hall lies to the east and the front of the school is off to the south. The side door at the end of the hall is propped open, providing a shortcut out to the field. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Great Hall 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		
PerrySimm | field 		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we got something for the paper."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Field?"
		Jacqueline says, "Pity money"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Field."
PerrySimm | Field — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The girls' field hockey team is out running drills on the old football field. At least, you think they're drills. Visually speaking you don't really know the difference between a practice and an actual game, so it could kind of be either. 		
PerrySimm | Summer stands checking her phone on the path to the parking lot. 		
PerrySimm | Anja sits on a bench by the sidelines, watching the practice. 		
PerrySimm | The front of the school lies back to the east and the side door is propped open at the north end of the field. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Summer 		
PerrySimm | Anja 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		
PerrySimm | side door 		Jacqueline says, "AHA"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, I feel like we can't just walk past Summer"
		Knight_Otu says, "Secret girlfriend choice, obviously."
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly, yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, let's talk."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey Summer. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Hey! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Heading home? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah, just about to leave. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Want to come say hi to Anja? 		
PerrySimm | You walk home every night, right? 		
PerrySimm | See you tomorrow. 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, I was just going to go hang out with Anja over there. Want to come say hi? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Oh! (She chuckles lightly and brushes her hair out of her face.) No, that's okay. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You sure? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah, I was just over there talking to her actually. You go ahead. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Uh, I'll see you tomorrow then. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah. See you. 		
PerrySimm | (She waves and walks off campus.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Field — Before School 		
PerrySimm | The girls' field hockey team is out running drills on the old football field. At least, you think they're drills. Visually speaking you don't really know the difference between a practice and an actual game, so it could kind of be either. 		
PerrySimm | Anja sits on a bench by the sidelines, watching the practice. 		
PerrySimm | The front of the school lies back to the east and the side door is propped open at the north end of the field. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Anja 		
PerrySimm | front of the school 		
PerrySimm | side door 		Knight_Otu says, "And Anja, now."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey. Have a seat. 		
PerrySimm | (You sit down on the bench, half in the sun and half in the shade. A nice little autumn wind blows across your face.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Mm. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Nice afternoon, eh? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. This is a good little spot. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Secret best place on campus. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you sit and watch the team in silence for a bit.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Do you sit out here for like every practice? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Basically. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Why? You're not on the team. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yeah but my friends are and I like to support 'em. Plus it's fun to watch. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Why aren't you on the team anyway? 		
PerrySimm | I am impressed by your sportiness. 		
PerrySimm | That's pretty nice of you. 		Knight_Otu asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: Why aren't you on the team, anyway? I feel like you'd be super good at it. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Possibly. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Definitely. You're like a super jock. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (laughing) That's right. I've got superpowers and everything. 		
PerrySimm | (You playfully shrug.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Anyway. I'm more of a lacrosse person. It's way more fun. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess I'll have to watch some games when the season starts. 		
PerrySimm | (There's a whistle on the field and the play breaks up. Aubrey and Amy start jogging towards you.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Will they think it's weird I'm here? 		
PerrySimm | Should I leave you with your friends? 		Jacqueline shrugs.
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm, no real preference."
		Jacqueline asks, "Then 2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can go for it."
		Roger says, "lacrosse is a real sport in Canada but I'm not sure if there's actually girls teams"
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Um. Should I go? I should probably go, right? Leave you with your friends? I wouldn't want to— 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What? No. 		
PerrySimm | (You look around anxiously.) 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Oh my god! Nadia! Hello! 		
PerrySimm | (She runs up and gives you a hug. You take a step backwards in shock.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh—! 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: (releasing you) Oh my god, I am so sorry. I am such a sweaty mess. 		
PerrySimm | (Amy waves hello.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You know Aubrey and Amy, right? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kind of? 		
PerrySimm | Yeah. Hey. 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Jacqueline says, "er, no"
		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "2!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Get ready for some gripping teen small talk."
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. Hey. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: What's up. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: It is so nice to see you! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh! That's— Wow, okay. Thanks. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: You enjoying the game? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Totally. 		
PerrySimm | Isn't this just a practice? 		
PerrySimm | I haven't been watching. 		Knight_Otu asks, "2, maybe?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I was thinking maybe Anja was into us, but now I think this may be a setup."
		Knight_Otu says, "Both seem plausible."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm good with 2. It is clueless and maybe needed to upset our potential suitor."
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "We are on the rebound. It is too soon for smoochies."
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait, is it a game? (You look at Anja.) I thought it was just a practice. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It is. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh god, is it rude to say "just" a practice? I'm sure you're working super hard. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: It's really just a figure of speech. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Oh my god. Nadia. We have got to talk about your situation. I have so many opinions? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Well— 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: God, Aubrey. She's been dealing with this shit for a whole week. I'm sure she doesn't want to keep talking about it over and over. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh... It's fine. Really. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Okay, good. Because I have to say. That guy you were dating? Who — no offense — I do not know his name. He is such an ass. 		
PerrySimm | (Amy laughs.) 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: He is, though! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | He really is. 		
PerrySimm | Thanks. 		
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		Knight_Otu says, "He really is."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I was going to suggest the more tasteful thank you, but okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. He really is. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: Want me to paint a skull on his locker? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh... 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Oh my god you totally should. (She puts her hand on your shoulder.) She's a-ma-zing at it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: At painting skulls? 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: So good. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Mm-hmm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wow. I had no idea. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: I'm not that good. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: She is going to be like a famous skull artist. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: Okay. Stop. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Amy, I'm sorry? And I love you? But you will absolutely be a famous skull artist. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I'd like to see them sometime. 		
PerrySimm | I appreciate the gesture. 		Knight_Otu says, "We should introduce her to Kip."
		Jacqueline asks, "I don't like 2 at all, so 1?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "There are suddenly lots of skulls everywhere."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'd like to see them sometime. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: The skulls? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: On a locker or on paper? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Either. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Both. Then you can tape the paper one over the locker one, so when he pulls the first skull down there's a second, even meaner skull underneath. 		
PerrySimm | (Amy laughs.) 		
PerrySimm | AMY: God, you have such a hate-on for this guy. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Okay, actually? I am extremely mad at him, on Nadia's behalf, and on Anja's behalf, and also because of my personal opinion. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: Ever since Anja told her, she has not shut up about it. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Like, what he did is hugely rude, first off? But also, very stupid of him. Because I'm sorry but you are beautiful and he is not. 		
PerrySimm | AMY: For real. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | That's putting it a little strongly. 		
PerrySimm | That's nice of you to say. 		
PerrySimm | Evidently he doesn't think so. 		Knight_Otu says, "As long as they don't go into our heads.... wait..."
		Knight_Otu says, "1."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking 2"
		Jacqueline says, "Except."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, I can read 1 a couple of different ways, so sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Well, I don't know if I'd go that far... 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Oh my god. Do not even try and deflect like that. You are absolutely very hot. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, uh— 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Anja. Wouldn't you say Nadia is very attractive? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I literally cannot believe you. 		
PerrySimm | (Amy grins. Aubrey shrugs and drinks from her water bottle.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (coughing) Anyway. I should probably... 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Right. Yeah. (She gets up.) 		
PerrySimm | AMY: (looking over her shoulder) We should probably get back to practice too. 		
PerrySimm | AUBREY: Oh, you're right! Goodbye you two! 		
PerrySimm | (Amy and Aubrey run back to the field.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | This was fun. 		
PerrySimm | See you tomorrow. 		
Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Knight_Otu says, "See you tomorrow, I'd say."
PerrySimm | YOU: See you tomorrow? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Absolutely. French project. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh, right, yeah! I almost forgot. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Good thing I reminded you. You might have stood me up by mistake. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ha. I probably would have remembered once I was already a few hours late and then gone into full panic mode about it. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well I'm sure I would have forgiven you. But now we get to save ourselves the trouble and have a nice productive evening of French homework instead. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Great. It's— er, sounds like a plan. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (smiling) Sounds like it. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kaczmarek Residence — Evening 		
PerrySimm | Friday, 23 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (The next night. You take a deep breath and knock on the front door. Anja opens it.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hi. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hello. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (from upstairs) NADIAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! 		
PerrySimm | (They bound down the stairs, shove Anja out of the way, and give you a big hug, slowly pulling you across the threshold.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...Come in, won't you? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Aaaaaa. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I love you and please stop hugging me. 		
PerrySimm | Excited to see me? 		
PerrySimm | It's so weird that you're both here. 		
Plover has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Roger says, "It's nice how teen girls compliment each other's bodies"
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "I guess boys don't>"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz, I love you dearly and also please stop hugging me. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (releasing you) Sorry! Just had to show my appreciation. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Noted. 		
PerrySimm | (They give you a wink.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright. I'm going to Burger Zone with Miles. You two are under strict orders not to kill each other while I'm gone. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yes, yes... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I'm serious! Burger Zone is my favourite zone and I don't want it tainted with memories of a double homicide. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You don't even like the burgers at Burger Zone. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well duh. Everyone knows you go to Burger Zone for the chicken strips. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja puts her hand over her heart.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: As god is my witness, we will not murder each other in your absence. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What she said. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I'm holding you to that! Love love! 		
PerrySimm | (You wave goodbye. They leave and shut the front door. Anja nods towards the kitchen.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Ready to go to work? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Let's do it. 		
PerrySimm | If we must. 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Let's kill each other now!"
		Knight_Otu says, "I actually would have said 1."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: Let's do it. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you walk into the kitchen. Anja sits down at the kitchen island and flips open her laptop. You take a seat on the other side.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: So, an apology to the French language. Sounds pretty straightforward. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You think? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh yeah. We talk about how much we suck at French, how much we've let everyone down, we beg for mercy, we promise to do better. It's just— Hmm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well, she didn't specify: is this supposed to be in French or in English? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | French? 		
PerrySimm | English? 		
PerrySimm | Both? 		Jacqueline asks, "So, we are not supposed to speak French. But if we don't, will French understand the apology?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess the Docteure will hate in either way."
		Jacqueline says, "True"
		Jacqueline says, "So..."
		Roger says, "French"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Gotta be French, right? Isn't that the whole point of the class? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You would think, yes. 		
PerrySimm | (Your phone rings. It's your dad.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Shoot, sorry. One sec. 		
PerrySimm | (You stand up and answer the phone.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hi. ... I'm at Anja's. We just sat down to work. (You start pacing.) ... I don't really know. Could be— ... No, of course we're not "hanging out in her room." 		
PerrySimm | (Anja raises an eyebrow.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes, Dad. Yes, Dad. The lights are on. ... Well no, not literally all of them. It isn't even dark out. ... Well when it gets dark— 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh in exasperation and go flip a light switch. A brighter overhead light comes on.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Happy now? ... (You hold the phone up to the switch and click it on and off again.) How about now? ... Okay. ... Yes, we will. Don't worry. ... (You lower your voice a bit.) Love you too. Bye. 		
PerrySimm | (You hang up.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Wow. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Dad is serious about eyesight. 		
PerrySimm | Sorry about that. 		
PerrySimm | Anywaaaaaaaaaaaaay. 		Jacqueline says, "Dang."
		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "So, daddy knows."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, 2"
PerrySimm | YOU: Ugh, sorry about that. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey, don't worry about it. Now can I turn these lights back down or will that alert the Nazari Eyewear Solutions spy drones? 		
PerrySimm | (You groan and pinch the bridge of your nose.) 		
PerrySimm | (An hour later. The front door opens behind you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Is Kaz back already? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: At this hour? No, more likely... 		
PerrySimm | (Anja's mom marches into the room, still taking on her cellphone.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. Hi Ms. Andersen. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja's mom waves at you and puts her bag down on the kitchen counter.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA'S MOM: Well obviously I'm concerned, Tad. I'm not an idiot. 		
PerrySimm | (She points at you and Anja and mouths the word "pizza." Anja gives her a thumbs up.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA'S MOM: Uh-huh. ...Right. (She puts a couple of twenties on the table.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (quietly) Thanks mom. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA'S MOM: Of course that's what I said. I just said that I said that. No, Tad— 		
PerrySimm | (She walks over and kisses Anja on the top of the head. Anja squirms away a little bit.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA'S MOM: (walking upstairs) Well Christ, it's the middle of the night in Qatar. What do you expect them to say? 		
PerrySimm | (You look over your shoulder and then back at Anja.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Think she noticed I was with the other twin? 		
PerrySimm | Do we have to use that money for pizza? 		
PerrySimm | Pizza time??? 		Jacqueline says, "3"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Pizza!"
PerrySimm | YOU: Pizza time? Is it pizza time? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh my god you sound so excited. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: How could I not be? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Alright, what fla— 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (slamming your fist on the table) Barbecue Chicken! Barbecue Chicken!! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh god. That's right. Kaz told me about this once but I didn't believe it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Name one better flavour than Barbecue Chicken. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I don't know, all of them? I usually get a Veggie Deluxe. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I am not budging on this. 		
PerrySimm | Fine. Veggie Deluxe. 		
PerrySimm | Let's go half and half. 		Jacqueline says, "3"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Can I get a write in for Diavolo?"
		Knight_Otu says, "But yeah, 3."
		Jacqueline asks, "For... what?"
		Roger says, "The traditional place to get a pizza in Canada is at a Boston Pizza for some reason"
		Knight_Otu says, "Spicy pizza."
		Jacqueline says, "(Also, I have to go soon. 15 min more, max)"
		Knight_Otu says, "Got it."
PerrySimm | YOU: Fine. We'll compromise. Your pizza on one half, and my superior pizza on the other. And because I'm such a good person I'll even let you trade me for one of my precious slices. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (smirking) Wow. How generous of you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm telling you. One slice and you'll be converted for life. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (Two hours later. Anja picks a chicken piece off a cold slice of pizza.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Barbecue Chicken... actually delicious. Who would have thought? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Me. I would have. 		
PerrySimm | (She chuckles. You stop typing.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Alright, I think I'm done my pass. 		
PerrySimm | (You turn the computer around to let her read.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: This is... good. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: At least I think it is. I don't really read French that well. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean, same? But it feels at least somewhat closer to right than normal. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Works for me. (She pushes out from the table and picks up the laptop.) Let's print it out and call it a night. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Make sure you print duplicates. 		
PerrySimm | That went by fast. 		
PerrySimm | Yay for teamwork. 		Knight_Otu asks, "teamwork?"
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
PerrySimm | (The two of you walk upstairs.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Teamwork! Yay for teamwork! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Ha. Yay for teamwork. 		
PerrySimm | (She leads you into her room and places her laptop down on the bed. You look around.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: We should, like, um, collaborate more often. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey, we'll probably be stuck together on a bunch more French projects if nothing else. 		
PerrySimm | (She hits a button and then walks over to the printer on her desk. You casually glance at her desktop.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey, what's this video here? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hmm? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: "Passiondale.S10.E03.WEBRip.1080p"? You watch this show? You torrent this show? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What's your point? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I never knew you liked this show. 		
PerrySimm | Why don't you just stream it? 		
PerrySimm | It just doesn't seem like your thing. 		Knight_Otu asks, "No idea. 2?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't understand... why don't you just stream this? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well it's not going to be on Canadian Netflix for another six months so obviously that's unacceptable. And the Dailymotion uploads tend to have around 5% speed-up on the already low-quality audio, which I know some people say they can't hear the difference but trust me — you can hear it. And don't get me started on that weird washed out distortion stuff they have to pull on YouTube. This is just the best way. 		
PerrySimm | (You try to stifle a laugh.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh, what's so damn funny? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know! Sorry. It's like... it's just a surprising side of you, that's all. Anja the Passiondale fangirl. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hmmph. Well, you should try it sometime. You might actually enjoy it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (looking back at the screen) How about now? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Excuse me? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Can we watch one? I want to watch one. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Uh... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You said I'd like it! 		
PerrySimm | You've already downloaded it. 		
PerrySimm | Please?? 		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "...and, just for good measure..."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Knight_Otu says, "2? I have no real clue here. Apart from Anja apparently pirating."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
PerrySimm | YOU: You've already downloaded it, right? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yes, but— 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You were going to watch it eventually! What's the difference if I'm here? 		
PerrySimm | (She pinches the bridge of her nose.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Alright, look. This is a weekly ritual I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. If you can behave and be quiet— 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I love behaving! It's my favourite thing! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...Fine. You win. Let's watch it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes!! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (pointing at you) Don't make me regret this. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm going to go get snacks. Do you have potato chips? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...We just ate an entire pizza. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'll get a small bowl. You get everything set up here. 		
PerrySimm | (You run out of the door.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You run down, get a bag of chips out of the cupboard, and start pouring them into a small bowl.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (muttering) Okay, Nadia. Calm down. Keep it together. Juuuust putting some potato chips in a bowl. Totally normal activity, nothing to be extremely nervous about for some reason. 		
PerrySimm | (You inspect the bowl, think for a second, and then take a single chip off the top and put it back in the bag.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You walk upstairs and creak the door open. Anja adjusts her braid and sits up slightly straighter as you enter. The only light in the room is coming off of the laptop screen.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Told you I'd get a small bowl. 		
PerrySimm | Ready to watch? 		
PerrySimm | It's dark in here. 		
PerrySimm | Where should I sit? 		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear, Nadia. Not a good idea."
		Roger says, "best idea"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "What?!"
		Jacqueline says, "It is not the best idea."
		Roger says, "what I always eat pizza in the dark"
		Knight_Otu asks, "That's how you alienated Summer, remember?"
		Roger says, "just trying to leave Jacq on a good cliffhanger"
		Jacqueline asks, "It does feel like we're approaching a cliffhanger, except... isn't this the last chapter?"
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like we're nowhere near closure."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess a cliffhanger will be neccessary for next week."
		Knight_Otu says, "If you're going to leave soonish."
		Jacqueline says, "True"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, let's just get to the cliffhanger. 3 or 4?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd probably say 3 for a bit more light and less..., I dunno."
PerrySimm | YOU: Whoa. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Problem? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's just uh, dark in here. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well we're not going to watch with a bright overhead light on. 		
PerrySimm | (She pats the bed next to her. You sit down.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It's an event, Nadia. Soak it in. 		
PerrySimm | (She reaches forward in and presses play.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | EXT. PASSIONDALE HIGH - DAY 		
PerrySimm | SLOANE barks orders into a megaphone as a couple of SOPHOMORES clumsily hang up a "HOMECOMING WEEK" banner above the school entrance. Around them, people move fall-themed decorations into place. 		
PerrySimm | SLOANE 		
PerrySimm | Higher! Okay, a little to the left... little more... Perfect! 		
PerrySimm | She steps back and surveys her work. POPPY walks up with a clipboard, diligently taking notes. 		
PerrySimm | POPPY 		
PerrySimm | Gosh, I am so glad you're running the Homecoming Committee now. 		
PerrySimm | SLOANE 		
PerrySimm | Me too. Now that I'm finally student council president, I can organize a truly legendary Homecoming. This is going to be one for the history books. 		
PerrySimm | A beat. Poppy smiles and nods. 		
PerrySimm | SLOANE 		
PerrySimm | ...Well? What are you waiting for? Go get the history books! We have to start updating them now. 		
PerrySimm | POPPY 		
PerrySimm | Right! Ha ha. Of course, Sloane. Anything you say! 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wow, what is her deal? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Poppy? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Maybe? Which one is she? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: The one in the sweater. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, her. What's her deal? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well she's always been Sloane's lapdog. Sloane's the mean one who was yelling? But also since the boathouse episode it sort of seems like she might actually be gay. So there's a lot going on there. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I didn't know this show had queer characters. 		
PerrySimm | What happened in the boathouse? 		
PerrySimm | I think I'm rooting for her. 		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I'd have thought 1 as least disruptive, but sure?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, really?"
		Jacqueline says, "I ... see, 1 is one of those things you say when you're new to the concept of other people knowing a thing about you and you're calling it out."
		Jacqueline says, "That's how it feels to me, anyway."
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, you want to press that conversation button intentionally."
		Knight_Otu asks, "But if we're not supposed to ruin Anja's evening?"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, if that's the intent, I'm down."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Hrm. Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "Boathouse would require a more lengthy explanation, I guess, 1 would be a "of course, silly" I think."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, okay."
		Knight_Otu says, "And 3 seems rather premature."
		Jacqueline says, "yes"
PerrySimm | YOU: I had no idea this show had queer characters. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I will have you know that Passiondale is very progressive and diverse. Back in season 4 they showed the first interracial same-sex high school kiss on network television. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wow. Any bisexuals? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Technically Kayley was I guess? She was a cheerleader. She's off the show now though. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Technically. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yeah. I mean, they didn't really make it a plot point or anything, but she had a boyfriend one season and then she hooked up with Morgan the year after that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Did she ever actually say the word "bisexual"? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Uh... she might have referred to herself as "open-minded"? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh-huh. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | SLOANE 		
PerrySimm | (smugly) 		
PerrySimm | Nothing can stop me now. 		
PerrySimm | Sloane walks into the school. We pull back to see that TY has been watching her from behind a bush. Dramatic music swells as we move into... 		
PerrySimm | OPENING CREDITS 		
PerrySimm | If you believe in me 		
PerrySimm | Then I can believe in you 		
PerrySimm | As long as we just believe 		
PerrySimm | There's nothing that we can't do 		
PerrySimm | Oh, whatever the weather 		
PerrySimm | We'll surely find a way 		
PerrySimm | You and me together 		
PerrySimm | I know 		
PerrySimm | I know it'll be okay 		
PerrySimm | INT. CAFETERIA - DAY 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | OPENING CREDITS 		
PerrySimm | I know it'll be okay 		Knight_Otu asks, "Wait, are those last two lines the options?"
		Jacqueline says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we're going to bother Anja no matter what."
		Knight_Otu says, "I... really don't know what to choose there."
		Jacqueline says, "And also I need to go and feel like we should have paused before getting into this show."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we leave it here in this awkward spot?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, probably."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we can."
		
*** Session 6 *** 		
		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | SLOANE 		
PerrySimm | (smugly) 		
PerrySimm | Nothing can stop me now. 		
PerrySimm | Sloane walks into the school. We pull back to see that TY has been watching her from behind a bush. Dramatic music swells as we move into... 		
PerrySimm | OPENING CREDITS 		
PerrySimm | If you believe in me 		
PerrySimm | Then I can believe in you 		
PerrySimm | As long as we just believe 		
PerrySimm | There's nothing that we can't do 		
PerrySimm | Oh, whatever the weather 		
PerrySimm | We'll surely find a way 		
PerrySimm | You and me together 		
PerrySimm | I know 		
PerrySimm | I know it'll be okay 		
PerrySimm | INT. CAFETERIA - DAY 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | ---- 		DavidW says, "Also, we learned that Anja was into girls, so it's not that surprising this development would eventually happen."
PerrySimm | OPENING CREDITS 		
PerrySimm | I know it'll be okay 		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks for ruining my morning, DW. I was hoping for a head explosion with, like, stars and fireworks and only tiny bits of grey matter."
		DavidW says, "ehn, sorry."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, opening credits?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Head explode emoji"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Right. That."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can choose that."
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh my god, look at all those people. How do you keep them all straight in your head? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It's not that many. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's so many! Look how long this credit sequence is! (You squint at the screen) Wait, is that actor actually named "Lincoln Washington"? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Eh, they're Americans. It's what they do. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay. Okay, so wait. Is this the same show that Drake was on? The one where the dog ate the heart? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You're joking, right? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Um, yes? 		
PerrySimm | Um, no? 		Knight_Otu says, "I'm really not sure what effect either choice would have."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's just conversation."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we are interrupting the heck out of this show, which Anja kind of asked us not to do, but... whatever."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Right. Bad Nadia!"
		DavidW asks, "oh yeah, what happened with squirrel and ghost or whatever?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we figured out which cemetery it is, we think."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think last week was when we checked the graveyard?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "I remember when we phoned all the cemeteries."
		Knight_Otu says, "These weeks are starting to blur together a bit."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, are we joking about the dog eating the heart, or not?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Kaz found a few more."
		DavidW says, "This is like, week five of this game."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Jacqueline says, "We have done similar things with, say, Savoir Faire."
		Knight_Otu says, "I thought I counted six weeks."
		Jacqueline says, "I am not counting."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can be joking."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm beginning to think that I am the only one enjoying this."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm okay wtih us joking, sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes. Kidding. That's what I was doing alright. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...Drake was on Degrassi, Nadia. And the completely different show where the dog ate the heart is One Tree Hill. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I know that. I totally know that. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Mm-hmm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I know all the cool facts. I'm very in touch with everything that's going on here. 		
PerrySimm | (She chuckles and shakes her head.) 		Knight_Otu says, "4 chapters, and this is the second chapter where we play a second week."
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | IGGY 		
PerrySimm | ...What exactly did I just witness? 		
PerrySimm | DJ 		
PerrySimm | Uh, a homeposal, obviously? Where have you been? 		
PerrySimm | IGGY 		
PerrySimm | What the heck's a "homeposal"? 		
PerrySimm | COLE 		
PerrySimm | Exactly what it sounds like — a promposal but for Homecoming. 		
PerrySimm | IGGY 		
PerrySimm | Sounds idiotic. 		
PerrySimm | PETRA 		
PerrySimm | (heavy sigh) 		
PerrySimm | Sounds beautiful. I wish someone would homepose to me. 		
PerrySimm | DJ 		
PerrySimm | Did you forget? We're freshmen, and freshmen don't get promposals. 		
PerrySimm | IGGY 		
PerrySimm | And even some of us did, you would not be among them. 		
PerrySimm | PETRA 		
PerrySimm | Shut your flaps, dinguses. I'm going to get a homeposal if it kills me. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | homeposal 		
PerrySimm | Homecoming 		
PerrySimm | Sounds beautiful 		
PerrySimm | We're freshmen 		
PerrySimm | I'm going to get a homeposal if it kills me. 		Knight_Otu says, "Yikes."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember Canadians doing this."
		Jacqueline asks, "If it ... kills me?"
		Jacqueline says, "I hope there is a murder so that this show will be interesting"
		Knight_Otu says, "Promposal? Homeposal? Man."
		Karona asks, "Are we essentially choosing death if we pick that one?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Karona), "That was my hope. Can I pick that one to see?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think it's lines our interruption will focus on."
		Jacqueline says, "(I am sure the TV show will not die, sadly)"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I guess in that case..."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess kills me."
		Jacqueline says, "...oh, okay."
PerrySimm | YOU: So wait, she's never heard of a... "homeposal" before this scene, and now she desperately wants one? That doesn't make any sense. Is she even seeing anyone? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Don't think so. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So who is she planning on going with? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I don't know. Isn't the whole point that it's supposed to be a surprise? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean the timing of it maybe, but you're at least supposed to know the person's identity. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh, whatever. I can't keep track of all this straight person stuff. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Dating isn't straight person stuff! 		
PerrySimm | Would you ever want to be homeposed to? 		Knight_Otu says, "Can we push skip? :p"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, 1."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "I realized I've been moving on 2 votes still, even though we have more people."
		DavidW says, "Sorry, my eyes are glazing over. 1 is fine."
		Jacqueline says, "I think in the interest of keeping this puppy moving I will stick with the first choice to get a second vote"
PerrySimm | (You laugh.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Dating isn't "straight person stuff!" I did it for years. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Fine. But you have to admit that weird tacky proposals are. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Ha. Maybe a little. 		
PerrySimm | (You go back to watching the show. A minute or two later, Anja turns away from the screen to face you directly.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hey, can I ask you a question? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Okay... 		
PerrySimm | Is this a bad question? 		DavidW says, "1"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay..... 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It's not a bad question, if that's what you're wondering. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I was going to ask but then I decided against it. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: How did you actually realize you were bi? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | That is a very long story. 		
PerrySimm | Back in Grade 6... 		
PerrySimm | Define "realize." 		
PerrySimm | You mean as opposed to being gay? 		DavidW says, "4"
		Jacqueline says, "huh."
		Jacqueline says, "I was going to say 3, but okay, 4"
PerrySimm | YOU: You mean as opposed to being gay. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Or straight. Either way. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm. You know how on TV sometimes you'll get people who say they "don't like labels"? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yeah? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well I like labels. Labels are great. 		
PerrySimm | (She chuckles lightly.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: They are! They help you organize things and understand things. Labeled things have context. And up until a few years ago I didn't have that for myself. And it was really stressing me out, you know? Was I gay, was I straight? Neither word felt right. But then one day in Grade 10 — I don't even remember why this happened — I just... randomly started thinking about the word "bisexual". 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Randomly. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I honestly don't know what prompted it. But as soon as it entered my head, I just knew that it fit. If I was bisexual then it wasn't weird that I liked people regardless of gender, it was normal. I had my label. And after that, everything about me just made sense. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Okay, that's... actually really cool. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What about you? 		
PerrySimm | Oh god, I've been talking way too much. 		Jacqueline says, "1"
Karona sings out of key, the fish jumps out of the jug and slaps her in the face, and she shuffles home looking ashamed. 		DavidW says, "yes 1"
		Knight_Otu asks, "2 is true. Do we want it?"
		Jacqueline says, "haha. NO"
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Meanie"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Anja didn't want interruptions!"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I will if a second person wants it."
		Jacqueline says, "That's the rule this session. Two votes and a thing happens."
		Jacqueline says, "Next person to speak up makes the decision"
		Roger says, "1"
PerrySimm | YOU: What about you? How'd you figure out you were a lesbian? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I'm not sure there was a particular moment. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So you just always sorta knew? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: More or less. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I see. Uh. So does that mean you've like...? 		
PerrySimm | (You trail off. She raises an eyebrow.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um. I guess what I'm asking is, have you ever— How many times have you kissed a girl before? In the past? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ... 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Just... you know. Rough estimate even? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (sigh) Once. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It's embarrassing, alright? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean that's one time more than me so... 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: That's not the same. You kissed Allen like hundreds of times. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Darnit. Overruled!"
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Kissing a boy is less impressive. 		
PerrySimm | I don't have the exact figures on that. 		DavidW says, "2"
		Jacqueline says, "I believe our character lacks sufficient data to say 1"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Nadia, I thought you kissed Summer?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think she moved in for the kiss but did not succeed"
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, no."
		Jacqueline says, "I think you're right"
		Jacqueline says, "Weird"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway"
		DavidW says, "Kissing a boy means you can be impressed with WHISKER BURN."
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't have the exact figures on that. It might actually be closer to a thousand? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh for god's sake. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess it depends on how you define a kiss? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: See? This is what I'm saying. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Can you tell me about it? 		
PerrySimm | We don't have to talk about it. 		
PerrySimm | Don't be embarrassed! 		Knight_Otu asks, "2?"
		DavidW says, "2"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: We don't have to talk about it. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (sighing) No, no. It's fine. Whatever. I'll tell you. 		
PerrySimm | (You clap your hands excitedly.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You're not allowed to laugh. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I won't! I promise. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It was truth or dare at Lindsay Cassano's sleepover. I was 12. 		
PerrySimm | (You bite your bottom lip and pull your shirt up over your nose.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What are you doing? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (muffled) I promised not to laugh. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: God damn it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: snrrrk. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I legitimately hate you. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Your first kiss was at a slumber party? 		
PerrySimm | Sorry! Sorry! 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It's just very adorable. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Gah, never mind. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No! Wait wait wait wait wait. It's out of my system. See? 		
PerrySimm | (You point to your face.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hmmph. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Seriously. I'm sorry. I want to hear about it. 		
PerrySimm | (She sighs and leans back in the bed.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I mean, it's not like a big huge story or whatever. It was a totally normal game of truth or dare. It came around to me, I picked dare, and then Lindsay pointed at this other girl, Grace, who was sitting right next to me and dared me to kiss her. So I did. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Just like that? 		
PerrySimm | I can't believe you picked dare. 		
PerrySimm | Did you like Grace? 		
PerrySimm | Grace went along with it? 		Knight_Otu asks, "Eh. 4?"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: And Grace went along with it? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: It was truth or dare. You had to go along with it. Those were the rules. (She shakes her head.) Honestly, the only person in danger of refusing was me. I was scared out of my mind. Exhilarated too, don't get me wrong. But the prospect of actually kissing a girl had like barely registered on my subconscious before this point and now it was becoming completely, terrifyingly real. I was this close to just bolting. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I bet. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: But I went for it. I did it. I kissed her. For ten seconds, that was the dare. And as soon as it was over... she laughed. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Oh. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: And like, we all laughed. Silly game, right? Big joke. But deep down I was feeling different in a way I hadn't before. I had been up on the edge of this... cliff for a second there. And they hadn't. They weren't nervous, they weren't excited. They were just giggly. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | WAIT, NO. MORE WORDS BEFORE CHOICES! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Man. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I know, some first kiss, huh? 		DavidW says, "My eyes really are hurting. I've probably been awake too long."
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Honestly? I dreamed about stuff like that. 		
PerrySimm | That must have been tough. 		
PerrySimm | You deserve better than that. 		Jacqueline asks, "1?"
		Knight_Otu says, "1 or 2."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Did you not sleep last night?"
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, seriously though? The thing you're describing is literally something I used to daydream about. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Well, don't feel too left out. It's just pathetic. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I don't think it's pathetic. 		
PerrySimm | (She shrugs her shoulders a little. You place your hand on her arm.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't. I think it's sweet. And I'm sorry that your first kiss made you feel more alone when it should have made you feel closer to somebody instead. 		
PerrySimm | (She smiles a little, still not meeting your gaze.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...Sweet, huh? 		
PerrySimm | (You squeeze her arm. She looks into your eyes. You nod.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (You slowly start leaning in towards her. You pause just before your faces meet, feeling the heat of her breath on your lips, then move in and give her a short, gentle kiss. She reaches over and interlaces her fingers with yours. You pull back.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (softly) I feel pretty close to someone right now. 		
PerrySimm | (You brush her face with her hand. She kisses you again as she closes the laptop with her foot. The whole room goes dark.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Anja's Bedroom — Late Morning 		
PerrySimm | Saturday, 24 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (You awake the next morning to the sound of Kaz knocking at the bedroom door.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Hey, I lost my toothbrush! Have you seen it? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (squinting) Mwuh...? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I know I've never brushed my teeth in your room but— (They open the door.) Gaaaaaahhh!! 		
PerrySimm | (You scream and dart under the covers. Kaz runs back out, slams the door and starts banging on the wall.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (groggy) I don't think it's in here. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: God damn it! Already?! You guys hated each other like a week ago!!! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (muffled by sheets) ...Sorry! 		
PerrySimm | (They stomp down the stairs. Anja stretches) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Mmph. You alright down there? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Are they going to be upset? 		
PerrySimm | I think I'm just going to hide forever. 		
PerrySimm | I'm not quite sure why I just did that. 		DavidW says, "The days are so hot, the nights are the only time I can get anything done."
Karona arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "3"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | (You climb back out of the sheets.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm not quite sure why I did that. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I was going to say, we are fully clothed right now. Not really that much to hide. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Instinctual panic, I guess. 		
PerrySimm | (She flops her arm over you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: God, I can't believe we got found out immediately. It hasn't even been 12 hours. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Eh, it's not like either of us are capable of keeping secrets from Kaz. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No I guess not. 		
PerrySimm | (She rubs her face.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Mmph. Alright. Need a lift home? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Five more minutes. 		
PerrySimm | Breakfast first? 		
PerrySimm | Kicking me out already? 		DavidW says, "3"
		Jacqueline says, "heh. Yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: Kicking me out already, eh? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Yeah, god. Get the hell out of here, why don't you. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Alright. (You give her a peck on the cheek and force yourself out of the bed.) I accept my banishment. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Lockers — Before School 		
PerrySimm | Monday, 26 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (You hum faintly to yourself as you open your locker.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: You're awfully chipper for a Monday. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hmm? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: I had to down an entire thing of vivacity powder just to drag myself out the front door. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Just my normal chipperness. 		
PerrySimm | Keeping a positive attitude. 		
PerrySimm | Things are looking up. 		
PerrySimm | Don't mind me. 		Knight_Otu asks, "4?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
PerrySimm | YOU: Ha. Don't mind me. Just... doing my stuff. 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: That's a weird thing to say, but okay. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja comes up and leans against the locker next to yours) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Hi. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Ready for the highest-stakes French class of your life? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Just need to grab some stuff first. Save me a seat? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Ha ha. See you inside. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: See you. 		
PerrySimm | (You watch her walk down the hall to class. Annette looks back and forth between you and her and then clears her throat.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: What? 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: That's certainly an upgrade. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I don't know what you mean. 		
PerrySimm | You could say that. 		DavidW says, "Sorry. I'm gonna have to go rest my eyes."
		Jacqueline says, "Good bye, old man."
		Knight_Otu says, "Take care."
		Jacqueline says, "(Just kidding, DW. Sleep well.)"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, 2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, sure."
		DavidW says, "thanks. Don't know if I'll sleep, though. Just need to close the eyes."
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (sighing) You could say that. 		
PerrySimm | (She closes her locker and points at you.) 		
PerrySimm | ANNETTE: Details. After class. Or I'm magicking them out of you. 		
PerrySimm | (You raise your hands over your head.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | French Class — Morning 		
PerrySimm | (You sit next to Anja in French class, watching the rest of your glass give their presentations.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: (sighing) Merci, Ethan and Kyle. Once again, your incompetence has exceeded my every expectation. 		
PerrySimm | (They fist bump each other.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Next, Nadia and Anja. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you stand before the class, then turn to Docteure Rouillé and silently hand her the paper. She accepts it with a quizzical look and begins reading.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: I count seven mistakes on this document. Your French is, I would say, not quite passable. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | ... 		
PerrySimm | Sorry. 		Knight_Otu says, "Ah, the Docteure."
		Jacqueline says, "That's actually a compliment."
		Jacqueline says, "'not quite passable'"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm counting this as a win and not apologizing."
		Knight_Otu says, "True. She's usually more..."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. More terrible."
PerrySimm | (You don't respond.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: However. If a small child were to submit this document, they would not be held back in school automatically. This represents an improvement. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja lightly bumps your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | ROUILLÉ: Very well. You have passed this assignment, if only slightly. Félicitations. My faith is restored a very small amount. 		
PerrySimm | (She waves the two of you back to your desks. You hurry back, high-fiving each other on the way.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu says, "Something like that."
		Jacqueline says, "hahahaha"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "This is a huge compliment!"
PerrySimm | (Twenty minutes later. You and Anja walk out of French class.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wow. I think that's the least disappointed the Docteur has ever been in me. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Clearly we complement each other pretty well. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Pft!"
PerrySimm | Aren't you glad I made you sit next to me? 		
PerrySimm | We should complement each other again. 		Jacqueline says, "2? Ugh. No."
		Jacqueline says, "Too thick."
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Why do my bad pun senses tingle?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, 1."
		Jacqueline says, "If you make me choose 2 I will have to go take a shower afterward."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yay. 1"
PerrySimm | YOU: Aren't you glad I physically forced you to sit next to me this year? 		
PerrySimm | (She laughs and gives your arm a little squeeze.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Very. 		
PerrySimm | (You turn the corner to find Allen is standing in front of your locker. Anja looks at him and then back at you.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Come on. 		
PerrySimm | (She tugs on your blazer. You put your hand on her shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Stay right there, okay? 		
PerrySimm | (She exhales and nods. You walk over to Allen.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You're blocking my locker. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I didn't realize you and her were on speaking terms. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What do you want? 		
PerrySimm | Still can't drop it, huh? 		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess."
PerrySimm | YOU: What do you want? 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Just, uh... I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | (You look at him, waiting for him to say something else. He doesn't.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Well. I'm going to go then. 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: Hey. Um. (He scratches his neck.) Do you... hate me? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Yes. 		
PerrySimm | Sometimes. 		
PerrySimm | I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | Not completely. 		
PerrySimm | My feelings aren't your business. 		Jacqueline says, "Hrm"
		Knight_Otu says, ">Why would I hate you, you only outed me to the whole school and painted a wrong picture of me."
Karona sings out of key, the fish jumps out of the jug and slaps her in the face, and she shuffles home looking ashamed. 		Jacqueline asks, "So, is that a ... yes?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess it could be."
		Roger says, "I'll vote yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Golly. Okay."
PerrySimm | YOU: Yes. 		
PerrySimm | (He nods.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: I guess I deserve that. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. You do. 		
PerrySimm | (The two of you stare at each other in silence. His jaw tightens a little.) 		
PerrySimm | ALLEN: ...Okay. Bye. 		
PerrySimm | (He walks away.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | (You let out a loooong breath as Anja comes up next to you.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: How'd that go? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I do not even know anymore. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Newspaper Office — Evening 		
PerrySimm | Tuesday, 27 September 2016 		
PerrySimm | (The next night. You and Kaz type away silently, while Anja slowly spins around in a rotating chair.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: You guys just do this all night, huh? 		
PerrySimm | (You laugh.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah. What'd you expect? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I don't know. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You can't write a newspaper without writing the actual newspaper. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I'm just amazed they let you stay this late by yourselves. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's been this way for decades. 		
PerrySimm | We're very trustworthy. 		
PerrySimm | We don't normally go this late. 		
PerrySimm | You bored? 		Roger says, "okay bye <defenestration>"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "1"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, it's exactly how it was when I ran the high school paper"
		Knight_Otu says, "2 and 3 are clearly lies. :p"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "True"
		Jacqueline says, "I remember some months where I was dropping the paper off at the press at, like, 4am."
PerrySimm | YOU: It's been this way for decades. Since the paper started, probably. I'm sure you could never get away with setting it up this way now, but it's the status quo. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: You can basically get away with anything at this school as long as you call it "tradition." 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What about your parents though? Like our mom obviously doesn't care what Kaz or I do, but I thought yours were like... strict? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | They're not strict exactly. 		
PerrySimm | It's good on a university application. 		
PerrySimm | My dad appreciates hard work. 		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: "Editor-in-Chief of Canada's oldest student newspaper" looks pretty good on a university application. Kind of an easy sell actually. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Huh. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: If anything, the more hours I work the better it looks. Dedication and industriousness and all that stuff. 		
PerrySimm | (She nods and spins around in her chair again.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Sooooo... I've been thinking. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay... 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I've been going over what you've told me about the ghost thing, and I think you should tell someone. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Boo! Bad idea! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Okay but shut up for a second because I'm actually serious. (She counts out on her fingers.) You've seen an intruder to the school, you have them captured on film, you have evidence to suggest they're doing weird bone rituals, and you've uncovered a potentially robbed grave. This is starting to get above your pay grade. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I don't have a pay grade. 		
PerrySimm | We saw the intruder while intruding. 		
PerrySimm | That footage doesn't show anything. 		
PerrySimm | The evidence is completely circumstantial. 		
PerrySimm | We don't know for sure the grave is robbed. 		
PerrySimm | No one will believe a ghost story. 		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Anja is right though, Nadia."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, she's probably right."
		Knight_Otu says, "2 is the closest to a true objection, sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, which -- okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: We saw the intruder while we were also intruding. If we told anyone what actually happened we'd get in major trouble. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Are you kidding? You have a massive reservoir of goodwill built up with the administration. Have you ever been in trouble once at this school? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...I got a detention in Grade 8 one time. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: And anyway, that's all secondary compared to your health. Kaz tells me you're having visions? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Do they. (You glare at Kaz.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well, you are! Sorry. 		
PerrySimm | (You sigh.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Between that, and the panic attacks, and the late nights, and the stress... I don't know. I'm worried. I think you need to take this whole thing off your plate. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's sweet that you're worried. 		
PerrySimm | The panic attacks aren't related. 		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Where's the you're right option, darnit."
		Jacqueline says, "I know."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, which one? I'll go with whatever you pick"
		Knight_Otu says, "Denial, ot deflection? I guess denial, 2."
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't think the panic attacks are related to the ghost thing. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Maybe not directly, but it can't helping. Didn't the last one literally happen when you were investigating the graveyard? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...There might have been another one since then. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What? When? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Guys. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (sighing) Saturday night. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Saturday?! Why didn't you tell me? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I didn't want you to think it was your fault. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Nadia. Of course I wouldn't have. I could have helped. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It was okay... 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Guys. 		
PerrySimm | (You and Anja turn to Kaz. They have the security cam feed called up on their monitor.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: The bone-burner's back. They just went into the North Wing. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: What? 		
PerrySimm | (You run to the office door and peek out just in time to see the door to the North Wing close. You step back inside) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: They're totally there. What do we do? 		
PerrySimm | (The three of you look at each other.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: We could call the cops on them right now. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Or get them on film. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Or we could do both. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja and Kaz look at you uncertainly.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I mean, I think we've actually got this person right where we want them. Last time we were taken completely by surprise, but this time we know exactly where they're going and what they're doing. We can go in stealthily, get the right vantage point, film them and their activities as much as possible, and then go out before they're finished and call 911. The cops will have all the evidence they need to deal with this person, and we'll have a solid enough story to go to print with. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz turns to Anja and shrugs.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's not a bad plan, sis. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: ...Alright. But we dial 9 and 1 on our phones before setting foot in there, we stick together no matter what, and we bail at the first sign of trouble. Deal? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Deal. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz grins widely.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright! Let's go hunt that ghost! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | North Wing — Evening 		
PerrySimm | (The three of you make your way through the North Wing. Anja puts her phone away.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Okay, I just texted Summer. I'm going to check in every ten minutes, and if she doesn't hear from me in fifteen she's going to call the police. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: That's... a very smart plan, actually. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: I'm not taking any chances. 		
PerrySimm | (You reach the auditorium. Pulses of purple light and thin wisps of mist escape from under the doors.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Looks like they're already here. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright. I'm going to open the door and we'll slip in. Ready? 		Jacqueline says, "I'll pause here, since it's still cut scene..."
PerrySimm | (You nod and put a finger to your lips. Kaz gives you a thumbs up and slowly pulls open the door. The three of you slip through and quickly crouch down behind some chairs. You hold up your phone and start filming the hooded figure as they perform their ritual on stage) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (whispering) See anything? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (whispering) Barely. I need a better vantage point. 		
PerrySimm | (You slip out into the aisle and try to quietly make your way over to the side of the stage. As you get closer you see that there's a whole bunch of raccoons on the stage, eyes a ghostly white, seemingly entranced by the purple glow of the figure's ornate cauldron. You hear the figure chant in a familiar voice.) 		
PerrySimm | FIGURE: I'm here, Alain. Speak to me. 		
PerrySimm | (You slip a bit closer and watch the figure add a fine white powder to their cauldron. Then, out of nowhere, they stop what they're doing and whip around to look straight at you.) 		
PerrySimm | (As the person on stage turns to face you, you realize it's Mr. Sherbourne. You quickly dart behind a nearby pillar and take out your phone. There's no signal.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: (laughing) Alright, Nadia. Come on out. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (whispering) Crap. 		
PerrySimm | (You step out from behind the pillar.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: And Kaz, I know you're in here too! 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz slowly stands up with their hands raised from behind the chair. Anja stays out of sight.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Now come on. You two know you aren't supposed to be in here. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Neither are you. 		
PerrySimm | We were just leaving. 		
PerrySimm | Our bad. 		Knight_Otu says, "As we suspected. Marc."
		Knight_Otu asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Sure. Also, he has a portrait, wearing a black hood, with racoon stripes painted over his eyes. Want me to click it?"
		Roger says, "surely"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "DO IT!"
		Jacqueline says, "Actually, sadly, it just goes to his normal, not-wearing-a-cowl-with-racoon-eyes bio"
PerrySimm | qYOU: Um, neither are you. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: I'm a teacher, Nadia. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I didn't realize creepy satanic rituals were on the curriculum. 		
PerrySimm | (He laughs.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: You are a riot. Why don't you two come down here for a second? 		
PerrySimm | (You and Kaz look at each other and then walk down towards the stage. Anja doesn't budge from her hiding space.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Now before I let you go, I need you to tell me exactly what you were doing back here. 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Awww man!"
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | We were investigating some strange noises. 		
PerrySimm | We were investigating the source of the smoke. 		
PerrySimm | We were investigating strange raccoon behaviour. 		
PerrySimm | We were keeping tabs on the construction. 		
PerrySimm | We saw you breaking in. 		
PerrySimm | You tell us what you're doing first. 		
PerrySimm | We don't have to tell you anything. 		Jacqueline says, "2 or 5 or 6 or 7"
		Knight_Otu asks, "2, though that may spook him into thinking the firemen are on their way?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, the police will be on their way before long"
		Knight_Otu asks, "But we don't want him to think that, do we?"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, in real life 15+ minutes in a situation like this is forever, but..."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "No. We don't."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, in that case, one of the last two?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I thought the first two would be less likely to make him think that?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Make him think we were just looking for a scxoop?"
		Jacqueline says, "I will click whatever you say next"
		Knight_Otu says, "2, I guess still."
PerrySimm | YOU: We've been working late on the paper and we keep seeing smoke coming out of the North Wing. We were worried it was a fire or some kind of gas leak or something. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Yeah. We were just making sure the school didn't burn down, dude. So like, relax. 		
PerrySimm | (He looks back and forth between you and Kaz then laughs and shakes his head.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: You know what? Can I be "real" for a second? I'm proud of you kids. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright— 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Really, I am! You saw something out of place in your school and you investigated. You took on a civic duty. That's not something a lot of students would do. And I think that is worthy of some extra credit. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um. What? 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: What do you say we call this an independent study credit and give you an A. It'll look great on your university applications. (He winks.) And what the heck, I'll throw in an A in history too. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Are you trying to bribe us? 		
PerrySimm | ...What's the catch? 		
PerrySimm | What if we say no? 		
PerrySimm | I think we're going to go... 		Jacqueline asks, "Wow. Marc. Srsly?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I... um... huh?"
		Knight_Otu says, "1."
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you trying to bribe us? 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Hey, hey, hey. "Chillax." Who said anything about a bribe? All I'm saying is that I prefer to encourage your academic development rather than "snitch" on you, even if you were abusing your newspaper privileges to trespass in a dangerous construction zone. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Dude, you are trespassing too! You'd be in just as much shit as us. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: The whole staff has keys to the North Wing, Kaz. I just came in to retrieve some personal effects from the old teacher's lounge. A small lapse of judgement on my part, I'll admit, but it's a good thing I was here to catch you two before you hurt yourselves. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Hurt ourselves? 		
PerrySimm | Personal effects like bones? 		
PerrySimm | You summoned the wrong ghost. 		Jacqueline says, "3"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: You summoned the wrong ghost, Mr. Sherbourne. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Excuse me? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The ghost that's trapped in the raccoon. It's the kid who founded the Middleman back in 1913. Somehow I doubt that's who you were trying to summon. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Wait. Are you saying you've actually spoken with this apparition? 		
PerrySimm | (Out of the corner of your eye you see Anja silently shimmying around the edge of the room. She catches your eye and makes the "stretch it out" hand gesture.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Not... exactly. Not with words. But I've, um, communicated with the raccoon he's trapped inside. I think. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Interesting. (He shrugs.) Well, I'm sorry to get all "well actually" on you, but the spell doesn't quite work the way you think it does. The smoke puts the caster into a liminal state where they can see reflections of the spirit realm in living creatures. No one has been trapped or summoned anywhere. If you're seeing the founder of your newspaper, it's not because he's here. It's because your own fixations have drawn you to his memory. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: So... who are you trying to talk to, then? 		
PerrySimm | (His face darkens.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Frankly, that's none of your business. And I think this conversation is over. If you're not going to cooperate then I'm going to call your parents and tell them about your very serious violation of school policy. Stay there while I pack up my things. 		
PerrySimm | (He starts turning around. Anja freezes in place behind him.) 		
PerrySimm | (You jump forward.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Mr. Sherbourne! Wait. 		
PerrySimm | (He stops and turns back to face you. Anja exhales. You reach into the inner pocket of your jacket and pull out Annette's pamphlet.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I have something for you to read. 		
PerrySimm | (You hold it out for him. He takes it out of your hands.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: "Say 'No!' To Forbidden Bone Magic." 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | You need to talk to someone. 		
PerrySimm | You can't bring the dead back to life. 		
PerrySimm | You have to move on. 		Knight_Otu says, "1 is probably what he needs."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know what exactly you're doing here, but if this is about your grief you can't just deal with it alone like this. You need to actually talk through it. 		
PerrySimm | (He flips the pamphlet over in his hands.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Like, okay. I had a friend once who I was very very close with. And we both went through some huge difficulties at the same time. It wasn't the same as someone dying, obviously, but it was still really hard. And rather than talk to each other about it we withdrew and we tried to figure stuff out on our own. And that just made things so much more miserable for us. Sometimes you need to actually, you know, open up to people. Talk your problems out. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Get a therapist, is that it? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ... 		
PerrySimm | (He smiles.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: You know what the most annoying thing about teaching teenagers is? You're smart — you're very smart — but you don't realize the limits of your smartness. You think you have an answer for everything. Well, you don't. That's why you're still in school. And when you're in your early-to-mid 20s like me you'll start to understand how the world really works. 		
PerrySimm | (You try to avoid looking at Anja as she crouches down and slowly reaches for one of the raccoons.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: You're a sharp writer, Nadia. So I'm not surprised you can churn out some lines that sound good on the surface like that. But believe me, it's very clear you don't know what you're talking about. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | I know grave robbing is a dick move. 		
PerrySimm | I know you're in serious trouble. 		
PerrySimm | I know panic when I see it. 		
PerrySimm | I know you should turn around. 		
PerrySimm | You're right. 		Knight_Otu says, "Well, surely not 4."
		Jacqueline says, "I so want to choose 4"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Who's the meanie now?"
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sowwy."
		Knight_Otu asks, "1?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm actually serious, but okay, 1."
PerrySimm | YOU: I know grave robbing is a dick move. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Ha! You know what? Yeah. It probably is. 		
PerrySimm | (Anja gingerly picks up the raccoon.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (whispering) Sorry... 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: But I don't regret it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I get the sense you're about to. 		
PerrySimm | (Sherbourne scrunches his face in confusion as Anja winds up behind him.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: HEY, FUCKER! 		
PerrySimm | (He whips around. Anja tosses the raccoon at his head.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: GhaahaaAAAAAAH!!!! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: (grabbing your hand) Let's go!!! 		
PerrySimm | (The three of you run out of the room. Sherbourne flails around and knocks over his ritual equipment, causing a huge plume of purple smoke to fill the room.) 		
PerrySimm | (You burst into the foyer and find it already thick with purple mist. You cover your mouth with your blazer and start looking around for an exit.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: God damn it! (She smacks her phone) Why isn't this fucking thing working?! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Interference from the mystery smoke?? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: "Interference from the mystery smoke" is not a real thing!! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Well then why isn't your phone working?!?! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Guys! Let's just find an exit! 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | ???? — Night 		
PerrySimm | You run down the hall, trying to orient yourself in the thick purple fog. But it's impossible to make out where you're going or where you came from. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz and Anja stumble along beside you. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead to the west and south. 		
PerrySimm | west 		
PerrySimm | south 		Knight_Otu says, "Unexpected compass directions."
		Jacqueline says, "I know."
		Jacqueline asks, "Is there a way that we should be able to intuit the right direction?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, based on what wing this is?"
		Jacqueline says, "Or is it just a 50/50"
		Knight_Otu asks, "It's the north wing I think?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, W?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "You are not going to believe this shit."
		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh."
PerrySimm | ???? — Night 		
PerrySimm | You are quickly becoming disoriented. Halls and doorways don't seem to be in their usual places. 		
PerrySimm | Exits are to the north, north by east, north-northeast, northeast by north, northeast, northeast by east, east-northeast, east by north, east, east by south, east-southeast, southeast by east, southeast, southeast by south, south-southeast, south by east, south, south by west, south-southwest, southwest by south, southwest, southwest by west, west-southwest, west by south, west, west by north, west-northwest, northwest by west, northwest, northwest by north, north-northwest, and north by west. 		Knight_Otu says, "..."
		Roger says, "woo"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Are... are they all?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, they are all choices."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maan."
		Jacqueline says, "Though I am guessing it doesn't matter what we click."
		Jacqueline asks, "Want me to just click one?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Randomly?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. Roll a d20 if you have one."
		Jacqueline closes her eyes and clicks somewhere in the vicinity.
PerrySimm | ???? — Night 		
PerrySimm | You flail around for some kind of familiar landmark but nothing here looks the same as it normally does. 		
PerrySimm | Kaz trips over their own shoes. 		
PerrySimm | A sloping hallway leads off to the east. East of that hallway, an even more sloping hallway leads even further east. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | sloping hallway 		
PerrySimm | even more sloping hallway 		Jacqueline says, "Sloping sounds safer than 'even more sloping'"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think that was a load-bearing Sherbourne."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, sloping."
PerrySimm | ???? — Night 		
PerrySimm | You catch glimpses of ghostly figures in your peripheral vision, slipping in and out of the thick purple smoke. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead west and north. There are closed doors to the east and southeast. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | west 		
PerrySimm | north 		
PerrySimm | east 		
PerrySimm | southeast 		Jacqueline exclaims, "SE!"
		Jacqueline says, "I have no idea why I'm using an exclamation point"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Doors, game, or front doors?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hell, the doors could go back into the auditorium"
		Jacqueline says, "Doors could be bad."
		Jacqueline says, "Or they could mean freedom"
		Jacqueline says, "SUCH EXCITEMENT"
		Roger says, "se"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not trusting any door that doesn't say front."
PerrySimm | (You try the door.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Damn it, locked! 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Just keep trying! One of them's bound to work. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | ???? — Night 		
PerrySimm | You hear loud crashing noises from somewhere far in the distance. 		
PerrySimm | Anja crashes into you from behind, knocking you over. You pick yourself up off the ground. 		
PerrySimm | Foggy passages branch off from here, leading southeast and west. A closed door lies behind a pile of furniture. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | southeast 		
PerrySimm | west 		
PerrySimm | closed door 		Jacqueline says, "This feels like the moment not long before the conclusion of the Scooby Doo episode."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Are you saying we should run through doors and exit from completely different ones?"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "Then let's try the door."
		Jacqueline asks, "The closed door?"
		Jacqueline says, "(I mean, theuy'"
		Jacqueline says, "(I mean, they're all closed, but...)"
		Knight_Otu asks, "It's the only door that's an option, isn't it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not sure, but I am clicking it"
PerrySimm | (You try to open the door.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: This one's locked too! What the hell? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It wasn't like this last week, was it? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: No. Something's going on. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: God, where the hell even are we? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know. This smoke is completely disorienting me. 		
PerrySimm | ???? — Night 		
PerrySimm | The mist coalesces into unusual forms in front of you — a raccoon, a young boy in a military uniform, a corpse face down in the mud. You blink and the images disappear. 		
PerrySimm | Hallways lead west and north. There are closed doors to the east and southeast. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | west 		
PerrySimm | north 		
PerrySimm | east 		
PerrySimm | southeast 		Jacqueline says, "e"
		Knight_Otu says, "east."
PerrySimm | (You pull on the door as hard as you can.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: NNNngh! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Do we even know where that goes? I am completely lost! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I know it's where Sherbourne isn't! That's kind of all I care about right now! 		
PerrySimm | The smoke is starting to sting your eyes. You try to wave it out of your face but that only seems to make it come in thicker. 		
PerrySimm | Through the fog you can make out a closed window. 		
PerrySimm | The corridor you're in stretches on for miles ahead of you and even more miles behind you. Various closed doors line the hallway on either side. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | window 		
PerrySimm | ahead of you 		
PerrySimm | behind you 		
PerrySimm | Various closed doors 		Jacqueline says, "I like a window"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | (You snap your fingers.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: The window! We can get some fresh air in here and figure out where we are. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Got it. Stand back. 		
PerrySimm | (She picks up a garbage can.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Anja, wait. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Whoa whoa whoa whoa! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Graaah! 		
PerrySimm | (She throws it through one of the windows. The purple fog immediately starts pouring out as fresh air rushes in.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ....None of the windows in the North Wing lock. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Oh. Whoops. 		
PerrySimm | (You look around. You're in the old art room on the second floor.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Shit, we're like as far as you can get from the door. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | We can climb out onto the roof here. 		
PerrySimm | There's an emergency exit by the clock tower. 		Jacqueline says, "roof sounds ill-advised"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
PerrySimm | YOU: The front door maybe. But there's an emergency exit down the hall. 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Where does that take us? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I think onto a staircase? Which probably goes down to a lower part of the roof. Once we're out there we'll be able to find a way down. I think. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz and Anja look at each other uncertainly.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: It's our best shot. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: (nodding) Let's do it. 		
PerrySimm | (The three of you run off down the hall.) 		
PerrySimm | Front Steps — Evening 		
PerrySimm | (You make your way around the edge of the school, carefully hopping down from roof to roof, until you're on the awning above the front steps. Kaz looks down.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Alright, I think we can make it down from here. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you sure it's safe? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Totally. Watch. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Wait— 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz hops down into a hedge next to the front steps. They stumble out of it and dust themself off.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | Are you okay?! 		
PerrySimm | Do you see Sherbourne? 		Knight_Otu says, "1."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
PerrySimm | YOU: Kaz! Are you okay? 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It's totally fine, dude. Nothing to worry ab— 		
PerrySimm | (Out of nowhere, Sherbourne exits the school, face scratched up and bleeding. He reaches out and grabs Kaz before they can run away.) 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: HEY!!! (She leaps down off the roof.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Let them go! 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: (backing up) Whoa whoa whoa! Let's all just calm down and talk about this, alright?! Just talk! No one needs to do anything they're going to regret! 		
PerrySimm | (Suddenly, a police car pulls into the front driveway, sirens blaring. Sherbourne abruptly lets go of Kaz, almost shoving them away, and waves down the police car. A couple of cops step out and he starts walking towards them.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Officers! Thank god you're here. I was just trying to prevent these vulnerable teens from committing self-harm. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (climbing down) That's a lie! 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: He was chasing us through the goddamn school because we saw his weird bone ritual!! 		
PerrySimm | OFFICER #1: Alright. (She puts a hand on her holster and points at Sherbourne.) Stay where you are and show me your hands. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: (still walking forward) They were on the roof of the school! It's a good thing I was here to find them. They might have jumped. 		
PerrySimm | OFFICER #1: Sir, please don't move forward again. 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: Hey, Officer, I totally get it. You see— 		
PerrySimm | (She pepper-sprays him.) 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: AAAhhhaAaahaAAAhaAAAA!! 		
PerrySimm | OFFICER #1: (casually handcuffing Sherbourne) I'm arresting you for forcible confinement. It is my duty to inform you that you have the right to retain and instruct counsel in private without delay. Do you understand? 		
PerrySimm | SHERBOURNE: (sustained moaning) 		
PerrySimm | OFFICER #1: Sir, I understand the pepper spray makes it tough to focus but it'll really make my job a lot easier if you try to pay attention. (She leads him back towards her patrol car.) You may call any lawyer you want. There is a 24-hour telephone service... 		
PerrySimm | (The other officer crosses his arms and shakes his head.) 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | What's going to happen to him? 		
PerrySimm | Holy shit. 		
PerrySimm | ... 		Jacqueline says, "All of these are appropriate choices"
		Jacqueline asks (of KO), "You still here?"
		Knight_Otu says, "They are."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, got called away for a bit."
		Jacqueline says, "There you are."
		Jacqueline asks, "Which one would you like me to pick?"
		Knight_Otu says, "1 I guess."
PerrySimm | YOU: What's going to happen to him? 		
PerrySimm | OFFICER #2: Oh, we're going to put him in our car and then drive it to a jail with the big blinking lights on. It's pretty cool, actually. You want to take a video with your phone? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Uh, no. that's okay. 		
PerrySimm | OFFICER #2: Suit yourselves. (He hitches up his belt.) You kids have a nice night, eh? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um... do you not want us to give statements? 		
PerrySimm | (The officer stares blankly at you for a second, then snaps his fingers) 		
PerrySimm | OFFICER #2: Right! Yeah. Statements. (He fumbles around for his notebook.) And I guess we should call your parents, too, huh? 		
PerrySimm | ANJA: Probably. 		
PerrySimm | OFFICER #2: Jeez, I gotta make some kind of to-do list... (He flips open his notebook and clicks his pen.) Okay, let's go frommmmm.... tallest to shortest. 		
PerrySimm | (Kaz and Anja look at each other.) 		
PerrySimm | (You walk a few feet away from Kaz and Anja and pace back and forth as they give their statements. You look up and see a raccoon with empty white eyes making its way out of the school. It stops in front of you.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Are you... Osgoode Terauley? 		
PerrySimm | (The raccoon stands up on its hind legs. It stares at you. You stare at it.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um. I don't know if you know that I'm the one editing your newspaper now, but I am. So thank you for starting that. And sorry that I'm running it into the ground. And sorry that you died in the First World War. And sorry that you're a raccoon now. Unless you like being a raccoon. In which case, uh, congratulations. 		
PerrySimm | (The raccoon stares at you for another second and then scampers off.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Waving Hand emoji 		
PerrySimm | (Summer walks up beside you.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Hi. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Hey. You're here. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah. I, uh, kinda panicked and called the cops before the fifteen minutes were up. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Good call. 		
PerrySimm | (She nods.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: So... What happened, exactly? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Um. A lot. Among other things I think the ghost of the kid who founded my newspaper is trapped in a raccoon now. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Trapped? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Or maybe he wants to be there. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Mmm. That makes sense. It's probably pretty good to be in a raccoon body in Toronto. Lots of trash to eat. No predators. People throw you funerals. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: (smiling) I think once the funeral happens the ghost is back out of the raccoon body again. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Oh yeah. Well the trash thing anyway. 		
PerrySimm | (You hang back and watch as Anja gives an extremely animated statement.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Uh. By the way... I kind of, uh, hooked up with Anja on the weekend. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I know. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: You do? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: She asked if she could. I told her to go for it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: God, I keep forgetting you two are friends. 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I mean, at this point I think we're all friends with each other. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Heh. I guess so. We should probably start acting like it, huh? 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: Yeah. 		
PerrySimm | (Silence. She stares at you for a second then leans in and gives you a quick peck on the cheek.) 		
PerrySimm | SUMMER: I'm glad we're friends. 		
PerrySimm | (You bump her with your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Me too. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		Knight_Otu asks, "Cue the ending I guess?"
		Jacqueline says, "Actually, no. I'm just catching up before the transition."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, I think we're close."
PerrySimm | 2nd Floor — After School 		
PerrySimm | Tuesday, 4 October 2016 		
PerrySimm | (One week later. You and Kaz are walking to the newspaper office for press night. Kaz angrily thumbs through their phone.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Ugh! I don't know what's worse, the fact that Toronto Sun got our scoop or the fact that they couldn't come up with a better nickname than "Creep-o Bone Teach". 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I guess in retrospect it was a bit optimistic to think that the administration would have actually let us publish an article about a faculty member desecrating corpses and threatening students. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It was our story, man! All that work and we just get censored. 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | There's always more stories. 		
PerrySimm | That's an accomplishment in itself. 		
PerrySimm | It was still worth it. 		Knight_Otu asks, "Also, who trained the adults in this city?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's Canada."
		Jacqueline says, "2"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "(And I'm just kidding. I like Canada.)"
		Jacqueline says, "(And Canadians. I'm related to some of them, so I have to like them.)"
PerrySimm | YOU: It's kind of an accomplishment in its own right, when you think about it. First censored issue in 103 years. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: I suppose I can take some comfort in our legendary delinquency... 		
PerrySimm | (You and Kaz round the corner. There's a huge crowd of people waiting outside the office.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: The hell...? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Can we help you? 		
PerrySimm | (A Grade 9 boy steps out of the crowd.) 		
PerrySimm | GRADE 9: Um, hey. Are you the ones who make the cool illegal newspaper? 		
PerrySimm | --- 		
PerrySimm | It's not illegal exactly. 		
PerrySimm | Yep, that's us. 		Knight_Otu says, "HAHAHAHA"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline asks, "1?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
PerrySimm | YOU: ...It's not illegal exactly. We just had one banned issue. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It is definitely cool though. 		
PerrySimm | GRADE 9: Oh. (He nods.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Would you... like to come inside and read it? 		
PerrySimm | GRADE 9: (eyes wide) You have a copy?? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Well it's just a PDF file, so yes. 		
PerrySimm | GRADE 9: Oh my god. That'd be amazing. 		
PerrySimm | (The other students murmur in agreement as you let them into the office. Kaz turns on a computer.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Right this way, kids! 		
PerrySimm | (The Grade 9 looks around in amazement.) 		
PerrySimm | GRADE 9: This is so cool. I wish I could do something like this. 		
PerrySimm | (You and Kaz look at each other.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Funny you should mention that... 		
PerrySimm | (Within half an hour, you have the new staffers settled in and working on assignments. Kaz slides their chair over to your desk.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Dude, this rules! We need to get censored every week! 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, we can't get censored every week. That'd be the same as not putting out the paper at all. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Oh yeah. Well regardless, this is great. We've basically got a full staff now. We can probably get this issue done in like an hour. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Yeah, wow. I guess I'm in charge of like fifteen people now. (You freeze in place.) ...Oh god. 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: What? 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I'm in charge of like fifteen people now. 		
PerrySimm | (You grip the edge of your notebook tightly and stare off into the middle distance.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Na? You alright? (They wave their hand in front of your face) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: I don't know. Maybe? It's just I started thinking like, oh man I've got to manage all these people now and find them jobs they like and give them assignments and edit their submissions and learn their names and track their progress and answer their questions and order them pizza... 		
PerrySimm | (They rub your shoulder.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: Deep breaths, buddy. You got a whole new thing going on here. 		
PerrySimm | (You take some slow, deep breaths.) 		
PerrySimm | KAZ: It'll be great. Best thing ever, probably. You just have to figure out what to do and then do it. 		
PerrySimm | YOU: ...Right. 		
PerrySimm | (You exhale then flip to an empty page in your notebook.) 		
PerrySimm | YOU: Okay, step one: New to-do list. 		
PerrySimm | . 		
PerrySimm | . 		
PerrySimm | ... FIN ... 		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Woo!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Woohoo!"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks for sticking with me through all of that.I enjoyed it."
		Knight_Otu says, "It's a nice game. It has its rough edges, though."
	



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Intro to Implements of the Arcane by Oliver Frank
As played on ifMUD on August 26, 2018

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 Intro to Implements of the Arcane written by Oliver Frank. This game took first place in the 2018 IntroComp. You can download it by visiting the IntroComp website.

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.

ANOTHER WARNING! A lot (most!) of the transcripts contained on this site are, shall we say, family-friendly. This is not one of those family-friendly transcripts. Just so we're clear.
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Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ic18implements" 		

Floyd ]  Health 5/20; Wealth 0 copper; Down in the Dumps
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Content notice - Violence, mention of nudity, alcohol.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your head is killing you. Pain stings your brain like a thousand
Floyd | burning needles as you struggle to your feet, trying to remember just
Floyd | what happened. Bandits were swarming you, and you felt you had to take
Floyd | a dangerous action - hitting the ground with your staff, while it
Floyd | stored a thunder spell. Every arcanist knows to avoid using a staff
Floyd | this way unless you take precautions.
Floyd | Right, precautions. Your circlet is storing a healing spell right now,
Floyd | so that helps, but it didn't help enough. Said circlet and the clothes
Floyd | on your person are the only things left of your possessions. They
Floyd | surely did seem valueless to the bandits, not knowing enough about the
Floyd | arcane to remove the circlet from a seemingly mortally-wounded
Floyd | arcanist.
Floyd | Being alive is a mixed blessing right now. Every move is a torture,
Floyd | and without most of your implements, you are basically just a
Floyd | harder-to-kill peasant. But the greater part of being alive right now
Floyd | - you can claw yourself back up. All you have to do is to get a new
Floyd | collection of ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Intro to Implements of the Arcane
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Oliver Frank
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180721 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Down in the Dumps
Floyd | The dirt hole you are standing in does not match your last conscious
Floyd | memory - did your staff of thunder really cause such a crater? It must
Floyd | have, and you *know* that hitting the ground with a staff containing a
Floyd | damaging spell is a dangerous affair. This was the first time you
Floyd | resorted to this move (and considering your state, you aren't keen on
Floyd | a repeat, even if you had your staff), so the aftermath is new to you.
Floyd | Speaking of your staff, you see its sorry remains littering the ground
Floyd | of the hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can begin clawing yourself up, by doing exactly that
Floyd | - going up.
Floyd |
Floyd | If this is your first time playing Intro to Implements of the Arcane,
Floyd | you should type ABOUT first (there is no need to type it in capitals -
Floyd | they are just used for emphasis). Also, you should type CREDITS to see
Floyd | the testers for this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Golly"
		Jacqueline says, "Long load time"
		DavidW says, "Floyd crashed the mud a few days ago."
		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
		DavidW says, "He was playing something called 'parrots' that went into an endless error message loop."
		DavidW says, "So, anyway, vimes updated Floyd to be wary of some formats."
		Jacqueline says, "yikes"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Something like what happened during bunch of keys?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know. But talk to vimes. I think Floyd has a new flag option now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Health 5/20; Wealth 0 copper; Down in the Dumps
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Intro to Implements of the Arcane
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Oliver Frank
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180721 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson
Floyd | Extended Grammar version 8/140501 by Aaron Reed
Floyd |
Floyd | Intro to Implements of the Arcane is a fantasy interactive fiction
Floyd | game. This is the IntroComp version, meaning that it is incomplete,
Floyd | ending after a relatively short time. You are an arcanist, a type of
Floyd | mage, who has been attacked by bandits. While you managed to fend off
Floyd | many with a risky move, more of them were there to rob you blind while
Floyd | you were unconscious. They left you for dead with nothing more than
Floyd | your clothes and a seemingly worthless wooden circlet.
Floyd | This circlet though is the reason you are still alive - it is an
Floyd | implement of the arcane, an object that functions while holding a
Floyd | spell. The circlet in particular provides its spell's effect to you -
Floyd | and the circlet currently holds a healing spell.
Floyd | The arcane, or arcanism, is a class of magic that holds the reputation
Floyd | of being the most destructive, but it has become the most
Floyd | self-destructive over the centuries. You had hoped to reach an ancient
Floyd | ruin that supposedly holds powerful implements of the arcane from an
Floyd | older age. These might help elevate arcanism from the sorry state it
Floyd | has fallen to, and even expand beyond just being "destructive."
Floyd | Over the course of the game, you need to find a new set of basic
Floyd | implements and spells to survive the challenges ahead of you. Managing
Floyd | which spells are held in which implements will be an important task to
Floyd | overcome obstacles and foes, and you will need to learn the
Floyd | limitations and features of what you have to effectively do so.
Floyd | This is my second released game, the first being Finish your Foe!,
Floyd | released as part of the Eleventh Hour New Year's minicomp.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intro to Implements of the Arcane uses several nonstandard verbs that
Floyd | you really should know. The game will try to tell you about them over
Floyd | the course of the story, but for convenience, they will be listed here
Floyd | as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | CREDITS wil show you the banner text, the extensions used in Intro to
Floyd | Implements of the Arcane, and most importantly, will show the testers
Floyd | for the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEARCH (an object) - while search is a standard verb, it is often seen
Floyd | as the same as EXAMINE. This is not the case here - search is a more
Floyd | thorough task, often involving touch, where examine is primarily
Floyd | vision. Searching is not vital, but it can yield useful results.
Floyd | TALK TO (a person) - You can talk to anyone you meet. Most people
Floyd | won't have a whole lot to say, but in some cases, you will enter a
Floyd | conversation mode where you are presented with a list of questions to
Floyd | ask, and can type the corresponding number to ask that question.
Floyd | THINK ABOUT (a topic) - As a fantasy game, you will encounter terms
Floyd | you are unfamiliar with, but which the protagonist knows. You can
Floyd | think about these things and learn about them. Don't restrain yourself
Floyd | to unfamiliar term, either - fantasic beings you know about might be
Floyd | slightly different from what you expect. Finally, a few topics you
Floyd | know about can change as you learn more about them and the world
Floyd | around you.
Floyd | SHIFT (spell) TO (implement) - As you find implements and spells, you
Floyd | will find the need to move spells from one implement to another to
Floyd | better utilize them. To do so, you need to shift the spell to the
Floyd | implement it should end up in. For example, you could say SHIFT
Floyd | HEALING TO TOME once you have the tome (though you probably should
Floyd | keep the healing spell in the circlet for the time being).
Floyd | POINT AT (target) / POINT WAND AT (target) - With this command, you
Floyd | point at the target, though you'll need a wand holding a spell for
Floyd | this to be useful.
Floyd | HIT GROUND / HIT GROUND WITH STAFF - If you have a staff holding a
Floyd | spell, this will activate the spell. If not, you're just pointlessly
Floyd | stomping the ground.
Floyd | WIELD (a weapon) - If you carry a weapon, you should wield it to
Floyd | improve your combat performance.
Floyd | PUSH (an enemy) - Pushing an enemy can cause them to lose their
Floyd | balance. This may help RETREATing if you fear the enemy may hit you
Floyd | when you flee.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry for the text dumps."
		DavidW says, "'THINK ABOUT topic' is quite helpful."
		DavidW says (to KO), "Also, congrats on finding (and implementing) a new twist on magic systems in IF."
		Knight_Otu says, "Thanks."
		Jacqueline says, "'Don't restrain yourself to unfamiliar term, either' - missing something there"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes, an s. Good spotting."
		Jacqueline says, "Mmkay. Caught up."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Health 5/20; Wealth 0 copper; Down in the Dumps
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Intro to Implements of the Arcane
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Oliver Frank
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180721 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson
Floyd | Extended Grammar version 8/140501 by Aaron Reed
Floyd |
Floyd | This game would be much worse without the awesome work of Małgorzata
Floyd | Reczko and Mike Carletta, who tested it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Fwiw, when there was a combat sequence, I mostly cheated by using UNDO whenever the combat wasn't going my way."
		DavidW says, "(i really wanted to win)"
		Jacqueline says, "I have a question"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hrn. I really don't want to forbid undo."
		Knight_Otu asks, "What's the question?"
		DavidW says, "I should probably replay to find a way where UNDO isn't necessary."
		Jacqueline says, "Other than legacy of gaming, what is the reason for needing to wield? Like, if I'm already holding an axe, and I say >ATTACK TROLL WITH AXE, why do we need an extra turn to >WIELD AXE? I generally find this extra step in games annoying, unless it's a roguelike where I have many weapons and need to specify which weapon."
		DavidW says, "There are at least two weapons in this game."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
		DavidW says, "but yeah, I dislike using WIELD as well."
		Jacqueline asks, "And so if I say >ATTACK X WITH Y... is >WIELD just so I don't have to keep typing WITH Y?"
		DavidW says, "(I dislike UNWIELD even more, though.)"
		Knight_Otu says, "They have different strengths and weaknesses. I probably should allow attack x with y."
		Jacqueline nods.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x circlet" 		

Floyd ]  Health 5/20; Wealth 0 copper; Down in the Dumps
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CIRCLET
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a simple wooden band, apparently designed to keep hair out of
Floyd | the wearer's face. In truth, of course, it is an implement of the
Floyd | arcane, designed to provide a spell effect to its wearer, either
Floyd | directly, or as an aura. That it looks so cheap probably saved your
Floyd | life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, the wooden circlet seems to hold a spell of healing.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The protagonist of the game knows information about things you will
Floyd | encounter that you don't. If you feel that you are in such a
Floyd | situation, try typing commands like THINK ABOUT MAGIC or THINK ABOUT
Floyd | IMPLEMENTS.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about circlet" 		

Floyd ]  Health 5/20; Wealth 0 copper; Down in the Dumps
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT CIRCLET
Floyd |
Floyd | The circlet is the implement that has been kept secret the best, and
Floyd | today you are very glad that it has been. The circlet provides the
Floyd | spell's effects to its wearer, either directly or as an aura. Many
Floyd | arcanists wear decoy implements, such as rings, designed to shut off
Floyd | the visible effects of their circlets when removed, but you prefer to
Floyd | just use subtle spells, such as healing. You like to think that this
Floyd | has paid off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Over time, the Health value will gradually go up as long as you wear the circlet of healing."
		Jacqueline asks, "So the spell of healing is just a passive spell that we need to leave in place, or do we need to activate it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		Jacqueline says, "Got it."
		DavidW says, "Passive."
		DavidW says, "Each implement works differently. That's the genious of this game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x crater" 		

Floyd ]  Health 5/20; Wealth 0 copper; Down in the Dumps
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "genius"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take staff" 		

Floyd ]  Health 5/20; Wealth 0 copper; Down in the Dumps
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | These remains are junk now. Let them rot and return to nature. That is
Floyd | a better use for them than being a memento of self-pity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "nice"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Health 5/20; Wealth 0 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | This dirt road more aligns with your last memories of your
Floyd | surroundings. What is new is the strewn-about corpses of about ten
Floyd | bandits, clearly already picked clean of their weapons and valuables.
Floyd | This was presumably done by their surviving comrades - perhaps you
Floyd | ought to alert the authorities of a nearby settlement? The road runs
Floyd | north to south, and is bounded east and west by nasty-looking thorn
Floyd | bushes. You know that, not too far to the south, lies a village, but
Floyd | you don't know what exactly lies to the north beyond a city and a
Floyd | mountain range - you were exploring in the hope of finding ancient
Floyd | implements, and maybe new spells. While that is a higher priority now
Floyd | than it was before, maybe if you can find some money you could get
Floyd | some more gear to the south. Not to mention that what might be the
Floyd | footprints of the remaining bandits lead north.
Floyd | Not for the first time you notice how broad this road is. Even with
Floyd | the hole to the eastern side, a typical ox cart still has a
Floyd | comfortable amount of space to maneuver. It might still be enough for
Floyd | two carts, even.
Floyd |
Floyd | Discarded by your assailants as if it were junk, your tome lies in the
Floyd | dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe overlooked by the bandits, you see a copper coin sticking out of
Floyd | the dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north, south and down (to Down in the Dumps)
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait, your tome is lying there? Praise to Ashnar! Needless to say, you
Floyd | eagerly grab it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken!
Floyd |
Floyd | Quickly, you open it... and freeze. Where the fire spell should rest,
Floyd | blank space stares back at you. In a panic, you leaf through the rest
Floyd | of the book. Ice, gone. Laughter, eradicated. All the spells that
Floyd | should be lying dormant in your tome, set free. That is the only
Floyd | explanation. How would a bandit know how to do this, but not know that
Floyd | a circlet is an implement of the arcane? Though you suppose the
Floyd | circlet is the implement that has been kept secret the best.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about Ashnar" 		

Floyd ]  Health 6/20; Wealth 0 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ASHNAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Demideity of pyromancy and warding spells, Ashnar once was a mortal
Floyd | man. Then wild magic turned Ashnar into a woman, and was occasionally
Floyd | referred to as Ashna. When Ashnar obtained the power to turn back into
Floyd | a man, they declined to use it, stating that they had better use for
Floyd | it. Now as a demideity, Ashnar has manifested as male and female
Floyd | avatars, and as avatars showing no clear gender, showing no preference
Floyd | for any of these forms. They have however made clear their distaste
Floyd | for illusions, mind control, and the idea that there is such a thing
Floyd | as destiny. No destiny, just duty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about tome" 		

Floyd ]  Health 6/20; Wealth 0 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell can be likened to a spirit, a pixie with a fixed idea. They do
Floyd | one thing over and over again, and most implements can only hold one
Floyd | at a time. The tome is a rare exception, in that it can allow multiple
Floyd | spells to rest within, literally. Spells in a tome are dormant - they
Floyd | do nothing at all until shifted back into another implement. In their
Floyd | dormant form, they appear as alien glyphs that no one has deciphered,
Floyd | even with translation spells. Whether that is because the glyphs are
Floyd | not actually writing or because spells are protecting their secrets
Floyd | has yet to be shown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Very nice, KO. I see what DW means."
		Knight_Otu hides even deeper.
		DavidW says, "It's amazing and lovely and rich and I want more. No pressure."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		DavidW says, "Feel free to bug whoever wrote Spellbound to finish their game first."
		DavidW says, "Anyway, you can see that our Health is now 6."
		Jacqueline asks, "Adam Perry?"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Health 6/20; Wealth 0 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your tome
Floyd |   a wooden circlet of healing (being worn)
Floyd |   your robes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | You have absolutely no coin on you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x robes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 6/20; Wealth 0 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROBES
Floyd |
Floyd | Worse for the wear and tear of travel and combat, but still
Floyd | serviceable. Nothing untoward is showing through, and if you can get a
Floyd | Mending spell and a wand, they will be as good as new.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  Health 6/20; Wealth 1 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have coins in a total value of 1 copper.
Floyd | In this game, your material wealth will not be represented by an
Floyd | inventory item. Rather, the status bar will tell you your wealth in
Floyd | copper coins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we shifted the healing into the tome, we would stop healing, but if we shift it back into the circlet, we'd heal slowly again."
		Jacqueline asks, "And we can't shift it into the robe for greater effect, I'm assuming?"
		DavidW says, "The robe is not an implement."
		Knight_Otu says, "No, the robe is not... right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about implements" 		

Floyd ]  Health 6/20; Wealth 1 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT IMPLEMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Implements are tools of the mage's trade, crafted according to
Floyd | mystical specifications. Not just any object can act as an implement,
Floyd | after all. They hold a spell, and shape the spell's effects by their
Floyd | rules. Among the most important implements known to your trade, the
Floyd | arcanist's, are the staff, the wand, and of course the tome common to
Floyd | most mages. There are also the bowl, the circlet, naturally, and the
Floyd | dagger, which are less well known. Of course other, rarer implements
Floyd | exist, and research into new ones takes place almost constantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Got it."
		DavidW says (to KO), "And thank you for including one of the implements not mentioned in this list to be discovered."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Health 6/20; Wealth 1 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | You stand at the fateful dirt road where you were accosted by those
Floyd | bandits. Still, the corpses of the bandits slain by your thunderblast
Floyd | lie about, an ugly reminder of an ugly moment, clearly already picked
Floyd | clean of their weapons and valuables. This was presumably done by
Floyd | their surviving comrades - perhaps you ought to alert the authorities
Floyd | of a nearby settlement? The road runs north to south, and is bounded
Floyd | east and west by nasty-looking thorn bushes. You know that, not too
Floyd | far to the south, lies a village, but you don't know what exactly lies
Floyd | to the north beyond a city and a mountain range - you were exploring
Floyd | in the hope of finding ancient implements, and maybe new spells. While
Floyd | that is a higher priority now than it was before, maybe if you can
Floyd | find some money you could get some more gear to the south. Not to
Floyd | mention that what might be the footprints of the remaining bandits
Floyd | lead north.
Floyd | Not for the first time you notice how broad this road is. Even with
Floyd | the hole to the eastern side, a typical ox cart still has a
Floyd | comfortable amount of space to maneuver. It might still be enough for
Floyd | two carts, even.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north, south and down (to Down in the Dumps)
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x corpses" 		

Floyd ]  Health 6/20; Wealth 1 copper; Dirt Road
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORPSES
Floyd |
Floyd | These poor souls were certainly killed by the blast of your staff.
Floyd | There is no sign of rot, so you're sure you can't have been
Floyd | unconscious for long. They ought to get at least some burial, but you
Floyd | surely aren't strong enough to move them alone, let alone dig a grave
Floyd | for them. Furthermore, it would take you ages that you don't have
Floyd | available.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice thought. I like how the descriptions help us understand the PC beter."
		Jacqueline says, "Better, even"
		DavidW says, "yes, it's quite nice, that."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I'm thinking south"
		Jacqueline says, "Toward the town, away from the bandits"
		DavidW says, "hm, ok. That's what I did too."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Health 7/20; Wealth 1 copper; Breach in the Thornbushes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a long road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Breach in the Thornbushes
Floyd | This is odd. There is a breach in the surrounding thornbushes leading
Floyd | east. You are certain that there was no such breach when you came by
Floyd | here earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Dirt Road), south and east (through
Floyd | the breach) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Health 7/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thorn Clearing
Floyd | This is a strange sight - the otherwise invasive thornbushes have left
Floyd | a circular clearing here, around the ruins of a small keep, excepting
Floyd | one impertinent and thorny branch jutting into the clearing. A strong
Floyd | pole has been driven into the earth, and attached to it, a rope. Or
Floyd | rather, what is left of that rope, its frayed end dangling into a deep
Floyd | hole in the floor past the broken gate into the stronghold.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go west (to Breach in the Thornbushes through the
Floyd | breach) and down (through the deep hole) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x branch" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch that defies the otherwise unbroken circle of the clearing,
Floyd | jutting out of the thornbushes. On the second look, you see some kind
Floyd | of leather straps hanging from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x leather" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEATHER
Floyd |
Floyd | They seem to have been part of a backpack or something similar, and
Floyd | may have been a side pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the leather straps is a healing potion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "woo"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take potion" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fragrance of flowers floats over the land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x potion" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | A still red liquid in a bottle of fadeglass. It will heal damage you
Floyd | may have suffered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest saving it."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm assuming our character is sure of this. That it is not poison."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Mmkay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Thorn Clearing
Floyd | This is a strange sight - the otherwise invasive thornbushes have left
Floyd | a circular clearing here, around the ruins of a small keep, excepting
Floyd | one impertinent and thorny branch jutting into the clearing. A strong
Floyd | pole has been driven into the earth, and attached to it, a rope. Or
Floyd | rather, what is left of that rope, its frayed end dangling into a deep
Floyd | hole in the floor past the broken gate into the stronghold.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go west (to Breach in the Thornbushes through the
Floyd | breach) and down (through the deep hole) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pole" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rope tied to the pole looks rather old, which would explain why it
Floyd | frayed and snapped. It rubbing against the hard stone of the keep's
Floyd | cellar walls certainly did not help matters. You can only hope that no
Floyd | one was seriously hurt in that incident.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We're in no danger for quite some time, unless we're really foolhardy."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rope tied to the pole looks rather old, which would explain why it
Floyd | frayed and snapped. It rubbing against the hard stone of the keep's
Floyd | cellar walls certainly did not help matters. You can only hope that no
Floyd | one was seriously hurt in that incident.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Should that be implemented?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You do not feel particularly comfortable with throwing yourself down a
Floyd | deep dark hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something rustles within the thorn bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Probably as a synonym of the keep, yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bushes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUSHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Tall bushes with wicked thorns, naturally. You hear that they were
Floyd | cultivated by the locals to keep the wildlife off the roads.... to
Floyd | mixed results.
Floyd |
Floyd | A terrifying, pained roar shakes the thorn bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search bushes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 8/20; Wealth 26 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BUSHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Very carefully, you peer deeper into the bushes. A silvery glint grabs
Floyd | your attention...
Floyd | ... and you manage to reach it unharmed - a silver quarter, worth 25
Floyd | copper coins!
Floyd | Remember, your wealth will be printed in the status bar, rather than
Floyd | being represented by an item.
Floyd | You have coins in a total value of 26 copper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, yay, except I was trying to locate the source of the noise"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Health 9/20; Wealth 26 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | An eagle shrieks high above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x roar" 		

Floyd ]  Health 9/20; Wealth 26 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The source of the noise will come into play later."
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, "yes."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should I leave? Am I about to die?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x eagle" 		

Floyd ]  Health 9/20; Wealth 26 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EAGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You're in no danger."
		Jacqueline chills out.
		jenrexrode says, "blah friend wants a ride to the airport - bye"
		Jacqueline says, "Bye, Jen"
		* jenrexrode has left the channel.
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Bye!"
		Jacqueline says, "I will be right back. Getting a headache, going to take something."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'll use that pause as well then."
		DavidW says, "I should too."
		Jacqueline says, "I am back. Let me know when y'all are back."
		DavidW says, "okay, I'm back."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "back."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Jacqueline says, "So I guess I can't do much here without the rope intact."
		Jacqueline asks, "And I should move on?"
		Jacqueline looks at DW.
		Jacqueline leans toward DW a little bit.
		DavidW asks, "mm, you want me to say?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		DavidW says, "You should move on."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Health 9/20; Wealth 26 copper; Breach in the Thornbushes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Breach in the Thornbushes
Floyd | This is odd. There is a breach in the surrounding thornbushes leading
Floyd | east. You are certain that there was no such breach when you came by
Floyd | here earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Dirt Road), south and east (to Thorn
Floyd | Clearing through the breach) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a long road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The thornbushes are slowly giving way to the fields of the village,
Floyd | and the watchtower for the northern side of Houndsback village stands
Floyd | here, and you can see the palisades of the village farther to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up in the tower, a tower guard keeps watch for any troubles that may
Floyd | be coming in this direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Breach in the Thornbushes) from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The long and (not) winding road."
		Knight_Otu says, "Better than a long load."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A well-armed and armored human. She keeps a signal horn at her side to
Floyd | give alarm signals to the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x palisades" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PALISADES
Floyd |
Floyd | These tall wood walls should keep most dangers out while closed.
Floyd | Currently, the gate is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The surroundings of the watchtower hold the murmurs of the wild,
Floyd | tempered by the proximity of civilization.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wave at guard" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE AT GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Just talk to her."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to buard" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Greet the tower guard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You greet the guard and ask her why the palisade gates are closed.
Floyd | "Small alarm standards," she answers, "there was a blast further
Floyd | north, but so far nothing but you came here. Anything to tell?"
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Tell her about the bandits.
Floyd | [2] Ask the guard how she would get to safety with the
Floyd | palisades closed.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, ">TELL GUARD I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING WHATSOEVER ABOUT THAT BLAST SHE HEARD"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was me, I'm afraid," you admit. "I was accosted by several
Floyd | bandits, and that was the only way to defend myself. There is now a
Floyd | hole in the road - not big enough to hinder traffic, mind you, and
Floyd | several bandit corpses litter it."
Floyd | "I see." The guard sizes you up. "I suppose I believe you."
Floyd | She raises a horn to her lips and blows a short sequence of signals.
Floyd | Apparently in response, the palisade rattles open.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the guard about the bandit corpses's fate.
Floyd | [2] Ask the guard about the keep you saw.
Floyd | [3] Ask the guard how she would get to safety with the
Floyd | palisades closed.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It was you, fess up, it'll be good."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you do anything about the bandit corpses?" you ask.
Floyd | "Me, not so much. No horn signal for corpse disposal, I'm afraid. You
Floyd | oughta meet with the mayor's secretary in the village."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the guard about the bandit corpses's fate again.
Floyd | [2] Ask the guard about the keep you saw.
Floyd | [3] Ask the guard how she would get to safety with the
Floyd | palisades closed.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Such bureaucracy"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 10/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "On my way back here, I saw a keep. Can you tell me more about it?"
Floyd | you ask.
Floyd | The guard raises an eyebrow. "They found it? That surprises me.
Floyd | Anyway, the keep was that of a tyrannical giant that ruled the lands a
Floyd | few hundred years ago. Or so the most popular story goes, at least.
Floyd | I'm not sure if anyone still knows who lived once in that keep. Maybe
Floyd | Dusky and Synkarya, the village witches."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the guard about the bandit corpses's fate again.
Floyd | [2] Ask the guard how she would get to safety with the
Floyd | palisades closed.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 11/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wait, if the palisades get closed, how would the tower guards get to
Floyd | safety?" you ask, concerned.
Floyd | "We have our ways," she smiles, "that are not made public, naturally."
Floyd | You think it better to drop the subject.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the guard about the bandit corpses's fate again.
Floyd | [2] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 11/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Health 11/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The thornbushes are slowly giving way to the fields of the village,
Floyd | and the watchtower for the northern side of Houndsback village stands
Floyd | here, and you can see the palisades of the village farther to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up in the tower, a tower guard keeps watch for any troubles that may
Floyd | be coming in this direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Breach in the Thornbushes) and south
Floyd | (through the palisades) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fields seem to have recently been fertilized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x fields" 		

Floyd ]  Health 11/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIELDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Recently harvested, the fields lie empty at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search fields" 		

Floyd ]  Health 11/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FIELDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No lone turnip today."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search bushes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 11/20; Wealth 26 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BUSHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I thought the bushes were slowly giving way, not gone. Just sayin'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Health 12/20; Wealth 26 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Outskirts
Floyd | Inside the palisades, the village proper prospers. A dwarven herbalist
Floyd | has taken up business in a stall, away from the bustle of the market
Floyd | place. A carriage with three broken wheels stands nearby, as it did
Floyd | when you first left for the north. If it had been in business, your
Floyd | journey might have been much more peaceful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | One large hut, nestled away at the edge of the palisades, sports a
Floyd | sign reading "Synkarya's and Dusky's - Potions and More"
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Watchtower through the palisades),
Floyd | south and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "You've left Thornbush Country."
		DavidW says, "Maybe it'll turnip tomorrow."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "You need a time out."
		DavidW says, "ok"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x hut" 		

Floyd ]  Health 12/20; Wealth 26 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HUT
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign reads "Synkarya's and Dusky's - Potions and More" and hangs
Floyd | at the hut of the witches you had a short talk with before you left
Floyd | for the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That may be a synonym too much."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter hut" 		

Floyd ]  Health 12/20; Wealth 26 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER HUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		Knight_Otu says, "The hut is to the west."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Health 12/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Witches' Hut
Floyd | The hut is separated into a few rooms, clearly, but only the actual
Floyd | shop is open to customers. A counter holding various trinkets is
Floyd | prominently sitting in the center of the room, and shelves with a
Floyd | bunch of fadeglass flasks on them line the wall. A curtain in
Floyd | particular separates the shop from a back room in which the witches
Floyd | must keep their cauldrons, judging by the sounds and smells wafting in
Floyd | from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The proprietors, Synkarya and Dusky vaguely discuss some ancient crime
Floyd | arcanists committed at the expense of witches, as their cat plays
Floyd | around.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go east (to Village Outskirts) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The hut is west, but 'enter hut' ought to work."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Agreed. Thanks!"
		Knight_Otu says, "It really should, yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  Health 12/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A mischievous cat with stripes of red and light brown.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a defiant "mew!", the cat jumps up on the counter, carefully not
Floyd | stepping on any of the trinkets. "Rascal!" Dusky exclaims, "watch out
Floyd | with those charms!" The cat simply licks her paws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x charms" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHARMS
Floyd |
Floyd | A variety of charms, amulets, and other trinkets that, for reasons you
Floyd | have never bothered to explore, do not work if the user possesses
Floyd | useful magical knowledge. As such, they are worthless to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the back room, you hear fire crackling. Probably the witches'
Floyd | cauldrons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WITCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (Synkarya)
Floyd | [1] Greet the witches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You greet Dusky and Synkarya. "Ah, hello again," Dusky replies, while
Floyd | the other says "You look terrible. Trouble on the road?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Chasing after an imaginary fly, Rascal rears up on her hind legs,
Floyd | loses her balance, and falls off the counter. She shakes herself and
Floyd | licks her paw as if to say that this was intentional on her part.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Tell the witches about the bandit attack.
Floyd | [2] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Trouble is putting it mildly. I was attacked by bandits on the north
Floyd | road, and while I killed several of them, it was with a blast from my
Floyd | staff. The rest robbed me blind and left me for dead."
Floyd | "Terrible news," Synkarya says. "You should visit the mayor's house if
Floyd | you haven't already. There ought to be a bounty on those bandits that
Floyd | can help you recover at least a few of those losses. Not that we can
Floyd | help with implements," she adds, glancing at Dusky.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask the witches about their cat.
Floyd | [3] Ask the witches about implements anyway.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "It occurs to me that I never asked about your cat last time I was
Floyd | here."
Floyd | Synkarya smiles and says "Rascal is still pretty young, and she is
Floyd | very playful. We got her from a local farmer family when their cat had
Floyd | kittens."
Floyd | "So she's not, like, some poor villager you cursed after she stole
Floyd | potions from you or something?"
Floyd | Dusky glowers at you. "If we did things like that, you'd be the next
Floyd | candidate for asking that question."
Floyd | "Sorry, sorry, that came out wrong... err, can she talk?"
Floyd | Synkarya chuckles. "Why don't you ask her yourself?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal meows for your attention. As you bow down to her and pet her,
Floyd | she purrs and delights for a moment, then paws your hand away,
Floyd | thankfully without claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask the witches about implements anyway.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was that glance? Is there something you aren't telling me?"
Floyd | Synkarya sighs. "I suppose it is unfair not telling you. One of the
Floyd | implements of witchcraft is very well known to arcanists. Centuries
Floyd | ago, one arcanist tricked a witch into lending them an implement, and
Floyd | the arcanist turned and spread the secrets of that implement.
Floyd | Naturally, it is less effective for you than it is for us, but still.
Floyd | That breach of trust means we are to keep our implements to
Floyd | ourselves..."
Floyd | "But since that particular implement is in the hands of arcanists
Floyd | already..." Dusky continues, "Under two conditions, we can part with
Floyd | one of that implement. Firstly, you have to guess which it is. You
Floyd | have two tries only."
Floyd | "Secondly," Synkarya speaks again "we have to insist on a nominal fee.
Floyd | 25 copper."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Guess the bowl.
Floyd | [3] Guess the circlet.
Floyd | [4] Guess the dagger.
Floyd | [5] Guess the staff.
Floyd | [6] Guess the wand.
Floyd | [7] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "7" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 7
Floyd |
Floyd | You say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "um"
		DavidW says, "You can THINK ABOUT those."
		Jacqueline says, "I was hoping that ... oh"
		Knight_Otu says, "They're not keeping the implement in question in the room."
		Jacqueline says, "hrm. okay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | A curious implement, the bowl requires that star root is placed within
Floyd | it and burned. Then it creates an area where the spell's effect is
Floyd | present in a diminished, but enduring fashion. Used mostly for
Floyd | temperature control, it has been ridiculed by arcanists for ages...
Floyd | yet almost every one of them has one, just in case. Of course, you had
Floyd | a silver bowl... until recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about circlet" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT CIRCLET
Floyd |
Floyd | The circlet is the implement that has been kept secret the best, and
Floyd | today you are very glad that it has been. The circlet provides the
Floyd | spell's effects to its wearer, either directly or as an aura. Many
Floyd | arcanists wear decoy implements, such as rings, designed to shut off
Floyd | the visible effects of their circlets when removed, but you prefer to
Floyd | just use subtle spells, such as healing. You like to think that this
Floyd | has paid off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Health 13/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dagger is the combat implement of the arcanist's choice. The fact
Floyd | that one needs to hit the intended target with the dagger explains why
Floyd | arcanists seldomly enter combat at close range - few have the agility
Floyd | to pull it off, and many are too vain to perform such "undignified",
Floyd | "brutish" activities. You've considered them foolish, but your dagger
Floyd | held no spell suitable for a large group of bandits, either. Must be
Floyd | why so many people travel in groups.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about staff" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT STAFF
Floyd |
Floyd | The staff is a powerful implement. When the arcanist HITs the GROUND
Floyd | with it, it creates a localized, strengthened burst of the spell -
Floyd | which can be a powerful last resort, if properly shielded. Even then,
Floyd | as you've painfully experienced, this is usually a bad idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about wand" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT WAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The wand is an important, if limited implement of the arcane.
Floyd | Arcanists do not like to advertise this fact, but wands cannot
Floyd | directly affect living creatures. If they contain damaging spells,
Floyd | they simply do not work if POINTed at a creature, requiring a more
Floyd | indirect approach. Healing spells in wands are simply a waste of time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline goes back to read those.
		Knight_Otu says, "Something I don't think has been said yet - it *should* be impossible to make the game unwinnable."
		DavidW asks, "Really?"
		DavidW says, "Like, this intro part is quite gentle, but there is a combat scene later."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There's some silly tricks I did to do that, but yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to witches" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WITCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (Synkarya)
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Guess the bowl.
Floyd | [3] Guess the circlet.
Floyd | [4] Guess the dagger.
Floyd | [5] Guess the staff.
Floyd | [6] Guess the wand.
Floyd | [7] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 6
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not certain, but maybe the wand? I... honestly, I'm not sure what
Floyd | made me guess that."
Floyd | Synkarya shakes her head. "Unfortunately, we have to count that guess.
Floyd | What did make you guess that? It makes no sense. You have one guess
Floyd | left."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Guess the bowl.
Floyd | [3] Guess the circlet.
Floyd | [4] Guess the dagger.
Floyd | [5] Guess the staff.
Floyd | [6] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE"
		Knight_Otu eeps.
		Jacqueline says, "DO NOT BE SO CONDESCENDING, SYNKARYA"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's the bowl, maybe? I suspect it's an offshot of your witches'
Floyd | cauldrons in that case."
Floyd | Synkarya shakes her head. "An interesting guess, and I suppose it
Floyd | might be the case that bowls aren't implements of your trade either,
Floyd | but I wouldn't know either way. Unfortunate. That was both of your
Floyd | guesses."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask the witches if they have any spells to spare.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal purrs as she rubs her head on the counter, then prompty stops
Floyd | as she realizes you see her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I almost didn't save, I was so sure. Huh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to witches" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WITCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (Synkarya)
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Guess the bowl.
Floyd | [3] Guess the circlet.
Floyd | [4] Guess the dagger.
Floyd | [5] Guess the staff.
Floyd | [6] Guess the wand.
Floyd | [7] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 26 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's the dagger, isn't it? I've often thought that it is strange and
Floyd | weak. If it is, I do wonder what it can do in the right hands."
Floyd | Synkarya chuckles. "That's the right answer. As for what we can do
Floyd | with it... it's a ranged implement similar to your wands, except they
Floyd | can affect living creatures."
Floyd | "That is quite a revelation... but not enough of one to reveal
Floyd | myself."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Buy a dagger for 25 copper.
Floyd | [3] Ask the witches if they have any spells to spare.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline shrugs.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You hand Synkarya the requested 25 copper. She goes into the back
Floyd | room, bringing back an unadorned dagger. As she puts it onto the
Floyd | counter, she hesitates. "Actually, I will give a spell in the dagger.
Floyd | A floating spell. I am unsure whether it will be useful, but you can
Floyd | consider it a gift. We have more of that spell."
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 1 copper remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Now that you are carrying a few implements, you could try to SHIFT
Floyd | HEALING TO YOUR TOME.)
Floyd |
Floyd | (Now that you are carrying a weapon, you should try to WIELD DAGGER.)
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the witches if they have any spells to spare.
Floyd | [2] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Say, is there any chance that you have any spells to spare?" you ask.
Floyd | Dusky scratches his chin. "Thinking about it... there is very little
Floyd | demand for accuracy potions right now, and our storage should hold for
Floyd | a while. You will have to cover the ritual costs for it though, which
Floyd | come out to... I think 2 silver." Synkarya nods in agreement. "That
Floyd | sounds about right."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Silver is about 1000 coppers."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal purrs as she rubs her head on the counter, then prompty stops
Floyd | as she realizes you see her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "think about silver" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The local currency uses coins of copper, silver, and rarely gold.
Floyd | Copper coins are the lowest denomination, followed by silver quarters
Floyd | (25 copper), silver crowns (100 copper), gold principalities (25
Floyd | silver), and gold empires (100 silver).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, only 100."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pet rascal" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET RASCAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal purrs loudly as you pet her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take rascal" 		

Floyd ]  Health 14/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RASCAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose Rascal would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal purrs as she rubs her head on the counter, then prompty stops
Floyd | as she realizes you see her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Health 15/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | A rather plain steel dagger with an oakwood handle. You estimate that
Floyd | you could hit an enemy three times out of four with this weapon,
Floyd | dealing 1 damage.
Floyd | Nonetheless, you recognize that it is no simple dagger - it is an
Floyd | implement.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, the dagger seems to hold a spell of floating.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal purrs as she rubs her head on the counter, then prompty stops
Floyd | as she realizes you see her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about floating" 		

Floyd ]  Health 15/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT FLOATING
Floyd |
Floyd | Floating has so far been the best attempt at defeating gravity among
Floyd | most mages. Witches have managed better, though you have been given to
Floyd | understand that there are limitations - limitations that the witches
Floyd | are not eager to share.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal purrs as she rubs her head on the counter, then prompty stops
Floyd | as she realizes you see her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Can I float down the hole?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Health 15/20; Wealth 1 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Health 15/20; Wealth 1 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Outskirts
Floyd | Inside the palisades, the village proper prospers. A dwarven herbalist
Floyd | has taken up business in a stall, away from the bustle of the market
Floyd | place. A carriage with three broken wheels stands nearby, as it did
Floyd | when you first left for the north. If it had been in business, your
Floyd | journey might have been much more peaceful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | One large hut, nestled away at the edge of the palisades, sports a
Floyd | sign reading "Synkarya's and Dusky's - Potions and More"
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Watchtower through the palisades),
Floyd | south and west (to Witches' Hut) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW returns to time out.
		Jacqueline asks, "Note to KO: maybe make >OUT work in the hut?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Health 16/20; Wealth 1 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The thornbushes are slowly giving way to the fields of the village,
Floyd | and the watchtower for the northern side of Houndsback village stands
Floyd | here, and you can see the palisades of the village farther to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up in the tower, a tower guard keeps watch for any troubles that may
Floyd | be coming in this direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Breach in the Thornbushes) and south
Floyd | (to Village Outskirts through the palisades) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Noted by way of keeping a transcript."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Health 17/20; Wealth 1 copper; Breach in the Thornbushes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Breach in the Thornbushes
Floyd | This is odd. There is a breach in the surrounding thornbushes leading
Floyd | east. You are certain that there was no such breach when you came by
Floyd | here earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Dirt Road), south (to Watchtower)
Floyd | and east (to Thorn Clearing through the breach) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Health 17/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thorn Clearing
Floyd | This is a strange sight - the otherwise invasive thornbushes have left
Floyd | a circular clearing here, around the ruins of a small keep, excepting
Floyd | one impertinent and thorny branch jutting into the clearing. A strong
Floyd | pole has been driven into the earth, and attached to it, a rope. Or
Floyd | rather, what is left of that rope, its frayed end dangling into a deep
Floyd | hole in the floor past the broken gate into the stronghold.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go west (to Breach in the Thornbushes through the
Floyd | breach) and down (through the deep hole) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "weild knife" 		

Floyd ]  Health 17/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEILD KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wield knife" 		

Floyd ]  Health 17/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIELD KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You ready the dagger for combat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Health 17/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You do not feel particularly comfortable with throwing yourself down a
Floyd | deep dark hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "float" 		

Floyd ]  Health 17/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about knife" 		

Floyd ]  Health 17/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Racing through your memories, you determine that you know nothing
Floyd | interesting about this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "think about dagger, you mean."
		Jacqueline says, "oh, right"
		DavidW says, "Daggers work by stabbing the target."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dagger is the combat implement of the arcanist's choice. The fact
Floyd | that one needs to hit the intended target with the dagger explains why
Floyd | arcanists seldomly enter combat at close range - few have the agility
Floyd | to pull it off, and many are too vain to perform such "undignified",
Floyd | "brutish" activities. You've considered them foolish, but your dagger
Floyd | held no spell suitable for a large group of bandits, either. Must be
Floyd | why so many people travel in groups. Now that you know that it is
Floyd | actually an implement of witchcraft, things make quite some more
Floyd | sense. But since it doesn't suit yourself to unsuit yourself, this
Floyd | won't make a difference in the near future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So if you stabbed a pig, you'd make the pig float."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I have an idea."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Intro to Implements of the Arcane
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Oliver Frank
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180721 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson
Floyd | Extended Grammar version 8/140501 by Aaron Reed
Floyd |
Floyd | Intro to Implements of the Arcane is a fantasy interactive fiction
Floyd | game. This is the IntroComp version, meaning that it is incomplete,
Floyd | ending after a relatively short time. You are an arcanist, a type of
Floyd | mage, who has been attacked by bandits. While you managed to fend off
Floyd | many with a risky move, more of them were there to rob you blind while
Floyd | you were unconscious. They left you for dead with nothing more than
Floyd | your clothes and a seemingly worthless wooden circlet.
Floyd | This circlet though is the reason you are still alive - it is an
Floyd | implement of the arcane, an object that functions while holding a
Floyd | spell. The circlet in particular provides its spell's effect to you -
Floyd | and the circlet currently holds a healing spell.
Floyd | The arcane, or arcanism, is a class of magic that holds the reputation
Floyd | of being the most destructive, but it has become the most
Floyd | self-destructive over the centuries. You had hoped to reach an ancient
Floyd | ruin that supposedly holds powerful implements of the arcane from an
Floyd | older age. These might help elevate arcanism from the sorry state it
Floyd | has fallen to, and even expand beyond just being "destructive."
Floyd | Over the course of the game, you need to find a new set of basic
Floyd | implements and spells to survive the challenges ahead of you. Managing
Floyd | which spells are held in which implements will be an important task to
Floyd | overcome obstacles and foes, and you will need to learn the
Floyd | limitations and features of what you have to effectively do so.
Floyd | This is my second released game, the first being Finish your Foe!,
Floyd | released as part of the Eleventh Hour New Year's minicomp.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intro to Implements of the Arcane uses several nonstandard verbs that
Floyd | you really should know. The game will try to tell you about them over
Floyd | the course of the story, but for convenience, they will be listed here
Floyd | as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | CREDITS wil show you the banner text, the extensions used in Intro to
Floyd | Implements of the Arcane, and most importantly, will show the testers
Floyd | for the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | SEARCH (an object) - while search is a standard verb, it is often seen
Floyd | as the same as EXAMINE. This is not the case here - search is a more
Floyd | thorough task, often involving touch, where examine is primarily
Floyd | vision. Searching is not vital, but it can yield useful results.
Floyd | TALK TO (a person) - You can talk to anyone you meet. Most people
Floyd | won't have a whole lot to say, but in some cases, you will enter a
Floyd | conversation mode where you are presented with a list of questions to
Floyd | ask, and can type the corresponding number to ask that question.
Floyd | THINK ABOUT (a topic) - As a fantasy game, you will encounter terms
Floyd | you are unfamiliar with, but which the protagonist knows. You can
Floyd | think about these things and learn about them. Don't restrain yourself
Floyd | to unfamiliar term, either - fantasic beings you know about might be
Floyd | slightly different from what you expect. Finally, a few topics you
Floyd | know about can change as you learn more about them and the world
Floyd | around you.
Floyd | SHIFT (spell) TO (implement) - As you find implements and spells, you
Floyd | will find the need to move spells from one implement to another to
Floyd | better utilize them. To do so, you need to shift the spell to the
Floyd | implement it should end up in. For example, you could say SHIFT
Floyd | HEALING TO TOME once you have the tome (though you probably should
Floyd | keep the healing spell in the circlet for the time being).
Floyd | POINT AT (target) / POINT WAND AT (target) - With this command, you
Floyd | point at the target, though you'll need a wand holding a spell for
Floyd | this to be useful.
Floyd | HIT GROUND / HIT GROUND WITH STAFF - If you have a staff holding a
Floyd | spell, this will activate the spell. If not, you're just pointlessly
Floyd | stomping the ground.
Floyd | WIELD (a weapon) - If you carry a weapon, you should wield it to
Floyd | improve your combat performance.
Floyd | PUSH (an enemy) - Pushing an enemy can cause them to lose their
Floyd | balance. This may help RETREATing if you fear the enemy may hit you
Floyd | when you flee.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "shift heal to tome" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHIFT HEAL TO TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "healing"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "shift healing to tome" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHIFT HEALING TO TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You shift the healing spell to your tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hm. Smells like dry weather.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "shift floating to tome" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHIFT FLOATING TO TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You shift the floating spell to your tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "shift floating to circlet" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHIFT FLOATING TO CIRCLET
Floyd |
Floyd | You shift the floating spell to the wooden circlet.
Floyd | You feel strangely taken afloat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fragrance of flowers floats over the land.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Your flotation does not allow you to change altitude.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "moo"
		Jacqueline stamps her foot.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Hm. Smells like dry weather.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "can't stamp. Can't reach ground."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stab davidw" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAB DAVIDW
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Spells can be mean in the wrong implement."
		says, "I did a WHO of Floyd, but the name doesn't make any sense."
		Jacqueline says (to Iria), "IntroComp 18 Implements of the Arcane"
		Knight_Otu says, "The game's Implements of the Arcane, my IntroComp submission."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "shift floating to tome" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHIFT FLOATING TO TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You shift the floating spell to your tome.
Floyd | You settle back on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "shift healing to circlet" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Thorn Clearing
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHIFT HEALING TO CIRCLET
Floyd |
Floyd | You shift the healing spell to the wooden circlet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria says, "Boy do I feel stupid."
		Jacqueline says, "Another thought, KO: Once you've said 'This is odd. There is a breach in the surrounding thornbushes leading east. You are certain that there was no such breach when you came by earlier' you should not have the character think that again."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Health 18/20; Wealth 1 copper; Breach in the Thornbushes
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Breach in the Thornbushes
Floyd | This is odd. There is a breach in the surrounding thornbushes leading
Floyd | east. You are certain that there was no such breach when you came by
Floyd | here earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Dirt Road), south (to Watchtower)
Floyd | and east (to Thorn Clearing through the breach) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hm. Smells like dry weather.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "True."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Health 19/20; Wealth 1 copper; Watchtower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a long road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Watchtower
Floyd | The thornbushes are slowly giving way to the fields of the village,
Floyd | and the watchtower for the northern side of Houndsback village stands
Floyd | here, and you can see the palisades of the village farther to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Up in the tower, a tower guard keeps watch for any troubles that may
Floyd | be coming in this direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Breach in the Thornbushes) and south
Floyd | (to Village Outskirts through the palisades) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'll have to spice up the room description anyway there."
		DavidW says, "almost full health"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Health 19/20; Wealth 1 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Outskirts
Floyd | Inside the palisades, the village proper prospers. A dwarven herbalist
Floyd | has taken up business in a stall, away from the bustle of the market
Floyd | place. A carriage with three broken wheels stands nearby, as it did
Floyd | when you first left for the north. If it had been in business, your
Floyd | journey might have been much more peaceful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | One large hut, nestled away at the edge of the palisades, sports a
Floyd | sign reading "Synkarya's and Dusky's - Potions and More"
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Watchtower through the palisades),
Floyd | south and west (to Witches' Hut) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Place
Floyd | This bustling place in the center of the village is well-paved with
Floyd | stone and quite large, allowing ample space for all sorts of traders,
Floyd | peddlers, and buyers to sell and purchase their goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | A throng of people populates the market place today, moving you along
Floyd | with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something about the wares of a havbar peddler catches your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Village Outskirts), east (through
Floyd | the Inn Door) and west (through the the door into the mayor's house)
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The varied scents of the village are hard to separate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x havbar" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAVBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Who do you mean, the passersby or the havbar peddler?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x havbar peddler" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAVBAR PEDDLER
Floyd |
Floyd | Of small stature as all his people, the peddler seems to have a
Floyd | variety of wares, most uninteresting to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry about that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x passerby" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PASSERBY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "(passersby)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x passersby" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PASSERSBY
Floyd |
Floyd | Every species imaginable seems to have congregated here to shop today.
Floyd | Elves, dwarves, encars, havbari, and many more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about havbari" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT HAVBARI
Floyd |
Floyd | A small people, often also called halflings (though the havbari
Floyd | protest this moniker). They are usually content to live their lives at
Floyd | home, but almost every havbar gets possessed by what they call the
Floyd | Wanderwill at least once, and goes on travels of varying lengths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two children, apparently chasing each other, are yelling "You're the
Floyd | arcanist!" - "No, I'm the hero!"
Floyd | Hey now, that's uncalled for!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about encars" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ENCARS
Floyd |
Floyd | A reptilian people that live in the mountains and lowlands. Every
Floyd | encar is born with a distinction - a feather, signifying mental
Floyd | prowess, a crest, signifying martial prowess, or horns, signifying
Floyd | great strength. Rumors abound about twiceborn encars that have two of
Floyd | these distinctions, and even thriceborn, supposedly creatures of great
Floyd | destiny.
Floyd |
Floyd | The varied scents of the village are hard to separate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about dwarves" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT DWARVES
Floyd |
Floyd | A small and stout people, dwarves are expert craftsmen. From what you
Floyd | heard, dwarves do not sleep like humans do - they enter a state called
Floyd | "rigor" where they rest standing up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I always feel the ambience events hit a bit too often."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about witches" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT WITCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Witchcraft, like arcanism, is a classification of magic, with its own
Floyd | implements and spell-coaxing rituals. You have heard that their
Floyd | implements include things like brooms, cauldrons, and doll effigies,
Floyd | but you know little else about them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "It's a hard thing to get right"
		Jacqueline says, "You could adjust that, true."
		Jacqueline asks, "What's it currently set at?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about elves" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | A proud people of the forests. Supposedly, elves have a special
Floyd | rapport with trees, which act as implements only for them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think 1 in 25, for sound and smell separately."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "Feels more frequent"
		Jacqueline shrugs.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about humans" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT HUMANS
Floyd |
Floyd | Racing through your memories, you determine that you know nothing
Floyd | interesting about this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about golems" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT GOLEMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Racing through your memories, you determine that you know nothing
Floyd | interesting about this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about wizards" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT WIZARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Racing through your memories, you determine that you know nothing
Floyd | interesting about this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "think about arcanism" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT ARCANISM
Floyd |
Floyd | Arcanism is a classification of magic, and importantly, it is the one
Floyd | you follow. It has the reputation of being the most destructive, which
Floyd | is true, from a certain point of view. Part of the reason you are
Floyd | traveling is because rumors speak of implements of the arcane that may
Floyd | have created the reputation in a more deserved way. Perhaps you can
Floyd | find them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Was just about to do that. :)"
		DavidW says, "oops, sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "No worries at all"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Place
Floyd | This bustling place in the center of the village is well-paved with
Floyd | stone and quite large, allowing ample space for all sorts of traders,
Floyd | peddlers, and buyers to sell and purchase their goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | A throng of people populates the market place today, moving you along
Floyd | with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something about the wares of a havbar peddler catches your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Village Outskirts), east (through
Floyd | the Inn Door) and west (through the the door into the mayor's house)
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "The world feels rich."
		Jacqueline says, "Well done."
		Knight_Otu says, "Thanks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x wares of havbar" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WARES OF HAVBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x wares" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WARES
Floyd |
Floyd | A great variety of things that seem useless for your quest, except
Floyd | maybe a bowl and a rusty longsword.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bowl)
Floyd | From all appearances, this is a cheap copper bowl, but your trained
Floyd | eye recognizes it as the make of an arcanist. Not only that, it holds
Floyd | a spell - light.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bowl is nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, the bowl seems to hold a spell of light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sword" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Though rusty, the longsword is still serviceable, and while you have
Floyd | little training with blades, it might be a good idea to keep some
Floyd | actual arms at the ready.
Floyd | You estimate that, under normal circumstances, you'd hit about 1 in 5
Floyd | times, dealing 5 damage each time. You also feel it will allow you to
Floyd | parry better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a dagger (being wielded)
Floyd |   a healing potion
Floyd |   your tome
Floyd |   a wooden circlet of healing (being worn)
Floyd |   your robes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | You have coins in a total value of 1 copper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unwield dagger" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNWIELD DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show dagger to havbar" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW DAGGER TO HAVBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Who do you mean, the passersby or the havbar peddler?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show dagger to peddler" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW DAGGER TO PEDDLER
Floyd |
Floyd | The havbar peddler is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You pass through the corridors to the secretary's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mayor's House
Floyd | Austere, yet definitely finely crafted, this room in the mayor's house
Floyd | acts as the mayor's secretary's office. A desk covered in a modest
Floyd | amount of paperwork stands opposite the entry door, behind which the
Floyd | beleaguered seeming secretary sits.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go east (to Market Place through the the
Floyd | corridors to the main door) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x secretary" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SECRETARY
Floyd |
Floyd | A short human of narrow frame clad in a fine shirt and trousers, the
Floyd | mayor's secretary seems to be an overworked man, rubbing his temples
Floyd | periodically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So there are humans in this game."
		DavidW says, "oh yes"
		Jacqueline says, "And yet we don't even think about them."
		Jacqueline says, "Such privilege"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But humans are bo-ring!"
		DavidW says, "If you want to know more about humans, you should examine the witches."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm just sayin'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to secretary" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SECRETARY
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Greet the mayor's secretary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You bow slightly in front of the man and greet him.
Floyd | "Ah, you are that mage that passed through recently, aren't you? What
Floyd | brings you to my office, then?"
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Tell the secretary about the bandit attack.
Floyd | [2] Ask the secretary about the keep.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, yeah, think about humans shoul say something."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've been attacked by bandits on the road north. I've managed to kill
Floyd | several, but they overpowered me anyway." - "Ah, then that was the
Floyd | source of the alarm? North, you say..."
Floyd | The secretary produces a bell from the desk and rings it. He tells the
Floyd | servant arriving to send a small troop out on the northern road to
Floyd | check your story.
Floyd | Soon, a lieutenant comes in, gives a short report, and also mentions
Floyd | that further north, a wounded jag is blocking the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | The secretary sighs and rubs his temples. "Always something troubling.
Floyd | It'll take... ugh, way too long. Well, tell you something. Here's ten
Floyd | silver. Three are the bounty on the bandits. Seven for supplies you
Floyd | might need to get the jag off our road. It's in your best interests to
Floyd | do so anyway, and as a mage, you have the best chance to achieve the
Floyd | task quickly."
Floyd | You have coins in a total value of 1001 copper.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the secretary whether the village is in the habit of
Floyd | giving money to strangers.
Floyd | [2] Ask the secretary about jags.
Floyd | [3] Ask the secretary about the keep.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "But most IF players are humans themselves, aren't they?"
		DavidW says, "mostly"
		DavidW says, "I think we have a mouse."
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Iria says, "I forgot when IntroComp was happening. Now I really feel stupid."
		Jacqueline says (to Iria), "There is still time."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd rather not give out money blindly, of course. If you can't do it,
Floyd | I expect the money back. And if you don't give it back, the village
Floyd | witches have ways to find people. Such as mages with a grudge."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the secretary about jags.
Floyd | [2] Ask the secretary about the keep.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is there anything helpful you can tell me about jags?", you ask the
Floyd | secretary.
Floyd | "Well...", he starts. "you probably know that they are massive eyeless
Floyd | beasts. They have light-sensitive blotches of skin. Seems this
Floyd | particular one was stabbed in one, at the very least. If that wound
Floyd | could be healed, the jag might get up."
Floyd | He rubs his forehead, thinking. "There's one more thing - I've heard
Floyd | rumors about the jags having... strange and dangerous reactions to
Floyd | levitation magic. Don't ask me the details, I don't know anything
Floyd | about magic, really."
Floyd |
Floyd | With a smile, the secretary finishes up some paperwork, and rings a
Floyd | bell to summon a servant. His face drops as the servant not only takes
Floyd | the finished paperwork, but delivers twice as much. With a sigh, he
Floyd | sorts it into the pile.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the secretary about jags again.
Floyd | [2] Ask the secretary about the keep.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've seen a keep on my way back here. Can you tell me about it?"
Floyd | "Ah, so those adventurers found it after all? It is an old keep, and
Floyd | many legends have grown around it. Some claim it was home to a giant
Floyd | tyrant, some that it became a dragon's lair. The village witches say
Floyd | it was an arcanist's hideout, but I'm given to understand that they
Floyd | may have prejudices against arcanists, so...
Floyd | Either way, the truth of the matter is that I don't think anyone knows
Floyd | who truly resided in the keep. Perhaps all of the legends were true at
Floyd | some point in time. Perhaps all of them are myth, beyond the keep's
Floyd | existence, naturally."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask the secretary about jags again.
Floyd | [2] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Iria says (to Jacqueline), "Long story. I'll tell you more later."
		Jacqueline says (to Iria), "mmkay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Mayor's House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A busy cascade runs through the rooms of the house, but even if you
Floyd | wanted to hear any details, you wouldn't be able to make them out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Noted."
		Jacqueline says, "I knew that would not work, but I am lazy"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You pass through the corridors back to the market place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Place
Floyd | This bustling place in the center of the village is well-paved with
Floyd | stone and quite large, allowing ample space for all sorts of traders,
Floyd | peddlers, and buyers to sell and purchase their goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | A throng of people populates the market place today, moving you along
Floyd | with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something about the wares of a havbar peddler catches your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Village Outskirts), east (through
Floyd | the Inn Door) and west (to Mayor's House through the the door into the
Floyd | mayor's house) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "buy longsword" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY LONGSWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Greet the havbar peddler.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You greet the peddler and ask him about his wares.
Floyd | "Feel free to browse through them, my friend, but I realize that these
Floyd | wares are nothing special."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Make an offer for the bowl.
Floyd | [2] Make an offer for the longsword.
Floyd | [3] Ask the peddler about the origins of his wares.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Casually picking up a cup standing near the bowl and looking at it
Floyd | from all angles, you ask "Out of curiosity, where do you get your
Floyd | wares?"
Floyd | "Here and there, really. Sometimes in trade, sometimes I receive the
Floyd | remains of households that died out from community officials for a
Floyd | price... sometimes I actually manage to find sell-worthy stuff just on
Floyd | the road, even."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Make an offer for the bowl.
Floyd | [2] Make an offer for the longsword.
Floyd | [3] Ask the peddler about the origins of his wares again.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Casually picking up a cup standing near the bowl and looking at it
Floyd | from all angles, you ask "Out of curiosity, where do you get your
Floyd | wares?"
Floyd | "Here and there, really. Sometimes in trade, sometimes I receive the
Floyd | remains of households that died out from community officials for a
Floyd | price... sometimes I actually manage to find sell-worthy stuff just on
Floyd | the road, even."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Make an offer for the bowl.
Floyd | [2] Make an offer for the longsword.
Floyd | [3] Ask the peddler about the origins of his wares again.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Iria goes home. 		DavidW asks, "ware my implements at?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I want to haggle for something," you announce.
Floyd | "I'm all ears," the peddler jokes, "even though I'm no elf."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Offer 1 copper.
Floyd | [2] Offer 5 copper.
Floyd | [3] Offer 10 copper.
Floyd | [4] Don't make an offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 1001 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll offer five copper for that bowl there." you indicate the object
Floyd | of your desire.
Floyd | "Five copper!" the peddler gestures overdramatically with a grin on
Floyd | his face. "I'll never hear the end of it if I overcharge my customers
Floyd | this much! Three coppers is a much fairer price!"
Floyd | (Buy the bowl for three copper? Type yes or no.)

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 998 copper; Market Place
Floyd | (Buy the bowl for three copper? Type yes or no.)
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your business." the peddler bows as he hands over the
Floyd | bowl.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 998 copper remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Make an offer for the longsword.
Floyd | [2] Ask the peddler about the origins of his wares again.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 998 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I want to haggle for something," you announce.
Floyd | "I'm all ears," the peddler jokes, "even though I'm no elf."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Offer 5 copper.
Floyd | [2] Offer 10 copper.
Floyd | [3] Offer 15 copper.
Floyd | [4] Don't make an offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 998 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll offer five copper for that rusty sword there." you indicate the
Floyd | object of your desire.
Floyd | "Five copper!" the peddler gestures overdramatically with a grin on
Floyd | his face. "It's just a little rust! A little care and love, and it's
Floyd | as good as new! Fifteen copper, I say!"
Floyd | "Fifteen copper for a pile of rust! Surely you're joking! Ten copper
Floyd | at most!" - "That's a deal!"
Floyd | (Buy the sword for 10 copper? Type yes or no.)

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Market Place
Floyd | (Buy the sword for 10 copper? Type yes or no.)
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your business." the peddler bows as he hands over the
Floyd | sword.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 988 copper remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your patronage!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Huh. So it closed out the dialog all on its own?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "When I played, I shifted the light spell out of the bowl into my bowl without buying it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "That seems less than ethical"
		DavidW says, "Well, he didn't know it was there!"
		Jacqueline gives DavidW a look.
		DavidW asks, "I, er, bought the bowl later?"
		Jacqueline raises her eyebrows.
		DavidW says, "Remember, you'll need star root to activate the bowl with."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Place
Floyd | This bustling place in the center of the village is well-paved with
Floyd | stone and quite large, allowing ample space for all sorts of traders,
Floyd | peddlers, and buyers to sell and purchase their goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | A throng of people populates the market place today, moving you along
Floyd | with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The havbar peddler is busy with the throng of passersby.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Village Outskirts), east (through
Floyd | the Inn Door) and west (to Mayor's House through the the door into the
Floyd | mayor's house) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | Bustling with patrons as the last time you were here, the Lazy Boots
Floyd | Inn offers drink, meals and a safe (if not actually quiet) room for
Floyd | the night. Clanks of mugs, laughter, chatterings, and rumors fly
Floyd | through the main room from the various patrons. Every once in a while,
Floyd | the tall innkeeper yells at a particular rowdy patron, tossing them
Floyd | out of the door if necessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go west (to Market Place through the Inn Door)
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen to rumors" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO RUMORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aw"
		Jacqueline says, "That would be cool"
		DavidW says, "Well....."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The din of the den doesn't allow you to hear specifics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x innkeeper" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INNKEEPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The innkeeper is a tall woman with muscles that make you assume that
Floyd | she is an army veteran. A scar over her left eye suggests a likely
Floyd | explanation for her retirement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I appreciate that you are not calling out women on first description. Thank you for that."
		Jacqueline says, "It's a nice touch, and one that's rare."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to innkeeper" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO INNKEEPER
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Greet the innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You greet the innkeeper. She replies with a short "Welcome."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask for a drink.
Floyd | [2] Ask for a room for the night.
Floyd | [3] Ask about rumors.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I used to be an adventurer before I took an arrow to the eyesocket"
		Jacqueline says, "HA"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if it is always necessary to greet the person to whom you plan to speak"
		Jacqueline says, "Feels like an extra step"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 988 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are there any rumors of note to share?" you ask the innkeeper. "That
Floyd | worth a round of our patrons?" she asks, quickly scanning over and
Floyd | counting the crowd that has been coming and going.
Floyd | "That'd be 18 copper, one for every two drinks in a round."
Floyd | (Pay 18 copper for a rumor?)

		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose it's an unneccessary step."
		Jacqueline asks, "18 copper when I could just sit and eavesdrop?"
		Jacqueline says, "Man, only in games."
		Jacqueline says, "I may start trying that in real life."
		Knight_Otu says, "Only if you're an innkeeper. ;)"
		DavidW says, "I mostly ignored the inn when I played. I didn't want to waste my funds."
		Jacqueline says, "What's new, Jacq? Oh, a few things. For a dime, I'll share them with you."
		Jacqueline says, "It... kind of feels like I have a shitload of money for this universe."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 970 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | (Pay 18 copper for a rumor?)
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | To the roaring approval of the crowd, the innkeeper gives out drinks
Floyd | to everyone, then turns back to you.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 970 copper remaining.
Floyd | "There's a group of strange bandits on the northern roads." Great. If
Floyd | you had known that sooner... "And they will take money and life. Seem
Floyd | to be mostly foreigners, not knowing much beyond the roads. Heard they
Floyd | attacked wildlife best left alone."
Floyd | One of the patrons chuckles and says "One of the local merchants
Floyd | claims to have seen them from a distance. Said their leader was some
Floyd | kind of shapeshifter. Also,that merchant smelled worse than the whole
Floyd | room here. That oughta tell you all you need about that."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask for a drink.
Floyd | [2] Ask for a room for the night.
Floyd | [3] Ask about more rumors.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The witches sell potions. I think that's what the money's mostly for."
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha. Nice touch."
		Knight_Otu says, "I see a missing space there..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 970 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask the innkeeper what a drink would cost you. "One copper." she
Floyd | replies.
Floyd | (Get a drink for 1 copper?)

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 969 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | (Get a drink for 1 copper?)
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Requesting some beer, you drink it immediately. It's a bit stronger
Floyd | than you expected, but also tastes much better than expected.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 969 copper remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask for another drink.
Floyd | [2] Ask for a room for the night.
Floyd | [3] Ask about more rumors.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 969 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are there any more rumors of note to share?" you ask the innkeeper.
Floyd | "That worth a round of our patrons?" she asks, quickly scanning over
Floyd | and counting the crowd that has been coming and going.
Floyd | "That'd be 23 copper, one for every two drinks in a round."
Floyd | (Pay 23 copper for a rumor?)

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 946 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | (Pay 23 copper for a rumor?)
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | To the roaring approval of the crowd, the innkeeper gives out drinks
Floyd | to everyone, then turns back to you.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 946 copper remaining.
Floyd | "There's been adventurers with an old map to the keep nearby. Map
Floyd | looked real, but their equipment? Rubbish. If they're not badly
Floyd | wounded or even dead by now, they're lucky."
Floyd | One of the patrons comes close and adds her observations. "They were a
Floyd | group of two. An elf and a human, definitely overconfident, no idea
Floyd | how old their stuff was. I agree, they're goners if they aren't dead
Floyd | already." A third patron begins a song of adventurers traveling to
Floyd | their doom, and soon the whole inn joins in.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask for another drink.
Floyd | [2] Ask for a room for the night.
Floyd | [3] Ask about more rumors.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "How's come I didn't get beer when I bought everybody a round?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Uhm uhm reasons uhm uhm."
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, because you didn't think of it?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or real reasons?"
		Jacqueline says, "If this were real Tolkien, instead of just pseudotolkien, I feel like I'd get to experience the poetry of the song."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think I didn't think of it. Maybe I didn't think of the protagonist as a patron when they ask questions."
		Jacqueline says, "I love you, KO, or else I wouldn't be willing to poke fun with you here."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not a good enough author to write a song."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, neither was Tolkien."
		Jacqueline says, "Didn't stop him."
		Jacqueline says, "Unfortunately."
		Roger says, "Thy humps, thy humps"
		Jacqueline says, "Roger, what are we paying you these days? Feels like you're due a raise."
		Jacqueline pays Roger 946 coppers.
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Like, you usually don't take part in the game, but you're here to entertain us at key moments."
		DavidW says, "One thing I never even tried is renting a room."
		Jacqueline says, "I saved a while back, so, um..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 946 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are there any more rumors of note to share?" you ask the innkeeper.
Floyd | "That worth a round of our patrons?" she asks, quickly scanning over
Floyd | and counting the crowd that has been coming and going.
Floyd | "That'd be 22 copper, one for every two drinks in a round."
Floyd | (Pay 22 copper for a rumor?)

		Knight_Otu says, "You shouldn't yet."
		Jacqueline asks, "Shouldn't what?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Buy another rumor?"
		DavidW says, "Rent a room."
		Jacqueline asks, "Or a room?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Renting a room is mostly a signal to the game to reset certain things."
		Jacqueline says, "Got it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | (Pay 22 copper for a rumor?)
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | To the roaring approval of the crowd, the innkeeper gives out drinks
Floyd | to everyone, then turns back to you.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 924 copper remaining.
Floyd | "There's talk an arcanist was around searching for magic items. Heard
Floyd | they swindled the village witches out of some potions, too." Now
Floyd | that's just slander, you think to yourself.
Floyd | "Actually, I heard they saved their hut from a fire." someone from the
Floyd | crowd offers up. Nothing like that happened either, but it's at least
Floyd | a positive rumor about you.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask for another drink.
Floyd | [2] Ask for a room for the night.
Floyd | [3] Ask about more rumors.
Floyd | [4] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | You say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | Bustling with patrons as the last time you were here, the Lazy Boots
Floyd | Inn offers drink, meals and a safe (if not actually quiet) room for
Floyd | the night. Clanks of mugs, laughter, chatterings, and rumors fly
Floyd | through the main room from the various patrons. Every once in a while,
Floyd | the tall innkeeper yells at a particular rowdy patron, tossing them
Floyd | out of the door if necessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go west (to Market Place through the Inn Door)
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "f x patrons" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > F X PATRONS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Noted. I named them patrons."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x patrons" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Lazy Boots Inn
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PATRONS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are a loud, drunken lot, but surprisingly not particularly
Floyd | rowdy... most of the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Place
Floyd | This bustling place in the center of the village is well-paved with
Floyd | stone and quite large, allowing ample space for all sorts of traders,
Floyd | peddlers, and buyers to sell and purchase their goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | A throng of people populates the market place today, moving you along
Floyd | with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The havbar peddler is busy with the throng of passersby.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Village Outskirts), east (to Lazy
Floyd | Boots Inn through the Inn Door) and west (to Mayor's House through the
Floyd | the door into the mayor's house) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x traders" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRADERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x peddlers" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEDDLERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oops."
		DavidW says, "So let's hurry up and find the crystal ball and the nasty bird."
		Jacqueline says, "I'd just make those note the havbar"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably, yes."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Wrong game?"
		DavidW asks, "yes?"
		Jacqueline makes a face at David.
		DavidW says, "After the intro, we get into a battle with an alchemist and his assistant."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Outskirts
Floyd | Inside the palisades, the village proper prospers. A dwarven herbalist
Floyd | has taken up business in a stall, away from the bustle of the market
Floyd | place. A carriage with three broken wheels stands nearby, as it did
Floyd | when you first left for the north. If it had been in business, your
Floyd | journey might have been much more peaceful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | One large hut, nestled away at the edge of the palisades, sports a
Floyd | sign reading "Synkarya's and Dusky's - Potions and More"
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Watchtower through the palisades),
Floyd | south (to Market Place) and west (to Witches' Hut) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Witches' Hut
Floyd | The hut is separated into a few rooms, clearly, but only the actual
Floyd | shop is open to customers. A counter holding various trinkets is
Floyd | prominently sitting in the center of the room, and shelves with a
Floyd | bunch of fadeglass flasks on them line the wall. A curtain in
Floyd | particular separates the shop from a back room in which the witches
Floyd | must keep their cauldrons, judging by the sounds and smells wafting in
Floyd | from that room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The proprietors, Synkarya and Dusky are idly pondering why trinkets
Floyd | and charms only work when their user have no useful magical knowledge,
Floyd | as their cat plays around.
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go east (to Village Outskirts) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WITCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (Synkarya)
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask to buy an accuracy potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [3] Ask to buy an agility potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [4] Ask to buy a strength potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [5] Ask the witches about that potion swindling rumor.
Floyd | [6] Purchase the accuracy spell from the witches.
Floyd | [7] Tell the witches about the jag blocking the road.
Floyd | [8] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "There is that rumor running around in the inn that I swindled you out
Floyd | of a bunch of potions. What is that about?"
Floyd | Dusky holds his forehead. "Gossipmongers. They're conflating your
Floyd | visit with that of another arcanist two, three months ago. She helped
Floyd | us with a fire that we later learned she set herself, and we only
Floyd | realized that several days later. Yes, she did get some potions from
Floyd | us for that help."
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal meows for your attention. As you bow down to her and pet her,
Floyd | she purrs and delights for a moment, then paws your hand away,
Floyd | thankfully without claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask to buy an accuracy potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [3] Ask to buy an agility potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [4] Ask to buy a strength potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [5] Purchase the accuracy spell from the witches.
Floyd | [6] Tell the witches about the jag blocking the road.
Floyd | [7] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Man, typical cat."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 6
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's a wounded jagwuudan blocking the road to the north. Is there
Floyd | anything you can do to help?" you ask.
Floyd | Synkarya grimaces. "If it's wounded enough to block the road, our
Floyd | whole supply of healing balm will not be nearly enough to heal it, and
Floyd | brewing enough will take weeks. I'm sorry, but that's just not in the
Floyd | cards."
Floyd | "If you have a staff and a healing spell, you're the best chance the
Floyd | poor creature has." Dusky adds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rascal purrs as she rubs her head on the counter, then prompty stops
Floyd | as she realizes you see her.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask to buy an accuracy potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [3] Ask to buy an agility potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [4] Ask to buy a strength potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [5] Purchase the accuracy spell from the witches.
Floyd | [6] Ask the witches about a staff.
Floyd | [7] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'll note that our tome had a fire spell before it was wiped clean."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 924 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 6
Floyd |
Floyd | "Since you mentioned a staff... as you can probably guess, I lost my
Floyd | staff to the bandits. Do you have any idea where I might get a new
Floyd | one?"
Floyd | Synkarya frowns. "I don't think there is any arcanist around right
Floyd | now, and certainly none that would have a spare staff lying around...
Floyd | but..."
Floyd | Dusky continues for her. "But there is an old keep some short walk to
Floyd | the north. The bad news is that it lies in Thornbush Country. It must
Floyd | be overgrown by now. The good news is that a pair of adventurers set
Floyd | out very recently to find it. If you can find them and arrange
Floyd | yourself with them..."
Floyd | "Wait, why would there be a staff in the old keep?" you interject.
Floyd | Synkarya coughs with an awkward smile. "The story goes that it was the
Floyd | stronghold of a tyrant... arcanist. Which may mean you could find
Floyd | implements or even spells there."
Floyd |
Floyd | With a defiant "mew!", Rascal jumps up on the counter, carefully not
Floyd | stepping on any of the trinkets. "Rascal!" Dusky exclaims, "watch out
Floyd | with those charms!" The cat simply licks her paws.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask to buy an accuracy potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [3] Ask to buy an agility potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [4] Ask to buy a strength potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [5] Purchase the accuracy spell from the witches.
Floyd | [6] Ask the witches to repeat where a staff might be found.
Floyd | [7] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So I need to get down there (unsurprisingly)"
		Jacqueline is not shocked.
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But but shocking twist!"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Before I ask you this, yes, you have permission to answer. Have I thus far revealed anything that leads me to want any of these spells? Or do I not know yet?"
		DavidW asks, "Do you mean accuracy, agility, and strength?"
		Jacqueline says, "I also like the touch that the witches don't yet know that the thorny keep has been uncovered."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Wait, all three?"
		DavidW says, "I assume they're all spells, like fire, ice, laughter, light, etc."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "I mean, I'm know I'm filthy rich and all, but should I wait?"
		Knight_Otu says, "The witches only sell you the accuracy spell."
		Jacqueline asks, "Or just blow it -- why?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do they not like me?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 849 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd like to buy an agility potion. I assume the price didn't change
Floyd | from the last time I asked, 75 copper?"
Floyd | "Yes." Synkarya confirms and grabs a flask of fadeglass from below the
Floyd | counter, handing it to you.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 849 copper remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sniffing at a charm, Rascal picks it up in her mouth, takes a few
Floyd | steps, drops it, then picks up a trinket lying there and puts it where
Floyd | she got the charm from.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask to buy an accuracy potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [3] Ask to buy an agility potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [4] Ask to buy a strength potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [5] Purchase the accuracy spell from the witches.
Floyd | [6] Ask the witches to repeat where a staff might be found.
Floyd | [7] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "As far as I know, the agility and strength spells aren't available anywhere."
		Knight_Otu says, "They need their spells for their cauldrons, to brew their potions."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, it's a potion not a spell. Got it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "5" 		DavidW says, "And, as I mentioned earlier, I cheated with the combat. I never bought the accuracy spell."

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 649 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | "I guess I can part with two silver for that spell." you say as you
Floyd | drop the requested amount on the counter.
Floyd | Dusky holds out his hand. "I am going to need your tome to shift the
Floyd | spell into it." With some concern, you nevertheless turn it over, and
Floyd | soon he returns, handing you the tome back with all spells intact, and
Floyd | the accuracy spell added.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 649 copper remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask to buy an accuracy potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [3] Ask to buy an agility potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [4] Ask to buy a strength potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [5] Ask the witches to repeat where a staff might be found.
Floyd | [6] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I should do the potion purchase in a separate submenu, similar to the haggling with the peddler."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 574 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd like to buy a strength potion. I assume the price didn't change
Floyd | from the last time I asked, 75 copper?"
Floyd | "Yes." Synkarya confirms and grabs a flask of fadeglass from below the
Floyd | counter, handing it to you.
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 574 copper remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Ask to buy a healing potion for 20 copper.
Floyd | [2] Ask to buy an accuracy potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [3] Ask to buy an agility potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [4] Ask to buy a strength potion for 75 copper.
Floyd | [5] Ask the witches to repeat where a staff might be found.
Floyd | [6] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "6" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 574 copper; Witches' Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 6
Floyd |
Floyd | You say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I would like some rope, please."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 574 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Outskirts
Floyd | Inside the palisades, the village proper prospers. A dwarven herbalist
Floyd | has taken up business in a stall, away from the bustle of the market
Floyd | place. A carriage with three broken wheels stands nearby, as it did
Floyd | when you first left for the north. If it had been in business, your
Floyd | journey might have been much more peaceful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | One large hut, nestled away at the edge of the palisades, sports a
Floyd | sign reading "Synkarya's and Dusky's - Potions and More"
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Watchtower through the palisades),
Floyd | south (to Market Place) and west (to Witches' Hut) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Don't spend all your money here, though. You'll need a little bit for something else."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x herbalist" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 574 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HERBALIST
Floyd |
Floyd | A bald dwarf with a long red beard sits in the stall selling his
Floyd | wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(by 'here', I meant the hut.)"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "I figured."
		Jacqueline says, "I need some star anise or something-or-other"
		DavidW says, "star root"
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think about dwarves" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 574 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THINK ABOUT DWARVES
Floyd |
Floyd | A small and stout people, dwarves are expert craftsmen. From what you
Floyd | heard, dwarves do not sleep like humans do - they enter a state called
Floyd | "rigor" where they rest standing up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 574 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO DWARF
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Greet the dwarven herbalist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 574 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You greet the herbalist and ask him about his wares.
Floyd | "Feel free to browse through them, my friend, but I see you have
Floyd | something specific in mind."
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Make an offer for a piece of star root.
Floyd | [2] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "do not confused with their state of "roger""
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 574 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd like to make an offer for a piece of star root", you indicate the
Floyd | object of your desire.
Floyd | The herbalist sighs and offers an apologetic smile. "I was afraid
Floyd | you'd say it like this. Unfortunately, the new herbalist guild has
Floyd | mandated a fixed price for our produce. The matter has been sent to
Floyd | the mayor, but considering how busy everyone there is..."
Floyd | "Anyway, the mandated price of a piece of star root is 49 copper.
Floyd | Understand please that I cannot allow any haggling if I want to remain
Floyd | able to sell things on the market. It's that price or nothing."
Floyd | (Buy a piece of star root for 49 copper? Type yes or no)

		DavidW says, "Dwarves in a state of roger might be alarming."
		Jacqueline says, "Star root is the object of my desire, iykwimaityd - wait."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 525 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | (Buy a piece of star root for 49 copper? Type yes or no)
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you have coins in a total value of 525 copper remaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Make an offer for a piece of star root.
Floyd | [2] Ask the herbalist about the guild.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Man, I am blowing through the coppers."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 525 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bowl)
Floyd | From all appearances, this is a cheap copper bowl, but your trained
Floyd | eye recognizes it as the make of an arcanist. Not only that, it holds
Floyd | a spell - light.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bowl is nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Currently, the bowl seems to hold a spell of light.
Floyd |
Floyd | [1] Make an offer for a piece of star root.
Floyd | [2] Ask the herbalist about the guild.
Floyd | [3] Say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 525 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You say your farewells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Health 20/20; Wealth 525 copper; Village Outskirts
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Outskirts
Floyd | Inside the palisades, the village proper prospers. A dwarven herbalist
Floyd | has taken up business in a stall, away from the bustle of the market
Floyd | place. A carriage with three broken wheels stands nearby, as it did
Floyd | when you first left for the north. If it had been in business, your
Floyd | journey might have been much more peaceful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate in the village palisades stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | One large hut, nestled away at the edge of the palisades, sports a
Floyd | sign reading "Synkarya's and Dusky's - Potions and More"
Floyd |
Floyd | As it seems, you can go north (to Watchtower through the palisades),
Floyd | south (to Market Place) and west (to Witches' Hut) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I am getting somewhat tired and in need of a break, and I'm not sure if I'm close or if I need to deal with the critter in the road (probably). But I have played enough of this game to vote on it."
		Jacqueline asks, "Would folks be okay with calling it for today?"
		DavidW says, "I'm okay, yes."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at KO), "Thanks for making this game!"
		Jacqueline says, "Good luck."
		Knight_Otu says, "Thanks."
		Jacqueline says, "Please be sure to play the non-Floydable games and vote, peeps."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I still need to work on those later today. Tonight."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Anchorhead by Michael Gentry
As played on ifMUD on July-September, 2018

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 Anchorhead written by Michael Gentry. Anchorhead is a highly decorated Lovecraftian horror game - it was a nominee for several 1998 XYZZY awards, including Best Game, won the Best Setting award of that year, and has been voted into the top five of the Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time in each of its three iterations (2011, 2015, and 2019). For its 20 year anniversary, it has received an updated illustrated rerelease, and a tribute in the form of the 84-author game Cragne Manor. This is, unfortunately, not a complete transcript. 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.

ANOTHER WARNING! A lot (most!) of the transcripts contained on this site are, shall we say, family-friendly. This is not one of those family-friendly transcripts. Just so we're clear.
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Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask anchor" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
Floyd ]             is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind
Floyd ]             of fear is fear of the unknown.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                         A N C H O R H E A D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           [Press 'R' to restore; any other key to begin]

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | November, 1997.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to
Floyd | spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that
Floyd | blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the
Floyd | little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squinting up into the glowering storm, you wonder how everything
Floyd | managed to happen so fast. The strange phone call over a month ago,
Floyd | from a lawyer claiming to represent the estate of some distant branch
Floyd | of Michael's family, was bewildering enough in itself... but then the
Floyd | sudden whirlwind of planning and decisions, legal details and travel
Floyd | arrangements, the packing up and shipping away of your entire home,
Floyd | your entire life...
Floyd |
Floyd | Now suddenly here you are, after driving for the past two days
Floyd | straight, over a thousand miles away from the familiar warmth of
Floyd | Texas, getting ready to move into the ancestral mansion of a clan of
Floyd | relatives so far removed that not even Michael has ever heard of them.
Floyd | And you've only been married since June and none of this was any of
Floyd | your idea in the first place, and already it's starting to rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | These days, you often find yourself feeling confused and uprooted.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself and force the melancholy thoughts from your head,
Floyd | trying to focus on the errand at hand. You're to meet with the real
Floyd | estate agent and pick up the keys to your new house while Michael runs
Floyd | across town to take care of some paperwork at the university. He'll be
Floyd | back to pick you up in a few minutes, and then the two of you can
Floyd | begin the long, precarious process of settling in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sullen belch emanates from the clouds, and the rain starts coming
Floyd | down harder -- fat, cold drops smacking loudly against the
Floyd | cobblestones. Shouldn't it be snowing in New England at this time of
Floyd | year? With a sigh, you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Anchorhead...

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                          * THE FIRST DAY *
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern
Floyd ]          sea was upon me.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD
Floyd | An interactive gothic by Michael S. Gentry
Floyd |
Floyd | (Type HELP or ABOUT for some useful information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 990206 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look good, considering. A bit rattled by recent events, perhaps,
Floyd | but well-poised and collected, all the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your wedding ring, your trenchcoat and your clothes;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hand your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat are empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "So, do we need a driver?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't recall."
		Knight_Otu is ignorant.
		DavidW says, "Later, but not now."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think so right now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | Olive green, with a hook-shaped handle. It's a handy little thing,
Floyd | when it rains. It's currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clouds overhead mutter restlessly to themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, my distant memory is that later timing will matter but not now."
		DavidW says, "I bet that hook handle is important."
		DavidW says, "I see an umbrella in an IF and I think of fire escapes."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Arm extension?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh."
		DavidW says (to KO), "yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "God, it's so obvious, and yet I do not think of that when I read that description."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You rap on the glass sharply, peering through it into the dark room
Floyd | inside. Nobody answers. Strange; you just talked to the real estate
Floyd | agent -- Miss Benson, you think it was -- yesterday. She was going to
Floyd | meet you here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rain slackens off momentarily to a weak drizzle, then returns
Floyd | afresh in a brief, freezing downpour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I say go into that alley to the SE."
		Jacqueline says, "Alleys always seem like a great place to go. Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd | This narrow aperture between two buildings is nearly blocked with
Floyd | piles of rotting cardboard boxes and overstuffed garbage cans. Ugly,
Floyd | half-crumbling brick walls to either side totter oppressively over
Floyd | you. The alley ends here at a tall, wooden fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | High up on the wall of the northern building there is a narrow,
Floyd | transom-style window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cans" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CANS
Floyd |
Floyd | The metal garbage cans are stuffed to overflowing with slowly
Floyd | decomposing refuse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about eighteen inches wide and a foot tall, with hinges along the
Floyd | top that allow it to swing out. It's currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb cans" 		

Floyd ]  Alley, on the garbage can                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CANS
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber onto the wobbling garbage can, precariously balanced.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Alley, on the garbage can                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. You still can't quite reach, because the garbage can is too far
Floyd | away from the wall. Perhaps if you pushed it closer...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Alley, on the garbage can                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. You still can't quite reach, because the garbage can is too far
Floyd | away from the wall. Perhaps if you pushed it closer...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push can" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the garbage cans around aimlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Fine, Michael Gentry. Fine."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push can under window" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CAN UNDER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Grunting and holding your breath, you manhandle one of the filthy cans
Floyd | under the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Perfectly sensible things do to."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on can" 		

Floyd ]  Alley, on the garbage can                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber onto the wobbling garbage can, precariously balanced. You
Floyd | can just reach the lower edge of the window from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Alley, on the garbage can                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the transom window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (closing the umbrella first)
Floyd | It's a tight squeeze, but you just manage to wriggle through, dropping
Floyd | quietly to the floor inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | File Room
Floyd | Peering through the murk, you can make out the blocky outlines of
Floyd | filing cabinets lining the walls and a doorway to the west. A window
Floyd | high up on the south wall lets in a very faint illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | There must be hundreds of files here, too many to browse through.
Floyd | You'll have to look up something specific if you want to find
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I find it interesting that our character thought nothing of breaking and entering."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up me in cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ME IN CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the filing cabinets)
Floyd | You don't find anything filed under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a fly buzzing around, hovering over the back of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Now that we're tresspassing, let's find a murder weapon and handle it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look good, considering. A bit rattled by recent events, perhaps,
Floyd | but well-poised and collected, all the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Staring at your wedding ring like that tends to make you sentimental.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "A fly? Is there ... a dead body?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fly" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see where the fly is. You're not even sure where the buzzing
Floyd | is coming from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "The dead body of a real estate agent?"
		DavidW asks, "Do you want to go west and look for a body?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "snrk. Sure!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | Pallid gray light trickles in through the drawn blinds. The office is
Floyd | deserted, papers still scattered across the top of the desk. The front
Floyd | door lies west, and the file room lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the corner of the paper-strewn desk are a telephone and an
Floyd | answering machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone seems to have left a cup of coffee sitting out, half-finished
Floyd | and cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Answering machine."
		DavidW says, "It's the 90's."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "So far no murder weapon to get our prints on."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, I know. I meant let's listen to it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sifting through the paperwork, you find nothing that catches your
Floyd | attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple answering machine, with a small display indicating messages
Floyd | received, a button labeled "PLAY", and a button labeled "DELETE".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push play" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | For a while there is nothing but a quiet hiss, followed by
Floyd | intermittent skirls of strange-sounding static. It sounds like one of
Floyd | those annoying glitches where the caller hangs up but the machine
Floyd | keeps recording anyway. Then, barely audible through the static, you
Floyd | detect what sounds like a human voice whispering a single word:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Verlac."
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine beeps.
Floyd |
Floyd | A brief shudder ripples up your back. You remember now, "Verlac" is
Floyd | the name of this branch of Michael's family.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x display" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DISPLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The display indicates there is one message on the machine, left (oddly
Floyd | enough) at 4:19 this morning. The display also shows that the message
Floyd | has already been checked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we should look up Verlac in the cabinets."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh shit"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffee" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COFFEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy-looking and unappetizing. Who knows how long it's been sitting
Floyd | out?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "It would have been good to know if it had already been checked before I checked it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > /UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "moo"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh well."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "%undo" 		
Floyd says (to DavidW), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		DavidW says, "I think it's okay still."
		Knight_Otu says, "No new-fangled tricks for us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see inside, since the drawer is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a fly buzzing around, right around your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your wedding ring, your trenchcoat and your clothes;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hand your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat are empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "murder fly" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > MURDER FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see where the fly is. You're not even sure where the buzzing
Floyd | is coming from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Staring at your wedding ring like that tends to make you sentimental.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | A tasteful ensemble from Ann Taylor in muted browns and olive greens
Floyd | (you've been an autumn person since you were old enough to match your
Floyd | own socks).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I seem to remember that something is written on the inside of the ring."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remove ring" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the plain gold band from your finger. Usually you feel almost
Floyd | naked without your ring on, although sometimes you do find yourself
Floyd | taking it off briefly, just to read the inscription along the inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "May I remove it to look?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read ring" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Engraved along the inside are Michael's and your initials, along with
Floyd | your wedding date -- June 28th.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The gold band slides onto your finger with a comforting snugness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hair" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline) DavidW notes the date of June 28th for a future puzzle.
		DavidW says, "I guess no bobbypin to pick desk drawer locks with."
		DavidW asks, "May I check the cabinets now? Are we done with this room?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | File Room
Floyd | Peering through the murk, you can make out the blocky outlines of
Floyd | filing cabinets lining the walls and a doorway to the west. A window
Floyd | high up on the south wall lets in a very faint illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up verlac in cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP VERLAC IN CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the filing cabinets)
Floyd | Strange; the file on the Verlac property has been cleaned out. Title,
Floyd | deed, all the papers, all of it gone. There is, however, a set of keys
Floyd | tucked down in the hanging folder. You quickly pocket them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keys" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking keyring. There are two keys (a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar) on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Neither key for the drawer, hm."
		Jacqueline says, "We're just a business casual, Anne Taylor-wearing wife who's been drug cross-country and has no compunction about breaking and entering or stealing."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Look under the desk?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe the desk drawer is a red herring."
		DavidW says (to KO), "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | Pallid gray light trickles in through the drawn blinds. The office is
Floyd | deserted, papers still scattered across the top of the desk. The front
Floyd | door lies west, and the file room lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the corner of the paper-strewn desk are a telephone and an
Floyd | answering machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone seems to have left a cup of coffee sitting out, half-finished
Floyd | and cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move papers" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sifting through the paperwork, you find nothing that catches your
Floyd | attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a fly buzzing around, right around your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill fly" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see where the fly is. You're not even sure where the buzzing
Floyd | is coming from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l u" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > L U
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blinds" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLINDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The blinds are drawn across the windows, letting in a thin trickle of
Floyd | light. They are coated with a thin film of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x front door" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRONT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can make out the words "tsruhkcarB & nosneB" stenciled across the
Floyd | glass. There is a latch on this side which can be turned to lock or
Floyd | unlock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I assume we can leave that way."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
		DavidW says, "I don't know how to deal with the desk drawer. Maybe we should go home or find Michael now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "violently smash desk drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > VIOLENTLY SMASH DESK DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Guess that's not it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search pockets" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH POCKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | The trenchcoat is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "chair" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | File Room
Floyd | Peering through the murk, you can make out the blocky outlines of
Floyd | filing cabinets lining the walls and a doorway to the west. A window
Floyd | high up on the south wall lets in a very faint illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up benson in cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP BENSON IN CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the filing cabinets)
Floyd | You don't find anything filed under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up michael in cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MICHAEL IN CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the filing cabinets)
Floyd | As you search in vain for some mention of your husband's name, it
Floyd | dawns on you that the property is most likely listed under the
Floyd | family's original, ancestral name.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up Brackhurst" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP BRACKHURST
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the filing cabinets)
Floyd | You don't find anything filed under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh well. I think we should go."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "We can return here, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | Pallid gray light trickles in through the drawn blinds. The office is
Floyd | deserted, papers still scattered across the top of the desk. The front
Floyd | door lies west, and the file room lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the corner of the paper-strewn desk are a telephone and an
Floyd | answering machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone seems to have left a cup of coffee sitting out, half-finished
Floyd | and cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the real estate office door first)
Floyd | The rain is still coming down, so you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the real estate office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "We kept the umbrella open? Bad luck!"
		Jacqueline says, "I remember thinking that the automagical opening and closing of the umbrella as needed was a lovely touch for a game of this era."
		Jacqueline says, "Nope. We shut it and open it as needed."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right, I see it now,"
		DavidW says, "I missed the umbrella opening."
		DavidW asks, "anyway, N, W, or S?"
		Jacqueline says, "I care not"
		DavidW says, "oh, NW is also an option."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's do that, then."
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Lane
Floyd | The lane narrows here to little more than a badly cobbled sidewalk as
Floyd | it wends its way up through a series of tortuous bends and
Floyd | switchbacks. In some places, the street is so steep that steps have
Floyd | been cut into it, worn down over the years and slick with moss. Your
Floyd | progress is blocked at the top of the street by a blank brick wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brick wall" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRICK WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking brick wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This town is feeling like Europe, not the Colonies."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall is featureless and very high; there's no way over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing this wall is important later."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few tentative steps back down the lane, but it seems to
Floyd | lead only to a short switchback, bringing you right back to the brick
Floyd | wall. You're not entirely sure now, which direction leads back to the
Floyd | narrow street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear."
		Roger asks, "anyone volunteer to map?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bricks" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BRICKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh."
		DavidW says, "I've been mapping."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search wall" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "A maze. Awesome."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit wall" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few tentative steps back down the lane, but it seems to
Floyd | lead only to a short switchback, bringing you right back to the brick
Floyd | wall. You're not entirely sure now, which direction leads back to the
Floyd | narrow street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your hearing you can just make out the sound of
Floyd | someone playing a violin -- a plaintive, haunting melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow violin" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOLLOW VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yell" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > YELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Come now; you're not that frightened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to violin" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your hearing you can just make out the sound of
Floyd | someone playing a violin -- a plaintive, haunting melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few tentative steps back down the lane, but it seems to
Floyd | lead only to a short switchback, bringing you right back to the brick
Floyd | wall. You're not entirely sure now, which direction leads back to the
Floyd | narrow street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Maybe we are, game. Maybe we are that frightened."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe not frightened, but lost."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Lane
Floyd | The lane narrows here to little more than a badly cobbled sidewalk as
Floyd | it wends its way up through a series of tortuous bends and
Floyd | switchbacks. In some places, the street is so steep that steps have
Floyd | been cut into it, worn down over the years and slick with moss. Your
Floyd | progress is blocked at the top of the street by a blank brick wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rain slackens off momentarily to a weak drizzle, then returns
Floyd | afresh in a brief, freezing downpour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moss" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOSS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steps" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch wall" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall is featureless and very high; there's no way over it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
		Jacqueline says, "That was weird."
		DavidW says, "ok, so one of N, W or S next."
		Jacqueline nods.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your umbrella, as is your habit after coming indoors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Local Pub
Floyd | A dank, drafty old drinking hole lit by flickering, oil-burning
Floyd | lanterns. Smoke collects in greasy pools among the rafters, and
Floyd | shadows crowd thick around. The bar runs the length of the room to
Floyd | your right, while to the south a low doorway opens onto the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill workers and fishermen occupy a few of the tables, drinking beer
Floyd | or puffing grimly at long-stemmed pipes. Each is wrapped in his
Floyd | solitude, soaking up the general miasma of dreary fatalism.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lantern sitting on the table nearest you sputters fitfully,
Floyd | throwing distorted shadows across the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "um. I see no reason to be in here yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Man, tempted to change my @connect."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old-fashioned hurricane lamp, with a tall glass chimney to
Floyd | protect it from the wind. The cotton wick burns fitfully in its
Floyd | reservoir of cheap oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | No one here looks as though they'd mind if you borrowed one of these
Floyd | lamps. Casually, you purloin the nearest one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, ""Borrowed". Right."
		Jacqueline says, "Casually"
		DavidW says, "We are a klepto."
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, we are an adventure game protagonist."
		Jacqueline says, "Clearly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bar" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark and dour expanse of wood, pitted and scarred and stained with
Floyd | the rings from over a hundred years' worth of slopping beer mugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a bartender in sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The patrons of this place are taciturn and grim. No one speaks. No one
Floyd | looks anyone in the eye. No one, in fact, even looks up from his beer.
Floyd | A heavy aura of resignation -- and, it almost seems, dread -- hangs
Floyd | palpably over the whole crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Kleptomania may be contractually required."
		Jacqueline says, "ACK"
		DavidW says, "I suggest we leave this pub with our new lantern."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "I went to look at my description on the mud to see where I could add that nice little line about being wrapped in solitude and instead deleted my whole description. I am now nothing special."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way to the door, your foot strikes something under
Floyd | one of the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Some forgetful soul has left a flask underneath one of the tables,
Floyd | pushed into a shadowy corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flask" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the flask. The label is faded and mostly peeled away, but
Floyd | what little you can make out seems to indicate that this is not a
Floyd | particularly distinguished brand of spirits. The words "bootleg" and
Floyd | "rotgut" come to mind, probably because they are the only words
Floyd | legible on what's left of the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And... and I had code in there I loved."
		Knight_Otu says, "Aw man."
		Jacqueline wonders if that's saved anywhere.
		Jacqueline says, "sorry, I know this is off-topic. Just sad and startled."
		DavidW asks, "It might be in a transcript?"
		DavidW says, "oh wait. description, not olounge."
		Jacqueline says, "No, but it might be pullable from an old dbase backup. Poo."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | The label is faded and mostly peeled away, but what little you can
Floyd | make out seems to indicate that this is not a particularly
Floyd | distinguished brand of spirits. The words "bootleg" and "rotgut" come
Floyd | to mind, probably because they are the only words legible on what's
Floyd | left of the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flask in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASK IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the flask into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The rain is still coming down, so you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden gust of rain puts the lantern out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And we without any matches."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shutter lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHUTTER LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "West or south now?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "West?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Michael's at the university, yes?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think so, yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west, where
Floyd | Michael told you he'd be until he came back to the real estate agent's
Floyd | office to pick you up. Which, incidentally, he has not yet done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There we go."
		Jacqueline asks, "West, I guess?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your umbrella, as is your habit after coming indoors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peering through the shadows, you spot your husband sitting at one of
Floyd | the reading desks, absorbed in some sort of weighty tome and clearly
Floyd | oblivious to the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss Michael" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael looks up, startled, then realizes it's you and smiles. "Hi,
Floyd | hon," he says, closing the book and stretching. Then he glances at his
Floyd | watch. "Good grief, what happened to the time? I'm so sorry -- I just
Floyd | lost track." He smiles sheepishly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well?" he asks. "Did you get the keys?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hello, dear, I'm a criminal now."
		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show keys to michael" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW KEYS TO MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great!" says Michael. "You hang on to that. Just a second, I'll put
Floyd | this back." He takes the book up to the circulation desk and hands it
Floyd | to the librarian. "Okay then," he says, returning, "let's go."
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael suddenly smacks his forehead. "Oh, crap, I forgot to tell you.
Floyd | The car broke down." He spreads his hands. "I don't know what happened
Floyd | to it; one second I'm parking outside, the next second it dies and I
Floyd | can't get it started again. I called a tow truck, but the nearest
Floyd | garage is up in Arkham. They picked it up but won't be able to look at
Floyd | it until next week at the earliest. Anyway, it looks like we'll have
Floyd | to walk back to the house." He offers you a lame smile. "You can hold
Floyd | the umbrella."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so, we walk home?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x michael" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Tall and a bit on the skinny side, in an endearingly awkward sort of
Floyd | way; a serious, thoughtful face topped with an unruly tangle of brown
Floyd | hair; deep brown eyes framed by wire-rimmed glasses -- yep, that's the
Floyd | man you married, all right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael looks at you expectantly, waiting for you to lead the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Unless we can catch a taxi..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The rain is still coming down, so you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael strolls along after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Although these hallowed halls of learning probably hold a veritable
Floyd | trove of knowledge, you are no longer a student, and the only building
Floyd | you have any business in is the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael strolls along after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "He had the car towed to Arkham? Does he not know that the engine compartment will come back filled with tiny elder gods?"
		DavidW says, "I'm assuming this is the way home."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait. Maybe that's why the car's already dead."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Miskaton's waters are sluggish and dark. Some sort of oily film
Floyd | coats the surface, reflecting back ghostly swirls of color.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "No horror protagonist knows they're in a horror story."
		Knight_Otu says, "Especially in cosmic horror."
		Jacqueline says, "Sigh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | The obelisk measures about two feet square at its base, narrowing
Floyd | slightly as it rises a good fifteen feet to a bluntly pointed tip. An
Floyd | iron ring is embedded in the stone high up on one side, about two feet
Floyd | from the top. Dense, twisting hieroglyphs cover all four sides of the
Floyd | obelisk, although they are too worn to be read clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We really should be getting on to the house, don't you think?" asks
Floyd | Michael. "It's a bit rainy out."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask michael about obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MICHAEL ABOUT OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Michael says this as if we know where the house is."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if home is west or east."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask michael about house" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MICHAEL ABOUT HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Verlac family has been living in that old place for generations;
Floyd | they're an integral part of the history of this whole region. It's
Floyd | really quite interesting."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael scuffs around dispiritedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This might be the wrong way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael strolls along after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "What, you guys don't live in an asylum?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | A clammy mist hangs thickly in the air, seeping through your clothes
Floyd | and making you shiver.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The clouds overhead mutter restlessly to themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to clouds" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO CLOUDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The furtive creaking of branches and the soft rustling of leaves are
Floyd | all that you hear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk through, the mists part before your husband almost
Floyd | deferentially, quickly dissolving away into nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael strolls along after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I'm guessing this was also the wrong way?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Don't ask me. I'm very lost."
		DavidW says, "Unless we go northwest"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fabled Verlac family mansion looms before you in the gloom, its
Floyd | dark creaking presence dominating the clearing and, somehow, even
Floyd | though it is not visible through the trees, the entire valley. The
Floyd | foreboding shadow of the Verlacs seems to enshroud all of Anchorhead
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A typewritten notice has been attached to the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael strolls along after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well," says Michael, "this must be the place. We finally made it,
Floyd | honey. We're home!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask michael for directions" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MICHAEL FOR DIRECTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the north, the south, the east, the west, the
Floyd | northeast, the northwest, the southeast, the southwest, the ceiling,
Floyd | the floor, the outside or the inside?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Not those directions, game!"
		Jacqueline says, "Thankfully we've already found the place, or else I might not have found that so amusing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a letter from the Arkham Regional Utilities Company, explaining
Floyd | that, due to wiring difficulties, the electricity will not be
Floyd | installed until next week. No phone service, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, that's wonderful news," remarks Michael dryly, reading over
Floyd | your shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rain slackens off momentarily to a weak drizzle, then returns
Floyd | afresh in a brief, freezing downpour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with keys" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't even a key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "What's the worst that could happen?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with front key" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH FRONT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keys" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking keyring. There are two keys (a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar) on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "thanks"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd | You close your umbrella, as is your habit after coming indoors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carelessly stacked in a towering heap in the middle of the room are
Floyd | all your luggage and belongings, which you had sent ahead through a
Floyd | moving company before driving up to Massachusetts. Everything you own
Floyd | is boxed away and piled up in the middle of the floor. The reality of
Floyd | this move finally slams home as you stare at the sprawling jumble of
Floyd | stuff, and suddenly you feel very lost and adrift.
Floyd |
Floyd | Night has now undeniably fallen, and the house is very, very dark.
Floyd | There is probably just enough residual ambience to feel your way
Floyd | upstairs to the bedroom, but the rest of the house is a tenebrous maze
Floyd | of shadows, and any exploring would probably best be done in the
Floyd | morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael strolls along after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael stretches his arms and yawns. "Well," he says, "I think I'm
Floyd | going to turn in. There'll be plenty of time to unpack and explore
Floyd | tomorrow. Good night, hon." He kisses you on the cheek. "Don't stay up
Floyd | too late."
Floyd |
Floyd | And with that, he goes upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Lock it?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not that I think it'll help, but maybe it does."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have a match.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael is curled up in bed, sound asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | If it weren't for this hopelessly backwater town and the disturbing
Floyd | circumstances surrounding the house, you'd say this was your dream
Floyd | home. Even so, as much as you would like to relax and enjoy the
Floyd | comforts of a fully furnished historical New England estate, you can't
Floyd | help but be put off by the shady aura surrounding the family that used
Floyd | to live here. The last of the line, you remind yourself, recently
Floyd | committed suicide after killing his wife and two daughters with a
Floyd | shotgun. Involuntarily you shiver, glancing nervously at the doorways
Floyd | to the south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael is curled up in bed, sound asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undress" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the trenchcoat.
Floyd | You take off the clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | lantern: Dropped.
Floyd | keyring: Dropped.
Floyd | trenchcoat: Dropped.
Floyd | clothes: Dropped.
Floyd | umbrella: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you crawl into bed and pull the covers up to your chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost immediately you fall asleep, and as the wind slithers around
Floyd | the eaves and the house creaks furtive secrets to itself, you drift
Floyd | into troubling dreams...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You are waiting in your bed, with the coverlet up under your chin,
Floyd | waiting for Father to come tuck you in. Footsteps in the hall pause
Floyd | outside your door. You close your eyes; when you open them again
Floyd | Father is standing at the foot of the bed. His eyes are bloodshot,
Floyd | rimmed with red, and you wonder if he has been crying. Slowly, he
Floyd | starts to take off his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only it's not your father after all, it's Michael. He hands you a
Floyd | golden sphere and says:
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what it opens yet but I have an idea."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your reflection is like a little doll trapped inside the sphere.
Floyd | Everything is tinged with gold. Your face swells and stretches
Floyd | comically as you stare back at yourself through the curved, distorting
Floyd | walls. Reaching out, your fingers curve back on themselves... the wall
Floyd | breaks and...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are running from the eyes, the terrible red-rimmed eyes, through
Floyd | endless, narrow corridors of wooden slats and crumbling plaster. You
Floyd | stumble through turn after turn, hopelessly lost. There is a small
Floyd | hole in the boards -- peering through it you see Michael in the study,
Floyd | typing diligently away. You scream, you pound on the wall, but he
Floyd | can't hear you. The red-rimmed eyes draw closer; hurrying down a
Floyd | twisting passage you find a dead end... the wall breaks and...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside, you stand at another dead end, a high brick wall at the end
Floyd | of a steep, twisting lane. Written in black spraypaint...
Floyd |
Floyd | He always returns to his blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, you hear the buzzing of a fly. You turn...

		DavidW says, "let me know when you're all done reading"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                         * THE SECOND DAY *
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             It is hard to prevent the impression
Floyd ]             of a faint, malign odour about the village
Floyd ]             street, as of the massed mould and decay of
Floyd ]             centuries. It is always a relief to get
Floyd ]             clear of the place.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I need a quick bathroom break."
		Jacqueline says, "So yeah. That dream was pretty creepy. Well done, Gentry."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Go for it."
		DavidW says, "back"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake up. Steam billows gently by, and you can hear the sound of
Floyd | running water coming from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is this where Jota's gold sphere came from?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Heh. I dunno. Maybe!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your clothes lie in an untidy pile on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trenchcoat is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your umbrella, a keyring (on which are two keys (a
Floyd | key to the house and a key to the cellar)) and a lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the four-poster bed you can see Michael's pants (in which is
Floyd | Michael's wallet (which is closed)).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Who wants a peek in Michael's pants?"
		Jacqueline says, "This game has me on edge. I read Master Bedroom as 'Monster Bedroom'"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Monster? Where?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x wallet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just his wallet, an ordinary leather wallet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open wallet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the wallet)
Floyd | With a nervous glance toward the bathroom, you slip the wallet from
Floyd | Michael's pants.
Floyd | You open the wallet, revealing Michael's faculty card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x faculty card" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FACULTY CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The card identifies your husband as a faculty member at Miskaton
Floyd | University, entitled to all the privileges that implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we continue in our kleptomania?"
		DavidW says, "No. He will come out again."
		Jacqueline asks, "So?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe not with our dear's wallet."
		Jacqueline says, "Like he'll notice."
		Jacqueline says, "Sigh. Fine."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close wallet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the wallet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put wallet in pants" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT WALLET IN PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | (Michael's pants)
Floyd | You put the wallet into Michael's pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So, enter the bathroom? Get dressed and go elsewhere? Just stay in bed?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "What, share the bathroom with our husband? Scandalous! Let's do it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The bathroom is occupied at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ha"
		DavidW says, "Married couples can share bathrooms!"
		Jacqueline says, "They must still be in the honeymoon phase."
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently it's more scandalous thn I thought."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it was the 90s"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we get dressed and explore then."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
		DavidW says, "It belatedly occurs to me that if we didn't listen to the answering machine, Michael also mentioned the Verlac name when asked about the house."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Reluctantly, you do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your clothes lie in an untidy pile on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trenchcoat is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's pants are draped across the foot of the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your umbrella, a keyring (on which are two keys (a
Floyd | key to the house and a key to the cellar)) and a lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the clothes)
Floyd | You put on the clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keyring and lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEYRING AND LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | keyring: Taken.
Floyd | lantern: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the trenchcoat)
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We didn't even smell the dirty clothes before we put them back on."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x landscapes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LANDSCAPES
Floyd |
Floyd | The sketches are charcoal on yellowed paper, pictures of the
Floyd | surrounding countryside. They're quite pretty, actually, lending an
Floyd | air of comfort to an otherwise cold and moribund house. Each drawing
Floyd | is initialed in the corner - "J.W.V. - '95".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "As I expected - they are smelly"
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		DavidW asks, "Smelly in a girly way?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure what that means."
		Knight_Otu says, "Of course, our other clothes are probably still packed away."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm gonna give us a pass."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It's old clothes or streaking."
		DavidW says, "We did lock the front door"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a cord dangling in mid-air here, right about level with your
Floyd | face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing it wouldn't let us streak, or else it wouldn't realize."
		Jacqueline says, "The cord... shouldn't turn on a light."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not without the electricity."
		DavidW says, "Bet it opens attic stairs."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | With a rusty, ratcheting groan and a brief shower of dust, the trap
Floyd | door swings down and folds back, revealing a rickety wooden ladder
Floyd | leading up into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We still have no matches, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors stand closed to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pause as the shower shuts off, and you hear Michael moving around
Floyd | in the next room. His footsteps thump loudly on the hardwood floor as
Floyd | he comes down the hall, and then are muffled again as he steps onto
Floyd | the deep green carpet of the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good morning," he says, smiling and kissing you lightly on the cheek.
Floyd | He looks around at the crowded rows of books. "Neat, huh? I may go
Floyd | through some of them this morning. Since the fogies don't need me to
Floyd | start work until tomorrow, I thought I'd stay home and try to get some
Floyd | writing done."
Floyd |
Floyd | As he steps through the sliding doors into the study, he turns and
Floyd | says, "I'll be in here for a while, okay? Oh, and if you go out today,
Floyd | see if you can find a newspaper somewhere." He smiles as he slides the
Floyd | doors shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Someone else from the Cragne Manor group may join us. I mentioned on the slack that we were playing this."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Necronomicon possibly sighted?"
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh, yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x volume" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VOLUME
Floyd |
Floyd | (The Compleat Manual of Wardes and Seales)
Floyd | It's an old medieval tome dated in the early 1300s, written by one
Floyd | Galarian Academius desChamps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Essentially, it's a textbook on the theory and practice of magickal
Floyd | wards and seals, mystic symbols inscribed on doors and containers in
Floyd | order to keep people and spirits out -- or in. It's all very
Floyd | deliberately vague and arcane (in addition to being written in
Floyd | medieval French and translated into Middle English, making it nearly
Floyd | impossible to understand), the kind of thing that likely got many a
Floyd | scholar burned at the stake in those days.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised to find that a page in this old and probably quite
Floyd | valuable book has been folded down, as though to mark the place. The
Floyd | section marked discusses various methods of opening doors that have
Floyd | been sealed with the image of a pagan god. Speaking aloud the deity's
Floyd | true name will usually do the trick, apparently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Good to know."
		DavidW says, "yes"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors stand closed to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "But which pagan god? There's so many of them."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Literally hundreds of books stuff the shelves, many of them thick,
Floyd | cracked, leather-bound tomes with ribbon place-holders and titles
Floyd | lettered in raised gold leaf. It would take you years to peruse them
Floyd | all. However, one interesting title does catch your eye. An authentic
Floyd | first printing of Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and
Floyd | Imagination, shelved incongruously between volumes "G" and "H" of
Floyd | the Encyclopedia Americana.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Emily arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x poe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a beautifully bound book in near-perfect condition, and probably
Floyd | extremely valuable -- if it really is authentic. Michael will go nuts
Floyd | when he sees this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read poe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ POE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to take it down from the bookshelf if you want to read
Floyd | anything other than the spine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take poe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POE
Floyd |
Floyd | The book sticks stubbornly at first, and, thinking that it must be
Floyd | tightly wedged in between the encyclopediae, you give it a fierce
Floyd | jerk. Suddenly, the book slides halfway out, then pops back in with a
Floyd | loud "snick".
Floyd |
Floyd | Amazingly, a section of the bookshelf slides back, revealing a hidden
Floyd | safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x safe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAFE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a stark cube of black, oily steel, fifteen inches to a side. Its
Floyd | only feature is a large calibrated dial set into the front.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is calibrated from one to sixty. It is currently set to 24.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ohh."
		DavidW says, "well. We don't know the combination yet. The only numbers we've seen so far is our wedding date."
		Knight_Otu says, "Surely it holds a valuable target for our kleptomania."
		DavidW says (to KO), "of course."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take safe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SAFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't even want to guess how much that thing weighs. You'd likely
Floyd | break your back just trying to lift it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hee"
		DavidW says, "There's another room on this floor."
		DavidW says, "Other than the study."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shall we?" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHALL WE?
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er shall we?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's go."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Children's Bedroom
Floyd | This must be the children's bedroom. The bed is smaller than the one
Floyd | in the master bedroom, its bright coverlet providing one of the few
Floyd | feeble splashes of color in what must have been, for most of its
Floyd | history, a joylessly Puritan household. A small vanity table occupies
Floyd | the opposite wall, and in the corner under the window stands an
Floyd | ancient crib. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A child's jewelry box sits on the corner of the vanity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hardly larger than your hand, made of wood and charmingly
Floyd | decorated with a picture of children dancing around a Maypole. Most
Floyd | likely a plaything of one of the later Verlac children. The lid is
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the jewelry box, revealing a silver locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "music box, maybe?"
		DavidW says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x locket" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It is oval-shaped, held shut with a tiny clasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "open it"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open locket" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the silver locket, revealing a boy's picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the jewelry box)
Floyd | It's hardly larger than your hand, made of wood and charmingly
Floyd | decorated with a picture of children dancing around a Maypole. Most
Floyd | likely a plaything of one of the later Verlac children. The lid is
Floyd | open to reveal a silver locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x boy" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOY
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy in the picture looks no more than three or four years old. He
Floyd | is smiling, but there is something disconcerting about his expression,
Floyd | as though his head were not shaped quite right or his features had
Floyd | been placed slightly wrong. He might possibly have been mentally
Floyd | retarded. It's difficult to tell, because the picture has been cropped
Floyd | so closely you can't even see the edges of the boy's face. Only his
Floyd | features fill the tiny frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "So it mentioned that the last Verlac killed his family... and there's a crib..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the narrow slats in the shutters, you can make out the bony,
Floyd | grasping branches of the surrounding trees, waving in the wind. Not a
Floyd | soothing sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to game), "I just wanted to know if it stopped raining."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crib" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | The crib is made of wood and held together with pegs, not nails. It's
Floyd | probably at least as old as the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | The crib is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Emily says, "it doesn't want you to be soothed by accident"
		Knight_Otu says, "It never stops raining in northern Anchorhead."
		Emily says, "very important"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vanity" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VANITY
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple vanity table, scaled down for a child, spartan in design and
Floyd | almost wholly without decoration. It's hard to imagine keeping any
Floyd | sort of makeup or jewelry on it, but then again, vanity of even the
Floyd | most innocent kind was probably discouraged in most of the Verlac
Floyd | children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Not as fancy as the four-poster, but it looks comfortable enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coverlet" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COVERLET
Floyd |
Floyd | Not as fancy as the four-poster, but it looks comfortable enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice some odd scratches in the floor around the legs of the bed
Floyd | frame -- marks about six inches long, scored into the wood. Otherwise,
Floyd | nothing but shadows and dust under the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull bed" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Bracing yourself, you push the bed away from the wall, revealing a
Floyd | ragged hole in the wood paneling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about six inches wide, and looks like it was made by by someone
Floyd | breaking in the wall with a hammer and pulling chunks of paneling out
Floyd | with their bare hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ChrisC arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in hole" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the ragged hole is a bundle of soggy pages.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pages" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the bundle of soggy pages. It appears to have been
Floyd | someone's diary. There must have been a leak at some time behind the
Floyd | wall where it was hidden, because most of the pages are water-logged
Floyd | and completely illegible. However, portions of a few entries remain
Floyd | untouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims (at Chris), "Hello!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x diary" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIARY
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to have been someone's diary. There must have been a leak
Floyd | at some time behind the wall where it was hidden, because most of the
Floyd | pages are water-logged and completely illegible. However, portions of
Floyd | a few entries remain untouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read diary" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ DIARY
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you turn the tattered pages. The handwriting is that of a
Floyd | young girl. You idly wonder if this might have been the diary of one
Floyd | of Edward Verlac's daughters -- but then you notice part of a date,
Floyd | just visible in the corner of the page: 1953. This must have been
Floyd | written, then, several years before Edward was born.
Floyd |
Floyd | The entries that are legible read as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Father came again to my bed last night... mother doesn't...
Floyd | tells me I can't... to be a good daughter. Sometimes it hurts, but
Floyd | Father always tells me I shouldn't cry. Father says a daughter must do
Floyd | her Duty if she wants to get into Heaven. And I do want to get into
Floyd | Heaven...
Floyd |
Floyd | [this entry dated 1957] ...my poor little William. Father calls
Floyd | him an aberration, child of the Devil, but I don't believe... locked
Floyd | in the attic. I go to see him whenever Father is away. I sing to him,
Floyd | sometimes, through the keyhole, and slip him sweets through the crack
Floyd | under the door... my baby is beautiful... can't let him hurt my dear
Floyd | baby William... to the doctor, and he has a plan... I can never...
Floyd | this locket, William, and I will always keep yours... to always
Floyd | remember my face...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing else is readable except for one fragmented entry near the very
Floyd | end of the book, the date in the corner reading February 27, 1961:
Floyd |
Floyd | ...dead, but not dead yet... will not allow him to do to Edward
Floyd | what he wanted to do to William... have learned... given him the charm
Floyd | against the... never take it off, dear Edward... [a page has been
Floyd | torn away] ...fear to sleep... mist at the window --
Floyd |
Floyd | And that's all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I..."
		ChrisC exclaims, "hi!"
		Jacqueline cannot unsee what she has just seen.
		Knight_Otu says, "Man."
		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if we need to take family tree notes."
		Jacqueline wonders if it's not too late to divorce Michael for no reason under his control.
		Knight_Otu asks, "Am I reading this right?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm sure you are."
		Knight_Otu says, "Please tell me I'm.."
		Knight_Otu says, "Damn."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll be right back. Got to go take a shower and flush my eyes with bleach."
		Jacqueline says, "(Kidding. I'm at Starbucks.)"
		DavidW asks, "A strawless or strawful Starbucks?"
		Jacqueline says, "Strawless, most likely. Honolulu went to paper straws recently."
		ChrisC says, "I wonder what the arcane command is to emote on a channel..."
		Jacqueline says, "So, let's unpack this anyway, even though I don't want to."
		Jacqueline says, "You do ;:emotes."
		Jacqueline says, "Semicolon for the channel, colon to emote."
		ChrisC exclaims, "Thanks!"
		Jacqueline asks, "So I'm gathering that she had two children by her father?"
		Jacqueline asks, "William and Edward?"
		DavidW says, "Seems so."
		Knight_Otu says, "Eesh. I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "And I guess we can only speculate about the '...dead, but not dead yet...' bit"
		DavidW says, "This also makes the attic more perilous."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's go!"
		DavidW says, "I suggest checking the ground floor."
		Knight_Otu says, "We still don't have matches."
		Jacqueline says, "Fine."
		DavidW says, "We ought to be able to find matches at least."
		Jacqueline says, "We can go visit the tiny shackled skeleton in the attic later."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shall we peek in the bathroom to see if Michael left anything there?"
		DavidW asks, "Make sure he flushed?"
		Jacqueline says, "You wouldn't let me filch his wallet but sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm sure he flu..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your umbrella here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's bath towel lies crumpled in the corner, next to the tub.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x towel" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's still a little damp from Michael's shower, but otherwise it's a
Floyd | perfectly ordinary bath towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell it" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Smells a bit mildewy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Should we take our umbrella with its nice hooked handle/"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your umbrella here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Let's hope our coat has nice deep pockets."
		DavidW says, "I now remember what puzzle the towel is for."
		DavidW says, "It's much much much later in the game."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "SHHHH"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Spoilers!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, it's for the Babel Fish puzzle."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x luggage" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's all a huge, hopeless mess. Just looking at it instantly drains
Floyd | you of any desire to unpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "You mean it's not for the pirate ship?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open luggage" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Honestly, you just can't muster enough motivation.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so, shall I pick a random diretion?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm glad to know that protagonists in IF games like to unpack as much as I do."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone's flashlight is lying on the kitchen counter; one of the
Floyd | movers must have left it.
Floyd |
Floyd | An odd feeling of gloom overtakes you momentarily, and you find
Floyd | yourself thinking about the Verlac family's personal effects -- the
Floyd | everyday mundanities, such as kitchen utensils. Were they thrown out,
Floyd | or donated to charity, or auctioned off as grisly souvenirs? What
Floyd | about the canned goods? Did anyone think to take them? The cabinets
Floyd | might even still be stocked. Morbidly, you wonder what Mrs. Edward
Floyd | Verlac might have been cooking for dinner the night her husband blew
Floyd | her head off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh flashlight."
		Jacqueline says, "Wow."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the lantern into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You pick up the flashlight. It's battery-powered, and waterproof too,
Floyd | by the look of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We are ... yeah. Dark."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cabinets are not, after all, still stocked -- much to your relief.
Floyd | There's nothing in there but an old book of matches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is interesting, because the first time I played this, I didn't get to read any of it. It was read to me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take matches" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the bundle of soggy pages into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the book of matches. A label on the side reads,
Floyd | "Water-resistant matches. Strike on cover." There are six matches
Floyd | left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And yes, protagonist, that was morbid."
		Jacqueline says, "And I have little memory of it."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Blocked parts of it out?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "use black light to look for blood spatter patterns" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE BLACK LIGHT TO LOOK FOR BLOOD SPATTER PATTERNS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Possibly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hooks" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning in the corner is an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "maga and I were driving cross-country. I was at the wheel, and he read this aloud to me on a palm pilot, if memory serves."
		Jacqueline says, "It helped us pass the time."
		DavidW asks, "I assume we don't want to visit the cellar just yet?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, not yet."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm down with taking in all the horror right away, but whatever."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x broom" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And if you were driving, I guess you also concentrated more on the road."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the towel into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You unlock the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Yeah. I probably didn't take it all in."
		Jacqueline says, "The towel is now in our trenchcoat pocket. Next I suggest we add a table or something."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Towel, and lantern!"
		DavidW says, "hm. No country garden with ripe berries."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Ha. Right!"
		Jacqueline says, "I forgot about the lantern."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a keyring, on which are two keys
Floyd | (a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a book of matches with
Floyd | six matches left, a flashlight and your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a towel, a bundle of soggy
Floyd | pages, a lantern and a flask (which is closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Emily goes home. 		
Emily has disconnected. 		DavidW asks, "I'm not sure if we want to explore this path yet? Do we?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The woods are ancient, thick with undergrowth and full of shadows.
Floyd | Branches creak, leaves rustle beneath unseen, half-imagined footsteps,
Floyd | and strange birdcalls echo through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x weeds" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Stooping to avoid the sharp, bare twigs that snag your clothes and
Floyd | seem to reach greedily for your eyes, you pick your way through the
Floyd | undergrowth to a small clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ooh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tombstones" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOMBSTONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Years of neglect have left the tombstones in bad repair -- the ones
Floyd | not broken are eroded to near-illegibility, and those not eroded are
Floyd | covered with thick, sticky moss. From what you can make out, though,
Floyd | most of them are servants' graves. Family members were most likely
Floyd | buried in the larger structure in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crypt" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRYPT
Floyd |
Floyd | Grimly carved letters over the door spell out a single name: "VERLAC".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x iron door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IRON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Grimly carved letters over the door spell out a single name: "VERLAC".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock it" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | but none of the keys seem to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Clearly we need a skeleton key."
		DavidW says, "har"
		Jacqueline says, ";hee"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing the dining room will be south of the kitchen."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds likely."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock it" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a free-standing cabinet about as tall as you are, crafted of
Floyd | cherrywood. The double paneled doors are closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is empty; the china must have been auctioned off, in the
Floyd | confusion before Michael was contacted, perhaps. Down at the bottom of
Floyd | the cupboard is a velvet lining, where the silverware would usually be
Floyd | kept.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lining" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | The lining is soft, dusky burgundy. One corner in back is pulled up a
Floyd | bit and slightly torn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Why can we not open the windows?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move lining" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lining" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull lining" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the lining back a bit further and discover a thin, palm-sized
Floyd | journal tucked underneath it. Intrigued, you pull the little book
Floyd | free.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Let's... not read it."
		DavidW says (to KO), "examine your prize."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't like reading things in this game."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the torn journal or the book of matches?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline covers her eyes.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x torn" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the torn journal)
Floyd | It's a slim little book, no bigger than your hand, bound in imitation
Floyd | leather. The mice really have been at it; most of the pages have been
Floyd | chewed away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a slim little book, no bigger than your hand, bound in imitation
Floyd | leather. The mice really have been at it; most of the pages have been
Floyd | chewed away.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of the journal reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperate. Went back to the old twisting lane and found only a
Floyd | blank wall. Without the amulet, how can I resist --
Floyd |
Floyd | ...bottles, bottles...
Floyd |
Floyd | Getting worse. People I have never met smile knowingly at me in
Floyd | the street. The police believe I am a child molester, but have brought
Floyd | no charges against me as yet. Why? Head hurts all the time. I have
Floyd | turned the cellar upside-down... damn it all, where is it?
Floyd |
Floyd | Dreamed of Father again. Dreamed of Grandfather. Those horrible,
Floyd | red-rimmed eyes...
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- into the safe, finally. 13-41-10. Won't forget THAT soon.
Floyd | Ha!
Floyd |
Floyd | CANNOT DISCOVER ENTRANCE IN THE CELLAR!!! Secret eludes me still
Floyd | but I WILL FIND IT!!! The clue is in their names, that pestilential
Floyd | procession of names! If I could only --
Floyd |
Floyd | The text breaks off as several more pages are missing. the last
Floyd | fragmented entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- will fail. There is no recourse left. I know now what I must
Floyd | do. Julia --
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, lete's open the safe."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's, even."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a finely built table, a valued antique like much of the furniture
Floyd | in this house. It will need to be oiled after so many months of
Floyd | neglect, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors stand closed to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open safe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SAFE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no handle on the door; it opens when you get the combination
Floyd | right.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear Michael in the next room, typing away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 13" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 13
Floyd |
Floyd | The tumblers tick quietly as you turn the dial to 13...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 41" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 41
Floyd |
Floyd | The tumblers tick quietly as you turn the dial to 41...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 10" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 10
Floyd |
Floyd | The tumblers tick quietly as you turn the dial to 10... and with a
Floyd | hollow thunk, the safe suddenly swings open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN SAFE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the safe are a puzzle box and a strange metal flute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM SAFE
Floyd |
Floyd | puzzle box: (slipping the umbrella into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | You remove the puzzle box from the safe. It's roughly the size and
Floyd | shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark and oddly streaked wood
Floyd | that you can't identify. All six surfaces are decorated in a complex
Floyd | arrangement of grooves and panels, most of which are illustrated with
Floyd | leering, demonic faces and obscene designs. As far as you can tell, it
Floyd | is in fact a box, and meant to be opened; however, you see no obvious
Floyd | way to do so.
Floyd | strange metal flute: (slipping the flashlight into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | You remove the strange metal flute from the safe. It appears to be
Floyd | some kind of wind instrument, fashioned out of ornately carved,
Floyd | greenish metal. Seven holes of varying sizes are drilled along the
Floyd | top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "HA!"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry. The trenchcoat continues to amuse me."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Now the umbrella!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x faces" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FACES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark
Floyd | and oddly streaked wood that you can't identify. All six surfaces are
Floyd | decorated in a complex arrangement of grooves and panels, most of
Floyd | which are illustrated with leering, demonic faces and obscene designs.
Floyd | As far as you can tell, it is in fact a box, and meant to be opened;
Floyd | however, you see no obvious way to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | You blow an open chord into the little flute, and it resonates with an
Floyd | eerie, metallic warble. The sound lingers in the air for a moment,
Floyd | then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The policemen who will inevitably arrest us will go mad from the trenchcoat's contents."
		Jacqueline says, "I must say, though, this is so much better than inventory management where you're told you have too much stuff for your pockets."
		DavidW asks, "Since we have a flashlight, should we check the attic now?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, Julia mentioned the wall."
		Jacqueline says, "Not that we need to go there, but the wall has purpose."
		DavidW says, "we need an amulet for the wall."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Right"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm assuming that the amulete is not the locket"
		Roger says, "technically you can't play a chord on a (human, mundane) flute"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you ascend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary wooden door, unremarkable except for the antique
Floyd | metal keyplate. Beneath the door, a thin line of faint light is barely
Floyd | visible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I bet the door's going to be locked."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You are psychic."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through keyhole" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH KEYHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The keyhole is dark, as though blocked by something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu collects a no prize.
		DavidW says, "This a paper under the door, push the key onto the paper puzzle."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh hey, pushing the key puzze."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Possibly!"
		Jacqueline says, "I might need another cawfee."
		DavidW says, "I guess we return here when we have suitable candidates for paper and poking item."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a strange metal flute, a puzzle
Floyd | box (which is closed), a torn journal, a keyring, on which are two
Floyd | keys (a key to the house and a key to the cellar) and a book of
Floyd | matches with six matches left.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a flashlight (providing light),
Floyd | your umbrella, a towel, a bundle of soggy pages, a lantern and a flask
Floyd | (which is closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ChrisC asks, "How old is that puzzle, anyway? Does it date back to a Christie mystery or something?"
		DavidW says (to ChrisC), "I don't know."
		Jacqueline says, "That's a great question."
		Jacqueline says, "I'd read an article on that."
		Jacqueline says, "My first encounter with it was Zork II, but I"
		DavidW says, "I've only seen it in IF games."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm sure it's way older."
		DavidW says, "Let's see the east wing of the ground floor."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Don't forget the flashlight..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brief sense of comfort quickly drains away, however, as you
Floyd | become aware of the icy and maniacal stare emanating from the great
Floyd | portrait hanging over the mantelpiece. Under the malefic gaze of those
Floyd | red-rimmed eyes, the most comforting thought you can muster is that of
Floyd | immediate flight.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the sofa is a family album.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a slim, hardbound volume in dark leather, unadorned except for
Floyd | name "Verlac" embossed on the front. Glancing at the title page, you
Floyd | notice two details: one, the book was self-published; and two, it was
Floyd | published in 1944. So it's a good bet that Edward Verlac and his
Floyd | family aren't mentioned here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The book contains portraits and brief biographies (although,
Floyd | strangely, no birth or death dates) on some two hundred members of the
Floyd | Verlac clan, from the central family figures to the distant second
Floyd | cousins. If you want to read about someone in here, you'll have to
Floyd | look them up by name.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up julia in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JULIA IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | No mention of Edward's wife, since the book was published in 1944 and
Floyd | she probably wasn't even born yet. Even so, you're uncertain whether
Floyd | Julia Ward would have even counted as a proper Verlac.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh Okay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are the eyes from your dream, without question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The man in the portrait is the apotheosis of everything cruel and
Floyd | inhuman that you have ever laid eyes on. His archaic Puritan dress
Floyd | would indicate that he must have lived a very long time ago; perhaps
Floyd | he was the founder of the Verlac family in this region. If so, it's no
Floyd | wonder they all wound up murdered or mad: the red-rimmed eyes glaring
Floyd | down from his gaunt and haggard face seem to blaze with a terrible
Floyd | insanity. There is nothing regal, fatherly or dignified about this
Floyd | portrait. It is the essence of raving, gibbering evil captured on
Floyd | canvas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I hoped his name would be there."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up man in portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MAN IN PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the portrait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "If only we could use Google reverse-image search"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up william" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to look that up in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "Do we know any of the names? We could guess Frederick or Wilhelm or Vilhelm or Victor." 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DO WE KNOW ANY OF THE NAMES? WE COULD GUESS FREDERICK OR WILHELM OR
Floyd | VILHELM OR VICTOR.
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the family album)
Floyd | You cannot find that name anywhere in the album.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up michael verlac" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MICHAEL VERLAC
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to look that up in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | No mention of Michael in here, which isn't surprising, since he wasn't
Floyd | born until 1973. Even so, Michael is such an extremely distant
Floyd | relative, it's doubtful he would have been in this book in any case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was wondering if he was named for someone"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up william in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot find that name anywhere in the album.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a 19th century William IV-style sofa with wide, flaring armrests
Floyd | and beautifully scrolled mahogany woodwork. The upholstery is a soft,
Floyd | faded wine color.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is carved from beautiful, dark-veined marble, a strange
Floyd | shade that is not quite a deep, forest green and not quite a murky,
Floyd | dusky red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter it" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't matter how filled with Christmas spirit you are; you're not
Floyd | going up that chimney.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lantern)
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Jacqueline says, "That seems so out of place."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug has a rustic, quilt-like pattern to it, and it covers all but
Floyd | the outer edges of the hardwood floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move rug" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug is too heavy for you to move by yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "roll rug" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ROLL RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug is too heavy for you to move by yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "lift rug" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIFT RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift one corner of the rug and look underneath. Nothing but dust
Floyd | and floorboards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "1998"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "hm?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look behind portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait doesn't move; it's firmly attached to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just commenting on 'exits'"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm almost surprised X works."
		DavidW says, "This probably isn't the original edition."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERSION
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD
Floyd | An interactive gothic by Michael S. Gentry
Floyd |
Floyd | (Type HELP or ABOUT for some useful information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 990206 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 (6b) / Library serial number 970918
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh. 1997"
		Jacqueline says, "Or, wait, 1999"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the sofa is a family album.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so, north next"
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
		Knight_Otu says, ">Deface portrait"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | The simple but striking image of five young women being burned to
Floyd | death at the stake. Around them stand a crowd of men and women dressed
Floyd | in rustic, 17th century clothing; they jeer and throw stones. The
Floyd | ringleader, standing in front of the five glowing pyres with the
Floyd | smoking torch still in his hand, wears a clergyman's collar.
Floyd |
Floyd | The artist obviously went to painstaking lengths to depict the burning
Floyd | in ghastly detail: skin curling away from blackened flesh; hair
Floyd | shriveling; eyes boiling in their sockets and melting across cracked
Floyd | and splitting cheeks... repeated five times over, on the bodies of
Floyd | five thrashing, screaming girls. It turns your stomach to look at.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "This is definitely not going to be a family friendly transcript."
		Knight_Otu says, "We knew that already, but it keeps gets reconfirmed."
		DavidW asks, "Are we done here? Cellar next?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah to both of you."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning in the corner is an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the cellar door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the cellar door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the cellar door first)
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ancient, clunky metal box, about the size of a kid's lunchbox.
Floyd | There's some sort of lettering on the cover, but it's too corroded to
Floyd | read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm not touching that without gloves"
		Jacqueline says, "brb. Bathroom. Hoping no one steals my laptop. Back in a sec."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not touching that, period."
		DavidW says, "Michael asked us to bring him a newspaper, so we'll have to leave the house for that."
		DavidW says, "I assume that's north of Junction, since we never went that way."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly. I'm not mapping."
		DavidW says, "We also didn't go north from the university library."
		DavidW says, "Or fully explore the asylum, but I imagine we'll be escaping from there rather than be entering on purpose."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds likely."
		Jacqueline says, "Back"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are reminded of something Michael told you during the long drive
Floyd | up: about how when the police arrived after the shooting, they found
Floyd | the wine cellar in a shambles -- nearly every bottle thrown to the
Floyd | floor and shattered, and the whole place reeking of rotted grapes. All
Floyd | except the bottles in the north rack. None of those had been touched.
Floyd | No one could posit a motive for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile a bit, recalling your husband's ability to turn a piece of
Floyd | insignificant trivia into a compelling story. Still, though, now that
Floyd | you're actually standing here... it all seems very strange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Row after row of smooth, dust-covered glass. The wine inside is dark
Floyd | and murky, reminding you, somewhat irrationally, of blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Let's try taking a bottle."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange; the bottles all seem to be fixed in place. They won't come
Floyd | out of the rack no matter how you tug at them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hah!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottles won't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move rack" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The wine racks won't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rack" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | These racks must have at one time contained hundreds upon hundreds of
Floyd | wine bottles. Idly, you wonder which member of the family developed
Floyd | such a taste for what would have been, for the first few generations
Floyd | at least, a sinful vice of the basest kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage
Floyd | Old crates and boxes piled high against the walls make this room seem
Floyd | even smaller and dingier than it actually is, which is saying a lot. A
Floyd | doorway lies north; the other walls contain nothing but shadows and
Floyd | dirt-filled corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | The accumulated junk of almost four centuries' worth of one family's
Floyd | strangeness. Most of it is old linens, moth-eaten clothes, newspaper
Floyd | clippings -- exciting stuff like that. There's far more here than you
Floyd | could ever go through, even if you had the inclination to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see "it" (the fuse cabinet) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search crates" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You spend some time poking dispiritedly through boxes of second-hand
Floyd | table settings, discarded shoes and outdated encyclopedias, but the
Floyd | only thing you manage to dig up is an old cardboard box full of
Floyd | newspaper clippings, which might make interesting reading later if you
Floyd | can find the time. The only thing at all noteworthy about the room, in
Floyd | fact, is that it desperately wants cleaning; there's even a big,
Floyd | nasty-looking spider web in a corner behind one of the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x web" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEB
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a pretty, symmetrical spiral web like you see in nature magazines;
Floyd | this is a tangled, ugly mass of dull gray threads spun in every
Floyd | direction, the work of some careless, inebriated arachnid on a weekend
Floyd | binger. Way back in the corner, almost buried beneath the disheveled
Floyd | strands, is an old-fashioned iron key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Crypt key, I assume."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Key!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break web with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK WEB WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the umbrella)
Floyd | (slipping the book of matches into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | The pointy end of the umbrella doesn't do much damage to the thick,
Floyd | tangled web.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Man. Way to be judgy about a species of spider."
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might need a knife."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
		DavidW says, "I bet Jacqueline wants to burn it, use up a precious match."
		Jacqueline says, "Nope"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get key with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEY WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | (the old-fashioned iron key with the umbrella)
Floyd | Carefully, you snag the key with the end of the umbrella and drag it
Floyd | clear of the web.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I never want to use any of the matches."
		Jacqueline says, "I was just afraid of a giant spider killing us."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hey!"
		DavidW says, "oh!"
		DavidW says, "Thank you!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x iron key" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old key, the kind with a round barrel about a quarter-inch in
Floyd | diameter and flat, square teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shall we open a crypt?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get key" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the key to the house or the key to the cellar?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage
Floyd | Old crates and boxes piled high against the walls make this room seem
Floyd | even smaller and dingier than it actually is, which is saying a lot. A
Floyd | doorway lies north; the other walls contain nothing but shadows and
Floyd | dirt-filled corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | A nasty-looking spider web fills one dark corner like some sort of
Floyd | sticky, fibrous mold.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an old-fashioned iron key and a cardboard box (in
Floyd | which are some newspaper clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the old-fashioned iron key)
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put iron key on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IRON KEY ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | The old-fashioned iron key is now on the keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "The auto-keyring was a big deal back in the day I seem to recall"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clippings" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLIPPINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the newspaper clippings)
Floyd | There are dozens of articles in the box, many of them yellowed with
Floyd | age. Many of them, you note with unease, refer to missing children,
Floyd | but otherwise you can deduce no obvious connection among any of the
Floyd | stories.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning in the corner is an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the torn journal into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You unlock the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Stooping to avoid the sharp, bare twigs that snag your clothes and
Floyd | seem to reach greedily for your eyes, you pick your way through the
Floyd | undergrowth to a small clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | and after several false attempts you discover that the old-fashioned
Floyd | iron key fits the lock.
Floyd | You unlock the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We apparently have the dexterity to slip the key on the ring while the ring is in our pocket."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the iron door first)
Floyd | The faint echo of dripping water and a musty smell of decay grow
Floyd | stronger as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Crypt
Floyd | The air is clammy and frigid, the stone walls damp and streaked with
Floyd | mud and lichen. Pale, swollen roots push through cracks in the
Floyd | masonry. The smell of damp corruption is almost overpowering here,
Floyd | though the stairs to the south lead toward fresher air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of this chamber contain dozens of wide, shallow niches; in
Floyd | each niche, a coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffins" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COFFINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Rank upon rank of the ancient Verlac family remains are stacked away
Floyd | in this hole, left to crumble and deliquesce together, merging back
Floyd | into the dark matter which gave them birth. Above each niche is a
Floyd | nameplate indicating who was buried here and when they died.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Don't mind us, husband Michael. You just spend the day writing while we explore this crypt."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read nameplates" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NAMEPLATES
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the nameplates are illegible, corroded with centuries of rot
Floyd | and verdigris. There are a few names visible, however. You could look
Floyd | someone up if you have a specific name in mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up edward in nameplates" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EDWARD IN NAMEPLATES
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "Edward Verlac, b. April 26, 1960, d. March 14,
Floyd | 1997". Like the others, this coffin is built of solid oak, sealed with
Floyd | lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Petter arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "ooh. I just learned a new word."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up julia in nameplates" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JULIA IN NAMEPLATES
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "Julia Ward Verlac, b. May 4, 1964, d. January 10,
Floyd | 1997". Like the others, this coffin is built of solid oak, sealed with
Floyd | lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Petter says, "Hi"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hello!"
		Jacqueline says, "Hello"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up edward in nameplates" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EDWARD IN NAMEPLATES
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "Edward Verlac, b. April 26, 1960, d. March 14,
Floyd | 1997". Like the others, this coffin is built of solid oak, sealed with
Floyd | lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up william in nameplates" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM IN NAMEPLATES
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "William Verlac, b. June 22, 1954, d. September
Floyd | 18, 1958". Unlike the others, William's coffin is a ramshackle affair
Floyd | of cheap pine, held together with rusting nails. It's half-rotten with
Floyd | age and so shabbily built you could probably open it with your bare
Floyd | hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Man this family."
		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		DavidW asks, "Shall we open a coffin with our bear Hans?"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, sure."
		Jacqueline asks, "We've come this far. Why not?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open william's coffin" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WILLIAM'S COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Compelled by a gruesome curiosity, you dig your fingers under the
Floyd | soft, rotting boards and pry up the lid. With the shriek of pulling
Floyd | nails and a shower of crumbling wood, the coffin comes open, and you
Floyd | look inside, expecting to find a child's tiny skeleton...
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear God.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no child buried here. Instead, the coffin contains only the
Floyd | worm-eaten bones of some kind of animal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Who would have buried an animal in place of the child that should have
Floyd | been interred here? And why would they do such a thing? Glumly, you
Floyd | look around at the rest of the coffins, and realize that anyone who
Floyd | might have known the answers to these questions is probably already
Floyd | buried in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We've already tresspassed and stolen..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You're no veterinarian, but these cannot possibly be the bones of a
Floyd | human child. A dog seems most likely, at a rough guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeesh."
		Jacqueline says, "This is starting to maybe sort of come back to me."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, creeeeeeeeepy"
		DavidW asks, "Do we have any names other than William, Julia, and Edward?"
		Knight_Otu says, ">Ask husband to burn down house and go back"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think so."
		DavidW says, "Then I suggest going into town to look for a newspaper."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "I suggested divorce earlier. We could maybe just get an annullment."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You involuntary take a deep breath of fresh air as you leave the
Floyd | clammy, foetid depths of the crypt behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The undergrowth is too thick in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I want to say that Michael didn't choose his distant relatives. But then..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x draft" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAFT
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Doorways lie to the east, west and north; stairs lead up; and the
Floyd | front door stands to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A typewritten notice has been attached to the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take notice" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the puzzle box into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x notice" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a letter from the Arkham Regional Utilities Company, explaining
Floyd | that, due to wiring difficulties, the electricity will not be
Floyd | installed until next week. No phone service, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The hillside rises too steeply in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "By the way, it turns out this Starbucks has, like, regular straws. Made of petroleum."
		DavidW says, "okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The hillside rises too steeply in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The hillside rises too steeply in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The hillside drops off much too steeply to proceed north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x church" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHURCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The hoary structure towers over your head, built of massive, ancient
Floyd | stones that are now black with age and nearly buried beneath an
Floyd | invading tide of ivy. The doors and windows are boarded shut. The
Floyd | steeple is a jagged silhouette against the brooding sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northeast, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Church
Floyd | The forest encroaches right up to the iron fence here, some of which
Floyd | is literally buried in the tangled underbrush. There are no doors on
Floyd | this side, although a wooden trap door over by the corner of the
Floyd | building probably leads into a cellar. A path leads southwest, around
Floyd | to the front of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The boards are old and warped, but still quite sturdy. It is locked
Floyd | with a heavy padlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | but none of the keys seem to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The wrought-iron fence surrounds the entire churchyard. The only way
Floyd | out is around that little path to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northwest, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the Road
Floyd | The forest grows denser as you go, crowding thickly up to either side
Floyd | of the road. The groping, tangled branches block out what little
Floyd | sunlight there is left. Your footsteps are muffled; whispering leaves
Floyd | and the slow drip of water are the only sounds you can hear. Beyond
Floyd | the watching trees, the shadows are impenetrably thick. The road
Floyd | stretches interminably, north to south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That would have been something, if our keys had fit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk a bit farther down the road, but it doesn't seem to lead
Floyd | anywhere, and the shadows grow thicker the farther down you go. After
Floyd | a while you turn back, unable to suppress a shiver.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already wearing that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the rusty gate first)
Floyd | The gate swings open noisily on its rusty hinges.
Floyd | You pass through the gate and down the stone steps, which curve
Floyd | northwest as they lead down to the edge of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | but none of the keys seem to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A damp newspaper lies on the curb, fluttering slightly in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the newspaper. It's the "Weekly Arkham Herald".
Floyd | Anchorhead, apparently, is not large enough to warrant its own
Floyd | newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The front page story is about Jeffrey Greer, 8 years old, who was
Floyd | abducted from his home at #11 Mill Town Road last night. Little
Floyd | Jeffrey is the latest victim in a series of abductions that stretches
Floyd | back for years, one every six months or so, and that authorities
Floyd | believe is the work of a single perpetrator. Local police had hoped to
Floyd | prove that Edward Verlac had been behind the kidnappings, but were
Floyd | unable to obtain a confession or any hard proof. Edward Verlac was
Floyd | convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters, one of whom was 15
Floyd | months old, in January of this year; he was found not guilty by reason
Floyd | of insanity and incarcerated in Danvers Asylum, where he remained
Floyd | until committing suicide last March. This latest kidnapping, occurring
Floyd | after Edward's death, seems to have cleared up any lingering
Floyd | suspicions that he might have been the culprit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone possessing information regarding the whereabouts of Jeffrey
Floyd | Greer is strongly urged to speak to the authorities as soon as
Floyd | possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Birth Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up edward in records" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EDWARD IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Edward Verlac: born April 26, 1960.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "What, no data protection?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up michael in records" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MICHAEL IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up julia in records" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JULIA IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Julia Ward: born May 4, 1964.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up william in records" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | William Verlac: born June 22, 1954.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Death Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up edward in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EDWARD IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Edward Verlac: died March 14, 1997.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up julia in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JULIA IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Julia Ward Verlac: died January 10, 1997.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up william in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | William Verlac: died September 18, 1958.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This gives up no new info."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up me in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ME IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up verlac in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP VERLAC IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | There are dozens of Verlacs listed here; you'll have to be more
Floyd | specific than that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up benson in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP BENSON IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Was that the name?"
		DavidW asks, "The real estate agents?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "I didn't write those down."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Side Alley                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Side Alley
Floyd | This is a featureless blind alley, a dead end. Through the narrow and
Floyd | heavily shadowed opening to the northeast, you can see the square and
Floyd | the obelisk at its center.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I can get you those names."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Side Alley                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | Although you're too far away to read the hieroglyphs on its sides, you
Floyd | have an otherwise excellent view of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, had to step away a second."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.

		Jacqueline asks, "Do you want them?"

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | The obelisk measures about two feet square at its base, narrowing
Floyd | slightly as it rises a good fifteen feet to a bluntly pointed tip. An
Floyd | iron ring is embedded in the stone high up on one side, about two feet
Floyd | from the top. Dense, twisting hieroglyphs cover all four sides of the
Floyd | obelisk, although they are too worn to be read clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure we really need them."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | (the wedding ring)
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull iron ring" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL IRON RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The iron ring is high out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It was just idle curiosity on my part."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take iron ring with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IRON RING WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | The iron ring is high out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Office                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the real estate office door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | Pallid gray light trickles in through the drawn blinds. The office is
Floyd | deserted, papers still scattered across the top of the desk. The front
Floyd | door lies west, and the file room lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the corner of the paper-strewn desk are a telephone and an
Floyd | answering machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone seems to have left a cup of coffee sitting out, half-finished
Floyd | and cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door has a glass front with the name of the real estate company --
Floyd | Benson & Brackhurst -- stenciled across it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There ya go"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Thanks!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | Pallid gray light trickles in through the drawn blinds. The office is
Floyd | deserted, papers still scattered across the top of the desk. The front
Floyd | door lies west, and the file room lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the corner of the paper-strewn desk are a telephone and an
Floyd | answering machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone seems to have left a cup of coffee sitting out, half-finished
Floyd | and cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x answering machine" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANSWERING MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple answering machine, with a small display indicating messages
Floyd | received, a button labeled "PLAY", and a button labeled "DELETE".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read display" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ DISPLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The display indicates there is one message on the machine, left (oddly
Floyd | enough) at 4:19 yesterday morning. The display also shows that the
Floyd | message has already been checked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the real estate office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air becomes warmer, more dingy,
Floyd | and slightly more difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shanty Town
Floyd | The road peters out at a wide clearing of rutted mud, flanked by
Floyd | uneven rows of decrepit, clapboard shacks. The town is quiet, almost
Floyd | deserted; only a few bits of loose tarpaper blowing listlessly in the
Floyd | wind betray the overall stillness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am developing a theory."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tarpaper" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TARPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But I'm not sharing it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves southwest, leading you into an overgrown area behind
Floyd | the mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flakes of ash drift gently down from the sky like gray snow, coating
Floyd | everything with a thin layer of soot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Aw."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Railroad Tracks
Floyd | The trail heads up a short embankment and emerges from the thicket
Floyd | alongside the railroad tracks. The tracks run down from the northeast
Floyd | and past the mill, continuing southwest but slowly curving westward
Floyd | until they cross the Miskaton River some miles outside of town. From
Floyd | the embankment you can look out over the entire heath: jagged, shadowy
Floyd | rooftops to the south; the oily ribbon of the Miskaton to the west;
Floyd | and to the east, the lighthouse sentinel and the leaden waters of the
Floyd | Atlantic beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in that direction but empty heath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing in that direction but empty heath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Did we... did we ever end up visiting the attic?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "I was only recalling the cellar. Okay."
		DavidW says, "We need a paper and a poking tool for the door."
		Knight_Otu says, "We're still missing the key for that door."
		DavidW says, "The key's in the door."
		Jacqueline says, "OH RIGHT"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, not quite missing, but yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's dangerous to walk along railroad tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves to the north, leading you around to the front of the
Floyd | mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The road goes north and east from here. The mill gate lies southwest,
Floyd | and an overgrown trail leads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline) Game says (to Clubfloyd), "It's dangerous to walk along railroad tracks, but feel free to pry open old coffins with your bare hands."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The road heads out over a narrow breakwater jutting out into the
Floyd | ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | Breakwater
Floyd | You are picking your way across the breakwater's bare, rocky spine,
Floyd | where the road has diminished to little more than a pair of dusty
Floyd | ruts. A hundred yards to the northeast, at the breakwater's far end,
Floyd | the lonely stone tower of Anchorhead's lighthouse stands vigil against
Floyd | the ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Foot of the Lighthouse
Floyd | You stand in a circular clearing among the stones, surrounded on
Floyd | nearly every side by the sea. Before you looms the ancient, massive
Floyd | lighthouse, a vertiginous pillar of pale brick jabbing defiantly up at
Floyd | the sky. The road from the southwest ends here, although it looks as
Floyd | though you could pick your way down the rocks to the southeast, around
Floyd | the structure's base.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bronze door of the lighthouse is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I hate when I do that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lighthouse" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Its towering shadow seems to lean menacingly over you, eclipsing half
Floyd | the sky. It is an old and brooding thing, heavy with the weight of
Floyd | centuries of dark memories. Craning your neck to see the top of it,
Floyd | you can't help but make the comparison with a lightning rod, as if
Floyd | this building were the focus for whatever restless forces seem to be
Floyd | stirring through the turbid atmosphere above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite the ominous cast to the weather, no beacon can be seen from
Floyd | the top of the lighthouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A monstrous slab of solid bronze set into the thick stone wall of the
Floyd | lighthouse base. Age and seawater have covered its once gleaming
Floyd | surface with an unhealthy green crust of verdigris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | but none of the keys seem to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Quite a few locked doors."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you climb down the rocks. The path bends northeast,
Floyd | following the curve of the lighthouse wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Spur
Floyd | A small outcropping of stone, just large enough for you to stand on,
Floyd | sticks out from the end of the breakwater. The hungry sea laps at your
Floyd | feet, surging over the rocks and then trickling down into crevices. To
Floyd | the southwest, an uneven trail leads back up the rocks, around the
Floyd | side of the lighthouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beyond the breakwater's tip, a turbulent patch of water bubbles and
Floyd | seethes, as if something were lurking just beneath the surface --
Floyd | turning, perhaps, in uneasy sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It's as is kleptomaniacs and kidnappers were running around town."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUBBLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sea" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SEA
Floyd |
Floyd | The sea is the color of old pewter, surging and chopping restlessly
Floyd | beneath the clouds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x patch" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks... unnatural.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another wave crashes against the rocks, sending a cloud of spray into
Floyd | the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search patch" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The patch of turbulent water is just beyond your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, ">Poke patch with umbrella"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "poke patch with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > POKE PATCH WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I want to visit the university library now."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The trail turns northwest, following the curve of the lighthouse wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Foot of the Lighthouse
Floyd | You stand in a circular clearing among the stones, surrounded on
Floyd | nearly every side by the sea. Before you looms the ancient, massive
Floyd | lighthouse, a vertiginous pillar of pale brick jabbing defiantly up at
Floyd | the sky. The road from the southwest ends here, although it looks as
Floyd | though you could pick your way down the rocks to the southeast, around
Floyd | the structure's base.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bronze door of the lighthouse is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Breakwater
Floyd | You are picking your way across the breakwater's bare, rocky spine,
Floyd | where the road has diminished to little more than a pair of dusty
Floyd | ruts. A hundred yards to the northeast, at the breakwater's far end,
Floyd | the lonely stone tower of Anchorhead's lighthouse stands vigil against
Floyd | the ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think after that, it'll be time for me though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Circulation Desk
Floyd | A high counter divides the public portion of the library from the
Floyd | reserved stacks -- all the more esoteric and mysterious volumes from
Floyd | the university's collection. If anything, the area behind the counter
Floyd | is even more shadowy than the side you're on. The main reading area
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging on the wall next to the counter is a small, printed sign.
Floyd | Beneath the sign sits a heavy, dog-eared register, and sitting next to
Floyd | the register is a bell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "All restricted books must be signed for on the register, and may not
Floyd | be removed from this building. Please have your faculty ID ready when
Floyd | you make your request."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Case in point - I just read hushed as husband, and wondered why he is here."
		Jacqueline says, "I TOLD YOU PEOPLE"
		DavidW says, "oh. This is what we need Michael's card for."
		Jacqueline coughs.
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm sure he'll get nekkid again."
		Jacqueline says, "He is at home. Perhaps his pants are still on the bed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's basically a log, recording what book was checked out, who checked
Floyd | it out, and when. There must be hundreds of names here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up michael in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MICHAEL IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | Your husband's name is down at the bottom. The title of the book
Floyd | is A Historical Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley
Floyd | Region by J. Arnsworth Frazer, pub. 1906. Quite a mouthful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up necromicon on register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP NECROMICON ON REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | You don't find that name on the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So go get the card then?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "er, I meant Necronomicon, but yeah, let's get the card."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > BRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD is now in its normal "brief" printing mode, which gives
Floyd | long descriptions of places never before visited and short
Floyd | descriptions otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pants" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | A tasteful ensemble from Ann Taylor in muted browns and olive greens
Floyd | (you've been an autumn person since you were old enough to match your
Floyd | own socks).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wallet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors stand closed to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the sliding doors first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself. Also on the desk is a letter opener.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although his computer is still on, Michael isn't here. In fact, you
Floyd | realize, you haven't heard him anywhere in the house since you got
Floyd | home. And you even found him a newspaper. Where in the world could he
Floyd | have gotten to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe he'll let us "borrow" the card?"
		DavidW says, "He's not here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "He is not here."
		Knight_Otu says, "I really must be tired."
		Jacqueline says, "And the game, iirc, is not forgiving."
		DavidW says, "He's out kidnapping children, I guess."
		Roger says, "The perfect spouse"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "hahahahaha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take opener" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the umbrella into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the letter opener. It's a rather ornate thing, with a
Floyd | silver hilt and a slim, sharp tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "We could call it for today, if you'd like. We've been going 3 hours"
		DavidW says, "The letter opener is a poking device."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "It is!"
		DavidW says, "We can now do the attic thing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | A top-of-the-line model: it's sleek, lightweight and very fast, a real
Floyd | status symbol for the writer who wants to look as though he might stop
Floyd | whatever he's doing at the drop of a hat and suddenly hack out a
Floyd | bestseller. While you have yet to witness Michael do this, he really
Floyd | had been wanting one since before the two of you even met; so, to
Floyd | celebrate his new teaching position, you splurged and bought him one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Lee's"
		Knight_Otu says, "Darnit, we may be trespassing, thieving tomb robbers, but kidnapping, that goes to far."
		Jacqueline says, "er, Let's"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer is in screen-saver mode: blank except for a single window
Floyd | requesting a 4-digit user passcode. Odd; you didn't think Michael ever
Floyd | used the passcode utility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you ascend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put newspaper under door" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NEWSPAPER UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide the newspaper under the door, leaving only an inch or two
Floyd | sticking out on your side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I already mentioned that it's about time for me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put opener in keyhole" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT OPENER IN KEYHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The tip of the letter opener bumps against something, and you hear
Floyd | something thump onto the newspaper on the other side of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Something metallic falls off the newspaper as you pull it out from
Floyd | under the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "uhoh."
		Jacqueline says, "bah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Something metallic falls off the newspaper as you pull it out from
Floyd | under the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe we were supposed to unfold the newspaper first?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), ";" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ;
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see an old-fashioned brass key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the old-fashioned brass key)
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You pick up the old-fashioned brass key. It's an old key, the kind
Floyd | with a round barrel about a quarter-inch in diameter and flat, square
Floyd | teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Cool"
		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put brass key on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BRASS KEY ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | The old-fashioned brass key is now on the keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | and after several false attempts you discover that the old-fashioned
Floyd | brass key fits the lock.
Floyd | You unlock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic Cell
Floyd | A cramped little annex off the main attic, with a tiny, shuttered
Floyd | window high up on the north wall. A pile of mouldering straw in the
Floyd | corner and what looks like pencil marks on the lower part of the walls
Floyd | seem to indicate that someone lived here once. Or, possibly, was kept
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You're a wizard, Harry."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x straw" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | This disgusting mess might actually have been some poor soul's bed.
Floyd | You shudder, wondering what sick relative was kept prisoner here, and
Floyd | when.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x marks" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | They look like a child's drawings, made with pencil or some kind of
Floyd | charcoal. Most of them are smudged and faded, but you can make out
Floyd | stick figures here and there, and the occasional, lollipop-shaped
Floyd | tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search straw" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly poke through the filthy straw, barely able to suppress
Floyd | your disgust. However, your search is not unrewarded: underneath the
Floyd | thickest part of the pile, you discover a tiny gold locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gold" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GOLD
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the gold locket or the wedding ring?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "locket" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It is oval-shaped, held shut with a tiny clasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the gold locket, revealing a woman's picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | From the quality of the photograph, you'd say the picture must have
Floyd | been taken sometime in the fifties. The woman looks no more than
Floyd | twenty years old. Her pale, fragile face is framed by straight, dark,
Floyd | mousy hair, and she seems to stare plaintively out at you, her
Floyd | expression one of haunted resignation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take picture" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close locket" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the gold locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the typewritten notice into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess we stop here?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Anyway... I think.. yes."
		DavidW says, "I don't know what to try next anyway."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfanchorhead" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good night!"
		Jacqueline says, "I have a feeling we may need to backtrack."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "G'night"
Knight_Otu goes home. 		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Because we didn't take the card."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "You could be right."
		DavidW says, "There just wasn't a good reason to take it then."
		Jacqueline says, "I was reading in one of Ryan's Cragne Manor documents that this game is cruel."
		DavidW says, "Except IF kleptomania."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, there was no reason to rip open that coffin, either, but we did that."
		Jacqueline says, "And heck, you all broke into the real estate agent's office first thing."
		Jacqueline says, "But I guess the card was in our dear husband's wallet, so I get that."
		
*** Session 2 *** 		
		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask anchor" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
Floyd ]             is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind
Floyd ]             of fear is fear of the unknown.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                         A N C H O R H E A D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           [Press 'R' to restore; any other key to begin]

		DavidW says, "Sorry I argued against taking the ID."
		Jacqueline says, "No worries. I am usually wrong, so you can't be blamed for ignoring my advice based on your ethical argument."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | November, 1997.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to
Floyd | spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that
Floyd | blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the
Floyd | little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squinting up into the glowering storm, you wonder how everything
Floyd | managed to happen so fast. The strange phone call over a month ago,
Floyd | from a lawyer claiming to represent the estate of some distant branch
Floyd | of Michael's family, was bewildering enough in itself... but then the
Floyd | sudden whirlwind of planning and decisions, legal details and travel
Floyd | arrangements, the packing up and shipping away of your entire home,
Floyd | your entire life...
Floyd |
Floyd | Now suddenly here you are, after driving for the past two days
Floyd | straight, over a thousand miles away from the familiar warmth of
Floyd | Texas, getting ready to move into the ancestral mansion of a clan of
Floyd | relatives so far removed that not even Michael has ever heard of them.
Floyd | And you've only been married since June and none of this was any of
Floyd | your idea in the first place, and already it's starting to rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | These days, you often find yourself feeling confused and uprooted.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself and force the melancholy thoughts from your head,
Floyd | trying to focus on the errand at hand. You're to meet with the real
Floyd | estate agent and pick up the keys to your new house while Michael runs
Floyd | across town to take care of some paperwork at the university. He'll be
Floyd | back to pick you up in a few minutes, and then the two of you can
Floyd | begin the long, precarious process of settling in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sullen belch emanates from the clouds, and the rain starts coming
Floyd | down harder -- fat, cold drops smacking loudly against the
Floyd | cobblestones. Shouldn't it be snowing in New England at this time of
Floyd | year? With a sigh, you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Anchorhead...

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                          * THE FIRST DAY *
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern
Floyd ]          sea was upon me.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD
Floyd | An interactive gothic by Michael S. Gentry
Floyd |
Floyd | (Type HELP or ABOUT for some useful information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 990206 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I nominate DW to power us through, since he did a lot of the driving last time and is most familiar with the map."
Jacqueline clears the save counter. 		DavidW says, "sorry, I was restocking my clipboard."
		Jacqueline asks, "With ... paper?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Hooray for preparedness."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd | This narrow aperture between two buildings is nearly blocked with
Floyd | piles of rotting cardboard boxes and overstuffed garbage cans. Ugly,
Floyd | half-crumbling brick walls to either side totter oppressively over
Floyd | you. The alley ends here at a tall, wooden fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | High up on the wall of the northern building there is a narrow,
Floyd | transom-style window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push can" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the garbage cans around aimlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push can under window" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CAN UNDER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Grunting and holding your breath, you manhandle one of the filthy cans
Floyd | under the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The window is too high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb can" 		

Floyd ]  Alley, on the garbage can                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber onto the wobbling garbage can, precariously balanced. You
Floyd | can just reach the lower edge of the window from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the transom window first)
Floyd | (closing the umbrella first)
Floyd | It's a tight squeeze, but you just manage to wriggle through, dropping
Floyd | quietly to the floor inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | File Room
Floyd | Peering through the murk, you can make out the blocky outlines of
Floyd | filing cabinets lining the walls and a doorway to the west. A window
Floyd | high up on the south wall lets in a very faint illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | Pallid gray light trickles in through the drawn blinds. The office is
Floyd | deserted, papers still scattered across the top of the desk. The front
Floyd | door lies west, and the file room lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the corner of the paper-strewn desk are a telephone and an
Floyd | answering machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone seems to have left a cup of coffee sitting out, half-finished
Floyd | and cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x display" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DISPLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | The display indicates there is one message on the machine, left (oddly
Floyd | enough) at 4:19 this morning. The display also shows that the message
Floyd | has already been checked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "AIT"
		Jacqueline says, "WAIT"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, nevermind."
		Jacqueline says, "Huh."
		Knight_Otu says, "Interesting."
		Jacqueline says, "It *had* already been checked."
		DavidW says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "WEIRD"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push play" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | For a while there is nothing but a quiet hiss, followed by
Floyd | intermittent skirls of strange-sounding static. It sounds like one of
Floyd | those annoying glitches where the caller hangs up but the machine
Floyd | keeps recording anyway. Then, barely audible through the static, you
Floyd | detect what sounds like a human voice whispering a single word:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Verlac."
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine beeps.
Floyd |
Floyd | A brief shudder ripples up your back. You remember now, "Verlac" is
Floyd | the name of this branch of Michael's family.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | File Room
Floyd | Peering through the murk, you can make out the blocky outlines of
Floyd | filing cabinets lining the walls and a doorway to the west. A window
Floyd | high up on the south wall lets in a very faint illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up verlac in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP VERLAC IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the filing cabinets)
Floyd | Strange; the file on the Verlac property has been cleaned out. Title,
Floyd | deed, all the papers, all of it gone. There is, however, a set of keys
Floyd | tucked down in the hanging folder. You quickly pocket them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keys" 		

Floyd ]  File Room                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking keyring. There are two keys (a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar) on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | Pallid gray light trickles in through the drawn blinds. The office is
Floyd | deserted, papers still scattered across the top of the desk. The front
Floyd | door lies west, and the file room lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the corner of the paper-strewn desk are a telephone and an
Floyd | answering machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone seems to have left a cup of coffee sitting out, half-finished
Floyd | and cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the real estate office door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the real estate office door first)
Floyd | The rain is still coming down, so you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the real estate office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The perfect crime."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your umbrella, as is your habit after coming indoors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Local Pub
Floyd | A dank, drafty old drinking hole lit by flickering, oil-burning
Floyd | lanterns. Smoke collects in greasy pools among the rafters, and
Floyd | shadows crowd thick around. The bar runs the length of the room to
Floyd | your right, while to the south a low doorway opens onto the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill workers and fishermen occupy a few of the tables, drinking beer
Floyd | or puffing grimly at long-stemmed pipes. Each is wrapped in his
Floyd | solitude, soaking up the general miasma of dreary fatalism.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lantern sitting on the table nearest you sputters fitfully,
Floyd | throwing distorted shadows across the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | No one here looks as though they'd mind if you borrowed one of these
Floyd | lamps. Casually, you purloin the nearest one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way to the door, your foot strikes something under
Floyd | one of the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Some forgetful soul has left a flask underneath one of the tables,
Floyd | pushed into a shadowy corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flask" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the flask. The label is faded and mostly peeled away, but
Floyd | what little you can make out seems to indicate that this is not a
Floyd | particularly distinguished brand of spirits. The words "bootleg" and
Floyd | "rotgut" come to mind, probably because they are the only words
Floyd | legible on what's left of the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flask in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASK IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the flask into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The rain is still coming down, so you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden gust of rain puts the lantern out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west, where
Floyd | Michael told you he'd be until he came back to the real estate agent's
Floyd | office to pick you up. Which, incidentally, he has not yet done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your umbrella, as is your habit after coming indoors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Peering through the shadows, you spot your husband sitting at one of
Floyd | the reading desks, absorbed in some sort of weighty tome and clearly
Floyd | oblivious to the time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss michael" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael looks up, startled, then realizes it's you and smiles. "Hi,
Floyd | hon," he says, closing the book and stretching. Then he glances at his
Floyd | watch. "Good grief, what happened to the time? I'm so sorry -- I just
Floyd | lost track." He smiles sheepishly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well?" he asks. "Did you get the keys?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show keys to michael" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW KEYS TO MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great!" says Michael. "You hang on to that. Just a second, I'll put
Floyd | this back." He takes the book up to the circulation desk and hands it
Floyd | to the librarian. "Okay then," he says, returning, "let's go."
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael suddenly smacks his forehead. "Oh, crap, I forgot to tell you.
Floyd | The car broke down." He spreads his hands. "I don't know what happened
Floyd | to it; one second I'm parking outside, the next second it dies and I
Floyd | can't get it started again. I called a tow truck, but the nearest
Floyd | garage is up in Arkham. They picked it up but won't be able to look at
Floyd | it until next week at the earliest. Anyway, it looks like we'll have
Floyd | to walk back to the house." He offers you a lame smile. "You can hold
Floyd | the umbrella."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You may leave to the east, or approach the counter to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The rain is still coming down, so you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I apologized about the car, right?" says Michael sheepishly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden gust of wind blows a cold spray of rain into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask michael about car" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MICHAEL ABOUT CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Strange about the car, isn't it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "Michael."
		Jacqueline sighs.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell michael about real estate agent" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL MICHAEL ABOUT REAL ESTATE AGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | He frowns as you tell him about the real estate agent's disappearance.
Floyd | "That is rather odd," he says. "I wonder where she could be?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask michael about house" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MICHAEL ABOUT HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Verlac family has been living in that old place for generations;
Floyd | they're an integral part of the history of this whole region. It's
Floyd | really quite interesting."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just get him home, get his clothes off, and steal his faculty card."
		Jacqueline says, "(Kidding)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "okay" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > OKAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Although these hallowed halls of learning probably hold a veritable
Floyd | trove of knowledge, you are no longer a student, and the only building
Floyd | you have any business in is the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael strolls along after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "(sort of)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "And he offers no insights about our criminal activity?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The bridge only leads north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael strolls along after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | A clammy mist hangs thickly in the air, seeping through your clothes
Floyd | and making you shiver.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael hurries to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you walk through, the mists part before your husband almost
Floyd | deferentially, quickly dissolving away into nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fabled Verlac family mansion looms before you in the gloom, its
Floyd | dark creaking presence dominating the clearing and, somehow, even
Floyd | though it is not visible through the trees, the entire valley. The
Floyd | foreboding shadow of the Verlacs seems to enshroud all of Anchorhead
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A typewritten notice has been attached to the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well," says Michael, "this must be the place. We finally made it,
Floyd | honey. We're home!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x notice" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a letter from the Arkham Regional Utilities Company, explaining
Floyd | that, due to wiring difficulties, the electricity will not be
Floyd | installed until next week. No phone service, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, that's wonderful news," remarks Michael dryly, reading over
Floyd | your shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd | You close your umbrella, as is your habit after coming indoors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carelessly stacked in a towering heap in the middle of the room are
Floyd | all your luggage and belongings, which you had sent ahead through a
Floyd | moving company before driving up to Massachusetts. Everything you own
Floyd | is boxed away and piled up in the middle of the floor. The reality of
Floyd | this move finally slams home as you stare at the sprawling jumble of
Floyd | stuff, and suddenly you feel very lost and adrift.
Floyd |
Floyd | Night has now undeniably fallen, and the house is very, very dark.
Floyd | There is probably just enough residual ambience to feel your way
Floyd | upstairs to the bedroom, but the rest of the house is a tenebrous maze
Floyd | of shadows, and any exploring would probably best be done in the
Floyd | morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael follows you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael stretches his arms and yawns. "Well," he says, "I think I'm
Floyd | going to turn in. There'll be plenty of time to unpack and explore
Floyd | tomorrow. Good night, hon." He kisses you on the cheek. "Don't stay up
Floyd | too late."
Floyd |
Floyd | And with that, he goes upstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock it" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael is curled up in bed, sound asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | If it weren't for this hopelessly backwater town and the disturbing
Floyd | circumstances surrounding the house, you'd say this was your dream
Floyd | home. Even so, as much as you would like to relax and enjoy the
Floyd | comforts of a fully furnished historical New England estate, you can't
Floyd | help but be put off by the shady aura surrounding the family that used
Floyd | to live here. The last of the line, you remind yourself, recently
Floyd | committed suicide after killing his wife and two daughters with a
Floyd | shotgun. Involuntarily you shiver, glancing nervously at the doorways
Floyd | to the south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | typewritten notice: Dropped.
Floyd | lantern: Dropped.
Floyd | keyring: Dropped.
Floyd | umbrella: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael emits a brief snore, then rolls over and sinks back into
Floyd | troubled sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undress" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the trenchcoat.
Floyd | You take off the clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | trenchcoat: Dropped.
Floyd | clothes: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you crawl into bed and pull the covers up to your chin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss michael" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Gently, you kiss your husband's forehead. His skin feels dry and
Floyd | feverish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's odd."
		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch michael" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Gently, you kiss your husband's forehead. His skin feels dry and
Floyd | feverish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day one, evening
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost immediately you fall asleep, and as the wind slithers around
Floyd | the eaves and the house creaks furtive secrets to itself, you drift
Floyd | into troubling dreams...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You are waiting in your bed, with the coverlet up under your chin,
Floyd | waiting for Father to come tuck you in. Footsteps in the hall pause
Floyd | outside your door. You close your eyes; when you open them again
Floyd | Father is standing at the foot of the bed. His eyes are bloodshot,
Floyd | rimmed with red, and you wonder if he has been crying. Slowly, he
Floyd | starts to take off his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only it's not your father after all, it's Michael. He hands you a
Floyd | golden sphere and says:
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what it opens yet but I have an idea."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your reflection is like a little doll trapped inside the sphere.
Floyd | Everything is tinged with gold. Your face swells and stretches
Floyd | comically as you stare back at yourself through the curved, distorting
Floyd | walls. Reaching out, your fingers curve back on themselves... the wall
Floyd | breaks and...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are running from the eyes, the terrible red-rimmed eyes, through
Floyd | endless, narrow corridors of wooden slats and crumbling plaster. You
Floyd | stumble through turn after turn, hopelessly lost. There is a small
Floyd | hole in the boards -- peering through it you see Michael in the study,
Floyd | typing diligently away. You scream, you pound on the wall, but he
Floyd | can't hear you. The red-rimmed eyes draw closer; hurrying down a
Floyd | twisting passage you find a dead end... the wall breaks and...
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside, you stand at another dead end, a high brick wall at the end
Floyd | of a steep, twisting lane. Written in black spraypaint...
Floyd |
Floyd | He always returns to his blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, you hear the buzzing of a fly. You turn...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                         * THE SECOND DAY *
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             It is hard to prevent the impression
Floyd ]             of a faint, malign odour about the village
Floyd ]             street, as of the massed mould and decay of
Floyd ]             centuries. It is always a relief to get
Floyd ]             clear of the place.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You wake up. Steam billows gently by, and you can hear the sound of
Floyd | running water coming from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open wallet" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the wallet)
Floyd | With a nervous glance toward the bathroom, you slip the wallet from
Floyd | Michael's pants.
Floyd | You open the wallet, revealing Michael's faculty card.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The shower suddenly stops. Quickly you palm the card, replace the
Floyd | wallet and arrange the pants the way you found them. A moment later
Floyd | Michael emerges from the bathroom, toweling his hair. "My, don't you
Floyd | look tempting this morning," he says, giving you a kiss. He tosses the
Floyd | towel back into the bathroom and gets dressed. "I think I'm going to
Floyd | stay home and get some writing done. I don't actually start work until
Floyd | tomorrow, so..." He kisses you on the cheek as he walks out into the
Floyd | hall. "If you go out today, see if you can find a newspaper. I want to
Floyd | learn as much as I can about this town."
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks at you for a moment, and his voice becomes serious. "I love
Floyd | you, hon. You know that, don't you? I really want us to try and be
Floyd | happy here."
Floyd |
Floyd | Then he turns and pads down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath as he goes. You've never lied to Michael or
Floyd | hidden anything from him before, ever; now, hardly two days into your
Floyd | new life, you're already sneaking through his wallet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh yeah. You're off to a great start.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "dang"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks, game."
DavidW clears the save counter. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push save" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom, on the four-poster bed    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get off the four-poster bed first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Reluctantly, you do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your clothes lie in an untidy pile on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trenchcoat is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your umbrella, a keyring (on which are two keys (a
Floyd | key to the house and a key to the cellar)), a lantern and a
Floyd | typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's bath towel lies crumpled in the corner, next to the tub.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You've always been more of a bath person, actually.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bath" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the towel)
Floyd | You pick up the towel. It's still a little damp from Michael's shower,
Floyd | but otherwise it's a perfectly ordinary bath towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop towel" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter bath" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the towel)
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wash me" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WASH ME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Behave"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we don't get to clean up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your clothes lie in an untidy pile on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trenchcoat is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your umbrella, a keyring (on which are two keys (a
Floyd | key to the house and a key to the cellar)), a lantern and a
Floyd | typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the clothes)
Floyd | You put on the clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the trenchcoat)
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | umbrella: Taken.
Floyd | keyring: Taken.
Floyd | lantern: (slipping the faculty card into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | typewritten notice: (slipping the towel into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a typewritten notice, a lantern, a
Floyd | keyring, on which are two keys (a key to the house and a key to the
Floyd | cellar) and your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a towel, Michael's faculty card
Floyd | and a flask (which is closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "We can't talk to Michael again, right?"
		Jacqueline asks, "He's holed up in his room working?"
		DavidW says, "Michael went to the study."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "The trenchcoat pocket is bacck!"
		Jacqueline says, "Just curious if he is still feaverish."
		Jacqueline says, "Er, feverish"
		DavidW says, "When we eventually looked for him, he wasn't there and his laptop was password protected."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Knight_Otu says, "As long as he's still around, we might be able to show him things."
		DavidW says, "We could check on him right away, I suppose."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing

		Jacqueline says, "I worry about him so."

Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a cord dangling in mid-air here, right about level with your
Floyd | face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think he remained for a bit."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors stand closed to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the sliding doors first)
Floyd | Michael is in the study, typing furiously at his laptop. As you walk
Floyd | in he looks up at you with a pained expression. "Can it wait?" he asks
Floyd | you. "I think I'm onto something really good here, and if I don't get
Floyd | it all out I'm going to lose it. If you don't mind, hon, I could
Floyd | really use the next hour or so to myself."
Floyd |
Floyd | Not wanting to disturb him, you tiptoe out, shutting the doors quietly
Floyd | behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x volume" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VOLUME
Floyd |
Floyd | (The Compleat Manual of Wardes and Seales)
Floyd | It's an old medieval tome dated in the early 1300s, written by one
Floyd | Galarian Academius desChamps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Essentially, it's a textbook on the theory and practice of magickal
Floyd | wards and seals, mystic symbols inscribed on doors and containers in
Floyd | order to keep people and spirits out -- or in. It's all very
Floyd | deliberately vague and arcane (in addition to being written in
Floyd | medieval French and translated into Middle English, making it nearly
Floyd | impossible to understand), the kind of thing that likely got many a
Floyd | scholar burned at the stake in those days.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised to find that a page in this old and probably quite
Floyd | valuable book has been folded down, as though to mark the place. The
Floyd | section marked discusses various methods of opening doors that have
Floyd | been sealed with the image of a pagan god. Speaking aloud the deity's
Floyd | true name will usually do the trick, apparently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Literally hundreds of books stuff the shelves, many of them thick,
Floyd | cracked, leather-bound tomes with ribbon place-holders and titles
Floyd | lettered in raised gold leaf. It would take you years to peruse them
Floyd | all. However, one interesting title does catch your eye. An authentic
Floyd | first printing of Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and
Floyd | Imagination, shelved incongruously between volumes "G" and "H" of
Floyd | the Encyclopedia Americana.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take poe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POE
Floyd |
Floyd | The book sticks stubbornly at first, and, thinking that it must be
Floyd | tightly wedged in between the encyclopediae, you give it a fierce
Floyd | jerk. Suddenly, the book slides halfway out, then pops back in with a
Floyd | loud "snick".
Floyd |
Floyd | Amazingly, a section of the bookshelf slides back, revealing a hidden
Floyd | safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x safe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAFE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a stark cube of black, oily steel, fifteen inches to a side. Its
Floyd | only feature is a large calibrated dial set into the front.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dial" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | (The Compleat Manual of Wardes and Seales)
Floyd | You'd probably have better luck if you were near a phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear Michael in the next room, typing away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dial" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The dial is calibrated from one to sixty. It is currently set to 27.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear Michael in the next room, typing away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a cord dangling in mid-air here, right about level with your
Floyd | face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | With a rusty, ratcheting groan and a brief shower of dust, the trap
Floyd | door swings down and folds back, revealing a rickety wooden ladder
Floyd | leading up into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is empty; the china must have been auctioned off, in the
Floyd | confusion before Michael was contacted, perhaps. Down at the bottom of
Floyd | the cupboard is a velvet lining, where the silverware would usually be
Floyd | kept.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lining" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | The lining is soft, dusky burgundy. One corner in back is pulled up a
Floyd | bit and slightly torn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lining" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LINING
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the lining back a bit further and discover a thin, palm-sized
Floyd | journal tucked underneath it. Intrigued, you pull the little book
Floyd | free.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a slim little book, no bigger than your hand, bound in imitation
Floyd | leather. The mice really have been at it; most of the pages have been
Floyd | chewed away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a slim little book, no bigger than your hand, bound in imitation
Floyd | leather. The mice really have been at it; most of the pages have been
Floyd | chewed away.
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of the journal reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperate. Went back to the old twisting lane and found only a
Floyd | blank wall. Without the amulet, how can I resist --
Floyd |
Floyd | ...bottles, bottles...
Floyd |
Floyd | Getting worse. People I have never met smile knowingly at me in
Floyd | the street. The police believe I am a child molester, but have brought
Floyd | no charges against me as yet. Why? Head hurts all the time. I have
Floyd | turned the cellar upside-down... damn it all, where is it?
Floyd |
Floyd | Dreamed of Father again. Dreamed of Grandfather. Those horrible,
Floyd | red-rimmed eyes...
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- into the safe, finally. 8-23-36. Won't forget THAT soon.
Floyd | Ha!
Floyd |
Floyd | CANNOT DISCOVER ENTRANCE IN THE CELLAR!!! Secret eludes me still
Floyd | but I WILL FIND IT!!! The clue is in their names, that pestilential
Floyd | procession of names! If I could only --
Floyd |
Floyd | The text breaks off as several more pages are missing. the last
Floyd | fragmented entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- will fail. There is no recourse left. I know now what I must
Floyd | do. Julia --
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone's flashlight is lying on the kitchen counter; one of the
Floyd | movers must have left it.
Floyd |
Floyd | An odd feeling of gloom overtakes you momentarily, and you find
Floyd | yourself thinking about the Verlac family's personal effects -- the
Floyd | everyday mundanities, such as kitchen utensils. Were they thrown out,
Floyd | or donated to charity, or auctioned off as grisly souvenirs? What
Floyd | about the canned goods? Did anyone think to take them? The cabinets
Floyd | might even still be stocked. Morbidly, you wonder what Mrs. Edward
Floyd | Verlac might have been cooking for dinner the night her husband blew
Floyd | her head off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the umbrella into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the flashlight. It's battery-powered, and waterproof too,
Floyd | by the look of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cupboards" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The cabinets are not, after all, still stocked -- much to your relief.
Floyd | There's nothing in there but an old book of matches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take matches" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You pick up the book of matches. A label on the side reads,
Floyd | "Water-resistant matches. Strike on cover." There are six matches
Floyd | left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning in the corner is an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take broom" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the lantern into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You pick up the broom. It's just an ordinary-looking broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the typewritten notice into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You unlock the cellar door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the cellar door first)
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x web" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage
Floyd | Old crates and boxes piled high against the walls make this room seem
Floyd | even smaller and dingier than it actually is, which is saying a lot. A
Floyd | doorway lies north; the other walls contain nothing but shadows and
Floyd | dirt-filled corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search crates" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You spend some time poking dispiritedly through boxes of second-hand
Floyd | table settings, discarded shoes and outdated encyclopedias, but the
Floyd | only thing you manage to dig up is an old cardboard box full of
Floyd | newspaper clippings, which might make interesting reading later if you
Floyd | can find the time. The only thing at all noteworthy about the room, in
Floyd | fact, is that it desperately wants cleaning; there's even a big,
Floyd | nasty-looking spider web in a corner behind one of the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x web" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEB
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a pretty, symmetrical spiral web like you see in nature magazines;
Floyd | this is a tangled, ugly mass of dull gray threads spun in every
Floyd | direction, the work of some careless, inebriated arachnid on a weekend
Floyd | binger. Way back in the corner, almost buried beneath the disheveled
Floyd | strands, is an old-fashioned iron key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break web with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK WEB WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | With a single sweep of the broom, you clear the spider web away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the old-fashioned iron key)
Floyd | (slipping the torn journal into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the old-fashioned iron key. It's an old key, the kind with
Floyd | a round barrel about a quarter-inch in diameter and flat, square
Floyd | teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put iron key on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IRON KEY ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | The old-fashioned iron key is now on the keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clippings" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLIPPINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the newspaper clippings)
Floyd | There are dozens of articles in the box, many of them yellowed with
Floyd | age. Many of them, you note with unease, refer to missing children,
Floyd | but otherwise you can deduce no obvious connection among any of the
Floyd | stories.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh hey, multiple solutions."
		Jacqueline nods.'
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read clipps" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ CLIPPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read clippings" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		Knight_Otu says, "And now a spider is homeless."
		DavidW says, "oh."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push return" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]    > (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "First I am made to feel terrible about betraying my husband's trust, now you guilt me over this spider. I'm trying to enjoy the day."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push space" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		Knight_Otu says, "Sowwy."
		DavidW asks, "How do we push backspace in Floyd?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I was wondering that."
		DavidW asks, "Also, how to read these clippings?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "b" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage
Floyd | Old crates and boxes piled high against the walls make this room seem
Floyd | even smaller and dingier than it actually is, which is saying a lot. A
Floyd | doorway lies north; the other walls contain nothing but shadows and
Floyd | dirt-filled corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, q worked."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read clippings" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		Knight_Otu asks, "Pushing enter?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]    > (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
Knight_Otu presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                   (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | CHURCH CLOSED, PREACHER SUSPECT IN
Floyd | COMMUNIST CRACKDOWN
Floyd |
Floyd |    The  Church of Celestial Wisdom
Floyd | in  Anchorhead, Massachusetts  was
Floyd | shut  down  and  its  congregation
Floyd | disbanded  yesterday   after   its
Floyd | pastor,  the Rev. Mordecai Verlac,
Floyd | 70, was  accused  of  distributing
Floyd | Communist propaganda to  his pari-
Floyd | shioners.  Authorities  in  Arkham
Floyd | were informed by an anonymous call
Floyd | two days earlier.
Floyd |    "The caller  told  us  that the
Floyd | Reverend  was  'preaching not from
Floyd | the Good Book, but from a terrible
Floyd | book,'  and that he had been warn-
Floyd | ing  them   about  some   kind  of
Floyd | 'invasion'  or  'great event' that
Floyd | would  be  happening  soon,"  said
Floyd | Sgt. Biedermeyer  of  the   Arkham
Floyd | Police Department. "It smelled Red
Floyd | to me,  so I made  the decision to
Floyd | call our HUAC representative up in
Floyd | Salem."
Floyd |    The  raid   commenced   shortly
Floyd | after  morning  services  began at
Floyd | 8:00  am,  in  order to confiscate
Floyd | printed  material  and  catch  any
Floyd | possible accomplices  before  they
Floyd | could hide or destroy evidence. No
Floyd | officers  who participated  in the
Floyd | raid  were available for  comment,
Floyd | although one man coming out of the
Floyd | building afterwards  was allegedly
Floyd | overheard saying that it was  "the
Floyd | worst thing he'd ever seen."
Floyd |    The  Church of Celestial Wisdom
Floyd | was founded in 1860  by  Rev. Ver-
Floyd | lac's grandfather,  the  notorious
Floyd | orator and painter  Elijah Verlac.
Floyd | The building,  which is considered
Floyd | by many to be  a  historical land-
Floyd |    (continued on A12)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW says, "I thought I tried enter!"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, lost my mouse and keyboard, had to reboot. Am catching up."
		Knight_Otu says, "Odd."
		Knight_Otu says, "I didn't see it, at least."
Peregrine arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Taleslinger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "Mordecai and Elijah."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we have a few new names to look up."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh, yeah. True!"
		DavidW says, "yes. There might be more in here."
		Jacqueline says, "FWIW, DW did save, so even if we are stuck in this menu all is not lost."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]    > (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                           (printed notice)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (mimeographed page, dated February 10, 1959)
Floyd |
Floyd | Any information regarding the whereabouts of Daryl Beasley, age 9,
Floyd | should be reported immediately to the Anchorhead police. Daryl was
Floyd | last seen by his mother after she dropped him off at the Route 20 bus
Floyd | stop, just north of Old Mill Town Road, at 8:30 am three days ago. He
Floyd | was not there when the bus made its scheduled stop at 8:36 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | Daryl is 4'10" tall, of slight build, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Floyd | At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing brown corduroy pants,
Floyd | blue sneakers, and a white, short-sleeved button-down shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you have seen Daryl Beasley, or if you know anything about his
Floyd | disappearance, please call 555-4362.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Knight_Otu says, "We thankfully aren't."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]    > (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]    > (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | PAINTING SELLS FOR 1000£, SIGHT
Floyd | UNSEEN
Floyd |
Floyd |    The  infamous  mystic  Aleister
Floyd | Crowley purchased a painting at an
Floyd | auction  at   Sotheby's  for  1000
Floyd | pounds sterling on Monday  without
Floyd | so much  as glancing  at  it.  The
Floyd | painting,  entitled  "The Legacy",
Floyd | is  by  the  late  American Elijah
Floyd | Verlac,  and  was sold  along with
Floyd | numerous   other    pieces   by  a
Floyd | representative   of    the  Verlac
Floyd | estate.
Floyd |    Crowley  reportedly strode into
Floyd | the  auction   room  wearing  full
Floyd | ceremonial robes  and  immediately
Floyd | bid 1000£ -- well  over  twice the
Floyd | going bid.  He ordered it  wrapped
Floyd | and transported immediately to his
Floyd | home.  It  is  not  known  whether
Floyd | Crowley had ever seen the painting
Floyd | before arriving at the auction.
Floyd |    "I've  never seen anything like
Floyd | it,"  said  Sir Walton  Radcliffe,
Floyd | Esq., presiding auctioneer for the
Floyd | Verlac exhibit, "but I suppose one
Floyd | might  expect such behavior from a
Floyd | person  who  calls  himself,  'The
Floyd | Great Beast'."
Floyd |    Mordecai    Verlac,    Elijah's
Floyd | grandson  and   executor   of  the
Floyd | Verlac estate,  was not present at
Floyd | the  auction.  Crowley  has stated
Floyd | that he  has  never  met  Mordecai
Floyd | Verlac  and has  no desire  to. "I
Floyd | encountered  Verlac  in  a  former
Floyd | life,"  he is reported  as saying,
Floyd | "and I would not  do so again  for
Floyd | all the kingdoms in Hades.  He has
Floyd | gone where I dare not."
Floyd |    Elijah Verlac  is known  by art
Floyd | historians  more for his grotesque
Floyd |    (continued on A25)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW says, "let me know when to continue"
		Knight_Otu says, "I, too, have no desire to meet any Verlac."
		DavidW says, "The Verlac is inside the house!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Nooo!"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm good"
		DavidW says, "Also, I bet that church on the east side of town is Elijah's."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]    > (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]    > (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds likely."
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                           (crumpled flyer)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (crumpled flyer showing a blurry snapshot of a young girl with short,
Floyd | curly hair)
Floyd |
Floyd | HAVE YOU SEEN ME?
Floyd | Tara Luffington
Floyd | last seen: March 25, 1982
Floyd | age at disappearance: 6
Floyd | age today: 10
Floyd | hair: red
Floyd | eyes: green
Floyd | last wearing: green t-shirt, white tennis shoes, blue overalls
Floyd | with a button that reads: "I love cats"
Floyd | Any information, please call 555-4362."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]    > (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]    > (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                              (obituary)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Friends and Family will grieve the
Floyd | loss  of  Sgt. HOWARD BIEDERMEYER,
Floyd | who  died  on October 28, 1956  at
Floyd | the  age  of  46, of complications
Floyd | following  a   massive   aneurism.
Floyd | Howard was a loving husband  and a
Floyd | devoted  public servant.  Services
Floyd | will be held this  Saturday at the
Floyd | Good Earth Funeral Home, 9:00 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW says, "I'm recording all the names."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Now how does this guy fit into this puzzle?"
		Jacqueline says, "I know aneurisms occur in people of that age, but something tells me that wasn't natural."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Hard to say."
		DavidW says, "No idea how the sergeant is relevant."
		Jacqueline says, "What's our cut-off year on looking people up>"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "I know more recent people aren't in there, but can't recall the cutoff."
		DavidW says, "Depends on what we're looking up in."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]    > (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		Knight_Otu asks, "The book was to about 1960? I think?"
Doug has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Oh, okay. So 1950s stuff would be possible. Cool."
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | BONES DISCOVERED IN WOODS, CHILD
Floyd | FEARED DEAD
Floyd |
Floyd |    The  bones   of   what   police
Floyd | believe  to  be a small child were
Floyd | discovered   yesterday   by   pic-
Floyd | nickers  in  the  woods near Birch
Floyd | Road,  just  south  of Anchorhead.
Floyd | Police  have  drawn no conclusions
Floyd | as  yet,  but  there  is  a strong
Floyd | suspicion  that  the  bones may be
Floyd | the  remains  of Christopher Till-
Floyd | worth,  who  disappeared near that
Floyd | area two weeks ago.
Floyd |    Sgt. Ronald  Franklin  of   the
Floyd | Arkham  police was not optimistic.
Floyd | "We   have  contacted   the  boy's
Floyd | mother,  and are trying to prepare
Floyd | her  for  the worst," he said. "No
Floyd | one  here  wants  to  give up hope
Floyd | prematurely,   but   the   general
Floyd | feeling  here is,  we've found the
Floyd | boy."
Floyd |    The remains, which consisted of
Floyd | a femur  and  partial  skull,  are
Floyd | being shipped to a forensic lab in
Floyd | Boston   for   further   analysis.
Floyd | Rumors that  the  bones  displayed
Floyd | teeth marks consistent with animal
Floyd | bites are so far unsubstantiated.
Floyd |    Christopher,  who  would  have
Floyd | turned 7 on the 19th, is the fifth
Floyd | child  to  disappear  in  the last
Floyd |    (continued on A10)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Knight_Otu says, "Don't quote me on that, though."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		Knight_Otu says, ">Purloin nuke. enter orbit. nuke site."
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                 (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | RESPECTED PHYSICIAN RETIRES
Floyd | UNEXPECTEDLY
Floyd |
Floyd |    Dr. Timothy Rebis,  a respected
Floyd | obstetrician  at Arkham Sisters of
Floyd | Mercy  Hospital  for  the  last 20
Floyd | years,  announced  his  retirement
Floyd | yesterday  to  a  stunned Board of
Floyd | Directors.
Floyd |    He gave  no reason  for his un-
Floyd | expected decision.
Floyd |    "I  am  truly  stunned,"   said
Floyd | Bernard  Talbot,  Chairman  of the
Floyd | Board. "No one saw this coming. No
Floyd | one."
Floyd |    A  source  within  the hospital
Floyd | who  wished  to  remain  anonymous
Floyd | ascribed  the  doctor's abrupt de-
Floyd | parture  to  a  nervous breakdown,
Floyd | but  this  has not  been confirmed
Floyd | by any of Dr. Rebis' colleagues.
Floyd |    (continued on D5)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Jacqueline says, "oh dear."
		Jacqueline says, "Saw something he couldn't unsee"
		DavidW says, "birth of something, yeah"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]    > (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                          (photostatic copy)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (photostatic copy of a much older document; a notation at the bottom
Floyd | dates it at the end of the 18th century)
Floyd |
Floyd | BE IT KNOWNE that, through the Generositie and Enterprise of the
Floyd | Hon. Goodman Heinrich Verlac, the Miskaton Valley Mille shall be
Floyd | Rebuilt, even upon the Ashes of the Olde which was Tragically Burnt;
Floyd | and
Floyd |
Floyd | BE IT KNOWNE that, upon its Newe Christening, there shall Arise a
Floyd | Sore Need for Men of Able Bodie and Industrious Bent to Work therein;
Floyd | and
Floyd |
Floyd | BE IT KNOWNE that the Hon. Goodman Heinrich Verlac is thereby
Floyd | holding a General Call for Employment, and any Honest Man of Working
Floyd | Age is Encouraged to Apply.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Knight_Otu asks, "Wait, 1958 - William?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Do I remember that right?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was wondering that, but can't recall. I could go look in last week's transcript."
		DavidW says, "I don't have last week's notes handy."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec."
		DavidW says, "Sep 18, 1958 is when William died."
		Knight_Otu says, "Supposedly. We only found animal bones, probably."
		Knight_Otu says, "(Supposedly died, that is)"
		DavidW says, "We haven't gathered everything we found last week yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Here, for our future reference:"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. The family book, we weren't yet in the crypt, that diary..."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, it occurs to me that I didn't post transcripts last week like I promised. Sorry, KO"
		Knight_Otu says, "No problem."
		Knight_Otu says, "I did post the House report though."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, did you? Cool"
		DavidW says, "Let me know when we're ready to continue."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm ready"
		Knight_Otu says, "Good to go."
		DavidW says, "okay"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]    > (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ANTHROPOLOGIST TURNED AWAY IN
Floyd | PROPERTY DISPUTE
Floyd |
Floyd |    Prominent  anthropologist   Dr.
Floyd | Joseph Corbin's  repeated attempts
Floyd | to secure permission  to set up an
Floyd | archeological   dig   in    nearby
Floyd | Anchorhead  came to an end yester-
Floyd | day  when he lost his suit against
Floyd | the Rev. Mordecai Verlac. The case
Floyd | has  been  pending  for  over  six
Floyd | months.
Floyd |    The  Rev. Verlac  has  strongly
Floyd | disputed  Corbin's right to dig in
Floyd | the area, contending that the land
Floyd | in   question   belongs   to   the
Floyd | ancestral  Verlac  estate  and  is
Floyd | therefore  his  private  property.
Floyd | Last week,  Rev. Verlac's  lawyers
Floyd | presented conclusive  evidence  of
Floyd | prior  ownership,  and  the  judge
Floyd | quickly ruled in his favor.
Floyd |    Dr. Corbin,  who  is  a protégé
Floyd | and  close personal friend  of the
Floyd | noted folklorist  Dr. J. Arnsworth
Floyd | Frazer,  hoped to discover  relics
Floyd | of   the   little-known    Misquat
Floyd | Indian culture,  which is believed
Floyd | to have  inhabited this area  cen-
Floyd | turies prior  to European  settle-
Floyd | ment.  Corbin called  the decision
Floyd | "a travesty".
Floyd |    Many expected scholars at near-
Floyd | by   Miskaton University  to rally
Floyd | behind  Corbin's battle,  but most
Floyd | of the faculty have been strangely
Floyd |    (continued on D8)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Knight_Otu asks, "strangely what?"
		Jacqueline says, "WE WILL NEVER KNOW"
		DavidW says, "turned into newts"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Knight_Otu asks, "silent? silenced? killed?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also: done."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | CONFLAGRATION CLAIMS PAPER MILL --
Floyd | AGAIN
Floyd |
Floyd |    Arkham firefighters worked late
Floyd | into the night yesterday, battling
Floyd | a blaze that brought  Anchorhead's
Floyd | historic paper mill  to the ground
Floyd | despite their best efforts.
Floyd |    The mill,  which  provides jobs
Floyd | for  roughly   two-thirds  of  the
Floyd | town's  population,   caught  fire
Floyd | yesterday around 4:00 pm. Although
Floyd | there  have been rumors  of an ex-
Floyd | plosion,  the  exact cause  of the
Floyd | fire remains unknown.
Floyd |    Fire Inspector Donald Brown re-
Floyd | mains puzzled.  "There is evidence
Floyd | of chemical burns  that are incon-
Floyd | sistent with the materials used in
Floyd | paper  manufacture,"  he  told re-
Floyd | porters. "There's metal fused with
Floyd | metal in there...  it's all messed
Floyd | up."
Floyd |    Interestingly,  this is not the
Floyd | first time the Anchorhead mill has
Floyd | burned.   The  original  mill  was
Floyd | built  by  Wilhelm  Verlac  in the
Floyd | latter  part of  the 17th century,
Floyd | and  historical  records  indicate
Floyd | that it burned down after only ten
Floyd | years.  The  mill  was  rebuilt by
Floyd | Wilhelm's grandson,  Heinrich Ver-
Floyd | lac,  a  few  decades  later. This
Floyd | one  lasted  until shortly  before
Floyd | the  Civil War  --  and some still
Floyd | hold  that it was  burned down  by
Floyd | Confederate sympathizers.
Floyd |    The  current  mill was  rebuilt
Floyd | in 1922 by Heinrich's great-great-
Floyd | grandson,  Rev.  Mordecai  Verlac.
Floyd | Mordecai,  in addition  to being a
Floyd | fiery preacher  and outspoken Pro-
Floyd | hibitionist, was quite wealthy and
Floyd | owned numerous  and widespread in-
Floyd | vestments.  At the age of 70, this
Floyd | controversial  figure  was accused
Floyd |    (continued on A16)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess Mordecai is the horrible "Father"."
		Jacqueline says, "Accused of ... I do not want to know."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "Wilhelm ... Heinrich ... Elijah ... Mordecai"
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]    > (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]      (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]    > (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                            (announcement)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | It is with great joy  that Gwyneth
Floyd | and Paul Ward announce the engage-
Floyd | ment of their only daughter, JULIA
Floyd | GWENDOLYN  WARD,   to  Dr.  EDWARD
Floyd | PHILLIP  VERLAC.   Edward   is  an
Floyd | associate professor  of history at
Floyd | Miskaton University in Anchorhead,
Floyd | Massachusetts;   Julia   plans  to
Floyd | attend  medical  school  at Arkham
Floyd | College.  They  plan  a  late June
Floyd | wedding. We wish them good fortune
Floyd | and long happiness in their union.
Floyd |
Floyd | (The announcement is dated December 12, 1984, and is accompanied by a
Floyd | picture of the young couple. She has long, dark hair and a serious
Floyd | expression; he, although only in his twenties, is already starting to
Floyd | bald a little. You find yourself unable to tear your eyes away from
Floyd | his face for some time. It seems open and guileless, and he is clearly
Floyd | very happy. There is no hint there of the nightmare his world would
Floyd | one day become.)
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Knight_Otu says, "Phillip."
		Jacqueline says, "Bleh"
		Knight_Otu says, "May be named for another ancestor."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push space" 		

Floyd ]                 a sample of the newspaper clippings
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, August 12, 1956)
Floyd ]      (printed notice)
Floyd ]      (London Times, March 3, 1918)
Floyd ]      (crumpled flyer)
Floyd ]      (obituary)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, June 22, 1973)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, September 19, 1958)
Floyd ]      (photostatic copy)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, April 9, 1935)
Floyd ]      (Arkham Herald, July 7, 1988)
Floyd ]    > (announcement)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage
Floyd | Old crates and boxes piled high against the walls make this room seem
Floyd | even smaller and dingier than it actually is, which is saying a lot. A
Floyd | doorway lies north; the other walls contain nothing but shadows and
Floyd | dirt-filled corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden gust of wind catches up the newspaper clippings and whirls
Floyd | them away, leaving you with an empty box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop box" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Mean game."
		DavidW says, "I didn't know we were CARRYING them!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hooray that q worked."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Stooping to avoid the sharp, bare twigs that snag your clothes and
Floyd | seem to reach greedily for your eyes, you pick your way through the
Floyd | undergrowth to a small clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | and after several false attempts you discover that the old-fashioned
Floyd | iron key fits the lock.
Floyd | You unlock the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The undergrowth is too thick in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the iron door first)
Floyd | The faint echo of dripping water and a musty smell of decay grow
Floyd | stronger as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Crypt
Floyd | The air is clammy and frigid, the stone walls damp and streaked with
Floyd | mud and lichen. Pale, swollen roots push through cracks in the
Floyd | masonry. The smell of damp corruption is almost overpowering here,
Floyd | though the stairs to the south lead toward fresher air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of this chamber contain dozens of wide, shallow niches; in
Floyd | each niche, a coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up mordecai" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDECAI
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | You can't find that name anywhere; but then again, it may just be too
Floyd | corroded for you to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up elijah" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ELIJAH
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | You can't find that name anywhere; but then again, it may just be too
Floyd | corroded for you to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up wilhelm" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILHELM
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | You can't find that name anywhere; but then again, it may just be too
Floyd | corroded for you to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up edward" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EDWARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "Edward Verlac, b. April 26, 1960, d. March 14,
Floyd | 1997". Like the others, this coffin is built of solid oak, sealed with
Floyd | lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right. Never mind."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up julia" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JULIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "Julia Ward Verlac, b. May 4, 1964, d. January 10,
Floyd | 1997". Like the others, this coffin is built of solid oak, sealed with
Floyd | lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am wondering if that is a standard practice."
		Jacqueline says, "Seem like overkill."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up phillip" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP PHILLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | You can't find that name anywhere; but then again, it may just be too
Floyd | corroded for you to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up william" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | That's not a name you're familiar with. Since the nameplates are
Floyd | filled with names you're not familiar with, you are unable to get very
Floyd | far looking for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "If this house was to be sold or something, why did Julia and Edward get buried here still, anyway?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, was it to be sold? I mean, that's why we're here."
		Jacqueline says, "To bear fruit to the next horrible generation on the ancestral grounds."
		DavidW says, "Seems the game won't let me look up a name we haven't found yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, true."
		Knight_Otu asks, "At least some of its interior stuff was auctioned off, right?"
		DavidW says, "I think so, yes"
		Knight_Otu says, "Damn, we need to read that diary after all."
		Jacqueline says, "We have to type >READ DIARY. We do not actually have to read it."
		DavidW says, "Children's room, I think it was in."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You involuntary take a deep breath of fresh air as you leave the
Floyd | clammy, foetid depths of the crypt behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock it" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Flashlight!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Elijah was the painter, yes?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think so, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | The simple but striking image of five young women being burned to
Floyd | death at the stake. Around them stand a crowd of men and women dressed

		Jacqueline asks, "I... think so?"

Floyd | in rustic, 17th century clothing; they jeer and throw stones. The
Floyd | ringleader, standing in front of the five glowing pyres with the
Floyd | smoking torch still in his hand, wears a clergyman's collar.
Floyd |
Floyd | The artist obviously went to painstaking lengths to depict the burning
Floyd | in ghastly detail: skin curling away from blackened flesh; hair
Floyd | shriveling; eyes boiling in their sockets and melting across cracked
Floyd | and splitting cheeks... repeated five times over, on the bodies of
Floyd | five thrashing, screaming girls. It turns your stomach to look at.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brief sense of comfort quickly drains away, however, as you
Floyd | become aware of the icy and maniacal stare emanating from the great
Floyd | portrait hanging over the mantelpiece. Under the malefic gaze of those
Floyd | red-rimmed eyes, the most comforting thought you can muster is that of
Floyd | immediate flight.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the sofa is a family album.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the family album. It's a slim, hardbound volume in dark
Floyd | leather, unadorned except for name "Verlac" embossed on the front.
Floyd | Glancing at the title page, you notice two details: one, the book was
Floyd | self-published; and two, it was published in 1944. So it's a good bet
Floyd | that Edward Verlac and his family aren't mentioned here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a slim, hardbound volume in dark leather, unadorned except for
Floyd | name "Verlac" embossed on the front. Glancing at the title page, you
Floyd | notice two details: one, the book was self-published; and two, it was
Floyd | published in 1944. So it's a good bet that Edward Verlac and his
Floyd | family aren't mentioned here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I was several years off."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up wilhelm in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILHELM IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Wilhelm Verlac 
Floyd |    Fled with mother Eustacia Verlac during the Witch Burnings of
Floyd | 1653; returned to Anchorhead in 1663; elected mayor of Anchorhead in
Floyd | 1690; built the Miskaton River Mill in 1695; began construction of the
Floyd | lighthouse in 1706.
Floyd |
Floyd | The picture is a reproduction of a charcoal sketch, probably done when
Floyd | he was a younger man. The similarities to the portrait in the sitting
Floyd | room is evident, though: the patrician nose; the harsh, thin line of
Floyd | the mouth; the lean, wolfish jaw. It is the eyes, however, that carry
Floyd | the true family resemblance. Even in the rough, colorless strokes of
Floyd | charcoal, you can see that they are edged with the same raw madness
Floyd | that haunts the red-tinged gaze of the sitting room portrait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "lighthouse"
		DavidW says, "All major buildings in the area except the courthouse and university, it seems."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The man in the portrait is the apotheosis of everything cruel and
Floyd | inhuman that you have ever laid eyes on. His archaic Puritan dress
Floyd | would indicate that he must have lived a very long time ago; perhaps
Floyd | he was the founder of the Verlac family in this region. If so, it's no
Floyd | wonder they all wound up murdered or mad: the red-rimmed eyes glaring
Floyd | down from his gaunt and haggard face seem to blaze with a terrible
Floyd | insanity. There is nothing regal, fatherly or dignified about this
Floyd | portrait. It is the essence of raving, gibbering evil captured on
Floyd | canvas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up eustacia in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EUSTACIA IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Eustacia Verlac 
Floyd |    Born to Croseus Verlac; gave birth to one son, Wilhelm; fled
Floyd | Anchorhead during the Witch Burnings of 1653; remained in hiding in
Floyd | Arkham for 10 years, then returned with son in 1663; died 1686.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman in the portrait is strikingly beautiful, with jet black hair
Floyd | that hangs down past her shoulders like a shining, velvet curtain.
Floyd | There is some resemblance to the thin, cruel features of her father,
Floyd | but not the ragged, red-tinged madness about the eyes. Eustacia's eyes
Floyd | are not red at all; they are cold and deep and very dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gibbering is such a good word"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up croseus in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CROSEUS IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Croseus Verlac 
Floyd |    Born the son of a provincial cabinet-maker in the Höllental
Floyd | Valley circa 1590; fled Germany in 1620 to avoid charges of heresy;
Floyd | came to the New World in 1622 on the ship Dawn Maiden;
Floyd | founded the town of Anchorhead in 1624; began construction of Verlac
Floyd | estate in 1625; signed the non-aggression pact with Chief Chuaquacqat
Floyd | of the Misquat tribe in 1631.
Floyd |
Floyd | The picture is a full-page black-and-white reproduction of the
Floyd | portrait hanging in the sitting room. Underneath it, someone has
Floyd | scribbled in pencil:
Floyd |
Floyd |    his is our blood 
Floyd |    he always returns to his blood
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hell Valley. Nice."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right, that. He always returns to his blood."
		Jacqueline says, "I remember that from years ago."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up elijah in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ELIJAH IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Elijah Verlac 
Floyd |    Traveled to Europe in 1824 to study painting and to research
Floyd | the Verlac genealogy; returned to Anchorhead in 1832; entered the
Floyd | seminary at Arkham College in 1834; ordained in 1844; began
Floyd | construction of the Church of Celestial Wisdom in Anchorhead in 1860;
Floyd | accused of Confederate sympathies in 1862; retired from the clergy and
Floyd | devoted life to painting in 1873.
Floyd |
Floyd | On of the earliest photographic portraits in the album, it depicts a
Floyd | man in his sixties, at least. His face is deeply scored by time, his
Floyd | skin mottled with liver spots, his long, gray hair swept back from a
Floyd | high, bony forehead. This man resembles the portrait in the sitting
Floyd | room more than any of the others, for he has practically the same eyes
Floyd | -- the raw, bloodshot madness staring out from hollow caves in his
Floyd | skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | You note one other interesting detail: he appears to have an extra
Floyd | digit, a sixth finger, on his right hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Note that detail, my children. I think we shall see it again later."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up mordecai in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDECAI IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Mordecai Verlac 
Floyd |    Currently residing in Anchorhead; attended seminary at Arkham
Floyd | College in 1906; ordained in 1912; re-established the Church of
Floyd | Celestial Wisdom in 1920; rebuilt the Miskaton River Mill in
Floyd | 1922.
Floyd |
Floyd | The photograph depicts a man who has returned to his Puritan roots:
Floyd | dressed in spartan black, hair clipped in an archaic tonsure,
Floyd | clutching a Bible in his lap as he glares stoically at the camera.
Floyd | This is the kind of man who would whip his children for laughing on
Floyd | Sunday. His eyes still carry the Verlac madness, burning with
Floyd | single-minded righteousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I just love Michael's family even more with every bio we read."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up heinrich in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP HEINRICH IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Heinrich Verlac 
Floyd |    Added cupola to the Verlac Estate in 1759; elected mayor of
Floyd | Anchorhead in 1765; rebuilt the Miskaton River Mill in 1770; led the
Floyd | battle of Quattac Bend in the Misquat Uprising of 1772; arrested as a
Floyd | Royalist sympathizer in 1777 but subsequently cleared of all charges;
Floyd | completed construction of the lighthouse in 1795.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait is of Heinrich as an older man, in his late fifties,
Floyd | perhaps. The German ancestry shows through more clearly here, in the
Floyd | set of his jaw and the line of his forehead. The eyes burn with
Floyd | aggressive pride... and perhaps a little of the madness which stained
Floyd | the gaze of his ancestors as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up edward in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EDWARD IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Since this book was only published in 1944, there is no mention of
Floyd | Edward Verlac or his family. He probably wasn't even born yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up phillip in album" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP PHILLIP IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot find that name anywhere in the album.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, no phillip."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug has a rustic, quilt-like pattern to it, and it covers all but
Floyd | the outer edges of the hardwood floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Children's Bedroom
Floyd | This must be the children's bedroom. The bed is smaller than the one
Floyd | in the master bedroom, its bright coverlet providing one of the few
Floyd | feeble splashes of color in what must have been, for most of its
Floyd | history, a joylessly Puritan household. A small vanity table occupies
Floyd | the opposite wall, and in the corner under the window stands an
Floyd | ancient crib. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A child's jewelry box sits on the corner of the vanity.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hardly larger than your hand, made of wood and charmingly
Floyd | decorated with a picture of children dancing around a Maypole. Most
Floyd | likely a plaything of one of the later Verlac children. The lid is
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu looks away.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the jewelry box, revealing a silver locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take locket" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the flashlight into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the silver locket. It is oval-shaped, held shut with a
Floyd | tiny clasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x locket" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It is oval-shaped, held shut with a tiny clasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the silver locket, revealing a boy's picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the jewelry box)
Floyd | It's hardly larger than your hand, made of wood and charmingly
Floyd | decorated with a picture of children dancing around a Maypole. Most
Floyd | likely a plaything of one of the later Verlac children. The lid is
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "boy's" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > BOY'S
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boy's" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOY'S
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy in the picture looks no more than three or four years old. He
Floyd | is smiling, but there is something disconcerting about his expression,
Floyd | as though his head were not shaped quite right or his features had
Floyd | been placed slightly wrong. He might possibly have been mentally
Floyd | retarded. It's difficult to tell, because the picture has been cropped
Floyd | so closely you can't even see the edges of the boy's face. Only his
Floyd | features fill the tiny frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close locket" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the silver locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crib" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRIB
Floyd |
Floyd | The crib is made of wood and held together with pegs, not nails. It's
Floyd | probably at least as old as the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Not as fancy as the four-poster, but it looks comfortable enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice some odd scratches in the floor around the legs of the bed
Floyd | frame -- marks about six inches long, scored into the wood. Otherwise,
Floyd | nothing but shadows and dust under the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move bed" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Bracing yourself, you push the bed away from the wall, revealing a
Floyd | ragged hole in the wood paneling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about six inches wide, and looks like it was made by by someone
Floyd | breaking in the wall with a hammer and pulling chunks of paneling out
Floyd | with their bare hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the ragged hole is a bundle of soggy pages.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pages" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You pick up the bundle of soggy pages. It appears to have been
Floyd | someone's diary. There must have been a leak at some time behind the
Floyd | wall where it was hidden, because most of the pages are water-logged
Floyd | and completely illegible. However, portions of a few entries remain
Floyd | untouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pages" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to have been someone's diary. There must have been a leak
Floyd | at some time behind the wall where it was hidden, because most of the
Floyd | pages are water-logged and completely illegible. However, portions of
Floyd | a few entries remain untouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "WARNING: 'read pages' is next."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read pages" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you turn the tattered pages. The handwriting is that of a
Floyd | young girl. You idly wonder if this might have been the diary of one
Floyd | of Edward Verlac's daughters -- but then you notice part of a date,
Floyd | just visible in the corner of the page: 1953. This must have been
Floyd | written, then, several years before Edward was born.
Floyd |
Floyd | The entries that are legible read as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Father came again to my bed last night... mother doesn't...
Floyd | tells me I can't... to be a good daughter. Sometimes it hurts, but
Floyd | Father always tells me I shouldn't cry. Father says a daughter must do
Floyd | her Duty if she wants to get into Heaven. And I do want to get into
Floyd | Heaven...
Floyd |
Floyd | [this entry dated 1957] ...my poor little William. Father calls
Floyd | him an aberration, child of the Devil, but I don't believe... locked
Floyd | in the attic. I go to see him whenever Father is away. I sing to him,
Floyd | sometimes, through the keyhole, and slip him sweets through the crack
Floyd | under the door... my baby is beautiful... can't let him hurt my dear
Floyd | baby William... to the doctor, and he has a plan... I can never...
Floyd | this locket, William, and I will always keep yours... to always
Floyd | remember my face...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing else is readable except for one fragmented entry near the very
Floyd | end of the book, the date in the corner reading February 27, 1961:
Floyd |
Floyd | ...dead, but not dead yet... will not allow him to do to Edward
Floyd | what he wanted to do to William... have learned... given him the charm
Floyd | against the... never take it off, dear Edward... [a page has been
Floyd | torn away] ...fear to sleep... mist at the window --
Floyd |
Floyd | And that's all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Children's Bedroom
Floyd | This must be the children's bedroom. The bed is smaller than the one
Floyd | in the master bedroom, its bright coverlet providing one of the few
Floyd | feeble splashes of color in what must have been, for most of its
Floyd | history, a joylessly Puritan household. A small vanity table occupies
Floyd | the opposite wall, and in the corner under the window stands an
Floyd | ancient crib. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A child's jewelry box sits on the corner of the vanity, its lid open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bed has been pushed away from the wall slightly, revealing a
Floyd | ragged hole in the paneling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple vanity table, scaled down for a child, spartan in design and
Floyd | almost wholly without decoration. It's hard to imagine keeping any
Floyd | sort of makeup or jewelry on it, but then again, vanity of even the
Floyd | most innocent kind was probably discouraged in most of the Verlac
Floyd | children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims (at KO), "IT'S OVER! YOU CAN UNCOVER YOUR EYES NOW!"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Can I ppeek now?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		DavidW asks, "So, shall I find the newspaper, or go open William's coffin next?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess the coffin?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the family album into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | but none of the keys seem to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a free-standing cabinet about as tall as you are, crafted of
Floyd | cherrywood. The double paneled doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we save occasionally, or ... does it matter?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Taleslinger exclaims, "Eeeagh! Bar!" 		
Taleslinger has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Stooping to avoid the sharp, bare twigs that snag your clothes and

		Knight_Otu says, "We probably should."

Floyd | seem to reach greedily for your eyes, you pick your way through the
Floyd | undergrowth to a small clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the iron door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the iron door first)
Floyd | The faint echo of dripping water and a musty smell of decay grow
Floyd | stronger as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Crypt
Floyd | The air is clammy and frigid, the stone walls damp and streaked with
Floyd | mud and lichen. Pale, swollen roots push through cracks in the
Floyd | masonry. The smell of damp corruption is almost overpowering here,
Floyd | though the stairs to the south lead toward fresher air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of this chamber contain dozens of wide, shallow niches; in
Floyd | each niche, a coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up william" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "William Verlac, b. June 22, 1954, d. September
Floyd | 18, 1958". Unlike the others, William's coffin is a ramshackle affair
Floyd | of cheap pine, held together with rusting nails. It's half-rotten with
Floyd | age and so shabbily built you could probably open it with your bare
Floyd | hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open william" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | Compelled by a gruesome curiosity, you dig your fingers under the
Floyd | soft, rotting boards and pry up the lid. With the shriek of pulling
Floyd | nails and a shower of crumbling wood, the coffin comes open, and you
Floyd | look inside, expecting to find a child's tiny skeleton...
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear God.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no child buried here. Instead, the coffin contains only the
Floyd | worm-eaten bones of some kind of animal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Who would have buried an animal in place of the child that should have
Floyd | been interred here? And why would they do such a thing? Glumly, you
Floyd | look around at the rest of the coffins, and realize that anyone who
Floyd | might have known the answers to these questions is probably already
Floyd | buried in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You're no veterinarian, but these cannot possibly be the bones of a
Floyd | human child. A dog seems most likely, at a rough guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "IRTA 'You're no vegetarian, but...'"
		Knight_Otu says, "I was about to ask..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up eustacia" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EUSTACIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | You can't find that name anywhere; but then again, it may just be too
Floyd | corroded for you to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up croseus" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | You can't find that name anywhere; but then again, it may just be too
Floyd | corroded for you to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up michael" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | You can't find that name anywhere; but then again, it may just be too
Floyd | corroded for you to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You involuntary take a deep breath of fresh air as you leave the
Floyd | clammy, foetid depths of the crypt behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The undergrowth is too thick in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "lock it?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A damp newspaper lies on the curb, fluttering slightly in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the silver locket into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the newspaper. It's the "Weekly Arkham Herald".
Floyd | Anchorhead, apparently, is not large enough to warrant its own
Floyd | newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The front page story is about Jeffrey Greer, 8 years old, who was
Floyd | abducted from his home at #11 Mill Town Road last night. Little
Floyd | Jeffrey is the latest victim in a series of abductions that stretches
Floyd | back for years, one every six months or so, and that authorities
Floyd | believe is the work of a single perpetrator. Local police had hoped to
Floyd | prove that Edward Verlac had been behind the kidnappings, but were
Floyd | unable to obtain a confession or any hard proof. Edward Verlac was
Floyd | convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters, one of whom was 15
Floyd | months old, in January of this year; he was found not guilty by reason
Floyd | of insanity and incarcerated in Danvers Asylum, where he remained
Floyd | until committing suicide last March. This latest kidnapping, occurring
Floyd | after Edward's death, seems to have cleared up any lingering
Floyd | suspicions that he might have been the culprit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone possessing information regarding the whereabouts of Jeffrey
Floyd | Greer is strongly urged to speak to the authorities as soon as
Floyd | possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Courthouse or university next?"
		Jacqueline says, "Either."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, Courthouse"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Birth Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That's why I wanted to come here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up croseus" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You search in vain for a while before remembering that Croseus Verlac
Floyd | wasn't born in this country, and would therefore probably not have any
Floyd | birth certificate on record.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up eustacia" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EUSTACIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Eustacia Verlac: born November 22, 1634.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Death records?"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess run through all the names in both rooms."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "So yeah, more birth."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up william" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | William Verlac: born June 22, 1954.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up mordecai" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDECAI
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Mordecai Verlac: born January 30, 1886.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up elijah" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ELIJAH
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Elijah Verlac: born December 16, 1802.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up daryl" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP DARYL
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up tara" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP TARA
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up christopher" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHRISTOPHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up heinrich" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP HEINRICH
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Heinrich Verlac: born October 18, 1734.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up wilhelm" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILHELM
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Wilhelm Verlac: born March 11, 1651.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up michael" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Death Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up eustacia" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EUSTACIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Eustacia Verlac: died April 8, 1686.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up croseus" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Croseus Verlac: died March 11, 1651.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up william" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | William Verlac: died September 18, 1958.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm. So just bare bones."
		Knight_Otu says, "Wilhelm Verlac: born March 11, 1651."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up wilhelm" 		Knight_Otu says, "Croseus Verlac: died March 11, 1651."

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILHELM
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Wilhelm Verlac: died October 18, 1734.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up heinrich" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP HEINRICH
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Heinrich Verlac: died December 16, 1802.
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to be uncovering a pattern here; all these Verlacs seem to
Floyd | have lived to a ripe old age and then died on the very day the next
Floyd | one is born. The birth records are incomplete -- no parents are
Floyd | listed, and no cause of death is noted on the death records -- there's
Floyd | just not enough information here to draw a conclusion. You'll simply
Floyd | have to keep digging until you find the answers...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up elijah" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ELIJAH
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Elijah Verlac: died January 30, 1886.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up mordecai" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDECAI
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Mordecai Verlac: died April 26, 1960.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "May I inject a brief moment of some levity?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "This exercise has me thinking of Puritan names, because I have to come up with an ancestral name in the Gragne project."
		Jacqueline says, "I have come across an article on bizarre Puritan names."
		Jacqueline | Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
		Jacqueline says, "And I would also like to share his son:"
		Jacqueline | If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God's son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, full article:"
		Knight_Otu says, "Wha.."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "We may now resume our regularly scheduled program."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Can I get divorced from humankind?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "NO"
		Jacqueline says, "We need you"
		DavidW says, "I think we're done in the courthouse."
		Knight_Otu says, "Darn."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | The obelisk measures about two feet square at its base, narrowing
Floyd | slightly as it rises a good fifteen feet to a bluntly pointed tip. An
Floyd | iron ring is embedded in the stone high up on one side, about two feet
Floyd | from the top. Dense, twisting hieroglyphs cover all four sides of the
Floyd | obelisk, although they are too worn to be read clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Circulation Desk
Floyd | A high counter divides the public portion of the library from the
Floyd | reserved stacks -- all the more esoteric and mysterious volumes from
Floyd | the university's collection. If anything, the area behind the counter
Floyd | is even more shadowy than the side you're on. The main reading area
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging on the wall next to the counter is a small, printed sign.
Floyd | Beneath the sign sits a heavy, dog-eared register, and sitting next to
Floyd | the register is a bell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x regiater" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REGIATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's basically a log, recording what book was checked out, who checked
Floyd | it out, and when. There must be hundreds of names here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up michael in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MICHAEL IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | Your husband's name is down at the bottom. The title of the book
Floyd | is A Historical Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley
Floyd | Region by J. Arnsworth Frazer, pub. 1906. Quite a mouthful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ding.
Floyd |
Floyd | A moment later, the gaunt and fishy-eyed librarian emerges silently
Floyd | from the shadows behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask librarian for frazer" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LIBRARIAN FOR FRAZER
Floyd |
Floyd | The librarian says nothing. Slowly, very slowly, she looks you up and
Floyd | down, and then, just as slowly, she turns to look at the sign posted
Floyd | over the counter. Finally, agonizingly slowly, she turns back to you,
Floyd | and stares at you with a vague, unblinking air of disapproval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | "All restricted books must be signed for on the register, and may not
Floyd | be removed from this building. Please have your faculty ID ready when
Floyd | you make your request."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give id to librarian" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE ID TO LIBRARIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the faculty card)
Floyd | (slipping the bundle of soggy pages into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | The librarian looks the card over, nods slowly, and hands it back to
Floyd | you without a word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sign register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIGN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask librarian about frazer" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LIBRARIAN ABOUT FRAZER
Floyd |
Floyd | Wordlessly the librarian retreats back into the shadows, only to
Floyd | reappear the next moment carrying the thick, dusty tome you saw your
Floyd | husband with earlier. Dutifully, you sign the register, and the
Floyd | librarian hands you the book before disappearing again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "HOORAY"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x frazer" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRAZER
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick and weighty tome, its full title is A Historical Overview
Floyd | of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region by J. Arnsworth
Floyd | Frazer, published in 1906. It begins: "Although New England has always
Floyd | been an abundant storehouse of American myth and folklore, the
Floyd | Miskaton River Valley has long been recognized as particularly fecund
Floyd | ground for tall tales and fanciful superstition. Legends abound of
Floyd | hideous, inhuman races living within the venerable hills; of pagan
Floyd | rituals enacted at unholy burial grounds and dedicated to ancient,
Floyd | blasphemous gods..." and continues along the same lines in the
Floyd | typically dry and bombastic style of those times.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read frazer" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ FRAZER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you open the book, a slip of paper falls from its pages and
Floyd | flutters to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take slip" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You pick up the slip of paper. Someone was apparently using it as a
Floyd | bookmark. There's some writing on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oooh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read slip" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | It says:
Floyd |
Floyd |    born-died same date?
Floyd |    have to chk. records
Floyd |
Floyd | The handwriting is unmistakably Michael's.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "So he noticed, too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read frazer" 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                             Introduction
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A thick and weighty tome, its full title is A Historical Overview
Floyd | of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region by J. Arnsworth
Floyd | Frazer, published in 1906. It begins: "Although New England has always
Floyd | been an abundant storehouse of American myth and folklore, the
Floyd | Miskaton River Valley has long been recognized as particularly fecund
Floyd | ground for tall tales and fanciful superstition. Legends abound of
Floyd | hideous, inhuman races living within the venerable hills; of pagan
Floyd | rituals enacted at unholy burial grounds and dedicated to ancient,
Floyd | blasphemous gods..." and continues along the same lines in the
Floyd | typically dry and bombastic style of those times.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]    > The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                     The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This chapter deals with the strange mythology surrounding the person
Floyd | of Croseus Verlac, the first of the American Verlacs, who immigrated
Floyd | from the Black Forest region of Germany in the early 1600s. He settled
Floyd | in the Miskaton Valley and there helped establish the small fishing
Floyd | port soon to be known as Anchorhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Croseus sired six raven-haired daughters and schooled all of them at
Floyd | home. The girls were reclusive and odd of habit, and by the time the
Floyd | eldest turned fifteen the town had all but openly accused them of
Floyd | witchcraft. The townsfolk shunned the Verlac daughters and called them
Floyd | "the Old Man's Coven" -- although never within earshot, since Croseus
Floyd | was already a very powerful and influential man in that region.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although he never had a son, Croseus apparently sired a number of
Floyd | grandsons by more than one of his daughters -- ostensibly to keep the
Floyd | Verlac blood pure, such practice being not uncommon in the more
Floyd | secluded and xenophobic early settlements. However, most of the male
Floyd | children were born dead, or horribly deformed, or both, and there were
Floyd | furtive whispers that Croseus was practicing some form of dark sorcery
Floyd | on his progeny. The fact that Croseus fell ill on the day that the
Floyd | first healthy male child was born (to his youngest daughter), and died
Floyd | before day's end, did not go unnoticed.
Floyd |
Floyd | After Croseus died, the townspeople turned against the "coven",
Floyd | burning all of them to death except for Eustacia, the youngest, who
Floyd | managed to escape along with her infant son, Wilhelm. She returned
Floyd | some years later, after an outbreak of smallpox wiped out much of the
Floyd | town's older population, including the Calvinist minister and every
Floyd | last man and woman who had participated in the burning of Verlac's
Floyd | brood.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a start, you remember the pattern you uncovered in the city
Floyd | archives -- each Verlac dying on the very day his grandson is born...
Floyd | no parents listed on the birth certificates... no marriage records,
Floyd | only sons then daughters then sons... and a sickening, horrifying
Floyd | thought begins to take shape: what if the foul tradition begun by
Floyd | Croseus Verlac did not end with his death?
Floyd |
Floyd | What if, for centuries, the Verlacs have been raping their own
Floyd | daughters in order to sire grandsons?
Floyd |
Floyd | What in God's name was wrong with this family? How could this have
Floyd | gone on for so long without anyone knowing about it or trying to stop
Floyd | it? And why does each Verlac die on the very day his grandson is born?
Floyd |
Floyd | Edward Verlac, the man from whom Michael inherited the house and all
Floyd | its madness, must have been the last of his line, the child of his
Floyd | mother and his mother's own father. He went insane and killed his
Floyd | entire family, and now his legacy has been passed on to your husband.
Floyd | With a sudden rush of urgency and fear, you realize that you have to
Floyd | get out of this town, and you have to get Michael out with you, as
Floyd | soon as humanly possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Jacqueline says, "So, now I'm trying to remember..."
		Jacqueline asks, "How exactly is Michael related to these folks?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Distantly."
		DavidW says, "Looks like we stopped reading."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, we can't carry on the tradition, not being ourselves a Verlac."
		DavidW says, "oh, I didn't scroll."
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't recall if there were details mentioned."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]    > The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]    > Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Little is known about the enigmatic Misquat Indians. They are believed
Floyd | to have occupied a small, unobtrusive area around southeastern
Floyd | Massachusetts, along the banks of the river which now bears their
Floyd | name. At the time that this book was published, various property
Floyd | disputes prevented any thorough archaeological investigation of the
Floyd | area; information regarding this tiny, sequestered tribe is therefore
Floyd | scarce and based largely on hearsay and folklore.
Floyd |
Floyd | Analysis of the only known fossil -- a partial skull -- has led some
Floyd | anthropologists to conclude that the Misquat were not indigenous to
Floyd | the region. One popular theory holds that the tribe is most closely
Floyd | related to certain degenerate branches of the northern Esquimeaux, and
Floyd | were perhaps driven from their original sub-arctic clime and forced to
Floyd | settle in exile in what would become the northeastern United States.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although precious few physical artifacts have been recovered -- chief
Floyd | among them a pair of ritual masks and a crudely carved, seven-holed
Floyd | wind instrument -- tall tales of Misquat ritual abound. They appear to
Floyd | have been a unilaterally reviled tribe. Most of the whispered stories
Floyd | involve horrid, ululating chants around blazing bonfires in the dead
Floyd | of winter night, grotesque copulations performed in honor of bestial
Floyd | gods, and of course abundant human sacrifice. The Misquat were
Floyd | generally known as child-stealers, creeping through open windows at
Floyd | night to perpetrate foul kidnappings. None of these claims can of
Floyd | course be verified; nearly all Indian tribes encountered by the first
Floyd | European settlers have been subject to such prejudices at one time or
Floyd | another.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is known that the Misquat were most likely star-worshippers, and
Floyd | possessed what was likely a quite complex theology involving entities
Floyd | that dwelled beyond "the bowl of tiny fires" -- their term for the
Floyd | night sky. These entities granted wisdom or insanity, bestowed
Floyd | prosperity or famine, according to how well or how laxly the tribe
Floyd | performed its ritual appeasements. The rituals attempted to contact or
Floyd | possibly summon aspects of these entities through elaborately carved
Floyd | "beacons" -- mounds of stones or obelisks placed at significant
Floyd | geographical locations.
Floyd |
Floyd | The few eroded hieroglyphs left by them (oddly, the Misquat were one
Floyd | of the few North American tribes to have developed a system of writing
Floyd | prior to any contact with Europeans) have proved a compelling but so
Floyd | far intractable puzzle for linguists today; all further detail about
Floyd | their ritual and mythology remains yet a mystery.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW says, "We saw a flute last week."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I was thinking that."
		DavidW says, "I forget where we found the combo to the safe."
		Jacqueline says, "I've posted the temp transcript for just such questions."
		Knight_Otu says, "In the journal from the cabinet, I think."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]    > Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]    > The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearly all of the early European settlements circulated stories of a
Floyd | being known as "The Dark Man" that lived in the primordial woods
Floyd | beyond the settlements' borders. Deeply religious and at the same time
Floyd | almost hysterically superstitious, clinging precariously to the edges
Floyd | of an unexplored and therefore terrifying continent, it was only
Floyd | natural for people in those times to project their collective fears
Floyd | onto the unknown. For the predominantly fundamentalist Protestant
Floyd | sects that first colonized the New World, these projections typically
Floyd | were embodiments of the Christian concept of the Devil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Dark Man generally takes the form of a man, sometimes of large or
Floyd | even giant stature but more often no larger than a natural human. He
Floyd | is invariably dark-skinned, although rarely described as a Negro --
Floyd | most often he is a Caucasian with jet-black skin, thus combining the
Floyd | refined, cunning intelligence of the European with the base carnality
Floyd | of the African. He is regularly portrayed as the consort of witches.
Floyd | He has many names: The Dark Man, The Grinning Man, Old Scratch,
Floyd | Springheel Jack, The Evil One, etc., but always his formal, Biblical
Floyd | appellation -- "Lucifer" or "Satan" -- is scrupulously avoided, a
Floyd | holdover from the tradition that to speak a demon's name is to attract
Floyd | his attention and perhaps even summon him.
Floyd |
Floyd | More interesting to the folklorist are the names that harken further
Floyd | back than these simple Christian superstitions, recalling a more pagan
Floyd | portrayal of the dark and unknown. These tales, which originate from
Floyd | the more reclusive colonies, often bring out the more animalistic,
Floyd | nature-worshipping aspect of the Dark Man. He is sometimes pictured as
Floyd | being covered with hair, or having hooves instead of feet, resembling
Floyd | Classical images of Pan. His names are more obscure: The Wicker (or
Floyd | Wicca) Man; The Black Goat With A Thousand Young. Therein lie
Floyd | tantalizing clues offering the enterprising folklorist still deeper
Floyd | glimpses into the collective unconscious.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few rare instances of The Dark Man have been uncovered that point
Floyd | beyond even these antiquated references -- bizarre aspects that seem
Floyd | to reflect some of the less understood concepts of Native American
Floyd | mysticism. Such baroque names as "The Lurker At The Threshold" or "The
Floyd | Watcher Beyond The Stars" point to a substratum of human mythology as
Floyd | yet untouched. These versions typically describe not physical
Floyd | manifestations, but rather abstract concepts of Evil and Time that
Floyd | some scholars have linked to the pre-Roman god Saturn, before he
Floyd | became characterized as merely the father of Zeus, when he was instead
Floyd | identified with the Ouroburos Dragon, Devourer of Worlds. Hopefully,
Floyd | as more archaeological evidence is uncovered, we will be able to speak
Floyd | of these primordial connections with greater confidence.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW asks, "ready?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Ready."
		Jacqueline says, "Not quite"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]    > The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]    > The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                     The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rather unique to the lower Miskaton River Valley, this tale centers
Floyd | around a seemingly malevolent fog that roams the forests and lonely
Floyd | night roads, choking the unwary traveler with invisible, untouchable
Floyd | hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | The experience of being attacked by this strange entity is described
Floyd | in an 1855 journal as: "...lyke as thowe a deade man were to put his
Floyd | corpsey fingers downe yr throate withe one hande, & up yr nostrille
Floyd | withe the other..."
Floyd |
Floyd | No two tellings can agree on the origins of this terrible mist. Some
Floyd | accounts insist that it is a spirit of the restless dead; others
Floyd | attribute the effect to malicious hobgoblins. Other versions implicate
Floyd | witchcraft, a pirate's curse, swamp faerie... the list goes on. Some
Floyd | of the more esoteric explanations seem to indicate that the legend was
Floyd | adapted by white settlers from native superstitions held by the tribes
Floyd | indigenous to the Miskaton region; however, there is no evidence as
Floyd | yet that the "strangling mist" existed in any form prior to the
Floyd | appearance of Europeans.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]    > The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]      The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]    > The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]    > The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                       The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yet another colorful folk legend involves the recurring image of a
Floyd | "ghost train" -- a spectral locomotive that materializes from nowhere,
Floyd | glides across the haunted track for a short period of time, and then
Floyd | disappears as mysteriously as it came.
Floyd |
Floyd | This story did not originate among the first white settlers, of
Floyd | course; obviously it only came into being after the advent of the
Floyd | steam locomotive in our burgeoning Machine Age. The earliest known
Floyd | recorded version of this story, in fact, is dated 1882. Nonetheless,
Floyd | the legend provides us with an interesting example of how the
Floyd | collective unconscious adapts itself to changing aspects of our
Floyd | culture, cloaking old symbolism in the trappings of new technology.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although many versions hold that the ghost train represents the
Floyd | ghastly echoes of a locomotive that was wrecked (derailed and lost off
Floyd | a mountain pass is the most popular means of destruction), this is in
Floyd | fact a simplistic interpretation not seen until many decades after the
Floyd | myth originated. More intriguing and more useful to the folklorist are
Floyd | versions that explain the ghost train as a transport to the land of
Floyd | the dead -- a modernized boat of Charon, ferrying damned souls across
Floyd | the shroud to the devil's newly industrial Hell. These are the
Floyd | versions which most faithfully maintain links to the traditions of the
Floyd | past, and demonstrate the curious evolutionary behavior of the myth.
Floyd |
Floyd | In some of these tellings, the traveling soul must have a ticket to
Floyd | present to the grim conductor -- an element directly analogous to the
Floyd | ancient custom of placing of gold coins beneath the tongue to buy
Floyd | passage to the underworld. Living souls who ventured too near the
Floyd | tracks as the ghost train made its nightly sojourn would find
Floyd | themselves swept along -- echoing the Celtic/Germanic myth of the Wild
Floyd | Hunt, in which witness were compelled to join as either hunter or
Floyd | prey. Those who thus boarded the train by accident, madness or mere
Floyd | foolishness were inevitably carried back to whatever eldritch
Floyd | dimension from whence the train originated. Tales of return voyages
Floyd | are rare and generally held by those who pass them along to be
Floyd | apocryphal.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW asks, "ready?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]        from the Table of Contents of 'A Historical Overview'
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Introduction
Floyd ]      The Legend of Croseus Verlac
Floyd ]      Rituals of the Misquat Indians
Floyd ]      The Dark Man and Other Aspects
Floyd ]      The 'Strangling Mist' Legend
Floyd ]    > The 'Ghost Train' Legend
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Circulation Desk
Floyd | A high counter divides the public portion of the library from the
Floyd | reserved stacks -- all the more esoteric and mysterious volumes from
Floyd | the university's collection. If anything, the area behind the counter
Floyd | is even more shadowy than the side you're on. The main reading area
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging on the wall next to the counter is a small, printed sign.
Floyd | Beneath the sign sits a heavy, dog-eared register, and sitting next to
Floyd | the register is a bell.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Unless we need to reread this book, I say return it for now."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ring bell" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > RING BELL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ding.
Floyd |
Floyd | A moment later, the gaunt and fishy-eyed librarian emerges silently
Floyd | from the shadows behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Weprobably can't take it along anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give frazer to librarian" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FRAZER TO LIBRARIAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Wordlessly the librarian takes the tome from you and spirits it back
Floyd | to the shadowy depths of the reserved stacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "I'm guessing this is the only book we check out?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we know any other books."
		DavidW says, "I vaguely remember that other books were possible."
		Jacqueline says, "Guess we'll see."
		DavidW asks, "My memory of this game is very spotty, but I think there were three others?"
		DavidW says, "Let's get the safe and attic doors open next, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You may leave to the east, or approach the counter to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I don't remember visiting that vacant lot?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old man dressed in dirty rags sits on his mattress, muttering to
Floyd | himself as he stares intently out to sea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that seems new to me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | This pitiful creature might once have been a successful and healthy
Floyd | man, but alcohol and mental illness have dragged him down
Floyd | irretrievably into degenerate squalor. His clothes are filthy tatters;
Floyd | his hair is a matted, knotted mess; his body reeks of booze and urine.
Floyd | He sits on his mattress, seemingly oblivious to you or the rest of the
Floyd | world, and that's where he'll stay until either Death or the next
Floyd | drink comes around.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old bum is clutching a small object to his chest; he rubs it and
Floyd | turns it in his hands constantly, as though it were some sort of relic
Floyd | or charm. It's hard to tell, but it appears to be a key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We have a flask. He has a key. Trade?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, by god, if it's a key, we must have it."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we give our rotgut for it."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, sounds good."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to talk to the bum about?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "key" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small copper key)
Floyd | The old man squints at you with bleary, cunning eyes. "Don't know too
Floyd | much about that," he quavers. "Memory's not what it used to be... I'm
Floyd | so thirsty, Miss, so thirsty..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give flask to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FLASK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flask)
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | His eyes burning with greed, the old man snatches the flask from your
Floyd | hand, unscrews the cap and tips it up into his waiting mouth. Trickles
Floyd | of pungent brown liquid ooze from the corners of his mouth as he
Floyd | swallows convulsively, his hands trembling, his eyes squeezed shut and
Floyd | streaming tears. Finally, he falls back onto his mattress with a
Floyd | beatific smile on his mud-smeared face, the flask dropping from his
Floyd | fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small copper key)
Floyd | "Mine!" the old man hisses, clapping his hands onto his chest as
Floyd | though you were about to frisk him for it. "It's mine, and I won't let
Floyd | it go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about key" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small copper key)
Floyd | "Mine!" the old man hisses, clapping his hands onto his chest as
Floyd | though you were about to frisk him for it. "It's mine, and I won't let
Floyd | it go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man sighs. "I was a doctor, once. I was a very good doctor.
Floyd | But that was before Edward, you know. Little Edward and his..." His
Floyd | voice trails off to a whisper, but you could swear he mouthed the word
Floyd | "brother".
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, I guess we take the other hint. (Sort of kidding. Sort of.)"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "This is the goode doctor!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh..."
		DavidW says, "Dr Timothy Rebis"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about rebis" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT REBIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum shakes his head and looks away. "T'ain't my name no more..."
Floyd | he says quietly. "...no more..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about edward" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT EDWARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man lets out a vicious cackle. "They got to him, didn't they?
Floyd | Maggots got to him good. Got into his head. The maggots got into his
Floyd | head, eatin' at him 'til he had to crack it open to get 'em out. Poor
Floyd | boy." He shakes his head. "Delivered him, I did. Pulled him right out
Floyd | of his mama. Him and his -- " Suddenly he stops, and will say no more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about brother" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BROTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man falls silent all of a sudden, and for a while he simply
Floyd | stares down at his hands, limp and open in his lap. Then, drawing a
Floyd | deep breath, he begins to speak, and for the first time his voice is
Floyd | steady, without the reedy whine of alcoholic craving.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ayuh, little Edward had a brother, so he did. And I know him. I know
Floyd | of William, so I do. I delivered the child. Anna Verlac was his
Floyd | mother. It... it was... "
Floyd |
Floyd | He leans over and grips your arm with a hand that is suddenly steady
Floyd | and strong. "It was her father's poison seed, y'see. That evil bastard
Floyd | poisoned her womb and put a monster inside her. What she gave birth
Floyd | to... it was... it wasn't... oh, God, when I held that... that
Floyd | abortion in the shape of an infant, that thing with hooves for feet
Floyd | and its crown of writhing... when it looked up at me... It looked
Floyd | up at me with its father's red-rimmed eyes." The old man shudders
Floyd | convulsively, and it is a while before he can speak again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anna and I decided between ourselves, we did. The... her child... it
Floyd | lived for a few years, but it was sickly, and in pain, and it could
Floyd | never be normal nor healthy. She brought it to me... I was her doctor,
Floyd | you see, I'd seen her through her child's birth, and she trusted me...
Floyd | and I put the thing down, softly and without pain, and they laid it to
Floyd | rest in the family crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And Anna thanked me for it, so she did."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man falls silent again, and his wavering, bloodshot eyes
Floyd | wander once more out to sea. And he is lost, once again, to the horror
Floyd | and pain of the memories that can only be silenced by drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about william" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "All I care to tell of that tragedy, I've told," the old man says
Floyd | quietly, not looking at you. "I've no wish to speak of it again."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is such a cheerful story."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about anna" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ANNA
Floyd |
Floyd | Tears stream unchecked down the old man's face. "Shouldn't have
Floyd | happened to the girl. Only seventeen, she was, still a child when
Floyd | he... when that red-eyed monster took her... " His eyes suddenly
Floyd | darken, his fists clench. "HIS OWN DAUGHTER, GODS FUCK 'EM! SHOULDN'T
Floyd | HAVE DONE THAT TO HIS OWN DAUGHTER! GODS FUCK 'EM ALL!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline makes another mental note about the content warning for this transcript.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x copper key" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COPPER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mine!" the old man hisses, clapping his hands onto his chest as
Floyd | though you were about to frisk him for it. "It's mine, and I won't let
Floyd | it go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Like I said, the game told us what to do."
		Jacqueline | that's where he'll stay until either Death or the next drink comes around
		Jacqueline says, "I *think* I'm kidding."
		Jacqueline says, "Probably."
		DavidW says, "I think we can not kill him."
		Knight_Otu says, "So let's see if we find more rotgut."
		Jacqueline says, "You know the slippery slope. First we filch a faculty card from our husband's wallet in a violation of his trust, next thing we're murdering people."
		DavidW says, "Then we change the formula for Coca Cola."
		Knight_Otu says, "Technically, first, we trespassed."
		Jacqueline says, "Just give him rotgut until he passes out works for me."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at KO), "TRUE!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about house" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man screws his face up in confusion. "Don't know about that,"
Floyd | he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about church" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT CHURCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about michael" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man screws his face up in confusion. "Don't know about that,"
Floyd | he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about brick wall" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BRICK WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Ask him about mordecai?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about mordecai" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT MORDECAI
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man shrinks away from you. "Not here!" he hisses. "Not
Floyd | anywhere! Never speak it!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Understandable reaction."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about verlac" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT VERLAC
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Verlac family)
Floyd | The old man seems to physically shrink just a little bit, darting
Floyd | nervous glances around the empty lot. "Oh, they're the worst of the
Floyd | lot," he whispers. "They're the queen maggots, so they are. Sittin'
Floyd | all fat and full of poison in the center of the nest. Partick'ly that
Floyd | one, the worst one of all -- the one with the red-rimmed eyes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess he's telling us there's only one Verlac."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up anna in album" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ANNA IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing here you can look things up in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Oh, we carried the box of clippings around but not the album?"
		Jacqueline says, "Guess so"
		DavidW asks, "I'm not sure how to get this copper key. Continue with safe and attic?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flask" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mattress" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mattress is stained and beaten, oozing stuffing in several places.
Floyd | From the cans and food wrappers scattered around it, it looks as
Floyd | though somebody's been using it as a bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search mattress" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH MATTRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum sits cross-legged in the exact center of the mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man waves good-bye. "Don't be a stranger," he calls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the faculty card into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors stand closed to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a keyring, on which are three keys
Floyd | (an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to the
Floyd | cellar), a flask (which is open but empty), a slip of paper and a
Floyd | broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain Michael's faculty card, a
Floyd | newspaper, a bundle of soggy pages, a silver locket, a family album, a
Floyd | flashlight, a book of matches with six matches left, a torn journal, a
Floyd | typewritten notice, a lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read journal" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ JOURNAL
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of the journal reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperate. Went back to the old twisting lane and found only a
Floyd | blank wall. Without the amulet, how can I resist --
Floyd |
Floyd | ...bottles, bottles...
Floyd |
Floyd | Getting worse. People I have never met smile knowingly at me in
Floyd | the street. The police believe I am a child molester, but have brought
Floyd | no charges against me as yet. Why? Head hurts all the time. I have
Floyd | turned the cellar upside-down... damn it all, where is it?
Floyd |
Floyd | Dreamed of Father again. Dreamed of Grandfather. Those horrible,
Floyd | red-rimmed eyes...
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- into the safe, finally. 8-23-36. Won't forget THAT soon.
Floyd | Ha!
Floyd |
Floyd | CANNOT DISCOVER ENTRANCE IN THE CELLAR!!! Secret eludes me still
Floyd | but I WILL FIND IT!!! The clue is in their names, that pestilential
Floyd | procession of names! If I could only --
Floyd |
Floyd | The text breaks off as several more pages are missing. the last
Floyd | fragmented entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- will fail. There is no recourse left. I know now what I must
Floyd | do. Julia --
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 8" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 8
Floyd |
Floyd | The tumblers tick quietly as you turn the dial to 8...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 23" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 23
Floyd |
Floyd | The tumblers tick quietly as you turn the dial to 23...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn dial to 36" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DIAL TO 36
Floyd |
Floyd | The tumblers tick quietly as you turn the dial to 36... and with a
Floyd | hollow thunk, the safe suddenly swings open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We do have the album in our pockets."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in safe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN SAFE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the safe are a puzzle box and a strange metal flute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take box and flute" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOX AND FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | puzzle box: (slipping the slip of paper into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the puzzle box. It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar
Floyd | box, carved from some dark and oddly streaked wood that you can't
Floyd | identify. All six surfaces are decorated in a complex arrangement of
Floyd | grooves and panels, most of which are illustrated with leering,
Floyd | demonic faces and obscene designs. As far as you can tell, it is in
Floyd | fact a box, and meant to be opened; however, you see no obvious way to
Floyd | do so.
Floyd | strange metal flute: (slipping the flask into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | (closing the flask first)
Floyd | You pick up the strange metal flute. It appears to be some kind of
Floyd | wind instrument, fashioned out of ornately carved, greenish metal.
Floyd | Seven holes of varying sizes are drilled along the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And I guess we took the broom for a walk."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might also check out Anna in the crypt."
		Jacqueline says, "hubba hubba"
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		DavidW says, "I'd like a pee break, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm back when others are."
		DavidW says, "back"
Peregrine 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), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the sliding doors first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself. Also on the desk is a letter opener.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although his computer is still on, Michael isn't here. In fact, you
Floyd | realize, you haven't heard him anywhere in the house since you got
Floyd | home. And you even found him a newspaper. Where in the world could he
Floyd | have gotten to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take opener" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You pick up the letter opener. It's a rather ornate thing, with a
Floyd | silver hilt and a slim, sharp tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I had an idea about the laptop computer."
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | A top-of-the-line model: it's sleek, lightweight and very fast, a real
Floyd | status symbol for the writer who wants to look as though he might stop
Floyd | whatever he's doing at the drop of a hat and suddenly hack out a
Floyd | bestseller. While you have yet to witness Michael do this, he really
Floyd | had been wanting one since before the two of you even met; so, to
Floyd | celebrate his new teaching position, you splurged and bought him one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove ring" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the plain gold band from your finger. Usually you feel almost
Floyd | naked without your ring on, although sometimes you do find yourself
Floyd | taking it off briefly, just to read the inscription along the inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right"
		Jacqueline says, "Good idea"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer is in screen-saver mode: blank except for a single window
Floyd | requesting a 4-digit user passcode. Odd; you didn't think Michael ever
Floyd | used the passcode utility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read inscription" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ INSCRIPTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Engraved along the inside are Michael's and your initials, along with
Floyd | your wedding date -- June 28th.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type 0628" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TYPE 0628
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the laptop)
Floyd | The passcode window disappears and the screen suddenly fills with
Floyd | text, apparently the last thing Michael was working on before he got
Floyd | up and left.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nicely done, sir."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The gold band slides onto your finger with a comforting snugness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael has evidently been writing something, but it's not a story; it
Floyd | looks more like some kind of journal entry.
Floyd |
Floyd | I cannot sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | Or perhaps I should say: I must not sleep, since I
Floyd | am perfectly capable of sleep -- in fact, lately sleep has come to me
Floyd | more easily, more quickly, and more insidiously than it ever has
Floyd | before. But I don't want to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | I have been hoping that the terrible dreams would prove to be
Floyd | stress-related, that they would fade once the move was behind us and
Floyd | we had finally settled in -- but that has not turned out to be the
Floyd | case. They're stronger than ever. Red-rimmed eyes pursuing me through
Floyd | strange corridors, and the voice -- the whisperer who tells me I am
Floyd | not who I am. The whisperer tells me secrets of this house, secrets of
Floyd | those who lived here -- they are my blood, and he tells me he always
Floyd | returns to his blood. He tells me of secret keys and combinations; I
Floyd | don't know what they open yet but I have an idea --
Floyd |
Floyd | Tomorrow I must go down to the cellar. I must see if the things
Floyd | revealed to me in that terrible book are true.
Floyd |
Floyd | I know she is worried about me. I want to tell her, but --
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry ends there, unfinished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's been Croseus all along, possessing his descendents over and over again."
		Jacqueline says (to Michael), "We're not so much worried about you as thinking about leaving you."
		DavidW asks, "attic next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "And burning down the village behind us."
		Knight_Otu says, "sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Sure, I'd be down."

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you ascend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put newspaper under door" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NEWSPAPER UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide the newspaper under the door, leaving only an inch or two
Floyd | sticking out on your side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put opener in keyhole" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT OPENER IN KEYHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The tip of the letter opener bumps against something, and you hear
Floyd | something thump onto the newspaper on the other side of the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the puzzle box into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Something metallic falls off the newspaper as you pull it out from
Floyd | under the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the old-fashioned brass key)
Floyd | (slipping the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the old-fashioned brass key. It's an old key, the kind
Floyd | with a round barrel about a quarter-inch in diameter and flat, square
Floyd | teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put brass key on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BRASS KEY ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | The old-fashioned brass key is now on the keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | and after several false attempts you discover that the old-fashioned
Floyd | brass key fits the lock.
Floyd | You unlock the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 20 out of a possible 100 points; you have
Floyd | merely scratched the surface of evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic Cell
Floyd | A cramped little annex off the main attic, with a tiny, shuttered
Floyd | window high up on the north wall. A pile of mouldering straw in the
Floyd | corner and what looks like pencil marks on the lower part of the walls
Floyd | seem to indicate that someone lived here once. Or, possibly, was kept
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x marks" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | They look like a child's drawings, made with pencil or some kind of
Floyd | charcoal. Most of them are smudged and faded, but you can make out
Floyd | stick figures here and there, and the occasional, lollipop-shaped
Floyd | tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x straw" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | This disgusting mess might actually have been some poor soul's bed.
Floyd | You shudder, wondering what sick relative was kept prisoner here, and
Floyd | when.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search straw" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly poke through the filthy straw, barely able to suppress
Floyd | your disgust. However, your search is not unrewarded: underneath the
Floyd | thickest part of the pile, you discover a tiny gold locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It is oval-shaped, held shut with a tiny clasp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the gold locket, revealing a woman's picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | From the quality of the photograph, you'd say the picture must have
Floyd | been taken sometime in the fifties. The woman looks no more than
Floyd | twenty years old. Her pale, fragile face is framed by straight, dark,
Floyd | mousy hair, and she seems to stare plaintively out at you, her
Floyd | expression one of haunted resignation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I assume that's Anna."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x anna" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANNA
Floyd |
Floyd | From the quality of the photograph, you'd say the picture must have
Floyd | been taken sometime in the fifties. The woman looks no more than
Floyd | twenty years old. Her pale, fragile face is framed by straight, dark,
Floyd | mousy hair, and she seems to stare plaintively out at you, her
Floyd | expression one of haunted resignation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "Confirmed."
		DavidW asks, "Shall we find her coffin?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Sure!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Stooping to avoid the sharp, bare twigs that snag your clothes and
Floyd | seem to reach greedily for your eyes, you pick your way through the
Floyd | undergrowth to a small clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the iron door first)
Floyd | The faint echo of dripping water and a musty smell of decay grow
Floyd | stronger as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Crypt
Floyd | The air is clammy and frigid, the stone walls damp and streaked with
Floyd | mud and lichen. Pale, swollen roots push through cracks in the
Floyd | masonry. The smell of damp corruption is almost overpowering here,
Floyd | though the stairs to the south lead toward fresher air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of this chamber contain dozens of wide, shallow niches; in
Floyd | each niche, a coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up anna" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ANNA
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "Anna Verlac, b. June 24, 1936, d. March 23,
Floyd | 1962". Like the others, this coffin is built of solid oak, sealed with
Floyd | lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Wine cellar, attic again, or church?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Born 1936, there might be something in the album."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up anna in album" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ANNA IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | The nameplate reads "Anna Verlac, b. June 24, 1936, d. March 23,
Floyd | 1962". Like the others, this coffin is built of solid oak, sealed with
Floyd | lead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x album" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a slim, hardbound volume in dark leather, unadorned except for
Floyd | name "Verlac" embossed on the front. Glancing at the title page, you
Floyd | notice two details: one, the book was self-published; and two, it was
Floyd | published in 1944. So it's a good bet that Edward Verlac and his
Floyd | family aren't mentioned here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh. So, the internet is telling me that the use of lead in coffins preserves the bodies better, keeps out moisture, prevents smells and toxins from leaching out."
		DavidW says, "Also, Superman can't peek through lead."
		Jacqueline says, "True"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up mordecai" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDECAI
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the nameplates)
Floyd | You can't find that name anywhere; but then again, it may just be too
Floyd | corroded for you to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search william" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | In William's coffin is an animal's skeleton.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search skeleton" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SKELETON
Floyd |
Floyd | The skeleton is in pieces; parts of it crumble even as you touch it.
Floyd | Only the animal's skull seems reasonably intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x skull" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | The gruesome thing seems to leer at you with its bleached, toothy
Floyd | grin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take skull" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the letter opener into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake skull" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess we can confront the good doctor with the skull?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Let's take it with us."
		DavidW says, "oh, that is an idea, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You involuntary take a deep breath of fresh air as you leave the
Floyd | clammy, foetid depths of the crypt behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man looks up at you with fawning admiration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show skull to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SKULL TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man starts visibly when you show him the skull. "What about
Floyd | it?" he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about skull" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know what you're talking about, so I don't," says the old
Floyd | man, but it's plain he's hiding something. He tries to crawl away, but
Floyd | is plainly too weak, and settles instead for rolling over on the
Floyd | mattress to face the other direction. "You're speaking gibberish. Go
Floyd | away."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about william" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "All I care to tell of that tragedy, I've told," the old man says
Floyd | quietly, not looking at you. "I've no wish to speak of it again."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about skull" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man bares his teeth. "You can't prove it! You can't prove
Floyd | anything, so you can't!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll not listen to lies!" screeches the old man, clapping his hands
Floyd | to his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll not listen to lies!" screeches the old man, clapping his hands
Floyd | to his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small copper key)
Floyd | "Mine!" the old man hisses, clapping his hands onto his chest as
Floyd | though you were about to frisk him for it. "It's mine, and I won't let
Floyd | it go!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe tell him about the coffin?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell man about coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL MAN ABOUT COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I told you about that already," snaps the old man. "Why don't you
Floyd | leave me alone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I told you about that already," snaps the old man. "Why don't you
Floyd | leave me alone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show gold locket to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW GOLD LOCKET TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't get much of a response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to open the wedding ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locket" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the silver locket, revealing a boy's picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands an animal's skull, a keyring, on
Floyd | which are four keys (an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a newspaper and a
Floyd | broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a letter opener, a strange
Floyd | metal flute, a puzzle box (which is closed), a flask (which is
Floyd | closed), a slip of paper, Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy
Floyd | pages, a silver locket, a family album, a flashlight, a book of
Floyd | matches with six matches left, a torn journal, a typewritten notice, a
Floyd | lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did we not pick up the gold locket?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show boy's picture to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BOY'S PICTURE TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the silver locket)
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | The bum makes no move to take the locket, but he stares at the boy's
Floyd | picture inside with something akin to fear. "Ayuh," he whispers
Floyd | hoarsely, "that's him, so it is. That's the boy. That's William."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show box to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BOX TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the puzzle box)
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | The old man stares at the puzzle box blankly, not sure what you want
Floyd | him to do with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show pages to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW PAGES TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bundle of soggy pages)
Floyd | (slipping the animal's skull into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | The old man stares at the bundle of soggy pages blankly, not sure what
Floyd | you want him to do with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pages" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess go get the gold locket?"
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "I assumed we picked it up, in the way boxes of clippings are auto-picked up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the silver locket into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you ascend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic Cell
Floyd | A cramped little annex off the main attic, with a tiny, shuttered
Floyd | window high up on the north wall. A pile of mouldering straw in the
Floyd | corner and what looks like pencil marks on the lower part of the walls
Floyd | seem to indicate that someone lived here once. Or, possibly, was kept
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying amongst the filthy straw is a gold locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take locket" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the gold locket)
Floyd | (slipping the puzzle box into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look west" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x eaves" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shadows" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHADOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we need that elusive amulet here."
		DavidW says, "hm. I guess we need a guide of some sort."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "We've... not gone into the cellar yet, right?"
		DavidW says, "Cellar, yes. Wine cellar, no."
		Knight_Otu says, "At least not the wine cellar."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, my bad"
		DavidW says, "We also ignored the fuse box."
		DavidW says, "I want to find gloves first before touching a fuse box in a horror game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gloves? That's what SAVE is for"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I know."
		DavidW asks, "Shall we see?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | It takes some grumbling and some tugging and finally a good, sharp
Floyd | yank, but the cabinet finally pops open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Stick your fingers in there!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's about two dozen fuses lined up in there, the old-fashioned
Floyd | kind that look like round, glass plugs. Every last one of them is
Floyd | blown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search fuses" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FUSES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take fuse" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull one of the fuses out and try to rub some of the grime off.
Floyd | Sure enough, the little metal strip inside is melted to a black,
Floyd | twisted cinder. With a sigh, you plug it back into its socket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read fuses" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ FUSES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing written on the fuse plugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are reminded of something Michael told you during the long drive
Floyd | up: about how when the police arrived after the shooting, they found
Floyd | the wine cellar in a shambles -- nearly every bottle thrown to the
Floyd | floor and shattered, and the whole place reeking of rotted grapes. All
Floyd | except the bottles in the north rack. None of those had been touched.
Floyd | No one could posit a motive for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile a bit, recalling your husband's ability to turn a piece of
Floyd | insignificant trivia into a compelling story. Still, though, now that
Floyd | you're actually standing here... it all seems very strange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wine" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the wine racks or the wine bottles?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Row after row of smooth, dust-covered glass. The wine inside is dark
Floyd | and murky, reminding you, somewhat irrationally, of blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange; the bottles all seem to be fixed in place. They won't come
Floyd | out of the rack no matter how you tug at them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x racks" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | These racks must have at one time contained hundreds upon hundreds of
Floyd | wine bottles. Idly, you wonder which member of the family developed
Floyd | such a taste for what would have been, for the first few generations
Floyd | at least, a sinful vice of the basest kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull rack" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push rack" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The wine racks won't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are dozens of bottles here. You glance over the rows, but
Floyd | nothing jumps out at you as immediately odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know the secret of the wine rack"
		DavidW says, "I don't have a vague memory of it either."
		Knight_Otu says, "Surely it's written in a hidden diary."
		Jacqueline says, "I have a guess."
		DavidW says, "Stapled to the bell in the church tower, no doubt."
		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "yes?"
		Jacqueline says, "Weird that everything is fixed in place. Wondering if it's a secret door."
		DavidW says, "That's why I tried push/pull."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (first taking the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (slipping the bundle of soggy pages into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You blow an open chord into the little flute, and it resonates with an
Floyd | eerie, metallic warble. The sound lingers in the air for a moment,
Floyd | then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Probablyy, yes."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if the flute would help in the crawlspace or not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover first hole" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER FIRST HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the first flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an eerie, almost sub-sonic note. The sound lingers in
Floyd | the air for a moment, then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover second hole" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER SECOND HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the second flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other. The sound lingers in
Floyd | the air for a moment, then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover third hole" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER THIRD HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the third flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other. The sound lingers in
Floyd | the air for a moment, then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover fourth hole" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER FOURTH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the fourth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other. The sound lingers in
Floyd | the air for a moment, then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover fifth hole" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER FIFTH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the fifth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other. The sound lingers in
Floyd | the air for a moment, then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover sixth hole" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER SIXTH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the sixth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other. The sound lingers in
Floyd | the air for a moment, then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover seventh hole" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER SEVENTH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the seventh flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other. The sound lingers in
Floyd | the air for a moment, then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | It appears to be some kind of wind instrument, fashioned out of
Floyd | ornately carved, greenish metal. Seven holes of varying sizes are
Floyd | drilled along the top Your fingers are covering the first, second,
Floyd | third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh holes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "uncover all holes" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNCOVER ALL HOLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flute in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLUTE IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute in the trenchcoat)
Floyd | You slip the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | It appears to be some kind of wind instrument, fashioned out of
Floyd | ornately carved, greenish metal. Seven holes of varying sizes are
Floyd | drilled along the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess we have to know the right chords to play."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably, yes"
		DavidW says, "And who knows where to play it."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline asks, "The folklore book mentioned the flute but not much 'bout it, right?"
		DavidW asks, "I guess show Anna's photo to the bum?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure"
		DavidW says, "yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock it" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It is oval-shaped, the clasp open to reveal a tiny picture inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man looks up at you with fawning admiration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show gold locket to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW GOLD LOCKET TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum starts to reach for the locket, but his hand stops a few
Floyd | inches away. His fingers are trembling. He gazes at the woman's
Floyd | picture with grief and regret, and a hint of something akin to love.
Floyd | "Why," he whispers, "that's the very likeness, so it is. That's my
Floyd | Anna. Pretty little Anna..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give it to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE IT TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum starts to reach for the locket, but his hand stops a few
Floyd | inches away. His fingers are trembling. He gazes at the woman's
Floyd | picture with grief and regret, and a hint of something akin to love.
Floyd | "Why," he whispers, "that's the very likeness, so it is. That's my
Floyd | Anna. Pretty little Anna..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "His Anna, he says..."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about anna" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT ANNA
Floyd |
Floyd | Tears stream unchecked down the old man's face. "Shouldn't have
Floyd | happened to the girl. Only seventeen, she was, still a child when
Floyd | he... when that red-eyed monster took her... " His eyes suddenly
Floyd | darken, his fists clench. "HIS OWN DAUGHTER, GODS FUCK 'EM! SHOULDN'T
Floyd | HAVE DONE THAT TO HIS OWN DAUGHTER! GODS FUCK 'EM ALL!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show flask to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW FLASK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flask)
Floyd | His eyes burning with greed, the old man snatches the flask from your
Floyd | hand, unscrews the cap and tips it up into his waiting mouth. Then,
Floyd | sputtering angrily as he realizes there is no whiskey in it, he hurls
Floyd | the flask across the lot and glares at you with something approaching
Floyd | real hatred.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flask" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. We're to refill the thing."
		Jacqueline says, "Too bad we can't take any wine"
		DavidW says, "hm"
		DavidW says, "um, I did manage to accidentally spoil a hint for myself about how to enter the church."
		Jacqueline says, "shh"
		DavidW says, "If you don't want it, I don't know what to do next."
		Jacqueline says, "We've been going three hours."
		Jacqueline asks, "Break for the week?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Let our branes rest?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf6" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anchor1" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Thanks, DW!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put broom in pocket" 		Jacqueline exclaims, "Good driving!"

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BROOM IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The broom is too long to fit in your pockets, deep though they are.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I was wondering."
		
*** Session 3 *** 		
		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask anchor" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
Floyd ]             is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind
Floyd ]             of fear is fear of the unknown.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                         A N C H O R H E A D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           [Press 'R' to restore; any other key to begin]

		Knight_Otu says, "We were scared of the big bad game alone."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | November, 1997.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to
Floyd | spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that
Floyd | blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the
Floyd | little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squinting up into the glowering storm, you wonder how everything
Floyd | managed to happen so fast. The strange phone call over a month ago,
Floyd | from a lawyer claiming to represent the estate of some distant branch
Floyd | of Michael's family, was bewildering enough in itself... but then the
Floyd | sudden whirlwind of planning and decisions, legal details and travel
Floyd | arrangements, the packing up and shipping away of your entire home,
Floyd | your entire life...
Floyd |
Floyd | Now suddenly here you are, after driving for the past two days
Floyd | straight, over a thousand miles away from the familiar warmth of
Floyd | Texas, getting ready to move into the ancestral mansion of a clan of
Floyd | relatives so far removed that not even Michael has ever heard of them.
Floyd | And you've only been married since June and none of this was any of
Floyd | your idea in the first place, and already it's starting to rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | These days, you often find yourself feeling confused and uprooted.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself and force the melancholy thoughts from your head,
Floyd | trying to focus on the errand at hand. You're to meet with the real
Floyd | estate agent and pick up the keys to your new house while Michael runs
Floyd | across town to take care of some paperwork at the university. He'll be
Floyd | back to pick you up in a few minutes, and then the two of you can
Floyd | begin the long, precarious process of settling in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sullen belch emanates from the clouds, and the rain starts coming
Floyd | down harder -- fat, cold drops smacking loudly against the
Floyd | cobblestones. Shouldn't it be snowing in New England at this time of
Floyd | year? With a sigh, you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Anchorhead...

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                          * THE FIRST DAY *
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern
Floyd ]          sea was upon me.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD
Floyd | An interactive gothic by Michael S. Gentry
Floyd |
Floyd | (Type HELP or ABOUT for some useful information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 990206 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore anchor1" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd | > RESTORE ANCHOR1
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to restore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anchor1" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "As I recall, at the end of the last session, I was squelched from making a suggestion."
		Jacqueline asks, "oh?"
		Jacqueline does not recal.
		Knight_Otu asks (of Plover), "How much do you know about the tone of the game?"
		Jacqueline also does not recall.
		DavidW says, "I had accidentally seen (via my old notes) a hint where to go next."
		Knight_Otu says, "I believe David mentioned that he got spoiled... right."
Plover says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man looks up at you with fawning admiration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Plover says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERSION
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD
Floyd | An interactive gothic by Michael S. Gentry
Floyd |
Floyd | (Type HELP or ABOUT for some useful information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 990206 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 (6b) / Library serial number 970918
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I believe it's possible to get inside the church."
		Jacqueline is having trouble recalling our other proposed next steps.
		DavidW says, "With the old man, we saw he has a key, and we can re-take the flask, but if we give it to him when empty, he flings it away angrily."
		Jacqueline says, "Right."
		DavidW says, "So I think we must need to refill the flask with something, but I don't know what."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought we already gave him boozes."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		DavidW says, "We did. That's how it got empty."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. Phew."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, back to the bar?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
		Jacqueline is tempted to ask if there's Jesus Blood Wine inside the chruch.
		DavidW says, "I was thinking sleeping potion, but we saw a bar and never saw a potion."
		DavidW says, "We also found a confusing passageway from the attic."
		DavidW says, "There's a locked door under the bridge."
		DavidW says, "There's the mystery of the brick wall."
		DavidW says, "The mill. The lighthouse. The asylum. The weird obelisk."
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, but we know about the brick wall mystery, right?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "The brick wall needed some kind of charm, from a diary entry, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
		DavidW asks, "We think we need an amulet, I think it was?"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember the details."
		DavidW says, "anyway, I want to push you to the church, but I'll make no suggestions on how to get in."
		Knight_Otu says, "There's also the wine cellar secret door."
		DavidW says (to KO), "oh right. Forgot that one."
		DavidW says, "Also, I suppose, find out where the heck our loving husband went to."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh right, that guy."
		DavidW says, "Probably buying us a cursed music box as a housewarming gift."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "Or Visine for red eyes."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm good with any of those, including --- snort. Good one, DW."
		Jacqueline says, "--- including going to the church and watching KO and I try to figure it out."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh kay."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember what's in the church at all, but I think it's the next step."
		DavidW says, "But the bar idea isn't bad."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Take us to the church, please!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x church" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHURCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The hoary structure towers over your head, built of massive, ancient
Floyd | stones that are now black with age and nearly buried beneath an
Floyd | invading tide of ivy. The doors and windows are boarded shut. The
Floyd | steeple is a jagged silhouette against the brooding sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ivy" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IVY
Floyd |
Floyd | The ivy clutches at the weathered stones as if trying to drag them
Floyd | back down into the earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb ivy" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB IVY
Floyd |
Floyd | Tough as it is, the ivy isn't strong enough to support your weight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x steeple" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STEEPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The hoary structure towers over your head, built of massive, ancient
Floyd | stones that are now black with age and nearly buried beneath an
Floyd | invading tide of ivy. The doors and windows are boarded shut. The
Floyd | steeple is a jagged silhouette against the brooding sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We learned that Elijah Verlac founded a church, probably this one."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | At least a dozen sturdy boards have been nailed across the sturdy oak
Floyd | doors; even with proper tools, it would take you days to pry them
Floyd | loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Probably, yeah."
		Jacqueline nods. "Right. Thanks for the reminder."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see inside at all; the windows are completely boarded up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x steeple" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STEEPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The hoary structure towers over your head, built of massive, ancient
Floyd | stones that are now black with age and nearly buried beneath an
Floyd | invading tide of ivy. The doors and windows are boarded shut. The
Floyd | steeple is a jagged silhouette against the brooding sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boards" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The boards are sturdy pine, securely nailed across every visible door
Floyd | and window.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x graves" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have the vaguest of memories of being inside that steeple."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think the front isn't where we want to be."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that's what I was thinking."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Agreed"
Plover says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northeast, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Church
Floyd | The forest encroaches right up to the iron fence here, some of which
Floyd | is literally buried in the tangled underbrush. There are no doors on
Floyd | this side, although a wooden trap door over by the corner of the
Floyd | building probably leads into a cellar. A path leads southwest, around
Floyd | to the front of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trapdoor" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRAPDOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The boards are old and warped, but still quite sturdy. It is locked
Floyd | with a heavy padlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), " x padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | >  X PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The padlock, which is the size of your fist, is so thoroughly rusted
Floyd | that it looks like one huge homogeneous lump of corrosion. Although
Floyd | it's still quite strong, you might be able to break it if you had
Floyd | something heavy enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), " i" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | >  I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a flask (which is open but empty),
Floyd | a gold locket, a keyring, on which are four keys (an old-fashioned
Floyd | brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to
Floyd | the cellar) and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a strange metal flute, a bundle
Floyd | of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is closed), a silver locket, an
Floyd | animal's skull, a newspaper, a letter opener, a slip of paper,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a family album, a flashlight, a book of
Floyd | matches with six matches left, a torn journal, a typewritten notice, a
Floyd | lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "Love that."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit padlock with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT PADLOCK WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't get in a good blow with the broom; you need something
Floyd | heavier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit padlock with flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT PADLOCK WITH FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flashlight)
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You can't get in a good blow with the flashlight; you need something
Floyd | heavier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I see nothing obviously heavy. The skull wouldn't be heavy, would it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I wouldn't think so."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit padlock with skull" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT PADLOCK WITH SKULL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the animal's skull)
Floyd | (slipping the gold locket into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You can't get in a good blow with the animal's skull; you need
Floyd | something heavier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think we established it's from a dog."
Plover says (to Floyd), "perrysimm" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PERRYSIMM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Unless it's from a wolfhound"
		DavidW asks, "Is there a rock or loose bar from the fence?"
		Jacqueline says, "A DIRE WOLF"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x underbrush" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X UNDERBRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | The woods are ancient, thick with undergrowth and full of shadows.
Floyd | Branches creak, leaves rustle beneath unseen, half-imagined footsteps,
Floyd | and strange birdcalls echo through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I was thinking this is screaming for a rock."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Church
Floyd | The forest encroaches right up to the iron fence here, some of which
Floyd | is literally buried in the tangled underbrush. There are no doors on
Floyd | this side, although a wooden trap door over by the corner of the
Floyd | building probably leads into a cellar. A path leads southwest, around
Floyd | to the front of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under underbrush" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER UNDERBRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I don't remember seeing any rocks? Except maybe at the railway track? Were there rocks there?"
		Knight_Otu says, "There may have been."
		DavidW says, "Could check under the bridge too, I suppose."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I'm not certain."
		Jacqueline nods.
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fence is about chest-high and topped with nasty iron spikes. Weeds
Floyd | and ground vines wind up through the bars, most of which are bent and
Floyd | some of which are missing altogether.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bars" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARS
Floyd |
Floyd | The fence is about chest-high and topped with nasty iron spikes. Weeds
Floyd | and ground vines wind up through the bars, most of which are bent and
Floyd | some of which are missing altogether.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bar" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull bars" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL BARS
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search fence" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Guess not a bar."
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not."
		Jacqueline says, "bah. Good idea."
		DavidW asks, "Shall I take us to the railroad?"
		Plover says, "I remember playing Anchorhead a few weeks ago, and you have to use the meat hook."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's stop by under the bridge first."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northwest, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the rusty gate first)
Floyd | The gate swings open noisily on its rusty hinges.
Floyd | You pass through the gate and down the stone steps, which curve
Floyd | northwest as they lead down to the edge of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Miskaton's waters are sluggish and dark. Some sort of oily film
Floyd | coats the surface, reflecting back ghostly swirls of color.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in water" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell film" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can make out a shadowy reflection of yourself in the slowly
Floyd | rippling water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL FILM
Floyd |
Floyd | The river has an unpleasant, oily smell to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I want to fill the flask with this. </evil>"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill flask with water" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the flask into the Miskaton, collecting a small quantity of
Floyd | river water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh geez."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well apparently we can"
		DavidW asks, "go give it to the old man?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I wasn't going to."
		Jacqueline says, "yikes"
		Knight_Otu says, "I was just curious if it's possible."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "empty flask" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > EMPTY FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pour the nothing; it's not a liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | The label is faded and mostly peeled away, but what little you can
Floyd | make out seems to indicate that this is not a particularly
Floyd | distinguished brand of spirits. The words "bootleg" and "rotgut" come
Floyd | to mind, probably because they are the only words legible on what's
Floyd | left of the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | The label is faded and mostly peeled away, but what little you can
Floyd | make out seems to indicate that this is not a particularly
Floyd | distinguished brand of spirits. The words "bootleg" and "rotgut" come
Floyd | to mind, probably because they are the only words legible on what's
Floyd | left of the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | In the flask is a small quantity of river water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Plover has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour water" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small quantity of river water)
Floyd | The small quantity of river water spills out over the ground, where it
Floyd | quickly trickles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'Pour' is such an awkward verb in IF games."
		DavidW says, "You never know if you need to refer to the container or to the liquid."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, now we know."
		DavidW asks, "Where next?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess we can continue to the tracks now?"
		Jacqueline says, ";sure"
		DavidW says, "sure, unless there's a heavy thing elsewhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		Jacqueline says, "Well, we should look for heavy things everywhere"

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "FLAGSTONES"
		Jacqueline says, "CRUMBLING FLAGSTONES"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gravel" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take stone" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | They're hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flagstones" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLAGSTONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		Jacqueline says (to Game), "Tease"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Local Pub
Floyd | A dank, drafty old drinking hole lit by flickering, oil-burning
Floyd | lanterns. Smoke collects in greasy pools among the rafters, and
Floyd | shadows crowd thick around. The bar runs the length of the room to
Floyd | your right, while to the south a low doorway opens onto the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill workers and fishermen occupy a few of the tables, drinking beer
Floyd | or puffing grimly at long-stemmed pipes. Each is wrapped in his
Floyd | solitude, soaking up the general miasma of dreary fatalism.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give flask to bartender" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FLASK TO BARTENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't get much of a response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill flask" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the newspaper)
Floyd | (first taking the newspaper)
Floyd | (slipping the flask into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | (closing the flask first)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | The mouth of the flask is too narrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		DavidW says, "that was bizarre."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Local Pub
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air becomes warmer, more dingy,
Floyd | and slightly more difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves southwest, leading you into an overgrown area behind
Floyd | the mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take slab" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SLAB
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of value among the rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x foundations" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOUNDATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The broken rubble is all that remains of whatever building once stood
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of value among the rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rebar" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The broken rubble is all that remains of whatever building once stood
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmph."
		DavidW says, "Maybe we need a hammer or crowbar instead of a rock."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Railroad Tracks
Floyd | The trail heads up a short embankment and emerges from the thicket
Floyd | alongside the railroad tracks. The tracks run down from the northeast
Floyd | and past the mill, continuing southwest but slowly curving westward
Floyd | until they cross the Miskaton River some miles outside of town. From
Floyd | the embankment you can look out over the entire heath: jagged, shadowy
Floyd | rooftops to the south; the oily ribbon of the Miskaton to the west;
Floyd | and to the east, the lighthouse sentinel and the leaden waters of the
Floyd | Atlantic beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're just ordinary-looking railroad tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x embankment" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EMBANKMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Guess I was thinking of the foundations we just left, not here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
		Jacqueline asks, "We didn't try taking any rubble, did we?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of value among the rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "We did just pass a gate that we might have some luck with?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves to the north, leading you around to the front of the
Floyd | mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate, a twenty-foot high barricade of narrowly spaced, thick,
Floyd | black, iron bars, is designed to roll horizontally, sealing off the
Floyd | entrance to the mill compound. It is currently shut and locked. There
Floyd | are no guardhouses, no buzzers or intercoms, no apparent means of
Floyd | getting in or letting anyone inside know you want in; just this
Floyd | implacable gate in an unscalable wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, probably too big."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bars" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARS
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate, a twenty-foot high barricade of narrowly spaced, thick,
Floyd | black, iron bars, is designed to roll horizontally, sealing off the
Floyd | entrance to the mill compound. It is currently shut and locked. There
Floyd | are no guardhouses, no buzzers or intercoms, no apparent means of
Floyd | getting in or letting anyone inside know you want in; just this
Floyd | implacable gate in an unscalable wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get bars" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BARS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull bars" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL BARS
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
		DavidW says, "well, I don't know, then."
		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		Jacqueline asks, "What's the link for the map again, DW?"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Should we see if we find something heavy at home, maybe?"
		DavidW says (to KO), "maybe. Or maybe we need to work on another puzzle somehow."
		DavidW says, "Maybe we *should* give a flask of river water to the old man."
		Knight_Otu asks, "What was in the shanty town?"
		DavidW says, "Nothing as yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		Jacqueline says, "'Rocky spur...'"
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we go there?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, Breakwaters are made of stone."
		DavidW says, "I have a vague memory that the shanty town comes into play once we know where to go there."
		DavidW says, "We can try Rocky spur now, sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What are you using to make your maps, DW?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The road heads out over a narrow breakwater jutting out into the
Floyd | ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | Breakwater
Floyd | You are picking your way across the breakwater's bare, rocky spine,
Floyd | where the road has diminished to little more than a pair of dusty
Floyd | ruts. A hundred yards to the northeast, at the breakwater's far end,
Floyd | the lonely stone tower of Anchorhead's lighthouse stands vigil against
Floyd | the ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "They're purty."
		DavidW says, "I'm drawing them as SVGs via my own Zinnia language which is compiled via a Perl program."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The narrow breakwater is surrounded by ocean. You can only go west,
Floyd | back to shore; or northeast, to the lighthouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another wave crashes against the rocks, sending a cloud of spray into
Floyd | the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Foot of the Lighthouse
Floyd | You stand in a circular clearing among the stones, surrounded on
Floyd | nearly every side by the sea. Before you looms the ancient, massive
Floyd | lighthouse, a vertiginous pillar of pale brick jabbing defiantly up at
Floyd | the sky. The road from the southwest ends here, although it looks as
Floyd | though you could pick your way down the rocks to the southeast, around
Floyd | the structure's base.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bronze door of the lighthouse is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you climb down the rocks. The path bends northeast,
Floyd | following the curve of the lighthouse wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Spur
Floyd | A small outcropping of stone, just large enough for you to stand on,
Floyd | sticks out from the end of the breakwater. The hungry sea laps at your
Floyd | feet, surging over the rocks and then trickling down into crevices. To
Floyd | the southwest, an uneven trail leads back up the rocks, around the
Floyd | side of the lighthouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beyond the breakwater's tip, a turbulent patch of water bubbles and
Floyd | seethes, as if something were lurking just beneath the surface --
Floyd | turning, perhaps, in uneasy sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, right, something is possibly underwater here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, ">poke chthtulhu"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "poke cthulhu" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > POKE CTHULHU
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm... kind of glad I didn't see this prior to writing my Cragne room."
		Jacqueline says, "And that is all I will say about that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The trail turns northwest, following the curve of the lighthouse wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Foot of the Lighthouse
Floyd | You stand in a circular clearing among the stones, surrounded on
Floyd | nearly every side by the sea. Before you looms the ancient, massive
Floyd | lighthouse, a vertiginous pillar of pale brick jabbing defiantly up at
Floyd | the sky. The road from the southwest ends here, although it looks as
Floyd | though you could pick your way down the rocks to the southeast, around
Floyd | the structure's base.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bronze door of the lighthouse is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Breakwater
Floyd | You are picking your way across the breakwater's bare, rocky spine,
Floyd | where the road has diminished to little more than a pair of dusty
Floyd | ruts. A hundred yards to the northeast, at the breakwater's far end,
Floyd | the lonely stone tower of Anchorhead's lighthouse stands vigil against
Floyd | the ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x breakwater" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BREAKWATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "rocks" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ROCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x rocks" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x spine" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		DavidW says, "Plover seemed to think we needed a meat hook as our heavy object."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. I suggest we move on to other things, while keeping an eye out for crow bars, meat hooks, rocks, etc."
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't remember seeing one."
		DavidW says, "I can't even guess where a meat hook can be found from what we've seen so far."
		Knight_Otu asks, "So, do we want to try poisoning the good doctor?"
		Jacqueline says, "Meh. Sure."
		Knight_Otu says, "(I don't particularly, but we can save beforehand.)"
		DavidW says, "oh, one other puzzle to solve is our puzzle box from the safe."
		Jacqueline makes a very sad face.
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking, because we found the puzzle box with the flute, maybe the right musical sequence from the flute opens the box."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The narrow breakwater is surrounded by ocean. You can only go west,
Floyd | back to shore; or northeast, to the lighthouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Which means learning the flute."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, we have no idea which hole combos we want yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Not unless you jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't get much lower than the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You pass through the gate and down the stone steps, which curve
Floyd | northwest as they lead down to the edge of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill flask" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to fill the flask with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "water" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the flask into the Miskaton, collecting a small quantity of
Floyd | river water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old man looks up at you with fawning admiration.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline weeps silently.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give flask to man" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FLASK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | His eyes burning with greed, the old man snatches the flask from your
Floyd | hand and tips it up into his waiting mouth. Then, sputtering angrily
Floyd | as he realizes there is no whiskey in it, he hurls the flask across
Floyd | the lot and glares at you with something approaching real hatred.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Did you save?"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess I saved recently."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		DavidW says, "oh, no different from his response to an empty flask."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flask" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think nothing happened anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "He is hating us."
		Jacqueline says, "But that's probably redeemable."
		DavidW says, "It's temporary."
		DavidW says, "If we find booze, he will love us forever and ever."
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, he also hated us the first time we gave him the empty bottle."
		DavidW says, "...Martha..."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour water" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | The small quantity of river water spills out over the ground, where it
Floyd | quickly trickles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about whiskey" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT WHISKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum perks up. "More whiskey?" he asks greedily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Poor guy."
		Jacqueline asks, "Where to?"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we could try 'buy whiskey' in the bar and hope we have credit or money."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Obelisk after that?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am having all sorts of false memories about the bar because Sam coded a bar for Cragne."
		DavidW says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Local Pub
Floyd | A dank, drafty old drinking hole lit by flickering, oil-burning
Floyd | lanterns. Smoke collects in greasy pools among the rafters, and
Floyd | shadows crowd thick around. The bar runs the length of the room to
Floyd | your right, while to the south a low doorway opens onto the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill workers and fishermen occupy a few of the tables, drinking beer
Floyd | or puffing grimly at long-stemmed pipes. Each is wrapped in his
Floyd | solitude, soaking up the general miasma of dreary fatalism.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy whiskey" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUY WHISKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about whiskey" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT WHISKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bartender" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARTENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "What kind of bar is that?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bar" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark and dour expanse of wood, pitted and scarred and stained with
Floyd | the rings from over a hundred years' worth of slopping beer mugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a bartender in sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about bartender" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT BARTENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Haha. A fair question."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The patrons of this place are taciturn and grim. No one speaks. No one
Floyd | looks anyone in the eye. No one, in fact, even looks up from his beer.
Floyd | A heavy aura of resignation -- and, it almost seems, dread -- hangs
Floyd | palpably over the whole crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah. It's a beer pub."
		DavidW says, "You know what this pub needs? A cursed music box."
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		Knight_Otu says, "And let me guess, it was founded by a Verlac."
		DavidW says, "I think the pub is one of the few things not Verlac-ian."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about bum" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT BUM
Floyd |
Floyd | No one answers you, or even looks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about beer" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about michael" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, although you wouldn't have thought it possible, the pub
Floyd | becomes even more icily silent. Even the lantern flames seem to pause
Floyd | their flickering. The nearest of the locals turns toward you,
Floyd | squinting through eyes like black glass embedded in his ancient
Floyd | leathery skin. His lips barely seem to move beneath his salt-encrusted
Floyd | beard.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Some things best left alone by outsiders, ma'am," he rasps. "Some
Floyd | things best left alone by decent folk altogether."
Floyd |
Floyd | Back in one of the darker corners, someone spits deliberately on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | And then all eyes are back on their beer. It's as if you didn't exist
Floyd | at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "OH MY"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Husband, what did you do?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Golly. Nice Easter egg?"
		DavidW says, "Probably a response to anything Verlac, I'm assuming, not Michael specifically."
		Knight_Otu says, "(Okay, probably meant to be a response to Verlac)"
		Jacqueline says, "Prolly"
		Jacqueline says, "Still: ka-reep-ee"
		DavidW asks, "So, uh, obelisk, then?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | The obelisk measures about two feet square at its base, narrowing
Floyd | slightly as it rises a good fifteen feet to a bluntly pointed tip. An
Floyd | iron ring is embedded in the stone high up on one side, about two feet
Floyd | from the top. Dense, twisting hieroglyphs cover all four sides of the
Floyd | obelisk, although they are too worn to be read clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Iron ring. hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | (the wedding ring)
Floyd | Staring at your wedding ring like that tends to make you sentimental.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x iron ring" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IRON RING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking iron ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull iron ring" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL IRON RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The iron ring is high out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hieroglyphs" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HIEROGLYPHS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are not Egyptian, which is what you first assumed from the
Floyd | general shape and design of the obelisk. In fact, though you're no
Floyd | archaeologist, these carvings don't look like any sort of ancient
Floyd | writing you've ever seen. The characters, which must have been carved
Floyd | very deeply in order to survive this much erosion, twist and squirm in
Floyd | disturbing ways, flowing into and through each other and almost
Floyd | seeming to shift slightly as you try to follow their lines. The effect
Floyd | is deeply unsettling, and you have to suppress an urge to take a step
Floyd | or two back away from the monument.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just, y'know, a perfectly ordinary iron ring."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull iron ring with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL IRON RING WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pull the iron ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get iron ring with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IRON RING WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the umbrella)
Floyd | (slipping the flashlight into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | The iron ring is high out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | The sides of the obelisk are much too steep and smooth to climb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pavestones" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAVESTONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get iron ring with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IRON RING WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | The iron ring is high out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit it" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Your prayers are not answered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on it" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON IT
Floyd |
Floyd | No one answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Where's a stepladder when you need one."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hmp. I don't recall. Were we stopped from entering the asylum, or did we stop ourselves."
		DavidW asks, "maybe we need a grabbling hook on a rope the snag the iron ring and climb up that way??"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we were unable to get in, but I could be misremembering."
		DavidW says, "It's day two, though. Could be different."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		DavidW says, "okay, this is new."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x orderly" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ORDERLY
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockmarked and overweight orderly is absorbed in his magazine,
Floyd | which is just as well, since it's kept him from turning his leering
Floyd | attentions to you. He occasionally pauses to tweak a swollen blackhead
Floyd | on the back of his neck, or to mutter some crass observation about one
Floyd | of the women in his magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a name tag pinned to his expansive chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | It is the apotheosis of utilitarian decor, little more than a
Floyd | horizontal slab with some vertical slabs around the sides to keep
Floyd | people from falling off. And it is avocado.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tag" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads: "CHUCK".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about asylum" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT ASYLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Listen, I just work here, lady."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about rebis" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT REBIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly shrugs. "Wouldn't know," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x palm" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PALM
Floyd |
Floyd | (the torn journal)
Floyd | It's a slim little book, no bigger than your hand, bound in imitation
Floyd | leather. The mice really have been at it; most of the pages have been
Floyd | chewed away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x potted palm" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POTTED PALM
Floyd |
Floyd | The consumptive-looking plant probably hasn't been watered in over a
Floyd | month, yet somehow it clings tenaciously to life and a certain dull,
Floyd | scraggly greenness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask him about edward" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT EDWARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly squints at you. "Who? -- Oh, wait! You mean the guy,
Floyd | ventilated his whole goddamn family early this year. Yeah, I remember
Floyd | him. What a nutball. We put him in a rubber room, he lasted two weeks.
Floyd | Bashed his fuckin' brains in on the little observation window.
Floyd | Reinforced glass, took him right out." The orderly scratches his head.
Floyd | "Christ, I gotta get around to cleaning that mess up one of these
Floyd | days." Then with a heavy sigh, he returns to his magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "bleh"
		Jacqueline says, "LOVELY"
		Knight_Otu says, "Man, this game."
		DavidW says, "Still, it also means that Edward could have left something there."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get potted palm" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET POTTED PALM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But it would be heavy!"
		DavidW says, "If I hadn't emptied the flask, we could water the palm."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. I was thinking that, actually."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Something to try later."
		Jacqueline says, "But then the palm may come to life and eat us."
		Jacqueline says, "That water is Not Right. I am sure of it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x large key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LARGE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Presumably, it opens the barred gates, providing access into (or out
Floyd | of) the asylum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, ">palm keys"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about rubber room" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT RUBBER ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the barred gate first)
Floyd | The orderly laughs at your attempts. "Nice try, lady, but you're never
Floyd | gettin' in there without this," he says, patting the key on his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take large key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LARGE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly slaps your hand away. "Nice try, lady, " he sneers, "but I
Floyd | got eyes in the back of my head; I'm like a fuckin' hawk."
Floyd |
Floyd | "... ooh, yeah," whispers the orderly, ogling his magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take large key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LARGE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly slaps your hand away. "Nice try, lady, " he sneers, "but I
Floyd | got eyes in the back of my head; I'm like a fuckin' hawk."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit chuck with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT CHUCK WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Much as you'd like to, it probably wouldn't be wise in the long run.
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly honks loudly into a handkerchief, pauses to take a quick
Floyd | peek at the goods, then stuffs the rag back into his pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW sings 'it's getting hot in here...'
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about allergies" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT ALLERGIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pop chuck's blackhead" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > POP CHUCK'S BLACKHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blackhead" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLACKHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Not to put too fine a point on it, you'd just as soon not get anywhere
Floyd | near that thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hrh"
		Jacqueline says, "er, heh"
		Jacqueline says, "I suspect that's for the best."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "... ooh, yeah," whispers the orderly, ogling his magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Juggs". How charming.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x belt" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands your umbrella, a flask (which is
Floyd | open but empty), an animal's skull and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a flashlight, a gold locket, a
Floyd | keyring, on which are four keys (an old-fashioned brass key, an
Floyd | old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a
Floyd | strange metal flute, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is
Floyd | closed), a silver locket, a newspaper, a letter opener, a slip of
Floyd | paper, Michael's faculty card, a family album, a book of matches with
Floyd | six matches left, a torn journal, a typewritten notice, a lantern and
Floyd | a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Airy strains of vacuous elevator music waft through the room from
Floyd | invisible speakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "afk for a sec, bathroom"
		Jacqueline says, "We don't look the least bit suspicious/"
		Knight_Otu asks, "If only we could put the broom in the pocket, we'd look much less suspicious, right? Right?"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Is that a broom in your pocket, or ..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark
Floyd | and oddly streaked wood that you can't identify. All six surfaces are
Floyd | decorated in a complex arrangement of grooves and panels, most of
Floyd | which are illustrated with leering, demonic faces and obscene designs.
Floyd | As far as you can tell, it is in fact a box, and meant to be opened;
Floyd | however, you see no obvious way to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (first taking the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (slipping the animal's skull into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You blow an open chord into the little flute, and it resonates with an
Floyd | eerie, metallic warble. The sound lingers in the air for a moment,
Floyd | then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "back"
		Jacqueline says, "Welcome back."
		DavidW says, "The flute has seven holes that all can be independently covered."
		Jacqueline says, "That sounds like a code."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "I'm just saying the thing has 2^7 different possible notes."
		Knight_Otu says, "I just wanted to see if the guy would react."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show skull to chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SKULL TO CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the animal's skull)
Floyd | (slipping the flask into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | (closing the flask first)
Floyd | He glances at the animal's skull without anything remotely resembling
Floyd | interest, and returns to his magazine without a word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show gold locket to chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW GOLD LOCKET TO CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the gold locket)
Floyd | (slipping the umbrella into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | He glances at the gold locket without anything remotely resembling
Floyd | interest, and returns to his magazine without a word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, short of systematically walking through the rooms, I don't have any specific thoughts just now"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "like, maybe there's some porn back at the house we could give to Chuck."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess there's nothing to do here yet."
		DavidW says, "Or we could undress."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oy."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. God. I really hope that doesn't work."
		Jacqueline asks, "But... try it?"
		DavidW says, "The porn was in us all along."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove clothes" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to take off your trenchcoat first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "omg"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never been big on that "natural" look. If you decide you need
Floyd | to take a bath or go to bed, you can disrobe then; otherwise, keep 'em
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Game), "THANK YOU"
		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
		DavidW says, "Still, at least I thought of the possibility."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we could search our stuff in the foyer, then."
		DavidW says, "Maybe find a hammer now that we could use one."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose we could"
		DavidW says, "I honestly don't know where our bottleneck opener is."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole place exudes a sense of oppressive claustrophobia --
Floyd | standing in its shadow for even a second is enough to make your skin
Floyd | crawl. Even the seemingly innocuous motto emblazoned over the main
Floyd | entrance fills you with an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read motto" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ MOTTO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Health, Discipline, Tranquillity" -- emblazoned in an arch over the
Floyd | double-snake symbol of a caduceus. Somehow, you are not reassured.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brick wall" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > BRICK WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brick wall" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRICK WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cobblestones are slick from the rain and worn with many centuries'
Floyd | passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cobblestone" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COBBLESTONE
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't available.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Even if the woods weren't so singularly uninviting, the underbrush is
Floyd | too thick to wade through, and there are no paths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the Road
Floyd | The forest grows denser as you go, crowding thickly up to either side
Floyd | of the road. The groping, tangled branches block out what little
Floyd | sunlight there is left. Your footsteps are muffled; whispering leaves
Floyd | and the slow drip of water are the only sounds you can hear. Beyond
Floyd | the watching trees, the shadows are impenetrably thick. The road
Floyd | stretches interminably, north to south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x luggage" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's all a huge, hopeless mess. Just looking at it instantly drains
Floyd | you of any desire to unpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search luggage" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Honestly, you just can't muster enough motivation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't suppose there's an andiron in the sitting room."
		Jacqueline says, "So much for Mike's porn."
		Knight_Otu says, "He is married."
		DavidW | Chuck says, "Seriously, what's with all the tentacles?"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is carved from beautiful, dark-veined marble, a strange
Floyd | shade that is not quite a deep, forest green and not quite a murky,
Floyd | dusky red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit portrait with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT PORTRAIT WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The man in the portrait is the apotheosis of everything cruel and
Floyd | inhuman that you have ever laid eyes on. His archaic Puritan dress
Floyd | would indicate that he must have lived a very long time ago; perhaps
Floyd | he was the founder of the Verlac family in this region. If so, it's no
Floyd | wonder they all wound up murdered or mad: the red-rimmed eyes glaring
Floyd | down from his gaunt and haggard face seem to blaze with a terrible
Floyd | insanity. There is nothing regal, fatherly or dignified about this
Floyd | portrait. It is the essence of raving, gibbering evil captured on
Floyd | canvas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move it" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait doesn't move; it's firmly attached to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gibbering is a good word"
		DavidW says, "No andiron"
		DavidW says, "No poker."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "No loose brick."
		DavidW says, "No glint inside a heap of ash."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Mh, kitchen, maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A madman, clad only in a filthy, ragged loincloth, his thin body
Floyd | covered with dirt and sores, dances wildly on a precipice between two
Floyd | massive, metal pillars. His long, gray hair whips about his face in an
Floyd | unseen wind; behind him, beyond the precipice, violet clouds seethe
Floyd | and roil. He seems to be playing some strange sort of wind instrument,
Floyd | like a flute, making the whole scene look oddly like a macabre Jethro
Floyd | Tull album cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's a new one."
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently, there's more than one vanishing painting."
		Knight_Otu says, "Too bad we didn't memorize the flute play there."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember any metal pillars anywhere."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, was thinking that about the flute."
		DavidW asks, "Kitchen, next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hooks" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cabinet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmpf."
		DavidW says, "I really don't know what to do next."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on torch" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're just ordinary-looking shelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Row after row of smooth, dust-covered glass. The wine inside is dark
Floyd | and murky, reminding you, somewhat irrationally, of blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I really want that to be a sekrit passage"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x racks" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | These racks must have at one time contained hundreds upon hundreds of
Floyd | wine bottles. Idly, you wonder which member of the family developed
Floyd | such a taste for what would have been, for the first few generations
Floyd | at least, a sinful vice of the basest kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x blood" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, it surely is."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu asks, "What other reason would there be for the bottles to be glued to it or whatever they did?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rack" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | These racks must have at one time contained hundreds upon hundreds of
Floyd | wine bottles. Idly, you wonder which member of the family developed
Floyd | such a taste for what would have been, for the first few generations
Floyd | at least, a sinful vice of the basest kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange; the bottles all seem to be fixed in place. They won't come
Floyd | out of the rack no matter how you tug at them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push rack" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The wine racks won't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottles won't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh! I thought you meant, surely those bottles are filled with BLOOD, KO."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "count bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > COUNT BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (first taking the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (slipping the animal's skull into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You blow an open chord into the little flute, and it resonates with an
Floyd | eerie, metallic warble. The sound lingers in the air for a moment,
Floyd | then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't get very far climbing those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb rack" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't get very far climbing those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x north wall" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NORTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | These racks must have at one time contained hundreds upon hundreds of
Floyd | wine bottles. Idly, you wonder which member of the family developed
Floyd | such a taste for what would have been, for the first few generations
Floyd | at least, a sinful vice of the basest kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(yet)"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drink bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange; the bottles all seem to be fixed in place. They won't come
Floyd | out of the rack no matter how you tug at them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say open sesame" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY OPEN SESAME
Floyd |
Floyd | (to yourself)
Floyd | Talking to yourself is a sure sign of impending mental collapse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get sixth bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SIXTH BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the sixth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not quite what I had in mind, game, but good to know."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The labels are faded and obscured by dust, but you can make out a few
Floyd | of them. Some of these vintages appear to be very old.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fingers leave clear marks in the dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The labels are faded and obscured by dust, but you can make out a few
Floyd | of them. Some of these vintages appear to be very old.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read label" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the flask)
Floyd | The label is faded and mostly peeled away, but what little you can
Floyd | make out seems to indicate that this is not a particularly
Floyd | distinguished brand of spirits. The words "bootleg" and "rotgut" come
Floyd | to mind, probably because they are the only words legible on what's
Floyd | left of the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull bottles with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL BOTTLES WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pull the wine bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up 1843 in bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP 1843 IN BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing here you can look things up in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hrmp. I guess we need some sort of diary information to solve this."
		Jacqueline says, "That would make sense."
		Knight_Otu says, "Like we did with the safe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a strange metal flute, a keyring,
Floyd | on which are four keys (an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned
Floyd | iron key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a gold locket
Floyd | and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain an animal's skull, your
Floyd | umbrella, a flask (which is closed), a flashlight (providing light), a
Floyd | bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is closed), a silver
Floyd | locket, a newspaper, a letter opener, a slip of paper, Michael's
Floyd | faculty card, a family album, a book of matches with six matches left,
Floyd | a torn journal, a typewritten notice, a lantern and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up wine in album" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WINE IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing here you can look things up in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Darn Gentry and his 'you must not hack or brute force my puzzles'"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read torn journal" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TORN JOURNAL
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of the journal reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperate. Went back to the old twisting lane and found only a
Floyd | blank wall. Without the amulet, how can I resist --
Floyd |
Floyd | ...bottles, bottles...
Floyd |
Floyd | Getting worse. People I have never met smile knowingly at me in
Floyd | the street. The police believe I am a child molester, but have brought
Floyd | no charges against me as yet. Why? Head hurts all the time. I have
Floyd | turned the cellar upside-down... damn it all, where is it?
Floyd |
Floyd | Dreamed of Father again. Dreamed of Grandfather. Those horrible,
Floyd | red-rimmed eyes...
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- into the safe, finally. 8-23-36. Won't forget THAT soon.
Floyd | Ha!
Floyd |
Floyd | CANNOT DISCOVER ENTRANCE IN THE CELLAR!!! Secret eludes me still
Floyd | but I WILL FIND IT!!! The clue is in their names, that pestilential
Floyd | procession of names! If I could only --
Floyd |
Floyd | The text breaks off as several more pages are missing. the last
Floyd | fragmented entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- will fail. There is no recourse left. I know now what I must
Floyd | do. Julia --
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The clue is in their names?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently."
		DavidW says, "Croseus, Wilhelm, Heinrich, Elijah, Mordecai, Edward"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		DavidW asks, "CWHEME?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are dozens of bottles here. You glance over the rows, but
Floyd | nothing jumps out at you as immediately odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say cwheme" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY CWHEME
Floyd |
Floyd | (to yourself)
Floyd | Talking to yourself is a sure sign of impending mental collapse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cwheme" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CWHEME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "should we really count edward?" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOULD WE REALLY COUNT EDWARD?
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "should we really count edward?"
		Knight_Otu says, "oops."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search bottles for croseus" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOTTLES FOR CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to search the wine bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The labels are faded and obscured by dust, but you can make out a few
Floyd | of them. Some of these vintages appear to be very old.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x c" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X C
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x croseus" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are dozens of bottles here. You glance over the rows, but
Floyd | nothing jumps out at you as immediately odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dust bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DUST BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Your fingers leave clear marks in the dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vintages" 		Knight_Otu says, "I appear to be lagging."

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VINTAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x corks" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south wall" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Their names..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a strange metal flute, a keyring,
Floyd | on which are four keys (an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned
Floyd | iron key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a gold locket
Floyd | and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain an animal's skull, your
Floyd | umbrella, a flask (which is closed), a flashlight (providing light), a
Floyd | bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is closed), a silver
Floyd | locket, a newspaper, a letter opener, a slip of paper, Michael's
Floyd | faculty card, a family album, a book of matches with six matches left,
Floyd | a torn journal, a typewritten notice, a lantern and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get album" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the gold locket into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up croseus" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the newspaper)
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up croseus in album" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CROSEUS IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Croseus Verlac 
Floyd |    Born the son of a provincial cabinet-maker in the Höllental
Floyd | Valley circa 1590; fled Germany in 1620 to avoid charges of heresy;
Floyd | came to the New World in 1622 on the ship Dawn Maiden;
Floyd | founded the town of Anchorhead in 1624; began construction of Verlac
Floyd | estate in 1625; signed the non-aggression pact with Chief Chuaquacqat
Floyd | of the Misquat tribe in 1631.
Floyd |
Floyd | The picture is a full-page black-and-white reproduction of the
Floyd | portrait hanging in the sitting room. Underneath it, someone has
Floyd | scribbled in pencil:
Floyd |
Floyd |    his is our blood 
Floyd |    he always returns to his blood
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Seems to be better again."
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm just trying to figure out the dynamic of ... hm. Something to do with the dates?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Same vintage as dates in the bio?"
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe, but how to find the years?"
		Knight_Otu says, "On the bottles, I mean."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take 1620" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x 1651" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE 1620
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X 1651
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x 1886" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X 1886
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x 1590" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X 1590
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think that's the method."
		Knight_Otu says, "No, doesn't seem like it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Feels like it should, though."
		Jacqueline sighs.
		Knight_Otu says, "Birth years, vintages..."
		DavidW asks, "What about visiting the study or library again?"
		Jacqueline says, "The frustrating thing about this game that I'm beginning to suspect is that perhaps some puzzles can only be revealed on certain days."
		Knight_Otu says, "That would suck."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose we can try those rooms."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off torch" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x volume" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VOLUME
Floyd |
Floyd | (The Compleat Manual of Wardes and Seales)
Floyd | It's an old medieval tome dated in the early 1300s, written by one
Floyd | Galarian Academius desChamps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | It appears to be some kind of wind instrument, fashioned out of
Floyd | ornately carved, greenish metal. Seven holes of varying sizes are
Floyd | drilled along the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read volume" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ VOLUME
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the bookshelves or The Compleat Manual of
Floyd | Wardes and Seales?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "manual" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > MANUAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Essentially, it's a textbook on the theory and practice of magickal
Floyd | wards and seals, mystic symbols inscribed on doors and containers in
Floyd | order to keep people and spirits out -- or in. It's all very
Floyd | deliberately vague and arcane (in addition to being written in
Floyd | medieval French and translated into Middle English, making it nearly
Floyd | impossible to understand), the kind of thing that likely got many a
Floyd | scholar burned at the stake in those days.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised to find that a page in this old and probably quite
Floyd | valuable book has been folded down, as though to mark the place. The
Floyd | section marked discusses various methods of opening doors that have
Floyd | been sealed with the image of a pagan god. Speaking aloud the deity's
Floyd | true name will usually do the trick, apparently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brass pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRASS PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a beautiful piece of work, although at the moment, sadly, it
Floyd | contains no pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, pipe stand, I see."
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like we've gotten nowhere today. After two hours. POO"
		DavidW asks, "What if we say Croseus in the sitting room?"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, sure."
		Jacqueline says, "But I don't see how speaking words aloud will trigger things."
		Jacqueline says, "But yes, try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say croseus" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | (to yourself)
Floyd | Talking to yourself is a sure sign of impending mental collapse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess the portrait is not a 'pagan god door'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open shutter" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't; the window is painted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The shelves on the western wall have slid back slightly, revealing a
Floyd | hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put flute on stand" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search books" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLUTE ON STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute on the pipe stand)
Floyd | There's not enough room on the pipe stand for the strange metal flute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The shelves on the western wall have slid back slightly, revealing a
Floyd | hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think the flute has anything to do with the pipe stand."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe not, but who knows?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close doors" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the sliding doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Each door is carved from a single piece of mahogany, and polished to a
Floyd | deep, rich shine. The doors are closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary writing desk with a small drawer, which is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the drawer, revealing the Cryptical Haermoniacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cryptical" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRYPTICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The leather covers are worn and cracked; the metal corner fittings
Floyd | tarnished; the pages yellow and brittle. Inscribed on the title page
Floyd | are the words Cryptical Haermoniacon: Manual of the Atonal
Floyd | Servitors beneath what you presume must be the same words written
Floyd | in some strange, vaguely Arabic-looking alphabet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace is carved from beautiful, dark-veined marble, a strange
Floyd | shade that is not quite a deep, forest green and not quite a murky,
Floyd | dusky red. The mantelpiece is flanked by a pair of polished brass
Floyd | spheres.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read cryptical" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ CRYPTICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The greater portion of the book is written in an incomprehensible,
Floyd | flowing cipher; however, the margins in several pages are glossed in
Floyd | English. The book appears to contain instructions for traveling to
Floyd | somewhere called "the Domain of Nehilim", and for worshipping or
Floyd | perhaps summoning an entity that dwells there: He Who Is Named
Floyd | Not; nor may that Name be taught among His followers; that Name which
Floyd | may be learned only by gazing upon His Terrible Countenance...
Floyd |
Floyd | The only specific details involve a ritual used to open a one-way
Floyd | portal into the Womb of Nehilim, allowing the magician to enter or
Floyd | possibly throw some hapless soul into its chaotic, blasphemous depths.
Floyd | The ritual seems to have something to do with music, and requires the
Floyd | magician to "Attune ye Pillars to ye Resonant Haermonicae", whatever
Floyd | that means.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest, by only the barest contrast, is nothing but pure raving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spheres" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPHERES
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the room behind you in distorted miniature, and your own face
Floyd | swelling and stretching comically as you peer into the sphere's
Floyd | reflective surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking closely, you notice some smudges on the otherwise immaculately
Floyd | polished brass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn spheres" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN SPHERES
Floyd |
Floyd | The sphere twists clockwise a few degrees, there is a barely audible
Floyd | "click", and the sphere snaps back into its original position.
Floyd | Suddenly, the entire fireplace slides about eighteen inches to the
Floyd | left with a hollow grinding sound, revealing a narrow corridor in the
Floyd | southwest wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on torch" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | It's almost big enough to put your finger through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Scary"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ugh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hrm. brb"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x nails" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NAILS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Wasn't that part of our dream?"
		DavidW says, "More than one peephole."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember the dream."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Presumably, at some point we may use this to spy on people."
		Knight_Otu says, "It's one of those rooms."
		Jacqueline says, "Or maybe it's just here to creep us out that we've been being watched."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Cellar?"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "EEEEW"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess it's only those three rooms we can peep into."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking this is mappable if we drop stuff at the non-hole locations."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hopefully."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x typewritten" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TYPEWRITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a letter from the Arkham Regional Utilities Company, explaining
Floyd | that, due to wiring difficulties, the electricity will not be
Floyd | installed until next week. No phone service, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop typewritten" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP TYPEWRITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the typewritten notice)
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a family album, a strange metal
Floyd | flute and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a keyring, on which are four
Floyd | keys (an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar), a gold locket, an animal's skull,
Floyd | your umbrella, a flask (which is closed), a flashlight (providing
Floyd | light), a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is closed), a
Floyd | silver locket, a newspaper, a letter opener, a slip of paper,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a book of matches with six matches left, a
Floyd | torn journal, a lantern and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slip" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone was apparently using it as a bookmark. There's some writing on
Floyd | one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read slip" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | It says:
Floyd |
Floyd |    born-died same date?
Floyd |    have to chk. records
Floyd |
Floyd | The handwriting is unmistakably Michael's.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop slip" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP SLIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the slip of paper)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a slip of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Observatory
Floyd | You are in a small, enclosed cupola situated, by the look of the view
Floyd | through the dingy skylight over your head, on top of the roof of the
Floyd | house. The walls are covered with astrological and astronomical charts
Floyd | with equations and diagrams scribbled across them in crabbed, stilted
Floyd | handwriting. The only exit seems to be an oddly-angled corridor to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the center of the room is a large mounted telescope,
Floyd | pointed almost straight up through the skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "ooohhh"
		DavidW says, "Your turn."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x charts" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the charts seem to be plotting the trajectory of some comet
Floyd | you've never heard of, as it gradually approaches the solar system
Floyd | over the course of several centuries. According to this, the comet is
Floyd | due to arrive...
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, that's interesting. According to this, the comet is coming
Floyd | tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ha"
		Jacqueline says, "CONVENIENT"
		Knight_Otu says, "Cove-ient."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read charts" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ CHARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the charts seem to be plotting the trajectory of some comet
Floyd | you've never heard of, as it gradually approaches the solar system
Floyd | over the course of several centuries. According to this, the comet is
Floyd | due to arrive...
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, that's interesting. According to this, the comet is coming
Floyd | tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x skylight" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKYLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | At the edges of the view you can make out the topmost branches of the
Floyd | surrounding trees, groping at the sky like skeletal fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telescope" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Constructed of some greenish metal, the telescope consists in the main
Floyd | of an unadorned cylinder about eight inches in diameter, with an
Floyd | eyepiece near the bottom. Near the top, about six inches down from the
Floyd | telescope's upper end, is a thin, rectangular slot, cut horizontally
Floyd | into the side of the cylinder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slot" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as though it might be a receptacle of some kind, perhaps for
Floyd | a special lens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through telescope" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky is too overcast; you can't see anything other than a blank,
Floyd | gray circle of solid clouds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a family album, a strange metal
Floyd | flute and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a keyring, on which are four
Floyd | keys (an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar), a gold locket, an animal's skull,
Floyd | your umbrella, a flask (which is closed), a flashlight (providing
Floyd | light), a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is closed), a
Floyd | silver locket, a newspaper, a letter opener, Michael's faculty card, a
Floyd | book of matches with six matches left, a torn journal, a lantern and a
Floyd | towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We do not have that special lens, naturally."
		Knight_Otu says, "Unless it's in the puzzlebox"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Observatory
Floyd | You are in a small, enclosed cupola situated, by the look of the view
Floyd | through the dingy skylight over your head, on top of the roof of the
Floyd | house. The walls are covered with astrological and astronomical charts
Floyd | with equations and diagrams scribbled across them in crabbed, stilted
Floyd | handwriting. The only exit seems to be an oddly-angled corridor to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the center of the room is a large mounted telescope,
Floyd | pointed almost straight up through the skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x equations" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EQUATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the charts seem to be plotting the trajectory of some comet
Floyd | you've never heard of, as it gradually approaches the solar system
Floyd | over the course of several centuries. According to this, the comet is
Floyd | due to arrive...
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, that's interesting. According to this, the comet is coming
Floyd | tomorrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Doesn't seem like much here to do yet. We need a special lens or tomorrow."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, unfortunately."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's go back to mapping the secret tunnel, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm tired. I'm okay with you two continuing to poke around though."
		DavidW says, "okay"
		DavidW asks, "I suspect there may be a secret house exit in here somewhere, otherwise, where did Michael go?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess that makes some sense though. The observatory needs to be on top of the house."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors stand closed to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the sliding doors first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "point torch at hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > POINT TORCH AT HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a slip of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm assuming only one dark hole, but that may be a mistake."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh that would be nasty."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a slip of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a slip of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "looks like that's everything."
		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
		DavidW asks, "Now, we could leave the torch in the dark hole corridor and try to find the other side using the lantern?"
		DavidW says, "I don't see how that would do any good, though."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not really sure either, though it might allow us to leave a light source there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "And spy through the hole here... for something?"
		Knight_Otu says, "No idea what."
		DavidW says, "Well, I'm thinking, if the hole is for the wine cellar, a lit hole from here might single out one bottle."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		Knight_Otu says, "We should save before using up a match, of course."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop torch" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flashlight)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light it" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have a match.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take matches" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lantern is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a slip of paper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Observatory
Floyd | You are in a small, enclosed cupola situated, by the look of the view
Floyd | through the dingy skylight over your head, on top of the roof of the
Floyd | house. The walls are covered with astrological and astronomical charts
Floyd | with equations and diagrams scribbled across them in crabbed, stilted
Floyd | handwriting. The only exit seems to be an oddly-angled corridor to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the center of the room is a large mounted telescope,
Floyd | pointed almost straight up through the skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first flute hole, the second flute hole, the
Floyd | third flute hole, the fourth flute hole, the fifth flute hole, the
Floyd | sixth flute hole or the seventh flute hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lantern (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lantern (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmpf."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We can try the crypt, I suppose. It was also dark."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That would be weird, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Stooping to avoid the sharp, bare twigs that snag your clothes and
Floyd | seem to reach greedily for your eyes, you pick your way through the
Floyd | undergrowth to a small clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the iron door first)
Floyd | The faint echo of dripping water and a musty smell of decay grow
Floyd | stronger as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Crypt
Floyd | The air is clammy and frigid, the stone walls damp and streaked with
Floyd | mud and lichen. Pale, swollen roots push through cracks in the
Floyd | masonry. The smell of damp corruption is almost overpowering here,
Floyd | though the stairs to the south lead toward fresher air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of this chamber contain dozens of wide, shallow niches; in
Floyd | each niche, a coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first flute hole, the second flute hole, the
Floyd | third flute hole, the fourth flute hole, the fifth flute hole, the
Floyd | sixth flute hole or the seventh flute hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You involuntary take a deep breath of fresh air as you leave the
Floyd | clammy, foetid depths of the crypt behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The faint echo of dripping water and a musty smell of decay grow
Floyd | stronger as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You involuntary take a deep breath of fresh air as you leave the
Floyd | clammy, foetid depths of the crypt behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That hole must be why we have two light sources, though."
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we leave the lantern in the wine cellar just in case, and look through the hole?"
		DavidW says, "we could, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene depicts a young girl kneeling down next to a closed door,
Floyd | whispering through the keyhole. It is evidently late at night, as the
Floyd | girl is wearing her nightgown, and she is surrounded by shadows. The
Floyd | room on the other side of the door is lit, and the light shining
Floyd | through the keyhole and through the crack under the door casts an
Floyd | eldritch, yellow glow across her face. The girl appears to be
Floyd | furtively slipping something underneath the door; you can't see what,
Floyd | exactly.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fairly innocent-looking scene; charming, even, in a way... that
Floyd | is, until you notice the mottled appendage snaking out from underneath
Floyd | the door to meet her hand. From her expression, the girl is either
Floyd | unaware of it or unperturbed by it. Either way, the effect is deeply
Floyd | disturbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.

		Knight_Otu says, "Hello William."

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are the eyes from your dream, without question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "f n" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > F N
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a flashlight (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the family album into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off torch" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward blindly...
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | wine cellar, seen from down low in a corner, near the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That... doesn't tell us much."
		DavidW says, "So the dark hole is for the wine cellar."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put torch in hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TORCH IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "At least we did establish that, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as though you are somehow actually inside the walls of the
Floyd | house, although they don't look this labyrinthine from the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe the north wall of the wine cellar opens to right here, then?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I hope not."
		Knight_Otu says, "That would be rather anti-climactic."
		Knight_Otu says, "But it is possible."
		DavidW says, "Anyway, it's almost 5pm and I don't know how to progress from here regardless."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess we restore to pre-match-burning, and make a save for next week?"
		DavidW says, "It's probably not worth changing our save position from where we started today."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe not, that's true. We didn't achieve that much."
		DavidW says, "We found the observatory. We saw two new paintings. We met Chuck."
		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, that was all our progress for today."
		Knight_Otu nods.
		DavidW asks, "I suppose we could run back down to the cellar and examine the 'corner' of the room?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't expect that'll solve anything, but sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a typewritten notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a lantern (providing light) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x corner" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search wall" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are dozens of bottles here. You glance over the rows, but
Floyd | nothing jumps out at you as immediately odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search floor" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first flute hole, the second flute hole, the
Floyd | third flute hole, the fourth flute hole, the fifth flute hole, the
Floyd | sixth flute hole or the seventh flute hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ghost holes."
		DavidW says, "Maybe the reason we need to open this door is not for the connection, but for something stuck in the door that falls out."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I expect an important room behind a hidden wine rack door."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "knock on racks" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON RACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | No one answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whine" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a flashlight (providing light), a
Floyd | book of matches with five matches left and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a family album, a strange metal
Floyd | flute, a keyring, on which are four keys (an old-fashioned brass key,
Floyd | an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to the
Floyd | cellar), a gold locket, an animal's skull, your umbrella, a flask
Floyd | (which is closed), a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is
Floyd | closed), a silver locket, a newspaper, a letter opener, Michael's
Floyd | faculty card, a torn journal and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read soggy" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SOGGY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bundle of soggy pages)
Floyd | The entries that are legible read as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Father came again to my bed last night... mother doesn't...
Floyd | tells me I can't... to be a good daughter. Sometimes it hurts, but
Floyd | Father always tells me I shouldn't cry. Father says a daughter must do
Floyd | her Duty if she wants to get into Heaven. And I do want to get into
Floyd | Heaven...
Floyd |
Floyd | [this entry dated 1957] ...my poor little William. Father calls
Floyd | him an aberration, child of the Devil, but I don't believe... locked
Floyd | in the attic. I go to see him whenever Father is away. I sing to him,
Floyd | sometimes, through the keyhole, and slip him sweets through the crack
Floyd | under the door... my baby is beautiful... can't let him hurt my dear
Floyd | baby William... to the doctor, and he has a plan... I can never...
Floyd | this locket, William, and I will always keep yours... to always
Floyd | remember my face...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing else is readable except for one fragmented entry near the very
Floyd | end of the book, the date in the corner reading February 27, 1961:
Floyd |
Floyd | ...dead, but not dead yet... will not allow him to do to Edward
Floyd | what he wanted to do to William... have learned... given him the charm
Floyd | against the... never take it off, dear Edward... [a page has been
Floyd | torn away] ...fear to sleep... mist at the window --
Floyd |
Floyd | And that's all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "About the only thing left I feel we can achieve is playing the flute by the obelisk, but probably not today."
		DavidW says, "The flute needs to be played at metal pillars."
		DavidW says, "Which means the puzzle box is opened some other way."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x puzzle box" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PUZZLE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark
Floyd | and oddly streaked wood that you can't identify. All six surfaces are
Floyd | decorated in a complex arrangement of grooves and panels, most of
Floyd | which are illustrated with leering, demonic faces and obscene designs.
Floyd | As far as you can tell, it is in fact a box, and meant to be opened;
Floyd | however, you see no obvious way to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x faces" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FACES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark
Floyd | and oddly streaked wood that you can't identify. All six surfaces are
Floyd | decorated in a complex arrangement of grooves and panels, most of
Floyd | which are illustrated with leering, demonic faces and obscene designs.
Floyd | As far as you can tell, it is in fact a box, and meant to be opened;
Floyd | however, you see no obvious way to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shake box" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the puzzle box)
Floyd | (slipping the book of matches into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | You can hear something rattling around in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push croseus" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x designs" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESIGNS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark
Floyd | and oddly streaked wood that you can't identify. All six surfaces are
Floyd | decorated in a complex arrangement of grooves and panels, most of
Floyd | which are illustrated with leering, demonic faces and obscene designs.
Floyd | As far as you can tell, it is in fact a box, and meant to be opened;
Floyd | however, you see no obvious way to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x top surface" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOP SURFACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x surface" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SURFACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x panels" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANELS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark
Floyd | and oddly streaked wood that you can't identify. All six surfaces are
Floyd | decorated in a complex arrangement of grooves and panels, most of
Floyd | which are illustrated with leering, demonic faces and obscene designs.
Floyd | As far as you can tell, it is in fact a box, and meant to be opened;
Floyd | however, you see no obvious way to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x top panel" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOP PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark
Floyd | and oddly streaked wood that you can't identify. All six surfaces are
Floyd | decorated in a complex arrangement of grooves and panels, most of
Floyd | which are illustrated with leering, demonic faces and obscene designs.
Floyd | As far as you can tell, it is in fact a box, and meant to be opened;
Floyd | however, you see no obvious way to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push panel" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You press various panels, hoping to discover a secret catch, but find
Floyd | nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push faces" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH FACES
Floyd |
Floyd | You press various panels, hoping to discover a secret catch, but find
Floyd | nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull panel" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch panel" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell panel" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit panel" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The strange wood is virtually indestructible; your blows don't even
Floyd | scratch the finish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grooves" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GROOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's roughly the size and shape of a cigar box, carved from some dark
Floyd | and oddly streaked wood that you can't identify. All six surfaces are
Floyd | decorated in a complex arrangement of grooves and panels, most of
Floyd | which are illustrated with leering, demonic faces and obscene designs.
Floyd | As far as you can tell, it is in fact a box, and meant to be opened;
Floyd | however, you see no obvious way to do so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "leer at box" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LEER AT BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we get a grody dream about it and then 'open box' works just fine."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe it only opens when the comet crashes into the village."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squeeze box" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUEEZE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wind box" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIND BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss box" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Try to restrain yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder what's in there anyway. The amulet for the brick wall?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Possibly?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read torn" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TORN
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of the journal reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperate. Went back to the old twisting lane and found only a
Floyd | blank wall. Without the amulet, how can I resist --
Floyd |
Floyd | ...bottles, bottles...
Floyd |
Floyd | Getting worse. People I have never met smile knowingly at me in
Floyd | the street. The police believe I am a child molester, but have brought
Floyd | no charges against me as yet. Why? Head hurts all the time. I have
Floyd | turned the cellar upside-down... damn it all, where is it?
Floyd |
Floyd | Dreamed of Father again. Dreamed of Grandfather. Those horrible,
Floyd | red-rimmed eyes...
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- into the safe, finally. 8-23-36. Won't forget THAT soon.
Floyd | Ha!
Floyd |
Floyd | CANNOT DISCOVER ENTRANCE IN THE CELLAR!!! Secret eludes me still
Floyd | but I WILL FIND IT!!! The clue is in their names, that pestilential
Floyd | procession of names! If I could only --
Floyd |
Floyd | The text breaks off as several more pages are missing. the last
Floyd | fragmented entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd |  -- will fail. There is no recourse left. I know now what I must
Floyd | do. Julia --
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up mordekai" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDEKAI
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing here you can look things up in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get album" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the bundle of soggy pages into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "mordecai"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up mordecai" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDECAI
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the newspaper)
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "thanks."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up mordecai in album" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDECAI IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Mordecai Verlac 
Floyd |    Currently residing in Anchorhead; attended seminary at Arkham
Floyd | College in 1906; ordained in 1912; re-established the Church of
Floyd | Celestial Wisdom in 1920; rebuilt the Miskaton River Mill in
Floyd | 1922.
Floyd |
Floyd | The photograph depicts a man who has returned to his Puritan roots:
Floyd | dressed in spartan black, hair clipped in an archaic tonsure,
Floyd | clutching a Bible in his lap as he glares stoically at the camera.
Floyd | This is the kind of man who would whip his children for laughing on
Floyd | Sunday. His eyes still carry the Verlac madness, burning with
Floyd | single-minded righteousness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up elijah in album" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ELIJAH IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Elijah Verlac 
Floyd |    Traveled to Europe in 1824 to study painting and to research
Floyd | the Verlac genealogy; returned to Anchorhead in 1832; entered the
Floyd | seminary at Arkham College in 1834; ordained in 1844; began
Floyd | construction of the Church of Celestial Wisdom in Anchorhead in 1860;
Floyd | accused of Confederate sympathies in 1862; retired from the clergy and
Floyd | devoted life to painting in 1873.
Floyd |
Floyd | On of the earliest photographic portraits in the album, it depicts a
Floyd | man in his sixties, at least. His face is deeply scored by time, his
Floyd | skin mottled with liver spots, his long, gray hair swept back from a
Floyd | high, bony forehead. This man resembles the portrait in the sitting
Floyd | room more than any of the others, for he has practically the same eyes
Floyd | -- the raw, bloodshot madness staring out from hollow caves in his
Floyd | skull.
Floyd |
Floyd | You note one other interesting detail: he appears to have an extra
Floyd | digit, a sixth finger, on his right hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Croseus, Wilhelm, and Heinrich are the others."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up heinrich in album" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP HEINRICH IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Heinrich Verlac 
Floyd |    Added cupola to the Verlac Estate in 1759; elected mayor of
Floyd | Anchorhead in 1765; rebuilt the Miskaton River Mill in 1770; led the
Floyd | battle of Quattac Bend in the Misquat Uprising of 1772; arrested as a
Floyd | Royalist sympathizer in 1777 but subsequently cleared of all charges;
Floyd | completed construction of the lighthouse in 1795.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait is of Heinrich as an older man, in his late fifties,
Floyd | perhaps. The German ancestry shows through more clearly here, in the
Floyd | set of his jaw and the line of his forehead. The eyes burn with
Floyd | aggressive pride... and perhaps a little of the madness which stained
Floyd | the gaze of his ancestors as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up wilhelm in album" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP WILHELM IN ALBUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Wilhelm Verlac 
Floyd |    Fled with mother Eustacia Verlac during the Witch Burnings of
Floyd | 1653; returned to Anchorhead in 1663; elected mayor of Anchorhead in
Floyd | 1690; built the Miskaton River Mill in 1695; began construction of the
Floyd | lighthouse in 1706.
Floyd |
Floyd | The picture is a reproduction of a charcoal sketch, probably done when
Floyd | he was a younger man. The similarities to the portrait in the sitting
Floyd | room is evident, though: the patrician nose; the harsh, thin line of
Floyd | the mouth; the lean, wolfish jaw. It is the eyes, however, that carry
Floyd | the true family resemblance. Even in the rough, colorless strokes of
Floyd | charcoal, you can see that they are edged with the same raw madness
Floyd | that haunts the red-tinged gaze of the sitting room portrait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say rielo" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY RIELO
Floyd |
Floyd | (to yourself)
Floyd | Talking to yourself is a sure sign of impending mental collapse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say oliir" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY OLIIR
Floyd |
Floyd | (to yourself)
Floyd | Talking to yourself is a sure sign of impending mental collapse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottle labels" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLE LABELS
Floyd |
Floyd | Row after row of smooth, dust-covered glass. The wine inside is dark
Floyd | and murky, reminding you, somewhat irrationally, of blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Row after row of smooth, dust-covered glass. The wine inside is dark
Floyd | and murky, reminding you, somewhat irrationally, of blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmph"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't see any procession in the names."
		DavidW says, "Neither do I"
		Knight_Otu says, "We may also need the names of the unfortunate daughters, perhaps."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I am getting too tired for any of that."
		DavidW says, "We only know two of the daughters."
		Knight_Otu says, "That is an additionalproblem."
		DavidW asks, "quit for today, then?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "and no new save, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we don't need one. What we achieved, we can easily redo, and quicker, if necessary."
		DavidW says, "unless we go back to CF11 and save from there."
		Knight_Otu says, "No, i don't think it's really necessary."
		DavidW says, "Shame we couldn't get into the church."
		DavidW asks, "Can I go back there and try something?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a family album, a puzzle box
Floyd | (which is closed), a flashlight (providing light) and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a bundle of soggy pages, a book
Floyd | of matches with five matches left, a strange metal flute, a keyring,
Floyd | on which are four keys (an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned
Floyd | iron key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a gold locket,
Floyd | an animal's skull, your umbrella, a flask (which is closed), a silver
Floyd | locket, a newspaper, a letter opener, Michael's faculty card, a torn
Floyd | journal and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off torch" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northeast, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Church
Floyd | The forest encroaches right up to the iron fence here, some of which
Floyd | is literally buried in the tangled underbrush. There are no doors on
Floyd | this side, although a wooden trap door over by the corner of the
Floyd | building probably leads into a cellar. A path leads southwest, around
Floyd | to the front of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't be able to break it with your bare hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a family album, a puzzle box
Floyd | (which is closed), a flashlight and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a bundle of soggy pages, a book
Floyd | of matches with five matches left, a strange metal flute, a keyring,
Floyd | on which are four keys (an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned
Floyd | iron key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a gold locket,
Floyd | an animal's skull, your umbrella, a flask (which is closed), a silver
Floyd | locket, a newspaper, a letter opener, Michael's faculty card, a torn
Floyd | journal and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit padlock with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT PADLOCK WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the umbrella)
Floyd | (slipping the flashlight into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You can't get in a good blow with the umbrella; you need something
Floyd | heavier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit padlock with flask" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT PADLOCK WITH FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flask)
Floyd | (slipping the puzzle box into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You can't get in a good blow with the flask; you need something
Floyd | heavier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The wrought-iron fence surrounds the entire churchyard. The only way
Floyd | out is around that little path to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northwest, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bars" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARS
Floyd |
Floyd | The fence is about chest-high and topped with nasty iron spikes. Weeds
Floyd | and ground vines wind up through the bars, most of which are bent and
Floyd | some of which are missing altogether.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bar" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search weeds" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "My idea was 'kick padlock'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Makes enough sense. to bad it wasn't it."
		DavidW says, "bathroom break"
		DavidW says, "back"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There was this one sergeant mentioned in the newspaper scraps"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sgt Howard Biedermeyer"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Death Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up biedermeyer" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP BIEDERMEYER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the newspaper)
Floyd | You discover nothing of interest in the newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up biedermeyer in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP BIEDERMEYER IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up howard in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP HOWARD IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the records are only about the Verlacs."
Knight_Otu has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Knight_Otu arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Birth Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up biedermeyer in records" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP BIEDERMEYER IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, guess so."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Although I recorded the sergeant's name, I don't remember how he fits into the story."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (first taking the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (slipping the family album into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You blow an open chord into the little flute, and it resonates with an
Floyd | eerie, metallic warble. The sound lingers in the air for a moment,
Floyd | then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, curiosity satisfied."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x first hole" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIRST HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small round hole; you cover it with your finger in order to
Floyd | change the flute's pitch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'm spent now, fully."
		DavidW says, "okay."
		DavidW asks, "Shall I type 'quit' on the game now?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day two
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol 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."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry for not finding solutions."
		
*** Session 4 *** 		
		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask anchor" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
Floyd ]             is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind
Floyd ]             of fear is fear of the unknown.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                         A N C H O R H E A D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           [Press 'R' to restore; any other key to begin]

		
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | November, 1997.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to
Floyd | spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that
Floyd | blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the
Floyd | little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squinting up into the glowering storm, you wonder how everything
Floyd | managed to happen so fast. The strange phone call over a month ago,
Floyd | from a lawyer claiming to represent the estate of some distant branch
Floyd | of Michael's family, was bewildering enough in itself... but then the
Floyd | sudden whirlwind of planning and decisions, legal details and travel
Floyd | arrangements, the packing up and shipping away of your entire home,
Floyd | your entire life...
Floyd |
Floyd | Now suddenly here you are, after driving for the past two days
Floyd | straight, over a thousand miles away from the familiar warmth of
Floyd | Texas, getting ready to move into the ancestral mansion of a clan of
Floyd | relatives so far removed that not even Michael has ever heard of them.
Floyd | And you've only been married since June and none of this was any of
Floyd | your idea in the first place, and already it's starting to rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | These days, you often find yourself feeling confused and uprooted.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself and force the melancholy thoughts from your head,
Floyd | trying to focus on the errand at hand. You're to meet with the real
Floyd | estate agent and pick up the keys to your new house while Michael runs
Floyd | across town to take care of some paperwork at the university. He'll be
Floyd | back to pick you up in a few minutes, and then the two of you can
Floyd | begin the long, precarious process of settling in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sullen belch emanates from the clouds, and the rain starts coming
Floyd | down harder -- fat, cold drops smacking loudly against the
Floyd | cobblestones. Shouldn't it be snowing in New England at this time of
Floyd | year? With a sigh, you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Anchorhead...

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                          * THE FIRST DAY *
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern
Floyd ]          sea was upon me.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD
Floyd | An interactive gothic by Michael S. Gentry
Floyd |
Floyd | (Type HELP or ABOUT for some useful information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 990206 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anchor3" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd | Restore failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Actually, I don't think I updated the notes from last time. We got the puzzle box open and started day three?"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh."
		Jacqueline says, "Failed."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Yeah, we're on day 3. We also found a few new books, or was that earlier?"
		Jacqueline says, "Aha"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I think we did that last session, yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "anchorday3" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We gave away our protective amulet too."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "So close!"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that's what I recall from last session."
		DavidW says, "Right. We got points for giving the amulet away, so hopefully that was the correct thing to do."
		Knight_Otu says, "And the protagonist expressed a desire to spy on her husband."
		DavidW says, "The old man gave us the key to the sewers, but we didn't find much helpful down there."
		DavidW says, "Oh right! We figured the hidden corridor peep holes was up next."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Perfect for... spying on our husband, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "It's weird. My memory of this game is so wrong."
		Jacqueline says, "I thought Michael disappeared entirely."
		Jacqueline says, "Yet the crazy man is still sleeping with us."
		Jacqueline asks, "So.... where do we want to start?"
		DavidW says, "I think we should head to the hidden corridors"
		Knight_Otu says, "Part of me wants to explore the city to see if we can find our amulet back, but yeah, hidden corridors."
		DavidW says, "If the bum is dead or dead drunk, we can get our amulet back that way, I suppose."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, and part of me feels like we have to explore the city completely every day because new things happen."
		DavidW says, "Yes."
		Knight_Otu says, "(I'm not expecting that we can get it back, but I don't have much faith the good doctor is still alive even with the amulet)"
		Jacqueline says, "yEAH"
		DavidW asks, "So, should I navigate to a peephole?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a newspaper, a strange metal
Floyd | flute, a silver locket and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a gold locket, a flashlight, a
Floyd | keyring, on which are five keys (a small copper key, an old-fashioned
Floyd | brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to
Floyd | the cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's faculty card, a bundle of
Floyd | soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open), inside which is a strange
Floyd | black disk, a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip of
Floyd | paper, a family album, a book of matches with six matches left, a torn
Floyd | journal, a typewritten notice, a lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "The laptop ran overnight?"
		Jacqueline says, "Probably"
		DavidW says, "I guess so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly Michael walks into the bedroom. He moves slowly, looking
Floyd | around and lightly touching things, as if visiting old memories. He
Floyd | walks over to the crib and spends some minutes staring down into its
Floyd | empty blankets, after which he sighs. Then he turns and adjusts the
Floyd | coverlet on the child's bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | He walks over to the vanity and picks up the jewelry box. Carefully,
Floyd | he opens it and, finding it empty, sets it down again with a soft
Floyd | curse. He looks around the room suspiciously, as if expecting to find
Floyd | the culprit hiding in a corner somewhere. For a moment Michael simply
Floyd | stands there aimlessly, compulsively rubbing his forehead; then he
Floyd | stalks out of the room and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "It must be plugged in"
		Jacqueline says, "THERE'S MICHAEL"
		Knight_Otu asks, "But we don't have power in the house, do we?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, um."
		Jacqueline says, "MAGIC"
		DavidW says, "Magic batteries."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, looks like he always returns to his blood, folks."
		DavidW says, "So, Michael was looking for the silver locket."
		Jacqueline says, "I would like an annulment."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Is it too late to murder the Verlac family?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | At that moment, Michael wanders into the sitting room, muttering
Floyd | something incoherent. He looks around blankly, lost, as if he had come
Floyd | into the room in order to do something only in the next instant to
Floyd | forget what it was. Then his eyes fall on you, and he smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You nearly jerk away from the spyhole, heart pounding wildly, when it
Floyd | suddenly occurs to you that he's not looking at you at all; he's
Floyd | looking at the portrait through which you are peering.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael regards the portrait with a strange air of familiarity. He
Floyd | gazes into its eyes (and also, unbeknownst to him, your own eyes) the
Floyd | way one might appraise an old friend one hasn't seen for some time.
Floyd | His expression is deferential, admiring, and... something else; you
Floyd | can't quite put your finger on at first, but as your husband continues
Floyd | to gaze rhapsodically at the terrible portrait, a sickening
Floyd | realization strikes you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The expression is vanity. Ugly, self-absorbed vanity. Your husband is
Floyd | staring at this portrait the way he might preen himself in a mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael brushes his fingers back through his hair and walks out of the
Floyd | room, chuckling softly to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "annulment based on affection of alienation"
		DavidW says, "okay, now for the wine cellar ... hoping Michael brought a lightsource with him."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you are about to move away from the spyhole, you hear
Floyd | footsteps on a stone floor. A light shines in through a doorway, and a
Floyd | moment later Michael skulks into the room, which you now realize is
Floyd | the wine cellar, seen from down low in a corner, near the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Halfway across the room he stops, darts a suspicious glance over his
Floyd | shoulder, and shines his light into every corner, as though searching
Floyd | for potential spies. At one point he looks straight at you, and you
Floyd | nearly recoil, alarmed at the sight of his crazed, red-rimmed eyes. He
Floyd | does not spot you, however, and in a moment he moves on.
Floyd |
Floyd | He walks over to the rack at the north end of the room, and does
Floyd | something with the bottles -- you can't quite see, because his back is
Floyd | toward you. Then there is a click and a heavy grinding sound, and the
Floyd | entire northern wall swings back, revealing a hidden passage!
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is filled for a moment with a wild, wretched keening, like a
Floyd | cold wind blowing through an empty chasm. With one last, wary look
Floyd | behind him, Michael steps through the portal. The light disappears,
Floyd | the wall swings back with another grinding sound, and then all is
Floyd | quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well. Secret passage existence confirmed."
		Knight_Otu says, "He's not Verlac enough to see in the dark, but Verlac enough to see and look red."
		DavidW says, "Secret to opening the secret passage: denied."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Knight_Otu says, "But maybe we can experiment now."
		Roger says, "It'll be that one not-dusty bottle"
		DavidW says, "hm. okay. I'll take us there."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Observatory
Floyd | You are in a small, enclosed cupola situated, by the look of the view
Floyd | through the dingy skylight over your head, on top of the roof of the
Floyd | house. The walls are covered with astrological and astronomical charts
Floyd | with equations and diagrams scribbled across them in crabbed, stilted
Floyd | handwriting. The only exit seems to be an oddly-angled corridor to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the center of the room is a large mounted telescope,
Floyd | pointed almost straight up through the skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This game has a way of not letting you find things before it wants you to find things."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Wait."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Wait?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "We got sick"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Today is comet day, isn't it?"
		DavidW says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "I doubt the comet is this morning, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe that disk works today?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline) DavidW says, "Comets only come at night."
		Knight_Otu says, "It's always night somewhere."
		Jacqueline says, "Like *in space*"
		Knight_Otu says, "But I guess let's cellar first."
		DavidW asks, "Should I re-nav to the observatory or continue to wine cellar?"
		DavidW says, "okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door is a huge, paneled slab of black oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Row after row of smooth, dust-covered glass. The wine inside is dark
Floyd | and murky, reminding you, somewhat irrationally, of blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are five bottles in the third row from the bottom that have been
Floyd | handled recently; the fingermarks are clearly outlined on their dusty
Floyd | labels. One label is partially torn and the other is all but faded
Floyd | completely, but at a quick glance you count a Pinot Noir, a Cabernet
Floyd | Sauvignon, and a Cheval Blanc.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline leans forward.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x first bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIRST BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the first flute
Floyd | hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x torn bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TORN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The label on this bottle is partially torn away. There is a raised
Floyd | letter "E" stamped into the bottom of the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x faded bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FADED BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | This bottle is so old that the label has almost faded beyond
Floyd | legibility, although from what you can make out it is probably a fine
Floyd | Merlot. A raised letter "C" has been stamped into the bottom of the
Floyd | bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pinor noir" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PINOR NOIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pinot noir" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PINOT NOIR
Floyd |
Floyd | A robust Pinot Noir, vintage 1651; obviously one of those collector's
Floyd | items that just keeps getting more and more valuable as long as you
Floyd | don't open it. A raised letter "W" has been stamped into the bottom of
Floyd | the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "C W H E M"
		Knight_Otu says, "Should be the combination."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabernet" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABERNET
Floyd |
Floyd | A vintage Cabernet Sauvignon from 1734. A raised letter "H" has been
Floyd | stamped into the bottom of the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cheval" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHEVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A light Cheval Blanc, 1886. There is a raised letter "M" stamped into
Floyd | the bottom of the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "those M and W could be switched or the same or whatever, I guess"
		DavidW asks, "I guess, do we push, pull, or turn these bottles?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull faded" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle won't budge from the rack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And of course the years of the bottles is the birth year of the Verlac in question."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push faded" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn faded" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle with the faded label rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Thar we go"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn pinot" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN PINOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of robust Pinot Noir rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn cabernet" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CABERNET
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of vintage Cabernet Sauvignon rotates a quarter-turn
Floyd | clockwise, then snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn torn" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottle with the torn label)
Floyd | The bottle with the torn label rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push save" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn cheval" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CHEVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of light Cheval Blanc rotates a quarter-turn clockwise,
Floyd | then snaps back with a loud "click". A rumbling grating sound suddenly
Floyd | fills the wine cellar, and the racks and a portion of the stone wall
Floyd | behind them swing back, revealing a dark passageway to the north from
Floyd | which blows a hot, foul wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shall we?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Just in case."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes please"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few cautious steps into the corridor, when the wall
Floyd | suddenly slams shut behind you with a reverberating boom. You are
Floyd | trapped!
Floyd |
Floyd | Windy Passage
Floyd | The walls of this passageway are carved from solid rock with unearthly
Floyd | precision; ten feet wide, ten feet high, perfectly smooth and
Floyd | perfectly square. The passage runs north, sloping downward into the
Floyd | depths of the hillside. A foul wind gusts intermittently from the
Floyd | darkness below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		DavidW says, "TRAPPED"
		Jacqueline says, "Good thing you saved."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The air reeks of the infernal depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another blast of hot, foul-smelling air comes shrieking out of the
Floyd | pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Seemed like the like outcome."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of the Pit
Floyd | The passageway ends here at a fathomless pit, a puckered circular hole
Floyd | in the rock from which the foul wind seems to emanate, howling up from
Floyd | the depths like a reeking banshee.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "*likely"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pit" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The pit nearly spans the corridor from wall to wall and is at least
Floyd | twenty feet across, much to far to jump. The wind which occasionally
Floyd | gusts up from the bottomless reaches smells of decaying things, and
Floyd | moans like a living thing as it races past you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN PIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom is lost to darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "down?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I doubt we can, but we can try."
		DavidW asks, "Or search the south wall in the previous room?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Into the pit? Not bloody likely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Or the bridge, if we dare."
		DavidW asks, "bridge?"
		DavidW asks, "In the city?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Here."
		Jacqueline asks, "I think he was saying that in jest?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ropes are frayed and tangled; the planks are rotten and, in
Floyd | places, missing entirely, leaving dark, howling gaps. A very dubious
Floyd | structure, all in all, but there's no other way to cross.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ropes are frayed and tangled; the planks are rotten and, in
Floyd | places, missing entirely, leaving dark, howling gaps. A very dubious
Floyd | structure, all in all, but there's no other way to cross.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "OH"
		DavidW says, "I didn't see any bridge in the description."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. It was there."
		Knight_Otu Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
		DavidW says, "oh, I thought that was another wind message."
		Knight_Otu Floyd | in the wind.
		DavidW says, "I didn't read it properly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Other Side                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you edge out onto the swaying planks. The ropes creak
Floyd | ominously as you cross. A couple of the tattered lines snap just as
Floyd | you reach the halfway mark, and the bridge lists sharply to the left.
Floyd | A few more steps, however, and you are safely on the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Side
Floyd | The passageway turns east here, the stone floor dropping down in a
Floyd | series of wide steps carved into the living rock. The stairs continue
Floyd | down to the northeast, eventually curving out of sight. The only other
Floyd | way on from here is a narrow, oddly-angled corridor in the northwest
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally

		Knight_Otu says, "Let's check the south wall first."

Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Or not."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm slow today."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of the Pit
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Windy Passage
Floyd | The walls of this passageway are carved from solid rock with unearthly
Floyd | precision; ten feet wide, ten feet high, perfectly smooth and
Floyd | perfectly square. The passage runs north, sloping downward into the
Floyd | depths of the hillside. A foul wind gusts intermittently from the
Floyd | darkness below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south wall" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x south" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | There is only a blank stone wall now. The only way onward is north,
Floyd | further into the depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, seems it's a one-way door."
		DavidW says, "I imagine the bridge can only be crossed X times."
		Knight_Otu says, "That seems likely."
		DavidW says, "We may end up having to restore back to cf16 regardless."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of the Pit
Floyd | The passageway ends here at a fathomless pit, a puckered circular hole
Floyd | in the rock from which the foul wind seems to emanate, howling up from
Floyd | the depths like a reeking banshee.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Other Side                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you edge out onto the swaying planks. A blast of wind roars
Floyd | up from beneath you, shaking the thin strand like a pennant in a stiff
Floyd | breeze, and you cling grimly to the ropes. A few more steps, however,
Floyd | and you are safely on the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Side
Floyd | The passageway turns east here, the stone floor dropping down in a
Floyd | series of wide steps carved into the living rock. The stairs continue
Floyd | down to the northeast, eventually curving out of sight. The only other
Floyd | way on from here is a narrow, oddly-angled corridor in the northwest
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not sure if east is an exit or not."
		DavidW says, "That 'oddly-angled corridor' probably returns us to the crawlspace yet again."
		Jacqueline says, "likely"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm, possible."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, maybe"
		DavidW says, "I suggest NE."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Great Stairs                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Stairs
Floyd | The vast, stone staircase plunges down into the earth. The seemingly
Floyd | interminable steps curve in a gentle sweep from the southwest, above
Floyd | you, dropping toward black, unplumbed depths to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And us without any pennies for the ferryman."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Stairs
Floyd | The stairs end here at a huge, greenish-gold door set into the north
Floyd | wall. There is nothing else here; nowhere to go but onward or back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "eep"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is enormous, nearly fifteen feet on a side, and made entirely
Floyd | of some smooth, greenish-gold metal that reflects your light with an
Floyd | oily, wavery sheen. There is no handle, no keyhole or latch of any
Floyd | kind. There seems to be no physical way of opening the door at all --
Floyd | just the smooth rectangle of metal, adorned with a single symbol
Floyd | etched into its center.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Darnit, we have no greenish gold key yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x symbol" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SYMBOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The emblem in the center of the door is that of a stylized open eye,
Floyd | surrounded by wavy, radiating lines which resemble nothing less than a
Floyd | crown of sinuous tentacles. You shudder, unable to suppress the
Floyd | feeling that you have seen that eye somewhere before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch symbol" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH SYMBOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Please don't poke Elder God in remaining eye"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		DavidW says, "oh. This is that business the book in the library was about, isn't it. We need to say the name of the god that this symbol represents."
		Knight_Otu says, "Huh. Maybe."
		DavidW says, "And to learn that name, we have to look at the comet, I think we also learned."
		Roger says, "Couldn't hurt"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Great Stairs                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You start back up the wide steps...
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Stairs
Floyd | The vast, stone staircase plunges down into the earth. The seemingly
Floyd | interminable steps curve in a gentle sweep from the southwest, above
Floyd | you, dropping toward black, unplumbed depths to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Other Side                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Side
Floyd | The passageway turns east here, the stone floor dropping down in a
Floyd | series of wide steps carved into the living rock. The stairs continue
Floyd | down to the northeast, eventually curving out of sight. The only other
Floyd | way on from here is a narrow, oddly-angled corridor in the northwest
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Other Side                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we go NW now."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not an exit. Good to know."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read volume" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ VOLUME
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the bookshelves or The Compleat Manual of
Floyd | Wardes and Seales?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wardes" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WARDES
Floyd |
Floyd | Essentially, it's a textbook on the theory and practice of magickal
Floyd | wards and seals, mystic symbols inscribed on doors and containers in
Floyd | order to keep people and spirits out -- or in. It's all very
Floyd | deliberately vague and arcane (in addition to being written in
Floyd | medieval French and translated into Middle English, making it nearly
Floyd | impossible to understand), the kind of thing that likely got many a
Floyd | scholar burned at the stake in those days.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are surprised to find that a page in this old and probably quite
Floyd | valuable book has been folded down, as though to mark the place. The
Floyd | section marked discusses various methods of opening doors that have
Floyd | been sealed with the image of a pagan god. Speaking aloud the deity's
Floyd | true name will usually do the trick, apparently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess, peek at the comet now, which appear in daytimes because they are not vampires."
		Knight_Otu says, "We can try at least."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | A top-of-the-line model: it's sleek, lightweight and very fast, a real
Floyd | status symbol for the writer who wants to look as though he might stop
Floyd | whatever he's doing at the drop of a hat and suddenly hack out a
Floyd | bestseller. While you have yet to witness Michael do this, he really
Floyd | had been wanting one since before the two of you even met; so, to
Floyd | celebrate his new teaching position, you splurged and bought him one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael has evidently been writing something, but it's not a story; it
Floyd | looks more like some kind of journal entry.
Floyd |
Floyd | I cannot sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | Or perhaps I should say: I must not sleep, since I
Floyd | am perfectly capable of sleep -- in fact, lately sleep has come to me
Floyd | more easily, more quickly, and more insidiously than it ever has
Floyd | before. But I don't want to sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | I have been hoping that the terrible dreams would prove to be
Floyd | stress-related, that they would fade once the move was behind us and
Floyd | we had finally settled in -- but that has not turned out to be the
Floyd | case. They're stronger than ever. Red-rimmed eyes pursuing me through
Floyd | strange corridors, and the voice -- the whisperer who tells me I am
Floyd | not who I am. The whisperer tells me secrets of this house, secrets of
Floyd | those who lived here -- they are my blood, and he tells me he always
Floyd | returns to his blood. He tells me of secret keys and combinations; I
Floyd | don't know what they open yet but I have an idea --
Floyd |
Floyd | Tomorrow I must go down to the cellar. I must see if the things
Floyd | revealed to me in that terrible book are true.
Floyd |
Floyd | I know she is worried about me. I want to tell her, but --
Floyd |
Floyd | The entry ends there, unfinished.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Observatory
Floyd | You are in a small, enclosed cupola situated, by the look of the view
Floyd | through the dingy skylight over your head, on top of the roof of the
Floyd | house. The walls are covered with astrological and astronomical charts
Floyd | with equations and diagrams scribbled across them in crabbed, stilted
Floyd | handwriting. The only exit seems to be an oddly-angled corridor to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the center of the room is a large mounted telescope,
Floyd | pointed almost straight up through the skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The swirling hole in the sky fills the telescope's field of view,
Floyd | turning silently as you watch. The upper depths of the maelstrom are
Floyd | too dark to see, though occasionally you make out sparks of green
Floyd | energy as they arc across the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lens in telescope" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT LENS IN TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the strange black disk)
Floyd | (slipping the silver locket into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | The strange black disk drops neatly into the slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | For a few moments all you can see is a murky, swirling blackness; then
Floyd | patterns of colors begin to emerge, like the rainbow sheen of oil on
Floyd | water. The black disk grows translucent, stars become visible through
Floyd | the swirling haze, and then...
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Christ, you can see it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The comet, roaring silently through the endless void, streaking toward
Floyd | Earth, and it's alive, this thing that is coming is ALIVE, tendrils
Floyd | that must be hundreds, thousands of miles long streaming before it,
Floyd | reaching out to grasp and strangle and devour whole worlds, and it is
Floyd | coming here, it is coming to Earth, and its great, lidless, red-rimmed
Floyd | eye rolls over in a vast lake of vitreous fluid, and it
Floyd |
Floyd |       looks
Floyd |
Floyd |           at
Floyd |
Floyd |                             you
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you wake up some time later, shaking your head. You're not
Floyd | sure what, exactly, you just witnessed; whether it was a genuine
Floyd | astronomical phenomenon, or a hallucination, or the actual form of
Floyd | some Dark God from the Outer Reaches, come to devour the world. You're
Floyd | not even entirely sure you remember what it looked like. The only
Floyd | thing you can clearly recall is a single name, pulsing in your brain
Floyd | like a bruise:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ialdabaoloth".
Floyd |
Floyd | And that's all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by five points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Gesundheit."
		DavidW asks, "Darn we risk the pit bridge again to use this name? Or y'think we've already used up our one free bridge crossing?"
		DavidW says, "er Dare"
		Jacqueline says, "Dare"
		Jacqueline says, "We can always restore if not."
		DavidW says, "ok."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I left the disk in the telescope. Figure that's okay?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic

		Knight_Otu says, "It's probably the only use of the disk anyway."

Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "(At least I hope so.)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to KO), "I suspect it's the only use, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn faded" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle with the faded label rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn pinot" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN PINOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of robust Pinot Noir rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn cabernet" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CABERNET
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of vintage Cabernet Sauvignon rotates a quarter-turn
Floyd | clockwise, then snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn torn" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottle with the torn label)
Floyd | The bottle with the torn label rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn cheval" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CHEVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of light Cheval Blanc rotates a quarter-turn clockwise,
Floyd | then snaps back with a loud "click". A rumbling grating sound suddenly
Floyd | fills the wine cellar, and the racks and a portion of the stone wall
Floyd | behind them swing back, revealing a dark passageway to the north from
Floyd | which blows a hot, foul wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few cautious steps into the corridor, when the wall
Floyd | suddenly slams shut behind you with a reverberating boom. You are
Floyd | trapped!
Floyd |
Floyd | Windy Passage
Floyd | The walls of this passageway are carved from solid rock with unearthly
Floyd | precision; ten feet wide, ten feet high, perfectly smooth and
Floyd | perfectly square. The passage runs north, sloping downward into the
Floyd | depths of the hillside. A foul wind gusts intermittently from the
Floyd | darkness below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another blast of hot, foul-smelling air comes shrieking out of the
Floyd | pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of the Pit
Floyd | The passageway ends here at a fathomless pit, a puckered circular hole
Floyd | in the rock from which the foul wind seems to emanate, howling up from
Floyd | the depths like a reeking banshee.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Other Side                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you edge out onto the swaying planks. The ropes creak
Floyd | ominously as you cross. A couple of the tattered lines snap just as
Floyd | you reach the halfway mark, and the bridge lists sharply to the left.
Floyd | A few more steps, however, and you are safely on the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Side
Floyd | The passageway turns east here, the stone floor dropping down in a
Floyd | series of wide steps carved into the living rock. The stairs continue
Floyd | down to the northeast, eventually curving out of sight. The only other
Floyd | way on from here is a narrow, oddly-angled corridor in the northwest
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another blast of hot, foul-smelling air comes shrieking out of the
Floyd | pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Great Stairs                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Stairs
Floyd | The vast, stone staircase plunges down into the earth. The seemingly
Floyd | interminable steps curve in a gentle sweep from the southwest, above
Floyd | you, dropping toward black, unplumbed depths to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Stairs
Floyd | The stairs end here at a huge, greenish-gold door set into the north
Floyd | wall. There is nothing else here; nowhere to go but onward or back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It's the same description again..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ialdabaoloth" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IALDABAOLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door suddenly rings out as if struck; it vibrates in
Floyd | aching harmony with the blasphemous name -- a shrill, grating sound
Floyd | like a dentist's drill. The air grows thick and terrible shapes waver
Floyd | and melt in the air before you -- shapes that twitch and move with
Floyd | hungry purpose, and seem to look at you -- and then the ringing fades
Floyd | away. There is a moment of stillness, and then the gleaming door
Floyd | swings smoothly open on perfectly balanced and utterly silent hinges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "For the bridge crossing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The doorway opens out into a large, dome-ceilinged cavern. You stand
Floyd | at the threshold for a moment, peering into the strange,
Floyd | phosphorescent gloom, before your eyes can make out enough details to
Floyd | see what this place is; even then, it is almost a full minute before
Floyd | your mind can accept what you are seeing...
Floyd |
Floyd | Burial Mound
Floyd | The cave is lined, floor to ceiling, with mummified human corpses.
Floyd | Shrunken and desiccated, they lie in jumbled heaps inside irregularly
Floyd | carved niches. Carvings cover the rock walls in between the niches --
Floyd | grotesque, leering faces too horrible even to look upon, their
Floyd | features twitching and smirking in the wavering light that sifts down
Floyd | from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | And dominating the center of the chamber: a dark monolith rising up
Floyd | through the green, murky light -- what you first took to be a large,
Floyd | supporting pillar, you now realize can only be the true base of the
Floyd | town square obelisk.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the narrower, northern end of the vaguely egg-shaped cavern sits a
Floyd | massive stone altar, flanked on either side by a pair of strange,
Floyd | vibrating columns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "WHOA"
		DavidW says, "We know we need to play the flute at those columns, but we don't know which tune yet."
		Roger says, "Smurfs theme"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x corpses" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORPSES
Floyd |
Floyd | These bodies are very, very old; even the shapes of the skulls call to
Floyd | mind a more primitive and degenerate sort of folk than even the
Floyd | denizens of this town. This must be the inside of an ancient burial
Floyd | mound, although what sort of Indian tribe could have erected such a
Floyd | huge and monstrous obelisk, you can't imagine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carvings" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARVINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first pictogram, the second pictogram, the
Floyd | third pictogram or the fourth pictogram?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x first pictogram" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIRST PICTOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | A circle of stick-men, dancing or worshipping around a shape like an
Floyd | upturned bowl -- perhaps a hill, or perhaps this very mound you're
Floyd | standing in was once above ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x second pictogram" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SECOND PICTOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | A fiery star-burst, decorated with trailing lines (perhaps indicating
Floyd | a comet or shooting star?) descends from the sky, and rains fire and
Floyd | death upon the people of the mound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "The smurfs had a theme?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We saw that in painting form before I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I think so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x third pictogram" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THIRD PICTOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The stick men are again pictured in a circle around the mound. One
Floyd | figure stands on top of the mound, raising a dagger over a second
Floyd | stick man bent backwards over some kind of altar. The mound is
Floyd | decorated with wavy lines radiating from the altar at the top down to
Floyd | the bottom -- perhaps indicating streams of blood?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fourth pictogram" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOURTH PICTOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The mound is now deserted, and the stick men seem to be constructing a
Floyd | tower of stones for some unclear purpose. The comet-symbol has
Floyd | returned, although there is an added eye-motif; the comet appears to
Floyd | be looking down on the tower with approval. Wavy lines radiate from
Floyd | the eye in all directions, several of them converging to join at the
Floyd | tower's tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so the comet god hearts town square obelisk."
		Jacqueline says, "It's how it will find its way home."
		Knight_Otu says, "We probably shouldn't break it then."
		DavidW says, "Or where to leave the milk and cookies."
		Jacqueline says, "Its tentacles want to hugggggg it"
		DavidW says, "If it loves the obelisk so much, maybe it should marry it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x monolith" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MONOLITH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tower" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think it would only marry it if it were its cousin or child or something."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is simply enormous. Nearly ten feet to a side at its base, the
Floyd | massive structure rises straight up through the ceiling, its tip
Floyd | penetrating the surface after what must be twenty or thirty feet of
Floyd | intervening rock. The hieroglyphs on this portion of the obelisk,
Floyd | untouched by eroding weather, are much clearer and deeper than the
Floyd | ones above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That's assuming comet-god society has the concept of marriage."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hieroglyphs" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HIEROGLYPHS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first pictogram, the second pictogram, the
Floyd | third pictogram or the fourth pictogram?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A single block of jet-black, featureless stone, approximately the size
Floyd | of a queen-sized bed. It is flanked by a pair of metal pillars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pillars" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILLARS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pillar" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It is simply enormous. Nearly ten feet to a side at its base, the
Floyd | massive structure rises straight up through the ceiling, its tip
Floyd | penetrating the surface after what must be twenty or thirty feet of
Floyd | intervening rock. The hieroglyphs on this portion of the obelisk,
Floyd | untouched by eroding weather, are much clearer and deeper than the
Floyd | ones above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x metal" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X METAL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | It appears to be some kind of wind instrument, fashioned out of
Floyd | ornately carved, greenish metal. Seven holes of varying sizes are
Floyd | drilled along the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x metal pillar" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X METAL PILLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Schrödinger's metal pillars."
		DavidW says, "hm. Can't refer to the metal pillars."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound, on the altar                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber onto the great stone block.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound, on the altar                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A single block of jet-black, featureless stone, approximately the size
Floyd | of a queen-sized bed. It is flanked by a pair of metal pillars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound, on the altar                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | You blow an open chord into the little flute, and it resonates with an
Floyd | eerie, metallic warble.
Floyd |
Floyd | The columns' vibrations seem to grow momentarily stronger while the
Floyd | flute's sound lingers, their dissonant ringing resonating strangely
Floyd | with the warbling, metallic notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound, on the altar                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get off the altar first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x columns" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound, on the altar                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COLUMNS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the left-hand column or the right-hand column?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get off altar" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET OFF ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Burial Mound
Floyd | The cave is lined, floor to ceiling, with mummified human corpses.
Floyd | Shrunken and desiccated, they lie in jumbled heaps inside irregularly
Floyd | carved niches. Carvings cover the rock walls in between the niches --
Floyd | grotesque, leering faces too horrible even to look upon, their
Floyd | features twitching and smirking in the wavering light that sifts down
Floyd | from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | The obelisk base stands before you, vast and shadowy in the green,
Floyd | murky light.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the narrower, northern end of the vaguely egg-shaped cavern sits a
Floyd | massive stone altar, flanked on either side by a pair of strange,
Floyd | vibrating columns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aha"
		Knight_Otu says, "Synonym troubles."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x left-hand column" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEFT-HAND COLUMN
Floyd |
Floyd | The column is approximately seven feet high and cylindrical, made of
Floyd | some oily, greenish metal. It is vibrating very slightly, almost
Floyd | imperceptibly; only a thin shimmering around its edges and the faint
Floyd | ringing noise betray any motion at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x right-hand column" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIGHT-HAND COLUMN
Floyd |
Floyd | The column is approximately seven feet high and cylindrical, made of
Floyd | some oily, greenish metal. It is vibrating very slightly, almost
Floyd | imperceptibly; only a thin shimmering around its edges and the faint
Floyd | ringing noise betray any motion at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | The sides are much too steep to climb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search altar" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover hole one" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER HOLE ONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover hole" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first flute hole, the second flute hole, the
Floyd | third flute hole, the fourth flute hole, the fifth flute hole, the
Floyd | sixth flute hole or the seventh flute hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "first, I think"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "first" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIRST
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the first flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an eerie, almost sub-sonic note.
Floyd |
Floyd | The columns' vibrations seem to grow momentarily stronger while the
Floyd | flute's sound lingers, their dissonant ringing resonating strangely
Floyd | with the warbling, metallic notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "uncover first hole" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNCOVER FIRST HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift your finger from the first flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover second hole" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER SECOND HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the second flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an eerie, deep note.
Floyd |
Floyd | The columns' vibrations seem to grow momentarily stronger while the
Floyd | flute's sound lingers, their dissonant ringing resonating strangely
Floyd | with the warbling, metallic notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "uncover second hole" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNCOVER SECOND HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift your finger from the second flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover third hole" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER THIRD HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the third flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an eerie, low-pitched note.
Floyd |
Floyd | The right-hand column's vibrations suddenly grow stronger, resonating
Floyd | in harmony with the warbling, metallic note of the flute. The two
Floyd | dissonances seem to intertwine, reinforcing each other, and for a
Floyd | single instant you think you see a strange rippling effect in the air
Floyd | over the altar. Then it is gone, and the sound fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have zero memory of this bit."
		Jacqueline <-- could hide her own Easter eggs.
		DavidW says, "uncover third hole"
		DavidW says, "I have no idea which flute holes to use for this puzzle yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we did get one reaction at least."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "The columns' response suggests (so far) that perhaps four notes are wanted in total."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, hm. Have we gone beyond where we should have, then?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x right-hand" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIGHT-HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The column is approximately seven feet high and cylindrical, made of
Floyd | some oily, greenish metal. It is vibrating very slightly, almost
Floyd | imperceptibly; only a thin shimmering around its edges and the faint
Floyd | ringing noise betray any motion at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We could try exploring the city a bit again I guess."
		DavidW says, "yeah. Exploring the city seems like the thing to do now."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
		Jacqueline asks, "Go back to the save?"
		DavidW says, "hm. I'm not sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search corpses" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CORPSES
Floyd |
Floyd | When you touch them you get an unpleasant feeling, a crawling
Floyd | sensation of filth and infection. You back away, wiping your hands
Floyd | down the front of your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "You think the rope bridge is just yanking our chain?"
		Knight_Otu says, "If the bridge can collapse, that might be safer, but I'm not sure anymore that it can."
		Knight_Otu says, "We did get the same text for both crossings."
		Jacqueline says, "True"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. No restore."
		DavidW says, "I think either the rope bridge will collapse after X uses, or it will break for plot reasons."
		Jacqueline says, "Probably the latter."
		DavidW says, "I can't tell which it is yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Though this game is not necessarily forgiving"
		DavidW asks, "anyway, on to the city?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Considering the sun moves for plot reasons, it might be the case for the bridge."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, city."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Stairs
Floyd | The stairs end here at a huge, greenish-gold door set into the north
Floyd | wall. There is nothing else here; nowhere to go but onward or back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Great Stairs                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You start back up the wide steps...
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Stairs
Floyd | The vast, stone staircase plunges down into the earth. The seemingly
Floyd | interminable steps curve in a gentle sweep from the southwest, above
Floyd | you, dropping toward black, unplumbed depths to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Other Side                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Side
Floyd | The passageway turns east here, the stone floor dropping down in a
Floyd | series of wide steps carved into the living rock. The stairs continue
Floyd | down to the northeast, eventually curving out of sight. The only other
Floyd | way on from here is a narrow, oddly-angled corridor in the northwest
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another blast of hot, foul-smelling air comes shrieking out of the
Floyd | pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hairs on the back of your neck prickle as you step outside.
Floyd | Something is wrong. Something is very wrong with the air. A heavy,
Floyd | charged sensation, like standing next to high-tension wires; a faint
Floyd | odor of spoiled meat drifting on the wind; you can't put your finger
Floyd | on it, but it might have something to do with that strange hole in the
Floyd | sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the sky)
Floyd | There is a spinning, churning hole in the clouds, directly over the
Floyd | lighthouse; an inverted whirlpool sucking streamers of gray up into
Floyd | itself. You'd think it was some sort of funnel cloud, except that it's
Floyd | not moving anywhere. It's simply hanging, turning slowly in the sky.
Floyd | The sight of that horrible, whirling hole makes you shudder,
Floyd | involuntarily recalling that hideous entity that lurks behind those
Floyd | clouds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is well-written."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can just make out the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the Road
Floyd | The forest grows denser as you go, crowding thickly up to either side
Floyd | of the road. The groping, tangled branches block out what little
Floyd | sunlight there is left. Your footsteps are muffled; whispering leaves
Floyd | and the slow drip of water are the only sounds you can hear. Beyond
Floyd | the watching trees, the shadows are impenetrably thick. The road
Floyd | stretches interminably, north to south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's something strangely familiar about the woods here... scenes
Floyd | from last night's dream flicker through your memory, but you are
Floyd | unable to recall the details.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | You scrutinize the edge of the road carefully, looking for whatever it
Floyd | was you saw...
Floyd |
Floyd | There. On the west side. That stump, and the twisted sapling growing
Floyd | next to it; you recognize them. And just beyond them... the path. It's
Floyd | the path you took in your dream, a narrow rut running west through the
Floyd | underbrush. You can hardly believe it, but there it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stump" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the rotted stump of a tree that must have fallen long ago. It's
Floyd | unremarkable, almost completely buried by the underbrush; the only
Floyd | reason you even noticed it is because of your dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sapling" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAPLING
Floyd |
Floyd | A bent and stunted sapling, barely taller than you are, grows from the
Floyd | mulchy ground around the rotting stump. It's a perfectly
Floyd | ordinary-looking sapling, just like many others you've spotted growing
Floyd | here in and there among the trees -- except that this one was in your
Floyd | dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Trampled Path                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Trampled Path
Floyd | The tangled undergrowth has been beaten down in a path leading roughly
Floyd | from the east to the southwest. Shrubs and grass have been flattened
Floyd | and pushed aside, vines torn down, and small trees bent or even
Floyd | snapped in half, as though something heavy with huge, flat feet had
Floyd | simply trampled its way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Slaughterhouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Slaughterhouse
Floyd | The decayed remains of an old slaughterhouse stand here, now little
Floyd | more than a shell of crumbling brick and gaping holes, surrounded by a
Floyd | clearing of yellow, sickly grass. A path leads northeast, back toward
Floyd | the road; to the west, a gaping hole that might once have been a
Floyd | doorway leads into the rotting building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The forest is unnaturally quiet here, you notice; there are no birds
Floyd | calling, no leaves rustling or branches creaking; even the
Floyd | whippoorwills have fallen silent. All is still, holding its collective
Floyd | breath in an expectant hush.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That's one way to expand the available world."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x house" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Slaughterhouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary-looking key. The word "house" is written on a tiny
Floyd | piece of tape affixed to the key's tab.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x building" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Slaughterhouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient walls are barely even holding themselves together. The
Floyd | only reason you can tell it used to be a slaughterhouse is the faded
Floyd | paint on one wall: "Crompton Meat Processing".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's something odd about the ground here; some faint marking or
Floyd | pattern.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old rusty meat hook sticks out of the ground nearby, its point
Floyd | half-buried in the dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over in the far corner, a tattered sheet of drawing paper lies
Floyd | discarded on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There's that meat hook we heard about."
		DavidW says, "yeah. Thanks, Plover."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hook" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossbar fits in your palm, leaving the hook part to stick out
Floyd | between the third and fourth fingers. It's a heavy sucker, nearly
Floyd | fifteen inches long from handle to point, made for hauling around
Floyd | carcasses with a minimum of ceremony. You wouldn't like to think what
Floyd | this could do to a living person.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hook" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take paper" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tattered drawing)
Floyd | (slipping the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the tattered drawing. The drawing is of a pair of crudely
Floyd | rendered figures, scrawled with dark, heavy lines that occasionally
Floyd | punch right through the paper. The two figures are holding hands. The
Floyd | one on the left is a smiling woman with long, straight hair; the one
Floyd | on the right...
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you don't know. Frankly, you'd rather not speculate. An octopus
Floyd | on human legs, maybe, if you could believe any healthy child would
Floyd | conceive of such a thing. Above the first figure is scribbled the word
Floyd | "MOMY"; above the second, "WILAM (ME)".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh."
		DavidW asks, "Mommy and child play date at the slaughterhouse?"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw."
		Jacqueline says, "That's just sweet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | The marks in the dirt are tracks of some kind, but not of any animal
Floyd | you're familiar with, unless there's a lame elephant loose in the New
Floyd | England woods. The prints are large -- quite a bit larger than your
Floyd | outspread hand, and vaguely round. They criss-cross the ground in
Floyd | every direction. Whatever made them obviously lives here, or at least
Floyd | visits quite often.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "This is William Verlac's turf."
		DavidW says, "oh. You think William's alive. Here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "We have the lockets. He ought to like those."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the gold locket, revealing a woman's picture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Alquo goes home. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well. A circle of rotting plywood covers the
Floyd | opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x well" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WELL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's built of mortared stone, and comes about to the level of your
Floyd | waist. The top of the well is covered by a circle of rotting plywood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plywood" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLYWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing but a thick sheet of plywood cut into a rough circle, about a
Floyd | yard across.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to well" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO WELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to plywood" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO PLYWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move plywood" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PLYWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge of the plywood and, straining as
Floyd | hard as you can, manage to slide the heavy cover off the top of the
Floyd | well and onto the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN WELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The well is very deep, although the rough stonework would probably
Floyd | allow you to safely climb down. Its depths are too shadowy for you to
Floyd | make out any details at the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It wouldn't be my first trip down a well in IF."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, well, well."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully testing each foothold, you descend into the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Well
Floyd | The sky is a dim circle of light far above you. The stone walls press
Floyd | in on you from all sides, and the air is clammy and frigid. A faint
Floyd | odor of decay drifts up from the floor; the smell of a trapped animal
Floyd | decomposing under the back porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing knee deep in a rattling jumble of children's bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can deduce only two things about the gruesome pile: there are more
Floyd | bones here than could be produced by a single child, and some of the
Floyd | bones are older than others. Whoever has been throwing them down here
Floyd | has been doing it for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And there are the missing children."
		DavidW asks, "William eats them?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a tuft of brown among the yellowed-ivory of the bones.
Floyd | Moving aside a clattering pile of ribs, you discover a child's teddy
Floyd | bear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bear" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the teddy bear. It is old and threadbare, its fur worn
Floyd | through to the stuffing in some places. Stitched onto its behind is
Floyd | the name "Jeffrey".
Floyd |

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that's most likely what happens."

Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "bleh"
		DavidW says, "Jeffrey is the missing child in the newspaper."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The front page story is about Jeffrey Greer, 8 years old, who was
Floyd | abducted from his home at #11 Mill Town Road last night. Little
Floyd | Jeffrey is the latest victim in a series of abductions that stretches
Floyd | back for years, one every six months or so, and that authorities
Floyd | believe is the work of a single perpetrator. Local police had hoped to
Floyd | prove that Edward Verlac had been behind the kidnappings, but were
Floyd | unable to obtain a confession or any hard proof. Edward Verlac was
Floyd | convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters, one of whom was 15
Floyd | months old, in January of this year; he was found not guilty by reason
Floyd | of insanity and incarcerated in Danvers Asylum, where he remained
Floyd | until committing suicide last March. This latest kidnapping, occurring
Floyd | after Edward's death, seems to have cleared up any lingering
Floyd | suspicions that he might have been the culprit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone possessing information regarding the whereabouts of Jeffrey
Floyd | Greer is strongly urged to speak to the authorities as soon as
Floyd | possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I assumed that once it became clear that William was still alive."
		Jacqueline asks, "He only eats every six months? Or he lives on squirrels in between?"
		DavidW says, "Or hibernates."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Well, I'm sure the next step in this game is to report this well to the authorities!"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps squirrels and bluebirds bring him berries and nuts at Christmas."
		Knight_Otu says, "One would hope."
		Knight_Otu says, "That the next step is alerting the authorities."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I didn't see the police station on the map."
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Well, I'm guessing it's actually not."
		Knight_Otu says, "It somehow never is."
		Jacqueline says, "Like, what DW just said. Also, even if there were police, I sense an end game where the world may explode."
		DavidW says, "We could show the teddy bear to the bar patrons and find out of Jeffrey's father is there."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's turn the obelisk into a spaceship and flee."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "And then maybe we'll be arrested!"
		DavidW says, "I imagine we do something with this teddy bear. Besides cry, I mean."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cry" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hug bear" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Come now; you're not that frightened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the bear a big hug. Somehow, it is a cold comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline) Inspector says (to ClubFloyd), "And so, tell me all the steps to how you found this teddy bear. What? Yeah, right. Lock 'er up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Digging through the bones, you discover nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out is up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You painstakingly climb out of the old well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move plywood" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PLYWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | It took all your effort just to tip the cover off the well; you don't
Floyd | think you could muster the strength to heave it back on again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "PC needs to visit the gym."
		DavidW says, "I need a quick bathroom break."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
		DavidW says, "back"
		DavidW says, "I suggest using the hook on the church padlock next."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faint tracks mark the dirt here; large, rounded footprints tracking
Floyd | back and forth across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stonework" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STONEWORK
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are about to step back through the eastern wall when a noise makes
Floyd | you stop. In the woods outside, to the east -- something is there.
Floyd | Something breathing. Something huge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch cracks sharply; and another. It's coming this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh-oh"
		Jacqueline says, "Hello, frend"
		DavidW asks, "wait? say 'william'? wake gold locket?"
		DavidW says, "er wave"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't holding that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of tearing undergrowth grows louder. Whatever it is, it's
Floyd | practically bulldozing its way through the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the meat hook into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground trembles slightly with the thing's thunderous footsteps as
Floyd | it tromps up the path. It's right outside the slaughterhouse!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "The silver locket was mommy's, wasn't it? Mybe wear it?"
		Knight_Otu says, "*maybe"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "silver has his picture, gold has hers."
		Knight_Otu asks, "But mommy wore his picture, right?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "Let's wait and find out if he kills us instantly or not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You never even see it coming. The east wall bursts inward in an
Floyd | eruption of bricks and mortar dust; squirming, ropy tentacles snake
Floyd | out from the obscuring cloud and wrap themselves around your your
Floyd | body... within moments you are unconscious, mercifully spared the
Floyd | sight of what happens to your body in the next few bloody minutes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 41 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A: Yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear it pause inside the building, its hide slithering loudly
Floyd | against the brick walls as it moves about. There is a horrible, wet
Floyd | snorting sound, as if it were trying to pick up a scent, then an
Floyd | unspeakable, inhuman grunt of anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "golly"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As quickly as you are able, you scramble down the rough stone walls.
Floyd | Ten feet from the bottom, you slip, landing with a clatter amidst the
Floyd | dusty bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Well
Floyd | The sky is a dim circle of light far above you. The stone walls press
Floyd | in on you from all sides, and the air is clammy and frigid. A faint
Floyd | odor of decay drifts up from the floor; the smell of a trapped animal
Floyd | decomposing under the back porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing knee deep in a rattling jumble of children's bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cower down in the bottom of the well as the thing, whatever it is,
Floyd | moves closer. A shadow falls across the mouth of the well, and then
Floyd | the circle of light above you is blotted out by a shape so utterly,
Floyd | blasphemously hideous that even its mere silhouette is enough to blast
Floyd | you into unconsciousness. The last things you see are its squirming
Floyd | tentacles groping down the sides of the well for you...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 41 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we need to restore to an earlier save point, when we hadn't been in the well yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not good."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe, yes."
		DavidW says, "And leave both lockets in the ruin for him to find."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think CF17 was before we entered the well?"
		DavidW asks, "I assume one or the other will quell him?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "If that is William."
		DavidW says, "I think it's safe to assume it's William"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gold locket" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GOLD LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop it" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take silver locket" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SILVER LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Probably, but we can't be sure yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop it" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paper" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tattered drawing)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well. A circle of rotting plywood covers the
Floyd | opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move plywood" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PLYWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge of the plywood and, straining as
Floyd | hard as you can, manage to slide the heavy cover off the top of the
Floyd | well and onto the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully testing each foothold, you descend into the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Well
Floyd | The sky is a dim circle of light far above you. The stone walls press
Floyd | in on you from all sides, and the air is clammy and frigid. A faint
Floyd | odor of decay drifts up from the floor; the smell of a trapped animal
Floyd | decomposing under the back porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing knee deep in a rattling jumble of children's bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a tuft of brown among the yellowed-ivory of the bones.
Floyd | Moving aside a clattering pile of ribs, you discover a child's teddy
Floyd | bear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. didn't need the flashlight for here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bear" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the teddy bear. It is old and threadbare, its fur worn
Floyd | through to the stuffing in some places. Stitched onto its behind is
Floyd | the name "Jeffrey".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bear" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It is old and threadbare, its fur worn through to the stuffing in some
Floyd | places. Stitched onto its behind is the name "Jeffrey".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You painstakingly climb out of the old well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faint tracks mark the dirt here; large, rounded footprints tracking
Floyd | back and forth across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a tattered drawing, a silver locket (in which is a
Floyd | boy's picture) and a gold locket (in which is a woman's picture) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are about to step back through the eastern wall when a noise makes
Floyd | you stop. In the woods outside, to the east -- something is there.
Floyd | Something breathing. Something huge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch cracks sharply; and another. It's coming this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of tearing undergrowth grows louder. Whatever it is, it's
Floyd | practically bulldozing its way through the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground trembles slightly with the thing's thunderous footsteps as
Floyd | it tromps up the path. It's right outside the slaughterhouse!
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear it pause inside the building, its hide slithering loudly
Floyd | against the brick walls as it moves about. There is a horrible, wet
Floyd | snorting sound, as if it were trying to pick up a scent, then an
Floyd | unspeakable, inhuman grunt of anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You never even see it coming. A massive, bloated shape suddenly looms
Floyd | up behind the hole in the northern wall, and half a dozen fat, fleshy
Floyd | tentacles snake out with awful, twitching speed and wrap themselves
Floyd | around your body. Your head cracks against a brick as it drags your
Floyd | body through the opening, knocking you mercifully unconscious before
Floyd | the thing starts on you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 41 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It's just as horrible this time."
		DavidW says, "hm. That wasn't the answer."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe wearing the silver locket after all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear silver" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the silver locket or the letter opener?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "locket" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the silver locket)
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You put on the silver locket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop paper" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tattered drawing)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well. A circle of rotting plywood covers the
Floyd | opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move plywood" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PLYWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge of the plywood and, straining as
Floyd | hard as you can, manage to slide the heavy cover off the top of the
Floyd | well and onto the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d. search bones. take bear. u. n." 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D. SEARCH BONES. TAKE BEAR. U. N.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully testing each foothold, you descend into the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Well
Floyd | The sky is a dim circle of light far above you. The stone walls press
Floyd | in on you from all sides, and the air is clammy and frigid. A faint
Floyd | odor of decay drifts up from the floor; the smell of a trapped animal
Floyd | decomposing under the back porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing knee deep in a rattling jumble of children's bones.
Floyd | You notice a tuft of brown among the yellowed-ivory of the bones.
Floyd | Moving aside a clattering pile of ribs, you discover a child's teddy
Floyd | bear.
Floyd | You pick up the teddy bear. It is old and threadbare, its fur worn
Floyd | through to the stuffing in some places. Stitched onto its behind is
Floyd | the name "Jeffrey".
Floyd | You painstakingly climb out of the old well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faint tracks mark the dirt here; large, rounded footprints tracking
Floyd | back and forth across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a tattered drawing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are about to step back through the eastern wall when a noise makes
Floyd | you stop. In the woods outside, to the east -- something is there.
Floyd | Something breathing. Something huge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch cracks sharply; and another. It's coming this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have to go in 10, but you all can keep at it."
		DavidW says, "Might as well wait if he needs to see the locket."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of tearing undergrowth grows louder. Whatever it is, it's
Floyd | practically bulldozing its way through the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I feel that the end is near."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground trembles slightly with the thing's thunderous footsteps as
Floyd | it tromps up the path. It's right outside the slaughterhouse!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You never even see it coming. The east wall bursts inward in an
Floyd | eruption of bricks and mortar dust; squirming, ropy tentacles snake
Floyd | out from the obscuring cloud and wrap themselves around your your
Floyd | body... within moments you are unconscious, mercifully spared the
Floyd | sight of what happens to your body in the next few bloody minutes.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 41 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That didn't help."
		DavidW says, "well. I dunno."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe just not go into the well?"
		DavidW says, "Or hide under the bones."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		Knight_Otu says, "William seems to hunt by scent. I'm not sure hiding will help."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well. A circle of rotting plywood covers the
Floyd | opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move plywood" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PLYWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge of the plywood and, straining as
Floyd | hard as you can, manage to slide the heavy cover off the top of the
Floyd | well and onto the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		Jacqueline says, "Actually, hrm. I have to go now. My bad."

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully testing each foothold, you descend into the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Well
Floyd | The sky is a dim circle of light far above you. The stone walls press
Floyd | in on you from all sides, and the air is clammy and frigid. A faint
Floyd | odor of decay drifts up from the floor; the smell of a trapped animal
Floyd | decomposing under the back porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing knee deep in a rattling jumble of children's bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Still, finish it off!"
		DavidW says, "bye Jacqueline"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Without being finished off!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Bye!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hide under bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well, lying under the children's boday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE UNDER BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You burrow down into the bones, piling more bones on top of you for
Floyd | cover while trying to make as little noise as possible. In the midst
Floyd | of your digging, you notice a child's teddy bear among the bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bear" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well, lying under the children's boday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the teddy bear. It is old and threadbare, its fur worn
Floyd | through to the stuffing in some places. Stitched onto its behind is
Floyd | the name "Jeffrey".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The bones fall away, clattering loudly as you stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You painstakingly climb out of the old well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe it works after all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faint tracks mark the dirt here; large, rounded footprints tracking
Floyd | back and forth across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are about to step back through the eastern wall when a noise makes
Floyd | you stop. In the woods outside, to the east -- something is there.
Floyd | Something breathing. Something huge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch cracks sharply; and another. It's coming this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The only exits are through the ragged holes to the east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of tearing undergrowth grows louder. Whatever it is, it's
Floyd | practically bulldozing its way through the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of tearing undergrowth grows louder. Whatever it is, it's
Floyd | practically bulldozing its way through the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As quickly as you are able, you scramble down the rough stone walls.
Floyd | Ten feet from the bottom, you slip, landing with a clatter amidst the
Floyd | dusty bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Well
Floyd | The sky is a dim circle of light far above you. The stone walls press
Floyd | in on you from all sides, and the air is clammy and frigid. A faint
Floyd | odor of decay drifts up from the floor; the smell of a trapped animal
Floyd | decomposing under the back porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing knee deep in a rattling jumble of children's bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground trembles slightly with the thing's thunderous footsteps as
Floyd | it tromps up the path. It's right outside the slaughterhouse!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hide under bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well, lying under the children's boday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE UNDER BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You burrow down into the bones, piling more bones on top of you for
Floyd | cover while trying to make as little noise as possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear it pause inside the building, its hide slithering loudly
Floyd | against the brick walls as it moves about. There is a horrible, wet
Floyd | snorting sound, as if it were trying to pick up a scent, then an
Floyd | unspeakable, inhuman grunt of anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well, lying under the children's boday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scarcely daring to breathe, you lie as still as possible beneath your
Floyd | cover of bones as the thing, whatever it is, moves closer. A shadow
Floyd | falls across the mouth of the well, and then the circle of light above
Floyd | you is blotted out by a shape so utterly, blasphemously hideous that
Floyd | it is all you can do to remain conscious. Two grotesquely blue and
Floyd | childlike eyes blink down into the darkness of the well, searching...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | And then it is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You must have lost consciousness after all, judging from the stiffness
Floyd | in your limbs and the difference in the light. You have no idea how
Floyd | long you were out, but the creature must have passed you by. The
Floyd | forest is still again; the breathing and footsteps, gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Involuntarily, you let out a long, shuddering breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The bones fall away, clattering loudly as you stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You painstakingly climb out of the old well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faint tracks mark the dirt here; large, rounded footprints tracking
Floyd | back and forth across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Slaughterhouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Slaughterhouse
Floyd | The decayed remains of an old slaughterhouse stand here, now little
Floyd | more than a shell of crumbling brick and gaping holes, surrounded by a
Floyd | clearing of yellow, sickly grass. A path leads northeast, back toward
Floyd | the road; to the west, a gaping hole that might once have been a
Floyd | doorway leads into the rotting building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Trampled Path                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Trampled Path
Floyd | The tangled undergrowth has been beaten down in a path leading roughly
Floyd | from the east to the southwest. Shrubs and grass have been flattened
Floyd | and pushed aside, vines torn down, and small trees bent or even
Floyd | snapped in half, as though something heavy with huge, flat feet had
Floyd | simply trampled its way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the Road
Floyd | The forest grows denser as you go, crowding thickly up to either side
Floyd | of the road. The groping, tangled branches block out what little
Floyd | sunlight there is left. Your footsteps are muffled; whispering leaves
Floyd | and the slow drip of water are the only sounds you can hear. Beyond
Floyd | the watching trees, the shadows are impenetrably thick. The road
Floyd | stretches interminably, north to south.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the edge of the forest, on the west side of the road, stand the
Floyd | rotted stump and twisted sapling from your dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "NOW the church?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of townsfolk has gathered up at the north end of the
Floyd | road. As you approach, still breathless from your encounter with the
Floyd | thing at the slaughterhouse, they turn toward you -- and that's when
Floyd | you notice that the one in the lead has an axe in his hand. And the
Floyd | one behind him has a pair of garden shears.
Floyd |
Floyd | A couple of men move over to your left, and several more step out of
Floyd | the forest behind you. All of them carry weapons or nasty farm
Floyd | implements of some kind, and all of them look as though they're just
Floyd | about ready to put an end to a certain over-curious, outsider woman
Floyd | who doesn't know enough to keep her nose out of things better left
Floyd | undisturbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maaan."
		DavidW asks, "Teddy bear?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bear to men" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BEAR TO MEN
Floyd |
Floyd | They don't seem impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk shuffle a bit closer, raising their weapons in
Floyd | anticipation of the kill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show bear to men" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BEAR TO MEN
Floyd |
Floyd | They don't seem impressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk shuffle a bit closer, raising their weapons in
Floyd | anticipation of the kill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ialdabaoloth" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IALDABAOLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the men turns on you with a withering gaze; another makes a
Floyd | fork-fingered gesture in your direction. The syllables die unspoken
Floyd | behind your lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk shuffle a bit closer, raising their weapons in
Floyd | anticipation of the kill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You dart past the men on your right, making a break for the church.
Floyd | The townsfolk hover around the entrance to the churchyard but do not
Floyd | follow you, confident that there is no way you can escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. That's interesting. They don't follow us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northeast, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Church
Floyd | The forest encroaches right up to the iron fence here, some of which
Floyd | is literally buried in the tangled underbrush. There are no doors on
Floyd | this side, although a wooden trap door over by the corner of the
Floyd | building probably leads into a cellar. A path leads southwest, around
Floyd | to the front of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Weird."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break padlock with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK PADLOCK WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You raise the meat hook high over your head and bring it squarely down
Floyd | onto the padlock. The rusted metal casing splits open, the hasp falls
Floyd | loose, and the padlock, now nothing but a broken shell, slides to the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's little more than a twisted hunk of torn metal. You'd hardly even
Floyd | guess it was ever used as a padlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the meat hook into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "goodness knows if we want it or not"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the trap door first)
Floyd | As you drop to the floor, the trap door suddenly slams shut above you.
Floyd | You hear noises outside -- something thumping against the door, and
Floyd | low voices. You hear someone muttering, and a brief round of
Floyd | unpleasant laughter. Then the voices drift away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Seems they followed after all."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Church Cellar
Floyd | Centipedes and beetles scurry away across the rotten floorboards as
Floyd | you shine your light across the room. Over in the corner sits a
Floyd | hulking shape of black metal that was probably once a wood-burning
Floyd | furnace; aside from that, the cellar looks empty. A dark alcove, the
Floyd | shadows within too thick to see through, opens in the west wall, and a
Floyd | trap door in the ceiling leads back up to the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your light's glow, you can just make out a
Floyd | horribly suggestive shape lying in the shadows behind the furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shape" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the dead body of a woman. Her head has been raggedly hacked away,
Floyd | and her clothes above the waist are soaked through with blood. As you
Floyd | fight to control your rising gorge, you note that the body cannot have
Floyd | been here for very long; the decay, though bad, is not very far
Floyd | advanced. She must have been killed within the last couple of days at
Floyd | most.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Could the comet god hurry up and destroy this village already?"
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		DavidW says, "I, uh, wouldn't might taking a break here, actually."
		DavidW says, "unless you want to drive for a bit."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Hm. Maybe pick back up next week?"
		DavidW says, "yeah. if that's okay."
		Knight_Otu says, "We are at the two-hour mark."
You say (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		DavidW says, "I just need to refresh myself. Horror isn't really my strong suit."
You say (to Floyd), "cfanchorchurch" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "but yeah, 2 hr mark also. Tired."
		Knight_Otu asks, "It can be hard, especially when we don't know what we're questing for. Save the world, the village, us only?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, I'm not sure if I'm up for saving the village."
		DavidW says, "I'm sure we've not even close to finished. There's still the asylum, mill, and lighthouse to worry about."
		
*** Session 5 *** 		
		Jacqueline asks, "So, looks like you all didn't finish after I left, correct? Save file: cfanchorchurch ?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
		DavidW says, "correct"
		DavidW says, "We found a dead body and we were a bit stop-the-film-we-need-a-break."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline says, "So, this morning I can only go two hours again, but hopefully that's sufficient"
		Jacqueline holds her thumbs.
		DavidW says, "My maps and notes so far are at [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says, "Merci."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask anchor" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
Floyd ]             is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind
Floyd ]             of fear is fear of the unknown.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                         A N C H O R H E A D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           [Press 'R' to restore; any other key to begin]

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | November, 1997.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to
Floyd | spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that
Floyd | blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the
Floyd | little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squinting up into the glowering storm, you wonder how everything
Floyd | managed to happen so fast. The strange phone call over a month ago,
Floyd | from a lawyer claiming to represent the estate of some distant branch
Floyd | of Michael's family, was bewildering enough in itself... but then the
Floyd | sudden whirlwind of planning and decisions, legal details and travel
Floyd | arrangements, the packing up and shipping away of your entire home,
Floyd | your entire life...
Floyd |
Floyd | Now suddenly here you are, after driving for the past two days
Floyd | straight, over a thousand miles away from the familiar warmth of
Floyd | Texas, getting ready to move into the ancestral mansion of a clan of
Floyd | relatives so far removed that not even Michael has ever heard of them.
Floyd | And you've only been married since June and none of this was any of
Floyd | your idea in the first place, and already it's starting to rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | These days, you often find yourself feeling confused and uprooted.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself and force the melancholy thoughts from your head,
Floyd | trying to focus on the errand at hand. You're to meet with the real
Floyd | estate agent and pick up the keys to your new house while Michael runs
Floyd | across town to take care of some paperwork at the university. He'll be
Floyd | back to pick you up in a few minutes, and then the two of you can
Floyd | begin the long, precarious process of settling in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sullen belch emanates from the clouds, and the rain starts coming
Floyd | down harder -- fat, cold drops smacking loudly against the
Floyd | cobblestones. Shouldn't it be snowing in New England at this time of
Floyd | year? With a sigh, you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Anchorhead...

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                          * THE FIRST DAY *
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern
Floyd ]          sea was upon me.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD
Floyd | An interactive gothic by Michael S. Gentry
Floyd |
Floyd | (Type HELP or ABOUT for some useful information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 990206 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfanchorchurch" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Church Cellar
Floyd | Centipedes and beetles scurry away across the rotten floorboards as
Floyd | you shine your light across the room. Over in the corner sits a
Floyd | hulking shape of black metal that was probably once a wood-burning
Floyd | furnace; aside from that, the cellar looks empty. A dark alcove, the
Floyd | shadows within too thick to see through, opens in the west wall, and a
Floyd | trap door in the ceiling leads back up to the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your light's glow, you can just make out a
Floyd | horribly suggestive shape lying in the shadows behind the furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trap door" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN TRAP DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "right. I thought they relocked it, but we didn't check last time."
Knight_Otu arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Knight_Otu says, "Oops"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x furnace" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a big, pot-bellied iron furnace, blackened from years of use,
Floyd | with a hatch on one side and numerous twisting pipes which snake out
Floyd | of the top and grope their way up to the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty Stairwell
Floyd | This alcove used to house a stairwell leading up and down; now it
Floyd | contains only a few rotted boards jutting from the walls and an empty
Floyd | shaft dropping down out of sight. Above you hang the broken-off
Floyd | remains of the stairs leading up to the ground floor, the last
Floyd | shattered riser only a couple of tantalizing feet out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boards" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x riser" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RISER
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as though it might bear your weight; unfortunately it's just
Floyd | a couple of feet beyond your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Church Cellar
Floyd | Centipedes and beetles scurry away across the rotten floorboards as
Floyd | you shine your light across the room. Over in the corner sits a
Floyd | hulking shape of black metal that was probably once a wood-burning
Floyd | furnace; aside from that, the cellar looks empty. A dark alcove, the
Floyd | shadows within too thick to see through, opens in the west wall, and a
Floyd | trap door in the ceiling leads back up to the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your light's glow, you can just make out a
Floyd | horribly suggestive shape lying in the shadows behind the furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shape" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the dead body of a woman. Her head has been raggedly hacked away,
Floyd | and her clothes above the waist are soaked through with blood. As you
Floyd | fight to control your rising gorge, you note that the body cannot have
Floyd | been here for very long; the decay, though bad, is not very far
Floyd | advanced. She must have been killed within the last couple of days at
Floyd | most.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search body" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | Gingerly, trying to avoid the worst of the blood, you lift the woman's
Floyd | lapel, hoping to find something -- identification, maybe. Her wallet
Floyd | is missing; however, you do find, tucked into the pocket of her
Floyd | blazer, a small, steel key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take steel key" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like the kind of key that would open a desk drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ah, the real estate agent."
		DavidW says, "oh my."
		DavidW says, "I didn't make that connection."
		Jacqueline says, "ew"
		Jacqueline says, "But, um, horray"
		Knight_Otu says, "At least she's the most likely to have a drawer key."
		Jacqueline says, "er, hooray"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Church Cellar
Floyd | Centipedes and beetles scurry away across the rotten floorboards as
Floyd | you shine your light across the room. Over in the corner sits a
Floyd | hulking shape of black metal that was probably once a wood-burning
Floyd | furnace; aside from that, the cellar looks empty. A dark alcove, the
Floyd | shadows within too thick to see through, opens in the west wall, and a
Floyd | trap door in the ceiling leads back up to the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your light's glow, you can just make out a
Floyd | horribly suggestive shape lying in the shadows behind the furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floorboards" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOORBOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter furnace" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push furnace west" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH FURNACE WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to push the wood-burning
Floyd | furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a small steel key, a broken
Floyd | padlock, a teddy bear, a tattered drawing and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a meat hook, a newspaper, a
Floyd | strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a flashlight
Floyd | (providing light), a keyring, on which are five keys (a small copper
Floyd | key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's
Floyd | faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open but
Floyd | empty), a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip of paper, a
Floyd | family album, a book of matches with six matches left, a torn journal,
Floyd | a typewritten notice, a lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "is that new to the newer version? my memory is not so good"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I really need one of these trenchcoats."
		Jacqueline says (to Ellison), "No."
		Ellison says, "thanks"
		Jacqueline says, "Rather, we are using a very old version, I think"
		DavidW says, "If we had a rope, we could tie it to this hook and use it to reach the riser."
		Ellison says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if we missed picking up a rope somewhere."
		Knight_Otu says, "hope not."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I suppose it's possible. But yeah, hope not."
		DavidW says, "well, suggestions for what to do without a rope? If there's not a rope in this room or the stairwell, we might have to push the body west and stand on it."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		DavidW says, "Asking for OTHER suggestions."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I was thinking we'd go use the key."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we do something with the umbrella's hook end?"
		DavidW asks, "Go use the key how?"
		DavidW says, "Like, we're trapped here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty Stairwell
Floyd | This alcove used to house a stairwell leading up and down; now it
Floyd | contains only a few rotted boards jutting from the walls and an empty
Floyd | shaft dropping down out of sight. Above you hang the broken-off
Floyd | remains of the stairs leading up to the ground floor, the last
Floyd | shattered riser only a couple of tantalizing feet out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, unless I'm missing something, the key we just got opens something in the real estate office."
		Jacqueline says, "But probably not something containing a rope."
		Jacqueline says, "And you're working this right now, so."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few steps back, draw in a deep breath, and make a dash for
Floyd | the edge. At the last possible second you jump, sailing out over the
Floyd | pit as you make a desperate grab for the bottom riser...
Floyd |
Floyd | ... and catch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you lose your grip on the broom, the tattered drawing,
Floyd | the teddy bear, the broken padlock and the small steel key while
Floyd | trying to grab the riser, and they tumble it tumbles into the darkness
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The riser bends ominously under your weight but doesn't give. Panting,
Floyd | you haul yourself up onto the creaking stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Stairs
Floyd | The stairs stop short about seven feet shy of the basement floor, the
Floyd | bottom-most steps hanging suspended over an empty shaft that descends
Floyd | beyond sight into the shadowy depths. What's left of the structure
Floyd | creaks and shifts uneasily under your feet. At the top of the stairs
Floyd | to the north, a doorway opens onto the ground floor of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creaking under your feet is getting louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh my."
		Jacqueline says, "WOW"
		Knight_Otu says, "I didn't expect that to work."
		DavidW says, "uh oh, lost stuff not in the coat."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty Stairwell
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and I guess we can't get there from there. Copy."
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, is it random? What we lose?"
		DavidW says, "Try putting everything in the coat and try again."
		Knight_Otu says, "We lose what is in our hands."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put all in pocket" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | small steel key: You slip the small steel key into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | broken padlock: You slip the broken padlock into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | teddy bear: You slip the teddy bear into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | tattered drawing: You slip the tattered drawing into the pocket of
Floyd | your trenchcoat.
Floyd | broom: The broom is too long to fit in your pockets, deep though they
Floyd | are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "Let's hope we don't need the broom."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "throw broom on riser" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW BROOM ON RISER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom-most riser is just beyond your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw broom at riser" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW BROOM AT RISER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom-most riser is just beyond your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe just drop it here."
		DavidW says (to KO), "Just drop it, yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop broom" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few steps back, draw in a deep breath, and make a dash for
Floyd | the edge. At the last possible second you jump, sailing out over the
Floyd | pit as you make a desperate grab for the bottom riser...
Floyd |
Floyd | ... and catch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The riser bends ominously under your weight but doesn't give. Panting,
Floyd | you haul yourself up onto the creaking stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Stairs
Floyd | The stairs stop short about seven feet shy of the basement floor, the
Floyd | bottom-most steps hanging suspended over an empty shaft that descends
Floyd | beyond sight into the shadowy depths. What's left of the structure
Floyd | creaks and shifts uneasily under your feet. At the top of the stairs
Floyd | to the north, a doorway opens onto the ground floor of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creaking under your feet is getting louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | through a shadowy doorway to the south you can see stairs leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Piled in one dusty corner is a heap of old cloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Just a sec..."
		DavidW says, "If this place has a steeple, there might be a rope in there."
		Knight_Otu says, "Back."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe it does."
		DavidW says (to KO), "I think you should continue driving."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | At least a dozen sturdy boards have been nailed across the sturdy oak
Floyd | doors; even with proper tools, it would take you days to pry them
Floyd | loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the stairwell behind you there is a sudden, painful shriek of
Floyd | nails ripping out of stone, a loud, protracted splintering, and
Floyd | finally a thunderous crash that seems to echo up the shaft from far
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Eep."
		DavidW says, "yeah, thanks for escaping that death trap for us."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x heap" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a hooded robe, left in a rumpled heap on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to take off the trenchcoat first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh, let's keep the coat for now."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, then we wait with disgising us."
		Knight_Otu says, "*disguising."
		Jacqueline says, "There is legit no garment that could fit around us, our trenchcoat, and all the shit in its pockets."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You bought this coat during your honeymoon in England; it's a genuine
Floyd | London Fog. In addition to looking very cool, it has several deep
Floyd | pockets in which you can fit just about anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x robe" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | The robe is made of some rough, heavy material, dyed a deep, murky
Floyd | red, like old wine. Its voluminous folds would easily cover you head
Floyd | to toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | a shadowy doorway to the south leads to further darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing east."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | Broken shards from the shattered the stained glass windows grits under
Floyd | your feet as you step around rows of overturned pews. The dust and
Floyd | cobwebs have been busy here, reclaiming another bit of this town's
Floyd | abandoned history. To the west lies the vestibule; to the east, a
Floyd | small doorway behind the pulpit leads to the back of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big wooden cross that once hung above the pulpit has fallen, split
Floyd | in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pulpit is a huge, black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cross" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | From the way it fell, it looks as though it must have been hung
Floyd | upside-down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | It lies open atop the pulpit, thicker than an unabridged dictionary.
Floyd | Its thousands of yellowed, crinkly pages are bound in a strange black
Floyd | material that looks like some kind of hide but clearly isn't leather.
Floyd | Your first thought was that it might be a Bible, but a glance is
Floyd | sufficient to tell you otherwise. The text within is arranged in two
Floyd | columns, the first in what looks like Latin, the second a translation
Floyd | in English. There are illustrations, as well: horrible icons that make
Floyd | your skin crawl to look at.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | As you lean closer over the pages to make out the words in this dim
Floyd | light, the letters seem to writhe and crawl across the page, twisting
Floyd | themselves into strange combinations, horrible words that you've never
Floyd | read before... and yet, somehow, you can understand their repulsive
Floyd | meaning. Something about a "Blessed Event",  which will happen very
Floyd | soon, and a hideous god whose name may not be spoken...
Floyd |
Floyd | Is this the book that was preached in this church before it fell to
Floyd | ruin? Are these the gods these people worshipped? You want to tear
Floyd | your eyes from the page in revulsion, but some small, gleefully filthy
Floyd | part of you wants to keep reading, to uncover the secrets that the
Floyd | people of Anchorhead uncovered...
Floyd |
Floyd | Will you read on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "CAREFUL"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | You step away from the podium with a shudder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Enh. We've got a save."
		Jacqueline says, "READ ON"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's go crazy"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You are reluctant to look at the repulsive thing again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, we can save there? Cool"
		Knight_Otu says, "One chance only it seems."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I suppose you want a deep wine red voluminous bathrobe now too."
		Jacqueline says, "Of course"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > /UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Can we restore?"
		Jacqueline asks, "And then save before the tome?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are reluctant to look at the repulsive thing again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sure, we can do that."
		DavidW says, "restore. search body. w. put all in coat. jump. n. save."
		Knight_Otu says, "also drop broom before jump, just in case."
		DavidW says, "sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, drat."
		Jacqueline says, "cfanchorchurch"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfanchorchurch" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search body" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | Gingerly, trying to avoid the worst of the blood, you lift the woman's
Floyd | lapel, hoping to find something -- identification, maybe. Her wallet
Floyd | is missing; however, you do find, tucked into the pocket of her
Floyd | blazer, a small, steel key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty Stairwell
Floyd | This alcove used to house a stairwell leading up and down; now it
Floyd | contains only a few rotted boards jutting from the walls and an empty
Floyd | shaft dropping down out of sight. Above you hang the broken-off
Floyd | remains of the stairs leading up to the ground floor, the last
Floyd | shattered riser only a couple of tantalizing feet out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | small steel key: You slip the small steel key into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | broken padlock: You slip the broken padlock into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | teddy bear: You slip the teddy bear into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | tattered drawing: You slip the tattered drawing into the pocket of
Floyd | your trenchcoat.
Floyd | broom: The broom is too long to fit in your pockets, deep though they
Floyd | are.
Floyd |
Floyd | From far below you hear the faint lapping of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop broom" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Water below?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few steps back, draw in a deep breath, and make a dash for
Floyd | the edge. At the last possible second you jump, sailing out over the
Floyd | pit as you make a desperate grab for the bottom riser...
Floyd |
Floyd | ... and catch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The riser bends ominously under your weight but doesn't give. Panting,
Floyd | you haul yourself up onto the creaking stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Stairs
Floyd | The stairs stop short about seven feet shy of the basement floor, the
Floyd | bottom-most steps hanging suspended over an empty shaft that descends
Floyd | beyond sight into the shadowy depths. What's left of the structure
Floyd | creaks and shifts uneasily under your feet. At the top of the stairs
Floyd | to the north, a doorway opens onto the ground floor of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creaking under your feet is getting louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | through a shadowy doorway to the south you can see stairs leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Piled in one dusty corner is a heap of old cloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take robe" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake the cloth out, revealing it to be a hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the stairwell behind you there is a sudden, painful shriek of
Floyd | nails ripping out of stone, a loud, protracted splintering, and
Floyd | finally a thunderous crash that seems to echo up the shaft from far
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | Broken shards from the shattered the stained glass windows grits under
Floyd | your feet as you step around rows of overturned pews. The dust and
Floyd | cobwebs have been busy here, reclaiming another bit of this town's
Floyd | abandoned history. To the west lies the vestibule; to the east, a
Floyd | small doorway behind the pulpit leads to the back of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big wooden cross that once hung above the pulpit has fallen, split
Floyd | in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pulpit is a huge, black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay. Go ahead"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | It lies open atop the pulpit, thicker than an unabridged dictionary.
Floyd | Its thousands of yellowed, crinkly pages are bound in a strange black
Floyd | material that looks like some kind of hide but clearly isn't leather.
Floyd | Your first thought was that it might be a Bible, but a glance is
Floyd | sufficient to tell you otherwise. The text within is arranged in two
Floyd | columns, the first in what looks like Latin, the second a translation
Floyd | in English. There are illustrations, as well: horrible icons that make
Floyd | your skin crawl to look at.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you lean closer over the pages to make out the words in this dim
Floyd | light, the letters seem to writhe and crawl across the page, twisting
Floyd | themselves into strange combinations, horrible words that you've never
Floyd | read before... and yet, somehow, you can understand their repulsive
Floyd | meaning. Something about a "Blessed Event",  which will happen very
Floyd | soon, and a hideous god whose name may not be spoken...
Floyd |
Floyd | Is this the book that was preached in this church before it fell to
Floyd | ruin? Are these the gods these people worshipped? You want to tear
Floyd | your eyes from the page in revulsion, but some small, gleefully filthy
Floyd | part of you wants to keep reading, to uncover the secrets that the
Floyd | people of Anchorhead uncovered...
Floyd |
Floyd | Will you read on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | As your hungry eyes lap up word after blasphemous word, it all becomes
Floyd | clear to you: you come to understand the true nature of He Who Is
Floyd | Named Not, and what the Verlacs were trying to accomplish all these
Floyd | years, preparing the people of Anchorhead for the Blessed Event... it
Floyd | all makes sense to you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back, smiling, from the podium. There's no need to be afraid,
Floyd | you realize, for neither yourself nor your husband are in any danger.
Floyd | It's all right. It all makes sense. And when you raise your hands to
Floyd | your face and slowly push the fingernails of your first and middle
Floyd | fingers into each eye, digging the soft, bloody tissue out and
Floyd | dragging it down your cheeks in ropy smears... why, that's all right,
Floyd | too.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the most natural thing in the world.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have gone utterly mad ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 44 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Eesh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "burn tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You step away from the podium with a shudder.
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have a match.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay then let's not waste a match."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | Broken shards from the shattered the stained glass windows grits under
Floyd | your feet as you step around rows of overturned pews. The dust and
Floyd | cobwebs have been busy here, reclaiming another bit of this town's
Floyd | abandoned history. To the west lies the vestibule; to the east, a
Floyd | small doorway behind the pulpit leads to the back of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big wooden cross that once hung above the pulpit has fallen, split
Floyd | in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pulpit is a huge, black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pulpit" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PULPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Where once fiery-tongued preachers harangued congregations of quaking
Floyd | Puritans, now there is simply a dusty wooden box on its end. Sitting
Floyd | atop it is a huge, black-bound tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cross" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | From the way it fell, it looks as though it must have been hung
Floyd | upside-down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Something inside the pulpit or under it?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under pulpit" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER PULPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open pulpiz" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PULPIZ
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move pulpit" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PULPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | The stained-glass windows are old and coated with grime, and many of
Floyd | the panels have been broken out by time and vandals. Enough remains
Floyd | for you to make out most of the designs depicted in them, however --
Floyd | and you find them vaguely disturbing. Saints -- at least none of the
Floyd | saints you're aware of -- should not be depicted performing such acts,
Floyd | nor with such insidious leers on their faces as they perform them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open pulpit" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PULPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pews" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEWS
Floyd |
Floyd | The once orderly procession of benches is now a jackstraw jumble of
Floyd | broken wood
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess continue east, unless you want to take the tome with us?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd rather not touch the eyescratch tome."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Chapel
Floyd | This little room behind the chapel is hardly bigger than a broom
Floyd | closet. A ladder bolted to the wall leads up through a hatch,
Floyd | presumably up into the steeple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary wooden ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't want the ID card either at first."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steeple
Floyd | A tiny space inside the tip of the church's steeple, barely five feet
Floyd | across, the walls tapering to only two feet across some twelve feet
Floyd | above your head. There is a narrow window, but it seems to have been
Floyd | painted black at some point. The only exit seems to be the ladder from
Floyd | which you just emerged.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old length of rope dangles down from a square hole cut in the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Roooooope!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's about twenty feet long, frayed in a few places but still sturdy
Floyd | enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Why do I not trust old frayed ropes?"
		Jacqueline says, "NICE"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the square hole)
Floyd | You can't quite see what's up there, but you assume it must lead to
Floyd | the belfry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we climb up higher?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You haul yourself up onto the rope, bringing your whole weight to
Floyd | bear. It holds for about three seconds -- then there is a sharp snap
Floyd | from above you and a muffled clank. The rope falls, spilling you to
Floyd | the floor amidst an untidy tangle of coils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Nope, but we get the rope loose."
		DavidW says, "Good enough."
Ellison arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get rope" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "This suggests to me that the rope and hook are to be used to return to the cellar?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly even deeper."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tie rope to hook" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TIE ROPE TO HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no good spot on the meat hook to tie the rope to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe the collapsing stairwell broke the floor open into a river?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tie rope to umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TIE ROPE TO UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no good spot on the umbrella to tie the rope to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect one of the sewer locations."
		Knight_Otu asks, "So, back to the staircase?"
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Chapel
Floyd | This little room behind the chapel is hardly bigger than a broom
Floyd | closet. A ladder bolted to the wall leads up through a hatch,
Floyd | presumably up into the steeple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, we'll see, but if we don't take that tome, the only thing of value in this church is that steel key."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | Broken shards from the shattered the stained glass windows grits under
Floyd | your feet as you step around rows of overturned pews. The dust and
Floyd | cobwebs have been busy here, reclaiming another bit of this town's
Floyd | abandoned history. To the west lies the vestibule; to the east, a
Floyd | small doorway behind the pulpit leads to the back of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big wooden cross that once hung above the pulpit has fallen, split
Floyd | in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pulpit is a huge, black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | A horrid coldness seeps into your fingers as you try to pick the book
Floyd | up; it flows from the book itself into your body, soaking into your
Floyd | bones and making your back teeth ache. Quickly, you set the book down
Floyd | again, absently trying to rub the unpleasant sensation from your
Floyd | hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, and the robe"
		Jacqueline says, "yikes"
		DavidW says, "okay, leave the tome."
		Knight_Otu says, "That sounds familiar somehow."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get match" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "burn book" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the huge, black tome)
Floyd | The match isn't lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "burn book" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the huge, black tome)
Floyd | Petty arson isn't going to solve your problems.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to game), "It wasn't petty!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | a shadowy doorway to the south leads to further darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Stairs
Floyd | The stairs are completely gone, now. All that's left is a narrow ledge
Floyd | overlooking an empty shaft, and a fair portion of the railing still
Floyd | nailed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "See if there's a railing to the south to tie a rope to."
		DavidW says, "Hello, Railing!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tie rope to railing" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TIE ROPE TO RAILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You tie the rope securely to the railing, letting the other end dangle
Floyd | down into the dark shaft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Whoo!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb rope" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need both hands free before you climb down that rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put all in pocket" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | hooded robe: No matter how tightly you roll up the heavy robe, it is
Floyd | still too big to fit in your pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		DavidW asks, "Drop it?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop robe" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get robe" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop robe in shaft" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ROBE IN SHAFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hooded robe drops down out of sight, and a few seconds later you
Floyd | hear a faint splash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb rope" 		

Floyd ]  Hanging From the Rope                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Gripping the end of the rope tightly, you lower yourself off the edge
Floyd | and shimmy down into the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging From the Rope
Floyd | Your feet dangle over empty space. Looking down, you can barely make
Floyd | out a faint glimmer of water, far below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "SPLASH?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hum."
		Jacqueline asks, "sure?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "do we jump?"
		Jacqueline asks, "sure?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath, shut your eyes tight, say a quick prayer...
Floyd | and let go of the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | The heart-stopping plunge lasts only a second or two before you hit
Floyd | shockingly cold water. Your flashlight goes out and blackness
Floyd | envelopes you. Water rushes into your mouth and nose; the stone bottom
Floyd | slams into your side and nearly knocks the wind out of you... and then
Floyd | you find your feet, and your head breaks the surface. Blindly, you
Floyd | thrash about until you find higher ground, and you crawl, choking and
Floyd | sputtering, feeling cold brick beneath your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Score went up, so..."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, yay that we are now in the darkness."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a tattered drawing, a teddy
Floyd | bear, a broken padlock, a small steel key, a meat hook, a newspaper, a
Floyd | strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a flashlight, a
Floyd | keyring, on which are five keys (a small copper key, an old-fashioned
Floyd | brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to
Floyd | the cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's faculty card, a bundle of
Floyd | soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open but empty), a flask (which is
Floyd | closed), a letter opener, a slip of paper, a family album, a book of
Floyd | matches with six matches left, a torn journal, a typewritten notice, a
Floyd | lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get match" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaulted Tunnel
Floyd | The walls of this long, rectangular chamber are made of crumbling
Floyd | brick, not concrete; most likely it was built at some earlier period
Floyd | than the rest of the tunnels. The ceiling is lost in darkness above
Floyd | you, but from the sounds of the echoes it must be pretty high. Water
Floyd | flowing in from the northwestern tunnel has pooled in a depression
Floyd | sunk into the limestone floor, becoming quite deep near the far end.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shattered wreckage of the church stairway lies half submerged in
Floyd | the water-filled depression. You're lucky to have missed it in your
Floyd | fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a hooded robe here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is the flashlight useless now? You didn't try it?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can try it, but I suspect it's a goner."
		DavidW says, "The Vaulted Tunnel is on our Sewers map."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lantern is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turnon flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURNON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight must not be quite as waterproof as you originally
Floyd | thought; the beam flickers unsteadily, and you have to bang it against
Floyd | the palm of your hand a couple of times to get it to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaulted Tunnel
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It might still work fine, or it might be broken soon."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm sure it'll be fiiiine"
		DavidW says, "You didn't pick up the robe."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oops"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaulted Tunnel
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get robe" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get hook" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pry hatch with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRY HATCH WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pry hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRY HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge and tug, but the hinges are rusted
Floyd | nearly solid. You can't make it budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit hatch with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT HATCH WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hook under hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HOOK UNDER HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we aren't meant to be here yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit hinges with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT HINGES WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "As in, trying to open the hatch"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a meat hook, a hooded robe, a book
Floyd | of matches with five matches left and a lantern (providing light).
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a tattered drawing, a teddy
Floyd | bear, a broken padlock, a small steel key, a newspaper, a strange
Floyd | metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a flashlight, a keyring,
Floyd | on which are five keys (a small copper key, an old-fashioned brass
Floyd | key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to the
Floyd | cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy
Floyd | pages, a puzzle box (which is open but empty), a flask (which is
Floyd | closed), a letter opener, a slip of paper, a family album, a torn
Floyd | journal, a typewritten notice, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe. We possibly need oil or a crowbar."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put steel key on ring" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT STEEL KEY ON RING
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the small steel key)
Floyd | (slipping the book of matches into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | Putting things on the wedding ring would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Anyway, I suppose the real estate office is our next destination?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put steel key on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT STEEL KEY ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | The small steel key is now on the keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear robe" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "er, why are you doing that?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "So do we just run around with our trenchcoatr in hand?"
		Knight_Otu says, "For disguise. I suspect the town as a whole may e hostile now."
		DavidW says, "I don't think we use the robe in the town."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the small metal door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And I don't think the robe will make the townsfolk like us."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Who knows?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A filthy old mattress lies among the weeds over in one corner of the
Floyd | lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The bum isn't here it seems."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of wary-looking townsfolk has gathered, keeping a watchful eye
Floyd | on the streets leading to and from the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, someone's finger jabs out at you. "It's the woman!" He
Floyd | shouts. "Get her!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, didn't help."
		DavidW says, "Didn't think so."
		DavidW says, "The town is not the cult."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Run away?"
		DavidW says, "Yes. I suggest the alleyway."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Or undo?"
		DavidW asks, "We don't know what that side alley is for. Maybe we hide there?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The game is up. You turn to run, but already the men are on your
Floyd | heels...
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no time to run. Heavy boots on the cobblestones; hands
Floyd | lunging toward you -- they are everywhere, grabbing you from every
Floyd | side, immobilizing you. Someone's huge, calloused paw closes around
Floyd | your windpipe and starts to squeeze. Just before you black out, you
Floyd | can feel yourself being lifted off your feet...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 46 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This game is not very relaxing"
		Knight_Otu says, "Not run it seems."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		Knight_Otu says, "I keep forgetting the restore button exists."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Try to not cross the bridge and hide in the alley instead, seeing if we can spy on what they're up to."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove robe" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the small metal door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Side Alley                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Side Alley
Floyd | This is a featureless blind alley, a dead end. Through the narrow and
Floyd | heavily shadowed opening to the northeast, you can see the square and
Floyd | the obelisk at its center.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x square" 		

Floyd ]  Side Alley                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SQUARE
Floyd |
Floyd | Although you're too far away to read the hieroglyphs on its sides, you
Floyd | have an otherwise excellent view of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Side Alley                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, I was wrong. We hide here at another time, I guess."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "group" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GROUP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x group" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GROUP
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk have gathered in a small crowd on Whateley Bridge. Word
Floyd | of your snooping must have gotten around quickly; these fellows are
Floyd | obviously not taking any chances on the possibility of you escaping
Floyd | from the church, and are keeping a sharp lookout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x large key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LARGE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Presumably, it opens the barred gates, providing access into (or out
Floyd | of) the asylum.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit chuck with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT CHUCK WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Much as you'd like to, it probably wouldn't be wise in the long run.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | The obelisk measures about two feet square at its base, narrowing
Floyd | slightly as it rises a good fifteen feet to a bluntly pointed tip. An
Floyd | iron ring is embedded in the stone high up on one side, about two feet
Floyd | from the top. Dense, twisting hieroglyphs cover all four sides of the
Floyd | obelisk, although they are too worn to be read clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull ring with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL RING WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get hook" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a meat hook, a hooded robe and a
Floyd | lantern (providing light).
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a book of matches with five
Floyd | matches left, a tattered drawing, a teddy bear, a broken padlock, a
Floyd | newspaper, a strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a
Floyd | flashlight, a keyring, on which are six keys (a small steel key, a
Floyd | small copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which
Floyd | is open but empty), a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip
Floyd | of paper, a family album, a torn journal, a typewritten notice, your
Floyd | umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull ring with umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL RING WITH UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull iron ring with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL IRON RING WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pull the iron ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think the game understands PULL ... WITH."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess we want the sewer hatch after all, but how?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A filthy old mattress lies among the weeds over in one corner of the
Floyd | lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northeast, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Church
Floyd | The forest encroaches right up to the iron fence here, some of which
Floyd | is literally buried in the tangled underbrush. There are no doors on
Floyd | this side, although a wooden trap door over by the corner of the
Floyd | building probably leads into a cellar. A path leads southwest, around
Floyd | to the front of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a shiny new padlock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Going to look at the new padlock?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the shiny new padlock or the broken padlock?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shine" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to shine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shiny padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHINY PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | This padlock is about as big as the first one, with the extra
Floyd | advantage of being brand spanking new. No way you're getting this one
Floyd | off without a key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I can't type today it seems."
		Knight_Otu says, "Now I really hope we don't need the broom."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northwest, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think the broom helped with the hatch before."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You pass through the gate and down the stone steps, which curve
Floyd | northwest as they lead down to the edge of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not the hatch, but who knows what else there is that could use a broom."
		DavidW asks, "Witches?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Who knows?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Churches. A duck. Tall gravy."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "...tall gravy?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It sounded different."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rungs" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUNGS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary wooden ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Iron rungs are an ordinary wooden ladder?"
		DavidW says, "Weird. There must be a ladder class."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get rung" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RUNG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "So not a lever."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is dark, brackish brown, and utterly foul. An oily sheen
Floyd | covers its surface, and occasionally small lumps float by -- lumps of
Floyd | what, you'd rather not guess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pipes" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPES
Floyd |
Floyd | The pipes are broken and jagged, filled with debris and thick slime.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You find only broken debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get them" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | They're hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put fingers under edge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FINGERS UNDER EDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hook hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOOK HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put umbrella under hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT UMBRELLA UNDER HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put fingers under hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FINGERS UNDER HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lever hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LEVER HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hook under hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HOOK UNDER HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRY HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge and tug, but the hinges are rusted
Floyd | nearly solid. You can't make it budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmmm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a meat hook, a hooded robe and a
Floyd | lantern (providing light).
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a book of matches with five
Floyd | matches left, a tattered drawing, a teddy bear, a broken padlock, a
Floyd | newspaper, a strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a
Floyd | flashlight, a keyring, on which are six keys (a small steel key, a
Floyd | small copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which
Floyd | is open but empty), a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip
Floyd | of paper, a family album, a torn journal, a typewritten notice, your
Floyd | umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "oil hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OIL HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | The label is faded and mostly peeled away, but what little you can
Floyd | make out seems to indicate that this is not a particularly
Floyd | distinguished brand of spirits. The words "bootleg" and "rotgut" come
Floyd | to mind, probably because they are the only words legible on what's
Floyd | left of the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flask)
Floyd | You open the flask.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill flask" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the newspaper)
Floyd | (first taking the newspaper)
Floyd | (slipping the meat hook into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | The mouth of the flask is too narrow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put water in flask" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sewer water)
Floyd | You'd only get your fingers wet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think you want FILL FLASK WITH WATER"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill flask with water" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the flask into the fetid water, collecting a small
Floyd | quantity of sewer water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Thanks!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "POUR WATER ON HINGES?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour water on hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER ON HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small quantity of sewer water on the rusty hatch)
Floyd | Stop trying to make a mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hmpf."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | The label is faded and mostly peeled away, but what little you can
Floyd | make out seems to indicate that this is not a particularly
Floyd | distinguished brand of spirits. The words "bootleg" and "rotgut" come
Floyd | to mind, probably because they are the only words legible on what's
Floyd | left of the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess we need a crowbar (or similar) or maybe acid?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small quantity of sewer water)
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking small quantity of sewer water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour water" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small quantity of sewer water)
Floyd | The small quantity of sewer water spills out over the floor, where it
Floyd | quickly trickles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | No one answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we need the river water. If it's the water."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Miskaton's waters are sluggish and dark. Some sort of oily film
Floyd | coats the surface, reflecting back ghostly swirls of color.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x film" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FILM
Floyd |
Floyd | The Miskaton's waters are sluggish and dark. Some sort of oily film
Floyd | coats the surface, reflecting back ghostly swirls of color.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Oh, you're hoping the oily water is OIL-y water."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill flask with film" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK WITH FILM
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the flask into the Miskaton, collecting a small quantity of
Floyd | river water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I mean, it is a possibility, isn't it?"
		DavidW says, "River water is different from sewer water, yes."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Please try it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour water on hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER ON HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small quantity of river water on the rusty hatch)
Floyd | Stop trying to make a mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour flask on hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR FLASK ON HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pour the flask; it's not a liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put water on hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT WATER ON HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small quantity of river water on the rusty hatch)
Floyd | Putting things on the rusty hatch would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour oil on hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR OIL ON HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
		DavidW asks, "Any grease or fat in this game?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a newspaper, a flask (which is
Floyd | open), inside which is a small quantity of river water, a hooded robe
Floyd | and a lantern (providing light).
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a meat hook, a book of matches
Floyd | with five matches left, a tattered drawing, a teddy bear, a broken
Floyd | padlock, a strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a
Floyd | flashlight, a keyring, on which are six keys (a small steel key, a
Floyd | small copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which
Floyd | is open but empty), a letter opener, a slip of paper, a family album,
Floyd | a torn journal, a typewritten notice, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old-fashioned hurricane lamp, with a tall glass chimney to
Floyd | protect it from the wind. The cotton wick burns fitfully in its
Floyd | reservoir of cheap oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oil" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I bet Plover would've told us what to do by now."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x reservoir" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RESERVOIR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old-fashioned hurricane lamp, with a tall glass chimney to
Floyd | protect it from the wind. The cotton wick burns fitfully in its
Floyd | reservoir of cheap oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to take the oil out of the lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Says you!"
		DavidW says, "The lantern oil is not for this puzzle, it seems."
		Jacqueline says, "What's kind of amusing is I'm eating bacon right now and there is grease at the bottom of the plate."
		DavidW says, "To the diner!"
		Knight_Otu says, "The pub's on the other side of the bridge, though."
		DavidW says, "Maybe Michael left some greasy breakfast dishes in the Kitchen before he went all red-eyed."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "I honestly don't have any good ideas right now. I can only generate bad ones."
		Jacqueline asks, "We tried hitting the hinges and just don't have anything good for the job, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Looking through our old transcripts, it seems the only mentions of oil, grease or fat are the river, the lantern, and the metal of some of our artifacts."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge and tug, but the hinges are rusted
Floyd | nearly solid. You can't make it budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge and tug, but the hinges are rusted
Floyd | nearly solid. You can't make it budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull hatch with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL HATCH WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pull the rusty hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use hook" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a newspaper, a flask (which is
Floyd | open), inside which is a small quantity of river water, a hooded robe
Floyd | and a lantern (providing light).
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a meat hook, a book of matches
Floyd | with five matches left, a tattered drawing, a teddy bear, a broken
Floyd | padlock, a strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a
Floyd | flashlight, a keyring, on which are six keys (a small steel key, a
Floyd | small copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which
Floyd | is open but empty), a letter opener, a slip of paper, a family album,
Floyd | a torn journal, a typewritten notice, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x broken padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BROKEN PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's little more than a twisted hunk of torn metal. You'd hardly even
Floyd | guess it was ever used as a padlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour water on robes" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER ON ROBES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour water on robe" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER ON ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small quantity of river water on the hooded robe)
Floyd | Stop trying to make a mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search robe" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't get much cleaner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put newspaper under hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NEWSPAPER UNDER HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put newspaper on hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NEWSPAPER ON HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the rusty hatch would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">tell William about importance of iron in diet. ask William to eat hatch."
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		Jacqueline sighs.
		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "Do you have any suggestions?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ialdabaoloth" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IALDABAOLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The blasphemous syllables crawl loathsomely from your lips. The word
Floyd | lingers in the air like a cyst -- just hearing the sound of it makes
Floyd | you nauseous. Nature itself seems to draw back from the sound, as
Floyd | though horrified by your very voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That was fun."
		Knight_Otu says, "But fruitless."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x aslkj" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ASLKJ
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Let's take a step back. What are our current issues?"
		Knight_Otu says, "The bridge is occupied by murderous townspeople."
		DavidW says, "We have a key we haven't used."
		Knight_Otu says, "We want to open the desk in the office."
		DavidW says, "We suspect Edward left something in the asylum."
		DavidW says, "We think that playing the flute correctly in the burial chamber will do something important."
		DavidW says, "There's a hole in the sky."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Do we want to look at the paintings a bit?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hm. Sure."
		DavidW says, "The sky hole is probably what got the townsfolk upset enough to act."
		DavidW says, "Paintings sound good, if we can reach the house."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not that it's our fault."
		Knight_Otu says, "The hole in the sky, I mean."
		Jacqueline nods.
		DavidW says, "Let's go look at paintings."
		Knight_Otu says, "We could reach the church."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | The simple but striking image of five young women being burned to
Floyd | death at the stake. Around them stand a crowd of men and women dressed
Floyd | in rustic, 17th century clothing; they jeer and throw stones. The
Floyd | ringleader, standing in front of the five glowing pyres with the
Floyd | smoking torch still in his hand, wears a clergyman's collar.
Floyd |
Floyd | The artist obviously went to painstaking lengths to depict the burning
Floyd | in ghastly detail: skin curling away from blackened flesh; hair
Floyd | shriveling; eyes boiling in their sockets and melting across cracked
Floyd | and splitting cheeks... repeated five times over, on the bodies of
Floyd | five thrashing, screaming girls. It turns your stomach to look at.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | You search the paintings thoroughly, but cannot find the scene you saw
Floyd | earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A strange scene, showing only a clergyman staring down into the pages
Floyd | of a large, black-bound book. The point of view is that of someone
Floyd | standing beneath the pulpit, looking up -- so that the text of the
Floyd | book is hidden from the viewer, while the preacher's face is clearly
Floyd | visible.
Floyd |
Floyd | He seems to be caught in a paroxysm of terror: his face livid; his
Floyd | lips stretched back in a gruesome rictus; his eyes bulging wide and
Floyd | shot red with blood. The cords in his neck are rigid and taut, as
Floyd | though he were straining to tear his gaze from the page, and yet he
Floyd | still grips the edges of the pulpit with whitened knuckles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene depicts a young girl kneeling down next to a closed door,
Floyd | whispering through the keyhole. It is evidently late at night, as the
Floyd | girl is wearing her nightgown, and she is surrounded by shadows. The
Floyd | room on the other side of the door is lit, and the light shining
Floyd | through the keyhole and through the crack under the door casts an
Floyd | eldritch, yellow glow across her face. The girl appears to be
Floyd | furtively slipping something underneath the door; you can't see what,
Floyd | exactly.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a fairly innocent-looking scene; charming, even, in a way... that
Floyd | is, until you notice the mottled appendage snaking out from underneath
Floyd | the door to meet her hand. From her expression, the girl is either
Floyd | unaware of it or unperturbed by it. Either way, the effect is deeply

		DavidW says, "I think you have to re-enter the room to trigger a new scene."

Floyd | disturbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A young apprentice butcher learns his trade in a slaughterhouse. The
Floyd | older man -- heavyset, thick jaw and sloping brow -- holds his cleaver
Floyd | above a severed calf's head, looking expectantly at the boy as though
Floyd | demonstrating the proper technique. The boy, holding a smaller cleaver
Floyd | of his own, looks on attentively. It would be reminiscent of something
Floyd | by Norman Rockwell, except for the frankly alarming amount of gore.
Floyd | The aprons and faces of both master and apprentice are streaked with
Floyd | blood; blood pools on the chopping block and overspills the gutters;
Floyd | blood drips from the walls and from the skinned carcasses that can be
Floyd | seen hanging in the background. The two butchers stand ankle-deep in a
Floyd | reeking abattoir.
Floyd |
Floyd | And... there's something wrong with the boy. Most of his body is
Floyd | hidden behind the chopping block, but there are details about the
Floyd | parts you can see that... don't seem to fit quite right. The arm
Floyd | holding the cleaver is slightly misshapen, for example, the fingers
Floyd | deformed in a way that you can't quite make out. And his neck seems
Floyd | just a bit too thick, and his head seems just a bit too large and
Floyd | blocky. His face looks normal enough, except that it seems to have
Floyd | been placed just slightly off-center. It's a very subtly disturbing
Floyd | effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of primitive tribesmen dance within a ring of standing stones,
Floyd | beneath a lightning-streaked sky. Their dress and some of the fetishes
Floyd | they carry -- feathers, rattles, ceremonial masks -- all seem to
Floyd | represent a Native American culture, but the men themselves are...
Floyd | strange. They look truly savage and degenerate, in a way that you
Floyd | don't often see Native Americans depicted. Peering closely, you can
Floyd | see that some of them even appear to be deformed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Overlooking the dance stands a tall obelisk on a hill, silhouetted
Floyd | against the storm clouds above. The artist added a strange effect to
Floyd | the cloud formations directly above the obelisk; the color and shading
Floyd | seem to suggest a red, baleful eye looking down upon the strange
Floyd | ritual below.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple scene, without the gruesome and fantastic detail that
Floyd | embellishes so many of the other paintings: a sailing ship on dark
Floyd | waters, coming in to port in the dead of night. A lighthouse, standing
Floyd | tall in the distance, lights the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of white men in Revolutionary period clothing, taking prisoner
Floyd | a group of Native Americans. The exact situation is unclear: the white
Floyd | men stand around with muskets threatening, while the natives, who are
Floyd | chained together, file into a fenced enclosure, as though being herded
Floyd | into a compound of some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the extreme background, at the far end of the enclosure, stands a
Floyd | large brick building. Dark, grainy smoke billows up from two stone
Floyd | chimneys rising above the structure. Leaning very close, you can just
Floyd | make out another group of natives being herded into the structure by
Floyd | more of the white men.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A madman, clad only in a filthy, ragged loincloth, his thin body
Floyd | covered with dirt and sores, dances wildly on a precipice between two
Floyd | massive, metal pillars. His long, gray hair whips about his face in an
Floyd | unseen wind; behind him, beyond the precipice, violet clouds seethe
Floyd | and roil. He seems to be playing some strange sort of wind instrument,
Floyd | like a flute, making the whole scene look oddly like a macabre Jethro
Floyd | Tull album cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A somewhat Boschian scene, depicting a line of naked, emaciated men,
Floyd | their ankles shackled and chained together, shuffling forward to offer
Floyd | obeisance to the glowing maw of an enormous furnace. The men are
Floyd | malnourished and covered with terrible burns. The foremost is
Floyd | kneeling, offering... something, you can't make out what... up to the
Floyd | mouth of flames, while the rest stand as far back as they are able,
Floyd | their heads bowed in what appears to be fear and penitence. It isn't
Floyd | clear where this is supposed to be taking place; beyond the fiery glow
Floyd | there is nothing but soot-filled, Stygian blackness. An artist's
Floyd | rendition of Hell, perhaps?
Floyd |
Floyd | For some reason, you are reminded of old photographs of the Nazi death
Floyd | camps, in which Jews were forced to feed the ovens with the corpses of
Floyd | their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A young apprentice butcher learns his trade in a slaughterhouse. The
Floyd | older man -- heavyset, thick jaw and sloping brow -- holds his cleaver
Floyd | above a severed calf's head, looking expectantly at the boy as though
Floyd | demonstrating the proper technique. The boy, holding a smaller cleaver
Floyd | of his own, looks on attentively. It would be reminiscent of something
Floyd | by Norman Rockwell, except for the frankly alarming amount of gore.
Floyd | The aprons and faces of both master and apprentice are streaked with
Floyd | blood; blood pools on the chopping block and overspills the gutters;
Floyd | blood drips from the walls and from the skinned carcasses that can be
Floyd | seen hanging in the background. The two butchers stand ankle-deep in a
Floyd | reeking abattoir.
Floyd |
Floyd | And... there's something wrong with the boy. Most of his body is
Floyd | hidden behind the chopping block, but there are details about the
Floyd | parts you can see that... don't seem to fit quite right. The arm
Floyd | holding the cleaver is slightly misshapen, for example, the fingers
Floyd | deformed in a way that you can't quite make out. And his neck seems
Floyd | just a bit too thick, and his head seems just a bit too large and
Floyd | blocky. His face looks normal enough, except that it seems to have
Floyd | been placed just slightly off-center. It's a very subtly disturbing
Floyd | effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "finally, a repeat."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect we've seen most of the paintings now."
		DavidW says, "I agree."
		Knight_Otu says, "Perhaps even all."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No greasy plates, I see."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search luggage" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Honestly, you just can't muster enough motivation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug has a rustic, quilt-like pattern to it, and it covers all but
Floyd | the outer edges of the hardwood floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift one corner of the rug and look underneath. Nothing but dust
Floyd | and floorboards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you ascend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic Cell
Floyd | A cramped little annex off the main attic, with a tiny, shuttered
Floyd | window high up on the north wall. A pile of mouldering straw in the
Floyd | corner and what looks like pencil marks on the lower part of the walls
Floyd | seem to indicate that someone lived here once. Or, possibly, was kept
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "> search sofa | You find a crowbar. Huh. How did that get there?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get straw" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | The straw is filthy, and you have absolutely no desire to carry
Floyd | handfuls of it around with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x marks" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | They look like a child's drawings, made with pencil or some kind of
Floyd | charcoal. Most of them are smudged and faded, but you can make out
Floyd | stick figures here and there, and the occasional, lollipop-shaped
Floyd | tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Attic Cell                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't; the window is painted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Weird. I woke up feeling nice and relaxed. Now I am sleepy as heck."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I'm really not sure where else to look now."
		DavidW says, "This is like when we didn't know to visit the brick wall on day two."
		DavidW says, "We've obviously missed something, but we have no idea what."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Yeah, I guess, but where to revisit?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This type of situation is probably why people don't play IF more often."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock back door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the flask into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | (closing the flask first)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You unlock the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x forest" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOREST
Floyd |
Floyd | The woods are ancient, thick with undergrowth and full of shadows.
Floyd | Branches creak, leaves rustle beneath unseen, half-imagined footsteps,
Floyd | and strange birdcalls echo through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The undergrowth is too thick in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Stooping to avoid the sharp, bare twigs that snag your clothes and
Floyd | seem to reach greedily for your eyes, you pick your way through the
Floyd | undergrowth to a small clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crypt" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRYPT
Floyd |
Floyd | Grimly carved letters over the door spell out a single name: "VERLAC".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the iron door first)
Floyd | The faint echo of dripping water and a musty smell of decay grow
Floyd | stronger as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Crypt
Floyd | The air is clammy and frigid, the stone walls damp and streaked with
Floyd | mud and lichen. Pale, swollen roots push through cracks in the
Floyd | masonry. The smell of damp corruption is almost overpowering here,
Floyd | though the stairs to the south lead toward fresher air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of this chamber contain dozens of wide, shallow niches; in
Floyd | each niche, a coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x roots" 		

Floyd ]  In the Crypt                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The fleshy, tuberous roots seem to be probing their way through the
Floyd | walls like so many dead, swollen fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You involuntary take a deep breath of fresh air as you leave the
Floyd | clammy, foetid depths of the crypt behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Family Plot
Floyd | Old, moss-slimed tombstones, many broken off and leaning crazily like
Floyd | an old man's teeth, poke up from the soft, mulchy earth. In their
Floyd | midst stands an ancient marble crypt, its heavy iron door nearly
Floyd | obscured by thick draperies of ivy. The trees press close around this
Floyd | quiet enclave of death, leaning together over your head as if sharing
Floyd | secrets. A gap in the undergrowth to the southeast reveals a narrow
Floyd | gravel path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Family Plot                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the iron door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lock it" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wires" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIRES
Floyd |
Floyd | The wiring runs back and forth across the ceiling in every direction
Floyd | -- wrapped around timbers, in and out of rusted, broken conduits,
Floyd | crossing and re-crossing itself in a dozen places. You can see several
Floyd | places where the insulation is cracked or stripped altogether. It's
Floyd | enough to send any self-respecting fire marshall into conniptions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage
Floyd | Old crates and boxes piled high against the walls make this room seem
Floyd | even smaller and dingier than it actually is, which is saying a lot. A
Floyd | doorway lies north; the other walls contain nothing but shadows and
Floyd | dirt-filled corners.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Interesting. For some reason I felt like we were close to the end last week. But we are so not."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | The accumulated junk of almost four centuries' worth of one family's
Floyd | strangeness. Most of it is old linens, moth-eaten clothes, newspaper
Floyd | clippings -- exciting stuff like that. There's far more here than you
Floyd | could ever go through, even if you had the inclination to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We have the mill, asylum, and lighthouse unexplored."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" 		

Floyd ]  Storage                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | It would take years to properly sort through all this junk. Just
Floyd | thinking about it makes you tired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I can't imagine what we're searching is behind the secret door."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cold, noiseless draft coils through the narrow entrance hall. You
Floyd | shiver, wondering where it came from.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I do think we're meant to go through the hatch from the sewers, but we ought to have found something in our recent visit to the church to make it possible, I suspect."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sketches" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKETCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | The sketches are charcoal on yellowed paper, pictures of the
Floyd | surrounding countryside. They're quite pretty, actually, lending an
Floyd | air of comfort to an otherwise cold and moribund house. Each drawing
Floyd | is initialed in the corner - "J.W.V. - '95".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | A flawless mirror in a beautifully scrolled walnut frame. It's about
Floyd | as tall as you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, we're surely meant to leave through the hatch."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You look good, considering you're filthy from splashing around in the
Floyd | sewers and soaking wet. A bit rattled by recent events, perhaps, but
Floyd | well-poised and collected, all the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x radiator" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RADIATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The radiator runs on gas, not electricity, which is why it's even
Floyd | working at all. It's quiet and it keeps the room cozy, which is all
Floyd | you really need it to do, so everything seems to be in order there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Thick, goose-down mattress, linen sheets, feather pillows, gauze
Floyd | canopy -- it's about the most beautiful, inviting bed you've ever
Floyd | seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tub" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks deep enough to swim in. You could spend hours soaking in that
Floyd | thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Each door is carved from a single piece of mahogany, and polished to a
Floyd | deep, rich shine. The doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe Michael's laptop runs on gas too."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we're nearing the two hour mark."
		Jacqueline says, "Gas-powered laptop sounds... dangerous."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking we must've missed something in the church, that we should've got something besides a key and a robe outta there."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Children's Bedroom
Floyd | This must be the children's bedroom. The bed is smaller than the one
Floyd | in the master bedroom, its bright coverlet providing one of the few
Floyd | feeble splashes of color in what must have been, for most of its
Floyd | history, a joylessly Puritan household. A small vanity table occupies
Floyd | the opposite wall, and in the corner under the window stands an
Floyd | ancient crib. The only exit is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A child's jewelry box sits on the corner of the vanity, its lid open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bed has been pushed away from the wall slightly, revealing a
Floyd | ragged hole in the paneling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vanity" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VANITY
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple vanity table, scaled down for a child, spartan in design and
Floyd | almost wholly without decoration. It's hard to imagine keeping any
Floyd | sort of makeup or jewelry on it, but then again, vanity of even the
Floyd | most innocent kind was probably discouraged in most of the Verlac
Floyd | children.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Where do you suppose Michael is?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "In the void where unused NPCs stay when unneeded?"
		DavidW says, "yes, well."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe he joined the mob on the bridge."
		Jacqueline says, "um\"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think he blends in at this point"
		DavidW says, "I'm annoyed we were called 'the woman' by the mob. I think they should use our name."
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay. Gotta run for my 10 o'clock."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure they care about us beyond murderous intent."
		Jacqueline says, "Good luck, y'all."
		DavidW says, "thanks."
		Knight_Otu says, "Thanks."
		DavidW says, "I need a quick bathroom break."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I'm not sure we'll get much done beyond this."
		Knight_Otu says, "Break sounds good though."
		DavidW says, "back"
		DavidW asks, "I wonder if there was a way into the belfry?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe there was."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfanchormaybestuck" 		

Floyd ]  Children's Bedroom                        day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfanchorchurch" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Church Cellar
Floyd | Centipedes and beetles scurry away across the rotten floorboards as
Floyd | you shine your light across the room. Over in the corner sits a
Floyd | hulking shape of black metal that was probably once a wood-burning
Floyd | furnace; aside from that, the cellar looks empty. A dark alcove, the
Floyd | shadows within too thick to see through, opens in the west wall, and a
Floyd | trap door in the ceiling leads back up to the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your light's glow, you can just make out a
Floyd | horribly suggestive shape lying in the shadows behind the furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search body" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | Gingerly, trying to avoid the worst of the blood, you lift the woman's
Floyd | lapel, hoping to find something -- identification, maybe. Her wallet
Floyd | is missing; however, you do find, tucked into the pocket of her
Floyd | blazer, a small, steel key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x body" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the dead body of a woman. Her head has been raggedly hacked away,
Floyd | and her clothes above the waist are soaked through with blood. As you
Floyd | fight to control your rising gorge, you note that the body cannot have
Floyd | been here for very long; the decay, though bad, is not very far
Floyd | advanced. She must have been killed within the last couple of days at
Floyd | most.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x benson" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BENSON
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the dead body of a woman. Her head has been raggedly hacked away,
Floyd | and her clothes above the waist are soaked through with blood. As you
Floyd | fight to control your rising gorge, you note that the body cannot have
Floyd | been here for very long; the decay, though bad, is not very far
Floyd | advanced. She must have been killed within the last couple of days at
Floyd | most.
Floyd |
Floyd | A skittering movement from the corpse makes you jump. When you look
Floyd | again, you see it's only an insect crawling across her blouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "yep, she's the missing woman."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x furnace" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a big, pot-bellied iron furnace, blackened from years of use,
Floyd | with a hatch on one side and numerous twisting pipes which snake out
Floyd | of the top and grope their way up to the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can just make out a fresh bloodstain underneath the hatch. It
Floyd | drips down the side of the furnace in several streaks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your throat tightens as you slowly open the bloodstained hatch...
Floyd |
Floyd | Slow horror washes over you. You found exactly what you expected to
Floyd | find, of course. It's the real estate agent's severed head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get head" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd just as soon leave the repulsive thing alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the gore-spattered head of the real estate agent -- you recognize
Floyd | her from the cover of a brochure she sent you in the mail several
Floyd | months ago. The eyes are still open and the mouth thrown wide in a
Floyd | silent scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search furnace" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wood-burning furnace is the real estate agent's severed head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search head" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd just as soon leave the repulsive thing alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not what we wanted to find."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put all in pocket" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | small steel key: You slip the small steel key into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | broken padlock: You slip the broken padlock into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | teddy bear: You slip the teddy bear into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd | tattered drawing: You slip the tattered drawing into the pocket of
Floyd | your trenchcoat.
Floyd | broom: The broom is too long to fit in your pockets, deep though they
Floyd | are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Church Cellar
Floyd | Centipedes and beetles scurry away across the rotten floorboards as
Floyd | you shine your light across the room. Over in the corner sits a
Floyd | hulking shape of black metal that was probably once a wood-burning
Floyd | furnace; aside from that, the cellar looks empty. A dark alcove, the
Floyd | shadows within too thick to see through, opens in the west wall, and a
Floyd | trap door in the ceiling leads back up to the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your light's glow, you can just make out a
Floyd | horribly suggestive shape lying in the shadows behind the furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trap door" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRAP DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The boards are old and warped, but still quite sturdy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beetles" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x beetles" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEETLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEETLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Jinx"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty Stairwell
Floyd | This alcove used to house a stairwell leading up and down; now it
Floyd | contains only a few rotted boards jutting from the walls and an empty
Floyd | shaft dropping down out of sight. Above you hang the broken-off
Floyd | remains of the stairs leading up to the ground floor, the last
Floyd | shattered riser only a couple of tantalizing feet out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shaft" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHAFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of the shaft are rough stone, dropping down farther than you
Floyd | can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "throw broom in shaft" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW BROOM IN SHAFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The broom drops down out of sight, and a few seconds later you hear a
Floyd | faint splash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "We got all from here?"
		DavidW asks, "From cellar and stairwell?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as though it might bear your weight; unfortunately it's just
Floyd | a couple of feet beyond your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess, unless there's a loose floorboard."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Church Cellar
Floyd | Centipedes and beetles scurry away across the rotten floorboards as
Floyd | you shine your light across the room. Over in the corner sits a
Floyd | hulking shape of black metal that was probably once a wood-burning
Floyd | furnace; aside from that, the cellar looks empty. A dark alcove, the
Floyd | shadows within too thick to see through, opens in the west wall, and a
Floyd | trap door in the ceiling leads back up to the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your light's glow, you can just make out a
Floyd | horribly suggestive shape lying in the shadows behind the furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x floorboards" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOORBOARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'll take your word for it, game."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty Stairwell
Floyd | This alcove used to house a stairwell leading up and down; now it
Floyd | contains only a few rotted boards jutting from the walls and an empty
Floyd | shaft dropping down out of sight. Above you hang the broken-off
Floyd | remains of the stairs leading up to the ground floor, the last
Floyd | shattered riser only a couple of tantalizing feet out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Does that shaft mean that we could exit the church now?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect not..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf27" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't realize the shaft went down as well as up at this point."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump into shaft" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP INTO SHAFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The pit at your feet is dark and fathomless; there's no way to safely
Floyd | descend from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Yeah. Where's a slowfall spell when you need one?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few steps back, draw in a deep breath, and make a dash for
Floyd | the edge. At the last possible second you jump, sailing out over the
Floyd | pit as you make a desperate grab for the bottom riser...
Floyd |
Floyd | ... and catch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The riser bends ominously under your weight but doesn't give. Panting,
Floyd | you haul yourself up onto the creaking stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Stairs
Floyd | The stairs stop short about seven feet shy of the basement floor, the
Floyd | bottom-most steps hanging suspended over an empty shaft that descends
Floyd | beyond sight into the shadowy depths. What's left of the structure
Floyd | creaks and shifts uneasily under your feet. At the top of the stairs
Floyd | to the north, a doorway opens onto the ground floor of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creaking under your feet is getting louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | through a shadowy doorway to the south you can see stairs leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Piled in one dusty corner is a heap of old cloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cloth" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake the cloth out, revealing it to be a hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the stairwell behind you there is a sudden, painful shriek of
Floyd | nails ripping out of stone, a loud, protracted splintering, and
Floyd | finally a thunderous crash that seems to echo up the shaft from far
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x robe" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | The robe is made of some rough, heavy material, dyed a deep, murky
Floyd | red, like old wine. Its voluminous folds would easily cover you head
Floyd | to toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | At least a dozen sturdy boards have been nailed across the sturdy oak
Floyd | doors; even with proper tools, it would take you days to pry them
Floyd | loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | a shadowy doorway to the south leads to further darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doorway" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOORWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | Broken shards from the shattered the stained glass windows grits under
Floyd | your feet as you step around rows of overturned pews. The dust and
Floyd | cobwebs have been busy here, reclaiming another bit of this town's
Floyd | abandoned history. To the west lies the vestibule; to the east, a
Floyd | small doorway behind the pulpit leads to the back of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big wooden cross that once hung above the pulpit has fallen, split
Floyd | in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pulpit is a huge, black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cross" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | From the way it fell, it looks as though it must have been hung
Floyd | upside-down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if the ladder can be pulled up from the top end."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Wasn't it bolted?"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pulpit" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PULPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Where once fiery-tongued preachers harangued congregations of quaking
Floyd | Puritans, now there is simply a dusty wooden box on its end. Sitting
Floyd | atop it is a huge, black-bound tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push box" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You press various panels, hoping to discover a secret catch, but find
Floyd | nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push pulpit" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PULPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search pews" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PEWS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through windows" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | Boards nailed across the windows on the outside prevent you from
Floyd | seeing out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Chapel
Floyd | This little room behind the chapel is hardly bigger than a broom
Floyd | closet. A ladder bolted to the wall leads up through a hatch,
Floyd | presumably up into the steeple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary wooden ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It is bolted."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steeple
Floyd | A tiny space inside the tip of the church's steeple, barely five feet
Floyd | across, the walls tapering to only two feet across some twelve feet
Floyd | above your head. There is a narrow window, but it seems to have been
Floyd | painted black at some point. The only exit seems to be the ladder from
Floyd | which you just emerged.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old length of rope dangles down from a square hole cut in the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The window is adamantly stuck shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking narrow window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break window" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the square hole)
Floyd | You can't quite see what's up there, but you assume it must lead to
Floyd | the belfry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter hole" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the square hole)
Floyd | The square hole is well out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump into hole" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP INTO HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the square hole)
Floyd | The square hole is well out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull rope" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You tug on the rope, but it seems firmly attached to whatever it's
Floyd | tied to at the top of the steeple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb it" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You haul yourself up onto the rope, bringing your whole weight to
Floyd | bear. It holds for about three seconds -- then there is a sharp snap
Floyd | from above you and a muffled clank. The rope falls, spilling you to
Floyd | the floor amidst an untidy tangle of coils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Steeple
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | hooded robe: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop coat" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your clothes and your wedding ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You haul yourself up onto the rope, bringing your whole weight to
Floyd | bear. It holds for about three seconds -- then there is a sharp snap
Floyd | from above you and a muffled clank. The rope falls, spilling you to
Floyd | the floor amidst an untidy tangle of coils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, lessening our weight didn't help any."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. Unfortunate."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | trenchcoat: Taken.
Floyd | hooded robe: Taken.
Floyd | length of rope: You pick up the length of rope. It's about twenty feet
Floyd | long, frayed in a few places but still sturdy enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to hook" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TIE ROPE TO HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no good spot on the meat hook to tie the rope to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary wooden ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull it" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "> ride batpole"
		DavidW says, "> push secret ladder extension button"
		Knight_Otu says, "I fear the church wasn't what we were missing after all."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a length of rope and a hooded
Floyd | robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a tattered drawing, a teddy
Floyd | bear, a broken padlock, a small steel key, a meat hook, a newspaper, a
Floyd | strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a flashlight
Floyd | (providing light), a keyring, on which are five keys (a small copper
Floyd | key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's
Floyd | faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open but
Floyd | empty), a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip of paper, a
Floyd | family album, a book of matches with six matches left, a torn journal,
Floyd | a typewritten notice, a lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x opener" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rather ornate thing, with a silver hilt and a slim, sharp tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Except, logically, the game didn't want us to open the hatch any earlier than this."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steeple
Floyd | A tiny space inside the tip of the church's steeple, barely five feet
Floyd | across, the walls tapering to only two feet across some twelve feet
Floyd | above your head. There is a narrow window, but it seems to have been
Floyd | painted black at some point. The only exit seems to be the ladder from
Floyd | which you just emerged.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb walls" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Continue into the sewers, reload the other save, or is there still something to be done here after all?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb window" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't get very far climbing that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Chapel
Floyd | This little room behind the chapel is hardly bigger than a broom
Floyd | closet. A ladder bolted to the wall leads up through a hatch,
Floyd | presumably up into the steeple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | Broken shards from the shattered the stained glass windows grits under
Floyd | your feet as you step around rows of overturned pews. The dust and
Floyd | cobwebs have been busy here, reclaiming another bit of this town's
Floyd | abandoned history. To the west lies the vestibule; to the east, a
Floyd | small doorway behind the pulpit leads to the back of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big wooden cross that once hung above the pulpit has fallen, split
Floyd | in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pulpit is a huge, black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search cross" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push cross" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | The cross is too heavy for you to lift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb cross" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't get very far climbing that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on pulpit" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON PULPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't stand on the pulpit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | The book is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange; the spine won't bend. The book is rigid as a board and will
Floyd | not close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | It lies open atop the pulpit, thicker than an unabridged dictionary.
Floyd | Its thousands of yellowed, crinkly pages are bound in a strange black
Floyd | material that looks like some kind of hide but clearly isn't leather.
Floyd | Your first thought was that it might be a Bible, but a glance is
Floyd | sufficient to tell you otherwise. The text within is arranged in two
Floyd | columns, the first in what looks like Latin, the second a translation
Floyd | in English. There are illustrations, as well: horrible icons that make
Floyd | your skin crawl to look at.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you lean closer over the pages to make out the words in this dim
Floyd | light, the letters seem to writhe and crawl across the page, twisting
Floyd | themselves into strange combinations, horrible words that you've never
Floyd | read before... and yet, somehow, you can understand their repulsive
Floyd | meaning. Something about a "Blessed Event",  which will happen very
Floyd | soon, and a hideous god whose name may not be spoken...
Floyd |
Floyd | Is this the book that was preached in this church before it fell to
Floyd | ruin? Are these the gods these people worshipped? You want to tear
Floyd | your eyes from the page in revulsion, but some small, gleefully filthy
Floyd | part of you wants to keep reading, to uncover the secrets that the
Floyd | people of Anchorhead uncovered...
Floyd |
Floyd | Will you read on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "Ialdabaoloth" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IALDABAOLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The blasphemous syllables crawl loathsomely from your lips. The word
Floyd | lingers in the air like a cyst -- just hearing the sound of it makes
Floyd | you nauseous. Nature itself seems to draw back from the sound, as
Floyd | though horrified by your very voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, I'm stuck."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess I'll restore back to the other save."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		DavidW says, "well, this one has the broom"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm back"
		Jacqueline asks, "Y'all are still at it, eh?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Right, the broom"
		Knight_Otu says, "We are still at it yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd | Restore failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "We found the real estate agent's head, but otherwise nothing new."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oops"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | a shadowy doorway to the south leads to further darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Stairs
Floyd | The stairs are completely gone, now. All that's left is a narrow ledge
Floyd | overlooking an empty shaft, and a fair portion of the railing still
Floyd | nailed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It didn't restore."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, on purpose."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tie rope to railing" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TIE ROPE TO RAILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You tie the rope securely to the railing, letting the other end dangle
Floyd | down into the dark shaft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop robe in shaft" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ROBE IN SHAFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hooded robe drops down out of sight, and a few seconds later you
Floyd | hear a faint splash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Hanging From the Rope                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Gripping the end of the rope tightly, you lower yourself off the edge
Floyd | and shimmy down into the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging From the Rope
Floyd | Your feet dangle over empty space. Looking down, you can barely make
Floyd | out a faint glimmer of water, far below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Hanging From the Rope                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd have to let go of the rope to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath, shut your eyes tight, say a quick prayer...
Floyd | and let go of the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | The heart-stopping plunge lasts only a second or two before you hit
Floyd | shockingly cold water. Your flashlight goes out and blackness
Floyd | envelopes you. Water rushes into your mouth and nose; the stone bottom
Floyd | slams into your side and nearly knocks the wind out of you... and then
Floyd | you find your feet, and your head breaks the surface. Blindly, you
Floyd | thrash about until you find higher ground, and you crawl, choking and
Floyd | sputtering, feeling cold brick beneath your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight must not be quite as waterproof as you originally
Floyd | thought; the beam flickers unsteadily, and you have to bang it against
Floyd | the palm of your hand a couple of times to get it to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaulted Tunnel
Floyd | The walls of this long, rectangular chamber are made of crumbling
Floyd | brick, not concrete; most likely it was built at some earlier period
Floyd | than the rest of the tunnels. The ceiling is lost in darkness above
Floyd | you, but from the sounds of the echoes it must be pretty high. Water
Floyd | flowing in from the northwestern tunnel has pooled in a depression
Floyd | sunk into the limestone floor, becoming quite deep near the far end.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shattered wreckage of the church stairway lies half submerged in
Floyd | the water-filled depression. You're lucky to have missed it in your
Floyd | fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a hooded robe and a broom here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | hooded robe: Taken.
Floyd | broom: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stairway" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STAIRWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty nails and jagged, broken boards jut from the water like teeth.
Floyd | You're very lucky you weren't impaled when you fell.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight beam flickers uncertainly for a moment, then comes back
Floyd | a bit weaker than before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight beam flickers uncertainly for a moment, then comes back
Floyd | a bit weaker than before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put opener under hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT OPENER UNDER HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit hinges with opener" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT HINGES WITH OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the letter opener)
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "scratch hinges with opener" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCRATCH HINGES WITH OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push hatch with opener" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH HATCH WITH OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge and tug, but the hinges are rusted
Floyd | nearly solid. You can't make it budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean hinges with opener" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN HINGES WITH OPENER
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't get much cleaner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a letter opener, a broom and a
Floyd | hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a tattered drawing, a teddy
Floyd | bear, a broken padlock, a small steel key, a meat hook, a newspaper, a
Floyd | strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a flashlight
Floyd | (providing light), a keyring, on which are five keys (a small copper
Floyd | key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's
Floyd | faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open but
Floyd | empty), a flask (which is closed), a slip of paper, a family album, a
Floyd | book of matches with six matches left, a torn journal, a typewritten
Floyd | notice, a lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push hatch with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH HATCH WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge and tug, but the hinges are rusted
Floyd | nearly solid. You can't make it budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x edge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x edges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EDGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hinge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rust" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUST
Floyd |
Floyd | (the broken padlock)
Floyd | It's little more than a twisted hunk of torn metal. You'd hardly even
Floyd | guess it was ever used as a padlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rust hinge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUST HINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There goes the flashlight."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flashlight)
Floyd | You jiggle the flashlight a bit and slap it against your palm, but it
Floyd | doesn't seem to improve the situation much.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, is it on a timer after the water?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip the switch on and off uselessly. The water must have finally
Floyd | done your poor flashlight in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It must be."
		DavidW says, "It seems so"
		DavidW says, "And with only six matches, our lantern is on an implicit timer too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's really no point in taking the batteries out; you don't have
Floyd | any spares anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, ">pour battery acid on hinges"
		DavidW says, "> pour Jake's Extra-Spicy Inferno Sauce on hinges"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour battery acid on hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR BATTERY ACID ON HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to pour the flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm not being very serious."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward blindly...
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward blindly...
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward blindly...
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward in the dark, smacking your head painfully against
Floyd | a wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get match" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the letter opener into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the flashlight into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lantern is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the small metal door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the Road
Floyd | The forest grows denser as you go, crowding thickly up to either side
Floyd | of the road. The groping, tangled branches block out what little
Floyd | sunlight there is left. Your footsteps are muffled; whispering leaves
Floyd | and the slow drip of water are the only sounds you can hear. Beyond
Floyd | the watching trees, the shadows are impenetrably thick. The road
Floyd | stretches interminably, north to south.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the edge of the forest, on the west side of the road, stand the
Floyd | rotted stump and twisted sapling from your dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk a bit farther down the road, but it doesn't seem to lead
Floyd | anywhere, and the shadows grow thicker the farther down you go. After
Floyd | a while you turn back, unable to suppress a shiver.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Trampled Path                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Trampled Path
Floyd | The tangled undergrowth has been beaten down in a path leading roughly
Floyd | from the east to the southwest. Shrubs and grass have been flattened
Floyd | and pushed aside, vines torn down, and small trees bent or even
Floyd | snapped in half, as though something heavy with huge, flat feet had
Floyd | simply trampled its way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we need a stick of dynamite from the old abandoned coal mine."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Slaughterhouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Slaughterhouse
Floyd | The decayed remains of an old slaughterhouse stand here, now little
Floyd | more than a shell of crumbling brick and gaping holes, surrounded by a
Floyd | clearing of yellow, sickly grass. A path leads northeast, back toward
Floyd | the road; to the west, a gaping hole that might once have been a
Floyd | doorway leads into the rotting building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faint tracks mark the dirt here; large, rounded footprints tracking
Floyd | back and forth across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Slaughterhouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Slaughterhouse
Floyd | The decayed remains of an old slaughterhouse stand here, now little
Floyd | more than a shell of crumbling brick and gaping holes, surrounded by a
Floyd | clearing of yellow, sickly grass. A path leads northeast, back toward
Floyd | the road; to the west, a gaping hole that might once have been a
Floyd | doorway leads into the rotting building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Trampled Path                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Trampled Path
Floyd | The tangled undergrowth has been beaten down in a path leading roughly
Floyd | from the east to the southwest. Shrubs and grass have been flattened
Floyd | and pushed aside, vines torn down, and small trees bent or even
Floyd | snapped in half, as though something heavy with huge, flat feet had
Floyd | simply trampled its way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the Road
Floyd | The forest grows denser as you go, crowding thickly up to either side
Floyd | of the road. The groping, tangled branches block out what little
Floyd | sunlight there is left. Your footsteps are muffled; whispering leaves
Floyd | and the slow drip of water are the only sounds you can hear. Beyond
Floyd | the watching trees, the shadows are impenetrably thick. The road
Floyd | stretches interminably, north to south.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the edge of the forest, on the west side of the road, stand the
Floyd | rotted stump and twisted sapling from your dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the pebbled glass you can see a light on inside, but nothing
Floyd | else is visible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear only silence, and your own breathing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen on doors" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN ON DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen to doors" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear only silence, and your own breathing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we look up Jeffrey in the birth records?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "knock on doors" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You rap quietly on the door, but the only response is an odd, sudden
Floyd | hush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Birth Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up jeffrey" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JEFFREY
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Jeffrey Greer: born August 4, 1989.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "thanks"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Death Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up jeffrey" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JEFFREY
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | The boy isn't dead yet; the fear is that he might be by the time
Floyd | anyone finds him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, he dead"
		Knight_Otu says, "We know better now."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bulb" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BULB
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "yell and run into the alley?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yell" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > YELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Come now; you're not that frightened.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (first taking the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (slipping the book of matches into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You blow an open chord into the little flute, and it resonates with an
Floyd | eerie, metallic warble. The sound lingers in the air for a moment,
Floyd | then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flute in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLUTE IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute in the trenchcoat)
Floyd | You slip the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "call mob" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CALL MOB
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd probably have better luck if you were near a phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hook in iron ring" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HOOK IN IRON RING
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the meat hook)
Floyd | The iron ring is high out of your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hook in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HOOK IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the meat hook into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We have two possible avenues, I think. Getting through the hatch, or getting into the asylum."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mob" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x group" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GROUP
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk have gathered in a small crowd on Whateley Bridge. Word
Floyd | of your snooping must have gotten around quickly; these fellows are
Floyd | obviously not taking any chances on the possibility of you escaping
Floyd | from the church, and are keeping a sharp lookout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wave coat" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You look ridiculous waving the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We might try jumping off the bridge or listening from underneath?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of wary-looking townsfolk has gathered, keeping a watchful eye
Floyd | on the streets leading to and from the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk turn toward you as you walk blithely up to them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, someone's finger jabs out at you. "It's the woman!" He
Floyd | shouts. "Get her!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump off bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP OFF BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Throwing caution to the wind, you clamber up onto the parapet and leap
Floyd | off into space. A moment later you are plunged chest-deep into
Floyd | shockingly cold water. The current is not strong, however, and you
Floyd | quickly thrash your way over to a small ledge underneath the bridge,
Floyd | having suffered little worse than a ruined pair of slacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Above you, you can hear shouts from the villagers as they peer over
Floyd | the sides of the bridge. It's obvious they think you must been taken
Floyd | by the current and don't realize that you're hiding right beneath
Floyd | them. It looks like you've bought yourself a little time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The water laps quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean
Floyd | sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Still there."
		DavidW says, "hm. They didn't follow."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x group" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GROUP
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk have gathered in a small crowd on Whateley Bridge. Word
Floyd | of your snooping must have gotten around quickly; these fellows are
Floyd | obviously not taking any chances on the possibility of you escaping
Floyd | from the church, and are keeping a sharp lookout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear robe" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull hood" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL HOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The voluminous robe covers you from head to foot. As long as no one
Floyd | looks too closely under the hood, it makes a pretty effective
Floyd | disguise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of wary-looking townsfolk has gathered, keeping a watchful eye
Floyd | on the streets leading to and from the bridge.
Floyd | There is no time to run. Heavy boots on the cobblestones; hands
Floyd | lunging toward you -- they are everywhere, grabbing you from every
Floyd | side, immobilizing you. Someone's huge, calloused paw closes around
Floyd | your windpipe and starts to squeeze. Just before you black out, you
Floyd | can feel yourself being lifted off your feet...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 46 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove robe" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Now there isn't even a grace period anymore."
		DavidW says, "I guess not."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove coat" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear robe" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Gonna try the robe look for Chuckie?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask guard about key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the keys, the small copper key or the large cell
Floyd | key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about large key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT LARGE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know what this thing is hanging off my belt?" gloats the orderly,
Floyd | patting the key proudly. "I'll tell you what it is: it's fuckin'
Floyd | responsibility, that's what it is. And don't you touch it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "guard, give key to me" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GUARD, GIVE KEY TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "chuck, give key to me" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHUCK, GIVE KEY TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'guard' isn't a synonym."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I keep forgetting."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The consumptive-looking plant probably hasn't been watered in over a
Floyd | month, yet somehow it clings tenaciously to life and a certain dull,
Floyd | scraggly greenness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "Ialdabaoloth" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IALDABAOLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The blasphemous syllables crawl loathsomely from your lips. The word
Floyd | lingers in the air like a cyst -- just hearing the sound of it makes
Floyd | you nauseous. Nature itself seems to draw back from the sound, as
Floyd | though horrified by your very voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly stares at you, dumbfounded. "Man," he breathes, "that was
Floyd | some seriously fucked up shit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Feel like watering the plant?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get large key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LARGE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly slaps your hand away. "Nice try, lady, " he sneers, "but I
Floyd | got eyes in the back of my head; I'm like a fuckin' hawk."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We could try."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You pass through the gate and down the stone steps, which curve
Floyd | northwest as they lead down to the edge of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we should've Ialdaetc'd the crowd on the bridge when we had the chance."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill flask with water" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flask)
Floyd | The flask has to be open before you can fill it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open flask" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the flask.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill flask with water" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the flask into the Miskaton, collecting a small quantity of
Floyd | river water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect it wouldn't have helped much."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour water on plant" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WATER ON PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You dump the small quantity of river water onto the plant, figuring
Floyd | anything must be an improvement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The consumptive-looking plant probably hasn't been watered in over a
Floyd | month, yet somehow it clings tenaciously to life and a certain dull,
Floyd | scraggly greenness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You pass through the gate and down the stone steps, which curve
Floyd | northwest as they lead down to the edge of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill flask with water" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the flask into the Miskaton, collecting a small quantity of
Floyd | river water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill flask with water" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL FLASK WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small quantity of river water)
Floyd | There's already a small quantity of river water in the flask; filling
Floyd | it with small quantity of river water would only make a mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Odd, i'd have thought it would make a larger quantity. ;)"
		DavidW says, "two quantities is one quantity too many!"
		Knight_Otu says, "But yeah, fluids are tricksy."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Should we stop here for today?"
		DavidW says, "I guess. That's three hours and we're soooo stuck."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfanchordamnhatch" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "It's the truth."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		DavidW says, "thanks for the game"
		
*** Session 6 *** 		
		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask anchor" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
Floyd ]             is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind
Floyd ]             of fear is fear of the unknown.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                         A N C H O R H E A D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           [Press 'R' to restore; any other key to begin]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | November, 1997.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath of salty air as the first raindrops begin to
Floyd | spatter the pavement, and the swollen, slate-colored clouds that
Floyd | blanket the sky mutter ominous portents amongst themselves over the
Floyd | little coastal town of Anchorhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squinting up into the glowering storm, you wonder how everything
Floyd | managed to happen so fast. The strange phone call over a month ago,
Floyd | from a lawyer claiming to represent the estate of some distant branch
Floyd | of Michael's family, was bewildering enough in itself... but then the
Floyd | sudden whirlwind of planning and decisions, legal details and travel
Floyd | arrangements, the packing up and shipping away of your entire home,
Floyd | your entire life...
Floyd |
Floyd | Now suddenly here you are, after driving for the past two days
Floyd | straight, over a thousand miles away from the familiar warmth of
Floyd | Texas, getting ready to move into the ancestral mansion of a clan of
Floyd | relatives so far removed that not even Michael has ever heard of them.
Floyd | And you've only been married since June and none of this was any of
Floyd | your idea in the first place, and already it's starting to rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | These days, you often find yourself feeling confused and uprooted.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself and force the melancholy thoughts from your head,
Floyd | trying to focus on the errand at hand. You're to meet with the real
Floyd | estate agent and pick up the keys to your new house while Michael runs
Floyd | across town to take care of some paperwork at the university. He'll be
Floyd | back to pick you up in a few minutes, and then the two of you can
Floyd | begin the long, precarious process of settling in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sullen belch emanates from the clouds, and the rain starts coming
Floyd | down harder -- fat, cold drops smacking loudly against the
Floyd | cobblestones. Shouldn't it be snowing in New England at this time of
Floyd | year? With a sigh, you open your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Anchorhead...

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                          * THE FIRST DAY *
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern
Floyd ]          sea was upon me.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]          -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day one
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD
Floyd | An interactive gothic by Michael S. Gentry
Floyd |
Floyd | (Type HELP or ABOUT for some useful information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 990206 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfanchordamnhatch" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh right. We have light problems now."
		Knight_Otu says, "So one idea - we may be able to brute force the flute thing."
		DavidW asks, "oh?"
		DavidW says, "That seems unlikely. There's 7 holes that can be independently covered or left open."
		Knight_Otu says, "If we only need two holes covered, that is. One column reacted to one particular hole being covered."
		DavidW says, "hm. okay."
		DavidW asks, "Shall we try that then?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward blindly...
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward blindly...
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | Your hands are full.
Floyd | You don't have the correct key.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing a hooded robe, your clothes and your wedding ring; in
Floyd | addition, you have in your hands a flask (which is open), inside which
Floyd | is a small quantity of river water, a lantern, a broom and your
Floyd | trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flask in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLASK IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (closing the flask first)
Floyd | You slip the flask into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We seem to have a lot less items than usual."
		DavidW asks, "Where did we leave the flute?"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Were did we leave the coat?!"
		Plover says, "Hi"
		DavidW says, "oh, wait, it's that coat/robe nonsense."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove robe" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a keyring, on which are five keys
Floyd | (a small copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a lantern, a broom
Floyd | and a hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a flask (which is closed), a
Floyd | meat hook, a strange metal flute, a book of matches with five matches
Floyd | left, a flashlight, a letter opener, a tattered drawing, a teddy bear,
Floyd | a broken padlock, a small steel key, a newspaper, a silver locket, a
Floyd | gold locket, an animal's skull, Michael's faculty card, a bundle of
Floyd | soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open but empty), a slip of paper,
Floyd | a family album, a torn journal, a typewritten notice, your umbrella
Floyd | and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hi Plover!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's unlocked at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That inventory looks better."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x w" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X W
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Plover enters from the south, through an unauthorized orange door. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have a match.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the lantern into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The match isn't lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You really should take it out of your pocket first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm really messing this up."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfanchordamnhatch" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove robe" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads north and south from here, and another road splits
Floyd | off to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | (slipping the lantern into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | That's unlocked at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take matchbox and lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATCHBOX AND LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take matches and lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATCHES AND LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | book of matches: (slipping the flask into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | (closing the flask first)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | lantern: (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take match" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lantern is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ugh, I need to pull up my notes on these bottles."
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
		Knight_Otu says, "Faded-pinot noir-"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn faded" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle with the faded label rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn pinot" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN PINOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of robust Pinot Noir rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "-cabernet-torn-cheval should be it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn cabernet" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CABERNET
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of vintage Cabernet Sauvignon rotates a quarter-turn
Floyd | clockwise, then snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn torn" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottle with the torn label)
Floyd | The bottle with the torn label rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn cheval" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CHEVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of light Cheval Blanc rotates a quarter-turn clockwise,
Floyd | then snaps back with a loud "click". A rumbling grating sound suddenly
Floyd | fills the wine cellar, and the racks and a portion of the stone wall
Floyd | behind them swing back, revealing a dark passageway to the north from
Floyd | which blows a hot, foul wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hot, howling wind gusts up from the depths of the passageway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few cautious steps into the corridor, when the wall
Floyd | suddenly slams shut behind you with a reverberating boom. You are
Floyd | trapped!
Floyd |
Floyd | Windy Passage
Floyd | The walls of this passageway are carved from solid rock with unearthly
Floyd | precision; ten feet wide, ten feet high, perfectly smooth and
Floyd | perfectly square. The passage runs north, sloping downward into the
Floyd | depths of the hillside. A foul wind gusts intermittently from the
Floyd | darkness below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another blast of hot, foul-smelling air comes shrieking out of the
Floyd | pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of the Pit
Floyd | The passageway ends here at a fathomless pit, a puckered circular hole
Floyd | in the rock from which the foul wind seems to emanate, howling up from
Floyd | the depths like a reeking banshee.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and step out onto the bridge once again. On
Floyd | your fourth step, the board beneath you snaps in two. You plunge
Floyd | through the gap into the yawning blackness with a terrified shriek
Floyd | that is lost amid the roaring wind. You are only able to panic for a
Floyd | few moments, however, before the bone-shattering impact silences you.
Floyd | The wind carries the smell of you quickly through subterranean
Floyd | crevices, and your ruptured corpse provides a grand feast for the
Floyd | scuttling carrion feeders that live on the pit's stony floor.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 46 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
		Knight_Otu says, "Damn bridge."
		DavidW says, "Might have guessed that the bridge was only good for one crossing."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think it was actually three crossings in this playthrough."
		DavidW asks, "oh?"
Plover says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of the Pit
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "As I remember, I remarked on the text being the same during those crossings."
		DavidW says (to Plover), "an UNDO isn't gonna help."
		Plover says, "Sorry"
Plover says (to Floyd), "delta707" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DELTA707
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might have to restart from the beginning of day 3."
		Knight_Otu says, "save is anchorday3 for that."
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "And we still cross when we did but try to solve the flute problem then?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "anchorday3" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "Remember we MUST do the telescope bit before the bottles."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael stands here, frowning and absently rubbing at his forehead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So we need to spy on Michael."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a newspaper, a strange metal
Floyd | flute, a silver locket and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a gold locket, a flashlight, a
Floyd | keyring, on which are five keys (a small copper key, an old-fashioned
Floyd | brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to
Floyd | the cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's faculty card, a bundle of
Floyd | soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open), inside which is a strange
Floyd | black disk, a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip of
Floyd | paper, a family album, a book of matches with six matches left, a torn
Floyd | journal, a typewritten notice, a lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask michael about laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MICHAEL ABOUT LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goddammit, just leave me the hell alone, why don't you?" Michael
Floyd | suddenly turns on you, baring his teeth and shaking his finger in your
Floyd | face. "I can't even think with you bothering me like this! Fuck this,"
Floyd | he says, shaking his head. "Fuck this. I'm getting out of here. I need
Floyd | to be alone for a while."
Floyd |
Floyd | He storms out of the room, and a few moments later you hear the front
Floyd | door slam.
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment you can only stand there in the empty house, shaky and
Floyd | close to tears. You've had fights before, but never has Michael been
Floyd | so vicious. And the worst part of it is, you know something is wrong
Floyd | with him, something terrible, but you don't know what it is, or how to
Floyd | fix it, or why it seems to be tearing your husband away from you.
Floyd | You've never felt so utterly helpless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Laptop's a sore topic it seems."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think it's ANY topic."
		Knight_Otu says, "We got two answers out of him the first time I believe."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We did Child's first last time."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. I mismoved just now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, he's left the building."
		Knight_Otu says, "Weird."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "The sitting room hole is east from here."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay this is odd."
		DavidW says, "well, maybe confronting Michael at this time loses the game? I dunno."
		DavidW asks, "Or maybe we need to re-find him?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Arg, yes, that must be it."
		DavidW asks, "Re-finding him?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I checked the old transcript, and the tantrum he threw there and the one now are different."
		DavidW says, "huh"
		Knight_Otu says, "So this might be unwinnable now since we bothered him again."
		Knight_Otu says, "We had already talked to him before the save. I forgot that."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "anchorday3" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Once more without talking to our husband."
		DavidW says, "okay"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael wanders in from the north. He gives you a strange look, as if
Floyd | he hadn't expected to find you here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear Michael moving around elsewhere in the house, the
Floyd | floorboards creaking uneasily with his footsteps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we kill you Michael, it's only because we love you!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Or maybe because you creep us out."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look into hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK INTO HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | children's bedroom. Through some strange trick of the angle, you
Floyd | appear to be looking straight down at the bed from the middle of the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly Michael walks into the bedroom. He moves slowly, looking
Floyd | around and lightly touching things, as if visiting old memories. He
Floyd | walks over to the crib and spends some minutes staring down into its
Floyd | empty blankets, after which he sighs. Then he turns and adjusts the
Floyd | coverlet on the child's bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | He walks over to the vanity and picks up the jewelry box. Carefully,
Floyd | he opens it and, finding it empty, sets it down again with a soft
Floyd | curse. He looks around the room suspiciously, as if expecting to find
Floyd | the culprit hiding in a corner somewhere. For a moment Michael simply
Floyd | stands there aimlessly, compulsively rubbing his forehead; then he
Floyd | stalks out of the room and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There he is."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin beam of light slants through the dusty air, coming from a small
Floyd | hole half way up one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look into hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK INTO HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see the
Floyd | sitting room, from a vantage high up on the wall. It occurs to you
Floyd | that you might well be looking directly through the eyes of the man in
Floyd | the portrait hanging over the fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | At that moment, Michael wanders into the sitting room, muttering
Floyd | something incoherent. He looks around blankly, lost, as if he had come
Floyd | into the room in order to do something only in the next instant to
Floyd | forget what it was. Then his eyes fall on you, and he smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You nearly jerk away from the spyhole, heart pounding wildly, when it
Floyd | suddenly occurs to you that he's not looking at you at all; he's
Floyd | looking at the portrait through which you are peering.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael regards the portrait with a strange air of familiarity. He
Floyd | gazes into its eyes (and also, unbeknownst to him, your own eyes) the
Floyd | way one might appraise an old friend one hasn't seen for some time.
Floyd | His expression is deferential, admiring, and... something else; you
Floyd | can't quite put your finger on at first, but as your husband continues
Floyd | to gaze rhapsodically at the terrible portrait, a sickening
Floyd | realization strikes you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The expression is vanity. Ugly, self-absorbed vanity. Your husband is
Floyd | staring at this portrait the way he might preen himself in a mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael brushes his fingers back through his hair and walks out of the
Floyd | room, chuckling softly to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a small hole in one of the slats, about halfway up the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look into hole" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK INTO HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small hole)
Floyd | Standing on tiptoe and placing your eye up to the hole, you see only
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you are about to move away from the spyhole, you hear
Floyd | footsteps on a stone floor. A light shines in through a doorway, and a
Floyd | moment later Michael skulks into the room, which you now realize is
Floyd | the wine cellar, seen from down low in a corner, near the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Halfway across the room he stops, darts a suspicious glance over his
Floyd | shoulder, and shines his light into every corner, as though searching
Floyd | for potential spies. At one point he looks straight at you, and you
Floyd | nearly recoil, alarmed at the sight of his crazed, red-rimmed eyes. He
Floyd | does not spot you, however, and in a moment he moves on.
Floyd |
Floyd | He walks over to the rack at the north end of the room, and does
Floyd | something with the bottles -- you can't quite see, because his back is
Floyd | toward you. Then there is a click and a heavy grinding sound, and the
Floyd | entire northern wall swings back, revealing a hidden passage!
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is filled for a moment with a wild, wretched keening, like a
Floyd | cold wind blowing through an empty chasm. With one last, wary look
Floyd | behind him, Michael steps through the portal. The light disappears,
Floyd | the wall swings back with another grinding sound, and then all is
Floyd | quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Corridor                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Corridor
Floyd | The walls are bare wooden slats, patched with crumbling plaster and
Floyd | spiked with bent, rusted nails. The passage, no more than two feet
Floyd | wide at its widest point, bends and twist at confusing angles, making
Floyd | it hard to tell which direction you're heading in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Observatory
Floyd | You are in a small, enclosed cupola situated, by the look of the view
Floyd | through the dingy skylight over your head, on top of the roof of the
Floyd | house. The walls are covered with astrological and astronomical charts
Floyd | with equations and diagrams scribbled across them in crabbed, stilted
Floyd | handwriting. The only exit seems to be an oddly-angled corridor to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the center of the room is a large mounted telescope,
Floyd | pointed almost straight up through the skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a newspaper, a strange metal
Floyd | flute, a silver locket and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a gold locket, a flashlight
Floyd | (providing light), a keyring, on which are five keys (a small copper
Floyd | key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to
Floyd | the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's
Floyd | faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open),
Floyd | inside which is a strange black disk, a flask (which is closed), a
Floyd | letter opener, a slip of paper, a family album, a book of matches with
Floyd | six matches left, a torn journal, a typewritten notice, a lantern,
Floyd | your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'strange black disk'"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put disk in slot" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DISK IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the strange black disk)
Floyd | (slipping the silver locket into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | The strange black disk drops neatly into the slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Just checking where it's in the slot already."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through telescope" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | For a few moments all you can see is a murky, swirling blackness; then
Floyd | patterns of colors begin to emerge, like the rainbow sheen of oil on
Floyd | water. The black disk grows translucent, stars become visible through
Floyd | the swirling haze, and then...
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Christ.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear Christ, you can see it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The comet, roaring silently through the endless void, streaking toward
Floyd | Earth, and it's alive, this thing that is coming is ALIVE, tendrils
Floyd | that must be hundreds, thousands of miles long streaming before it,
Floyd | reaching out to grasp and strangle and devour whole worlds, and it is
Floyd | coming here, it is coming to Earth, and its great, lidless, red-rimmed
Floyd | eye rolls over in a vast lake of vitreous fluid, and it
Floyd |
Floyd |       looks
Floyd |
Floyd |           at
Floyd |
Floyd |                             you
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you wake up some time later, shaking your head. You're not
Floyd | sure what, exactly, you just witnessed; whether it was a genuine
Floyd | astronomical phenomenon, or a hallucination, or the actual form of
Floyd | some Dark God from the Outer Reaches, come to devour the world. You're
Floyd | not even entirely sure you remember what it looked like. The only
Floyd | thing you can clearly recall is a single name, pulsing in your brain
Floyd | like a bruise:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ialdabaoloth".
Floyd |
Floyd | And that's all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by five points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get disk" 		

Floyd ]  Observatory                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DISK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Just in case."
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Crawlspace                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way down the corridor, you begin to get dizzy, then
Floyd | nauseous. Lines seem to cross without bending, the ceiling becomes the
Floyd | walls and the floor becomes the ceiling. Half-blind, unsure even of
Floyd | which direction you were going in, you stagger forward and suddenly
Floyd | find yourself in a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Crawlspace
Floyd | The ceiling descends here to no more than three feet from the floor;
Floyd | you are forced to crawl through the cramped darkness on your hands and
Floyd | knees. To the east the attic becomes more spacious, while the
Floyd | northwest corner opens into an oddly-angled corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Attic
Floyd | It's much cooler up here than in the rest of the house, and you find
Floyd | it hard to suppress a shiver. Grotesque, looming shadows crawl across
Floyd | the low, slanted ceiling, and the dust hangs thick and motionless in
Floyd | the air. To the west the ceiling dips even lower until the space
Floyd | beneath leaves hardly room enough to crawl, while to the north stands
Floyd | a wooden door, draped in shadows and half-hidden by the slanting
Floyd | eaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Attic                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | The ancient rungs creak alarmingly as you descend.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on light" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the gloomy steps into the dank cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wine Cellar
Floyd | This wing of the cellar is even older than the rest, with walls of
Floyd | piled, unmortared stone. The entire room is filled with wine racks.
Floyd | They cover every wall except for one spot to the west, where an exit
Floyd | leads back to the main cellar.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the racks are dust-covered and empty except for one against the
Floyd | north wall, which contains some forty or fifty dark bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Row after row of smooth, dust-covered glass. The wine inside is dark
Floyd | and murky, reminding you, somewhat irrationally, of blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are five bottles in the third row from the bottom that have been
Floyd | handled recently; the fingermarks are clearly outlined on their dusty
Floyd | labels. One label is partially torn and the other is all but faded
Floyd | completely, but at a quick glance you count a Pinot Noir, a Cabernet
Floyd | Sauvignon, and a Cheval Blanc.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x torn" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottle with the torn label)
Floyd | The label on this bottle is partially torn away. There is a raised
Floyd | letter "E" stamped into the bottom of the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x faded" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | This bottle is so old that the label has almost faded beyond
Floyd | legibility, although from what you can make out it is probably a fine
Floyd | Merlot. A raised letter "C" has been stamped into the bottom of the
Floyd | bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pinot" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PINOT
Floyd |
Floyd | A robust Pinot Noir, vintage 1651; obviously one of those collector's
Floyd | items that just keeps getting more and more valuable as long as you
Floyd | don't open it. A raised letter "W" has been stamped into the bottom of
Floyd | the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cheval" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHEVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A light Cheval Blanc, 1886. There is a raised letter "M" stamped into
Floyd | the bottom of the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabernet" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABERNET
Floyd |
Floyd | A vintage Cabernet Sauvignon from 1734. A raised letter "H" has been
Floyd | stamped into the bottom of the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn faded" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN  FADED
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle with the faded label rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn noir" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN NOIR
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of robust Pinot Noir rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn cabernet" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CABERNET
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of vintage Cabernet Sauvignon rotates a quarter-turn
Floyd | clockwise, then snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn torn" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TORN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottle with the torn label)
Floyd | The bottle with the torn label rotates a quarter-turn clockwise, then
Floyd | snaps back with a loud "click".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn cheval" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CHEVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle of light Cheval Blanc rotates a quarter-turn clockwise,
Floyd | then snaps back with a loud "click". A rumbling grating sound suddenly
Floyd | fills the wine cellar, and the racks and a portion of the stone wall
Floyd | behind them swing back, revealing a dark passageway to the north from
Floyd | which blows a hot, foul wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfanchorwines" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Passage                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few cautious steps into the corridor, when the wall
Floyd | suddenly slams shut behind you with a reverberating boom. You are
Floyd | trapped!
Floyd |
Floyd | Windy Passage
Floyd | The walls of this passageway are carved from solid rock with unearthly
Floyd | precision; ten feet wide, ten feet high, perfectly smooth and
Floyd | perfectly square. The passage runs north, sloping downward into the
Floyd | depths of the hillside. A foul wind gusts intermittently from the
Floyd | darkness below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of the Pit
Floyd | The passageway ends here at a fathomless pit, a puckered circular hole
Floyd | in the rock from which the foul wind seems to emanate, howling up from
Floyd | the depths like a reeking banshee.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Other Side                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you edge out onto the swaying planks. The planks creak and
Floyd | bend beneath your weight. One of them snaps just as you lift your
Floyd | weight from it, coming very close to spilling you into the abyss
Floyd | below. A few more steps, however, and you are safely on the other
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Side
Floyd | The passageway turns east here, the stone floor dropping down in a
Floyd | series of wide steps carved into the living rock. The stairs continue
Floyd | down to the northeast, eventually curving out of sight. The only other
Floyd | way on from here is a narrow, oddly-angled corridor in the northwest
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Great Stairs                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Stairs
Floyd | The vast, stone staircase plunges down into the earth. The seemingly
Floyd | interminable steps curve in a gentle sweep from the southwest, above
Floyd | you, dropping toward black, unplumbed depths to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Stairs
Floyd | The stairs end here at a huge, greenish-gold door set into the north
Floyd | wall. There is nothing else here; nowhere to go but onward or back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ialdabaoloth" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IALDABAOLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The metallic door suddenly rings out as if struck; it vibrates in
Floyd | aching harmony with the blasphemous name -- a shrill, grating sound
Floyd | like a dentist's drill. The air grows thick and terrible shapes waver
Floyd | and melt in the air before you -- shapes that twitch and move with
Floyd | hungry purpose, and seem to look at you -- and then the ringing fades
Floyd | away. There is a moment of stillness, and then the gleaming door
Floyd | swings smoothly open on perfectly balanced and utterly silent hinges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The doorway opens out into a large, dome-ceilinged cavern. You stand
Floyd | at the threshold for a moment, peering into the strange,
Floyd | phosphorescent gloom, before your eyes can make out enough details to
Floyd | see what this place is; even then, it is almost a full minute before
Floyd | your mind can accept what you are seeing...
Floyd |
Floyd | Burial Mound
Floyd | The cave is lined, floor to ceiling, with mummified human corpses.
Floyd | Shrunken and desiccated, they lie in jumbled heaps inside irregularly
Floyd | carved niches. Carvings cover the rock walls in between the niches --
Floyd | grotesque, leering faces too horrible even to look upon, their
Floyd | features twitching and smirking in the wavering light that sifts down
Floyd | from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | And dominating the center of the chamber: a dark monolith rising up
Floyd | through the green, murky light -- what you first took to be a large,
Floyd | supporting pillar, you now realize can only be the true base of the
Floyd | town square obelisk.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the narrower, northern end of the vaguely egg-shaped cavern sits a
Floyd | massive stone altar, flanked on either side by a pair of strange,
Floyd | vibrating columns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x corpses" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORPSES
Floyd |
Floyd | These bodies are very, very old; even the shapes of the skulls call to
Floyd | mind a more primitive and degenerate sort of folk than even the
Floyd | denizens of this town. This must be the inside of an ancient burial
Floyd | mound, although what sort of Indian tribe could have erected such a
Floyd | huge and monstrous obelisk, you can't imagine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is simply enormous. Nearly ten feet to a side at its base, the
Floyd | massive structure rises straight up through the ceiling, its tip
Floyd | penetrating the surface after what must be twenty or thirty feet of
Floyd | intervening rock. The hieroglyphs on this portion of the obelisk,
Floyd | untouched by eroding weather, are much clearer and deeper than the
Floyd | ones above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hieroglyphs" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HIEROGLYPHS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first pictogram, the second pictogram, the
Floyd | third pictogram or the fourth pictogram?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x first pictogram" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIRST PICTOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | A circle of stick-men, dancing or worshipping around a shape like an
Floyd | upturned bowl -- perhaps a hill, or perhaps this very mound you're
Floyd | standing in was once above ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x second pictogram" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SECOND PICTOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | A fiery star-burst, decorated with trailing lines (perhaps indicating
Floyd | a comet or shooting star?) descends from the sky, and rains fire and
Floyd | death upon the people of the mound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x third pictogram" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THIRD PICTOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The stick men are again pictured in a circle around the mound. One
Floyd | figure stands on top of the mound, raising a dagger over a second
Floyd | stick man bent backwards over some kind of altar. The mound is
Floyd | decorated with wavy lines radiating from the altar at the top down to
Floyd | the bottom -- perhaps indicating streams of blood?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fourth pictogram" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOURTH PICTOGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The mound is now deserted, and the stick men seem to be constructing a
Floyd | tower of stones for some unclear purpose. The comet-symbol has
Floyd | returned, although there is an added eye-motif; the comet appears to
Floyd | be looking down on the tower with approval. Wavy lines radiate from
Floyd | the eye in all directions, several of them converging to join at the
Floyd | tower's tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A single block of jet-black, featureless stone, approximately the size
Floyd | of a queen-sized bed. It is flanked by a pair of metal pillars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x left column" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEFT COLUMN
Floyd |
Floyd | The column is approximately seven feet high and cylindrical, made of
Floyd | some oily, greenish metal. It is vibrating very slightly, almost
Floyd | imperceptibly; only a thin shimmering around its edges and the faint
Floyd | ringing noise betray any motion at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cover third" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER THIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the third pictogram or the third flute hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hole" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the third flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an eerie, low-pitched note.
Floyd |
Floyd | The right-hand column's vibrations suddenly grow stronger, resonating
Floyd | in harmony with the warbling, metallic note of the flute. The two
Floyd | dissonances seem to intertwine, reinforcing each other, and for a
Floyd | single instant you think you see a strange rippling effect in the air
Floyd | over the altar. Then it is gone, and the sound fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cover fourth hole" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER FOURTH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the fourth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The columns' vibrations seem to grow momentarily stronger while the
Floyd | flute's sound lingers, their dissonant ringing resonating strangely
Floyd | with the warbling, metallic notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cover fifth" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER FIFTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the fifth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The columns' vibrations seem to grow momentarily stronger while the
Floyd | flute's sound lingers, their dissonant ringing resonating strangely
Floyd | with the warbling, metallic notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Remember you need to uncover a hole if you're trying to do one at a time."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "uncover fourth" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNCOVER FOURTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the fourth pictogram or the fourth flute hole?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "yeah"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hole" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift your finger from the fourth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The columns' vibrations seem to grow momentarily stronger while the
Floyd | flute's sound lingers, their dissonant ringing resonating strangely
Floyd | with the warbling, metallic notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "uncover fifth" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNCOVER FIFTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift your finger from the fifth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "you have 3rd and 5th covered"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cover sixth" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER SIXTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the sixth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The strange harmony of the flute blends with the atonal ringing of the
Floyd | two columns, and the three sounds suddenly grow stronger, resonating
Floyd | with and reinforcing one another, intertwining like a dissonant,
Floyd | invisible braid. The sound increases in volume, piercing your eardrums
Floyd | and causing the very air to shimmer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly the air above the altar begins to ripple as though with
Floyd | extreme heat. The very fabric of space seems to twist and buckle
Floyd | between the two columns; and then, with a sound like a wet sheet being
Floyd | torn slowly down the middle, the fabric splits.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are immediately swept off your feet by a powerful sucking vacuum,
Floyd | pulling everything within reach toward the portal. Dust and debris;
Floyd | bones and loose rock from the burial niches; everything not nailed
Floyd | down goes flying across the temple and into the all-devouring maw
Floyd | hovering over the altar-stone. Desperately, you wedge your fingers
Floyd | into a crack in the floor and hang on for dear life as the wind tries
Floyd | to claw you away. You scream, and even the sound of your voice is
Floyd | whipped away, pulled over your shoulder like a trailing ribbon and
Floyd | sucked into whatever blasphemous dimension lies beyond that horrible
Floyd | rift.
Floyd |
Floyd | For a few agonizing moments you don't think you're going to make it;
Floyd | then, suddenly, the chaos stops, leaving you breathless on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Painstakingly, you pry your stiff, bleeding fingers out of the crack
Floyd | and roll over. The rift is gone. The air is normal, and the columns
Floyd | are ringing quietly, as if nothing had happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flute" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | It appears to be some kind of wind instrument, fashioned out of
Floyd | ornately carved, greenish metal. Seven holes of varying sizes are
Floyd | drilled along the top Your fingers are covering the holes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So 3rd and 6th holes?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can get rid of something here."
		DavidW says, "hm."
		DavidW says, "But the necessary something isn't here at the moment."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Stairs                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Stairs
Floyd | The stairs end here at a huge, greenish-gold door set into the north
Floyd | wall. There is nothing else here; nowhere to go but onward or back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Great Stairs                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You start back up the wide steps...
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Stairs
Floyd | The vast, stone staircase plunges down into the earth. The seemingly
Floyd | interminable steps curve in a gentle sweep from the southwest, above
Floyd | you, dropping toward black, unplumbed depths to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Other Side                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Side
Floyd | The passageway turns east here, the stone floor dropping down in a
Floyd | series of wide steps carved into the living rock. The stairs continue
Floyd | down to the northeast, eventually curving out of sight. The only other
Floyd | way on from here is a narrow, oddly-angled corridor in the northwest
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you edge out onto the swaying planks. A blast of wind roars
Floyd | up from beneath you, shaking the thin strand like a pennant in a stiff
Floyd | breeze, and you cling grimly to the ropes. A few more steps, however,
Floyd | and you are safely on the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of the Pit
Floyd | The passageway ends here at a fathomless pit, a puckered circular hole
Floyd | in the rock from which the foul wind seems to emanate, howling up from
Floyd | the depths like a reeking banshee.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin and decrepit rope bridge spans the pit, shivering occasionally
Floyd | in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another blast of hot, foul-smelling air comes shrieking out of the
Floyd | pit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Edge of the Pit                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and step out onto the bridge once again. On
Floyd | your fourth step, the board beneath you snaps in two. You plunge
Floyd | through the gap into the yawning blackness with a terrified shriek
Floyd | that is lost amid the roaring wind. You are only able to panic for a
Floyd | few moments, however, before the bone-shattering impact silences you.
Floyd | The wind carries the smell of you quickly through subterranean
Floyd | crevices, and your ruptured corpse provides a grand feast for the
Floyd | scuttling carrion feeders that live on the pit's stony floor.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 41 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, two tries."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Burial Mound                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose, instead of visiting Sir William of Octopus when visiting the outdoors, we might need to visit other places first."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "Because visiting him forced us to visit the church and THEN we got stuck with the mob on the bridge."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Restore to before going into the windy way?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'd feel safer with both bridge uses remaining."
		DavidW asks, "Do we have a save for then?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I did one just in case."
		DavidW says, "okay. please."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfanchorwines" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off light" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hairs on the back of your neck prickle as you step outside.
Floyd | Something is wrong. Something is very wrong with the air. A heavy,
Floyd | charged sensation, like standing next to high-tension wires; a faint
Floyd | odor of spoiled meat drifting on the wind; you can't put your finger
Floyd | on it, but it might have something to do with that strange hole in the
Floyd | sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "There was something really odd in my notes that confused me. If we could examine the alley near the real estate agent's again?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure"
		Knight_Otu says, "Cat wants attention"
		DavidW says, "okay, I'll drive there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd | This narrow aperture between two buildings is nearly blocked with
Floyd | piles of rotting cardboard boxes and overstuffed garbage cans. Ugly,
Floyd | half-crumbling brick walls to either side totter oppressively over
Floyd | you. The alley ends here at a tall, wooden fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | High up on the wall of the northern building there is a narrow,
Floyd | transom-style window. One of the garbage cans has been pushed up
Floyd | against the wall directly underneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the boards seems to be loose down at the bottom; you could
Floyd | probably just squeeze through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "You gotta be..."
		DavidW says, "We've missed that all along."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter fence" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropping to your hands and knees, you wriggle underneath the loose
Floyd | board and scramble down a muddy slope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Beach
Floyd | This narrow strip of beach is tucked away between two outcroppings in
Floyd | the predominantly rocky shoreline, accessible only from a steep, muddy
Floyd | slope to the west. The sand is filthy and strewn with rocks, seaweed,
Floyd | litter and other bits of storm-tossed detritus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the bottom of the slope, a sewage outflow pipe juts out over the
Floyd | beach, about three feet above the ground. A thin stream of
Floyd | acrid-smelling sewer water trickles out over the lip of the pipe,
Floyd | forming a puddle in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing of any worth or interest here, just drifts of trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trash" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing of any worth or interest here, just drifts of trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another wave crashes against the rocks, sending a cloud of spray into
Floyd | the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | It appears to be some kind of wind instrument, fashioned out of
Floyd | ornately carved, greenish metal. Seven holes of varying sizes are
Floyd | drilled along the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sewage pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SEWAGE PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The concrete pipe is about a foot and a half in diameter. Looking in,
Floyd | you can only see about three feet before the inner walls of the pipe
Floyd | disappear into blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the outflow pipe)
Floyd | You don't really feel like crawling head first into a smelly, filthy,
Floyd | pitch black sewer pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah."
		DavidW says, "This isn't an entrance. It's an exit."
		Knight_Otu says (to protagonist), "You will once you're hunted by a mob."
		DavidW says, "If we can get through the hatch, we can get to this beach."
		DavidW says, "I think."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Yeah, but how to get through?"
		DavidW says, "I still think we need oil from somewhere or other."
		DavidW says, "But I have no idea where the oil might be."
		Knight_Otu says, "But if it's neither oily water not lantern oil... right"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick your way up the slope, push the loose board aside and slip
Floyd | back in through the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd | This narrow aperture between two buildings is nearly blocked with
Floyd | piles of rotting cardboard boxes and overstuffed garbage cans. Ugly,
Floyd | half-crumbling brick walls to either side totter oppressively over
Floyd | you. The alley ends here at a tall, wooden fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | High up on the wall of the northern building there is a narrow,
Floyd | transom-style window. One of the garbage cans has been pushed up
Floyd | against the wall directly underneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only exit the alley to the northwest or crawl through the
Floyd | loose board to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we should explre this side of the bridge"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Knight_Otu says, "before we rile up William again"
		DavidW says, "This is a new day. Maybe Chuck has a new magazine."
		DavidW says, "oh wait. Chuck is on the south side of the bridge."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Chucks, right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Local Pub
Floyd | A dank, drafty old drinking hole lit by flickering, oil-burning
Floyd | lanterns. Smoke collects in greasy pools among the rafters, and
Floyd | shadows crowd thick around. The bar runs the length of the room to
Floyd | your right, while to the south a low doorway opens onto the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "No patrons?"
		DavidW says, "Nope."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bar" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark and dour expanse of wood, pitted and scarred and stained with
Floyd | the rings from over a hundred years' worth of slopping beer mugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a bartender in sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bar" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "They're already mobbing out somewhere I guess"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lanterns" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LANTERNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oil" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Local Pub                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Try the twisting lane?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Lane
Floyd | The lane narrows here to little more than a badly cobbled sidewalk as
Floyd | it wends its way up through a series of tortuous bends and
Floyd | switchbacks. In some places, the street is so steep that steps have
Floyd | been cut into it, worn down over the years and slick with moss. Your
Floyd | progress is blocked at the top of the street by a blank brick wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange; the graffiti is gone now. Not a trace of it left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking brick wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few tentative steps back down the lane, but it seems to
Floyd | lead only to a short switchback, bringing you right back to the brick
Floyd | wall. You're not entirely sure now, which direction leads back to the
Floyd | narrow street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lamps" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamps have curved, brass stands and frosted green shades; the kind
Floyd | of thing you'd expect to see on an accountant's desk in the 1930s.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reading lamp is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Circulation Desk
Floyd | A high counter divides the public portion of the library from the
Floyd | reserved stacks -- all the more esoteric and mysterious volumes from
Floyd | the university's collection. If anything, the area behind the counter
Floyd | is even more shadowy than the side you're on. The main reading area
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging on the wall next to the counter is a small, printed sign.
Floyd | Beneath the sign sits a heavy, dog-eared register, and sitting next to
Floyd | the register is a bell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not allowed behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You may leave to the east, or approach the counter to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air becomes warmer, more dingy,
Floyd | and slightly more difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "door" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the gate first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate, a twenty-foot high barricade of narrowly spaced, thick,
Floyd | black, iron bars, is designed to roll horizontally, sealing off the
Floyd | entrance to the mill compound. It is currently shut and locked. There
Floyd | are no guardhouses, no buzzers or intercoms, no apparent means of
Floyd | getting in or letting anyone inside know you want in; just this
Floyd | implacable gate in an unscalable wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves southwest, leading you into an overgrown area behind
Floyd | the mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x weeds" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x concrete" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONCRETE
Floyd |
Floyd | The broken rubble is all that remains of whatever building once stood
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mill wall" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MILL WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall is twenty feet high, solid brick. Stepping back a bit and
Floyd | looking up, you note that a forest of vicious glass shards is embedded
Floyd | along the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shards" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The wall is twenty feet high, solid brick. Stepping back a bit and
Floyd | looking up, you note that a forest of vicious glass shards is embedded
Floyd | along the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Why would a mill have glass shards in its wall?"
		DavidW says, "That's really weird."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not sure."
		DavidW asks, "So you can't throw a rope and grabble up and climb to the roof?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Anti-William measure?"
		DavidW says, "oo, maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Railroad Tracks
Floyd | The trail heads up a short embankment and emerges from the thicket
Floyd | alongside the railroad tracks. The tracks run down from the northeast
Floyd | and past the mill, continuing southwest but slowly curving westward
Floyd | until they cross the Miskaton River some miles outside of town. From
Floyd | the embankment you can look out over the entire heath: jagged, shadowy
Floyd | rooftops to the south; the oily ribbon of the Miskaton to the west;
Floyd | and to the east, the lighthouse sentinel and the leaden waters of the
Floyd | Atlantic beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lighthouse" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The lighthouse stands tall against the horizon, a dingy white tower
Floyd | amidst a gray sky and a grayer sea. Despite the ominous cast to the
Floyd | weather, no beacon is shining from the tower's top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Miskaton winds down from the northwest, then bends in a more
Floyd | easterly direction some miles west of town. Its last half-mile or so
Floyd | neatly divides the town of Anchorhead in half before emptying into the
Floyd | sea. Its waters are murky and torpid, hiding many old secrets in its
Floyd | languid depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The thickets block the way back, except for the trail to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thickets" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | The thickets are full of painful thorns and appear quite impenetrable.
Floyd | They are also very deep; there's no telling what could be hidden -- or
Floyd | what could be hiding -- in their brambly depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search thickets" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH THICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Drat. No silver piece."
		Knight_Otu says, "way to tease zs ,thickets"
		Knight_Otu says, "*us"
		DavidW says, "I've known generous thickets in my day."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x track" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | They're just ordinary-looking railroad tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's dangerous to walk along railroad tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "(The ones in IotA may be too generous)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's dangerous to walk along railroad tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's not just IotA. I remember finding a gingerbread house once, I think."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Oh?"
		DavidW says, "well, a burnt clearing that used to have a gingerbread house."
		Knight_Otu says, "Darn kids and their witch-burning ways."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves to the north, leading you around to the front of the
Floyd | mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The road heads out over a narrow breakwater jutting out into the
Floyd | ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | Breakwater
Floyd | You are picking your way across the breakwater's bare, rocky spine,
Floyd | where the road has diminished to little more than a pair of dusty
Floyd | ruts. A hundred yards to the northeast, at the breakwater's far end,
Floyd | the lonely stone tower of Anchorhead's lighthouse stands vigil against
Floyd | the ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Foot of the Lighthouse
Floyd | You stand in a circular clearing among the stones, surrounded on
Floyd | nearly every side by the sea. Before you looms the ancient, massive
Floyd | lighthouse, a vertiginous pillar of pale brick jabbing defiantly up at
Floyd | the sky. The road from the southwest ends here, although it looks as
Floyd | though you could pick your way down the rocks to the southeast, around
Floyd | the structure's base.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bronze door of the lighthouse is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another wave crashes against the rocks, sending a cloud of spray into
Floyd | the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A monstrous slab of solid bronze set into the thick stone wall of the
Floyd | lighthouse base. Age and seawater have covered its once gleaming
Floyd | surface with an unhealthy green crust of verdigris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ialdabaoloth" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IALDABAOLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The blasphemous syllables crawl loathsomely from your lips. The word
Floyd | lingers in the air like a cyst -- just hearing the sound of it makes
Floyd | you nauseous. Nature itself seems to draw back from the sound, as
Floyd | though horrified by your very voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So far, besides the beach, we've only found the pub to be empty."
		Knight_Otu says, "It concerns me that I manage to write that from memory."
		Knight_Otu asks, "What about Shanty Town?"
		DavidW says, "But there was an underwater disturbance around the back of here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you climb down the rocks. The path bends northeast,
Floyd | following the curve of the lighthouse wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Spur
Floyd | A small outcropping of stone, just large enough for you to stand on,
Floyd | sticks out from the end of the breakwater. The hungry sea laps at your
Floyd | feet, surging over the rocks and then trickling down into crevices. To
Floyd | the southwest, an uneven trail leads back up the rocks, around the
Floyd | side of the lighthouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beyond the breakwater's tip, a turbulent patch of water bubbles and
Floyd | seethes, as if something were lurking just beneath the surface --
Floyd | turning, perhaps, in uneasy sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We'll check the shanty town, but I'm almost certain we can't do anything there until we know who to visit there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the sea or the patch of turbulent water?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "patch" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks... unnatural.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The patch of turbulent water is just beyond your reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKY
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a spinning, churning hole in the clouds, directly over the
Floyd | lighthouse; an inverted whirlpool sucking streamers of gray up into
Floyd | itself. You'd think it was some sort of funnel cloud, except that it's
Floyd | not moving anywhere. It's simply hanging, turning slowly in the sky.
Floyd | The sight of that horrible, whirling hole makes you shudder,
Floyd | involuntarily recalling that hideous entity that lurks behind those
Floyd | clouds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | The water doesn't look inviting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I bet it doesn't."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a strange black disk, a newspaper,
Floyd | a strange metal flute and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a silver locket, a gold locket,
Floyd | a flashlight, a keyring, on which are five keys (a small copper key,
Floyd | an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the
Floyd | house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull, Michael's faculty
Floyd | card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open but empty),
Floyd | a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip of paper, a family
Floyd | album, a book of matches with six matches left, a torn journal, a
Floyd | typewritten notice, a lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take notice" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another wave crashes against the rocks, sending a cloud of spray into
Floyd | the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put notice in patch" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NOTICE IN PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The typewritten notice hits the water with a splash. Before it can
Floyd | even begin to sink, dozens of thin, gelatinous tendrils, like the
Floyd | tentacles of a jellyfish, swarm up from the water, entangling the
Floyd | typewritten notice and dragging it under.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well."
		DavidW says, "I left my mini-nuke in my other trenchcoat, alas."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Spur                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Spur
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think a mini-nuke may be too small."
		DavidW says, "It might need to be 4-dimensional too."
		Knight_Otu says, "At the very least."
		DavidW says, "There are games with 9-d creme brulees in them."
		Knight_Otu says, "(Big game is big. The after-action-report might get pretty long.)"
		DavidW says, "Shanty Town next, I guess."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "Unless you have something for our underwater fiend?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The trail turns northwest, following the curve of the lighthouse wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Foot of the Lighthouse
Floyd | You stand in a circular clearing among the stones, surrounded on
Floyd | nearly every side by the sea. Before you looms the ancient, massive
Floyd | lighthouse, a vertiginous pillar of pale brick jabbing defiantly up at
Floyd | the sky. The road from the southwest ends here, although it looks as
Floyd | though you could pick your way down the rocks to the southeast, around
Floyd | the structure's base.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bronze door of the lighthouse is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Breakwater
Floyd | You are picking your way across the breakwater's bare, rocky spine,
Floyd | where the road has diminished to little more than a pair of dusty
Floyd | ruts. A hundred yards to the northeast, at the breakwater's far end,
Floyd | the lonely stone tower of Anchorhead's lighthouse stands vigil against
Floyd | the ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air becomes warmer, more dingy,
Floyd | and slightly more difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shanty Town
Floyd | The road peters out at a wide clearing of rutted mud, flanked by
Floyd | uneven rows of decrepit, clapboard shacks. The town is quiet, almost
Floyd | deserted; only a few bits of loose tarpaper blowing listlessly in the
Floyd | wind betray the overall stillness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tarpaper" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TARPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shacks" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | All peeling paint, broken glass and missing shingles, the houses are
Floyd | poorly built and teetering on the verge of falling apart completely.
Floyd | They are arranged in a vague suggestion of rows on either side of the
Floyd | mud clearing, numbered #1 through #12 with those cheap little nail-up
Floyd | plastic numbers you can buy at hardware stores. Presumably, these
Floyd | denote each shack's "street address".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It's a bit tempting to ialdaetc it, but let's not risk it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #1" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #1
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #2" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #2
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flakes of ash drift gently down from the sky like gray snow, coating
Floyd | everything with a thin layer of soot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #3" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #3
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #4" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #4
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #5" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #5
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #6" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #6
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #7" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #7
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #8" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #8
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind. You look to the east in time to see the train go
Floyd | by, rolling southwest past the mill toward less melancholy climes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #9" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #9
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #10" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #10
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #11" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #11
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #12" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #12
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the "Weekly Arkham Herald". Anchorhead, apparently, is not large
Floyd | enough to warrant its own newspaper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The front page story is about Jeffrey Greer, 8 years old, who was
Floyd | abducted from his home at #11 Mill Town Road last night. Little
Floyd | Jeffrey is the latest victim in a series of abductions that stretches
Floyd | back for years, one every six months or so, and that authorities
Floyd | believe is the work of a single perpetrator. Local police had hoped to
Floyd | prove that Edward Verlac had been behind the kidnappings, but were
Floyd | unable to obtain a confession or any hard proof. Edward Verlac was
Floyd | convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters, one of whom was 15
Floyd | months old, in January of this year; he was found not guilty by reason
Floyd | of insanity and incarcerated in Danvers Asylum, where he remained
Floyd | until committing suicide last March. This latest kidnapping, occurring
Floyd | after Edward's death, seems to have cleared up any lingering
Floyd | suspicions that he might have been the culprit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone possessing information regarding the whereabouts of Jeffrey
Floyd | Greer is strongly urged to speak to the authorities as soon as
Floyd | possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "#11 Mill Town"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
		DavidW asks, "If we had the teddy bear...?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a typewritten notice, a strange
Floyd | black disk, a newspaper and a broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a strange metal flute, a silver
Floyd | locket, a gold locket, a flashlight, a keyring, on which are five keys
Floyd | (a small copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which
Floyd | is open but empty), a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip
Floyd | of paper, a family album, a book of matches with six matches left, a
Floyd | torn journal, a lantern, your umbrella and a towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "But we don't, of course."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right, we don't."
		DavidW says, "We have to solve the mob/hatch first."
		Knight_Otu says, "We haven't met William yet in this timeline."
		DavidW says, "Correct."
		DavidW says, "Let's re-check the asylum."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Then again, what do we tell them? "Sorry, your son was eaten by a supposedly dead verlac turned eldritch abomination?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Airy strains of vacuous elevator music waft through the room from
Floyd | invisible speakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x orderly" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ORDERLY
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockmarked and overweight orderly is absorbed in his magazine,
Floyd | which is just as well, since it's kept him from turning his leering
Floyd | attentions to you. He occasionally pauses to tweak a swollen blackhead
Floyd | on the back of his neck, or to mutter some crass observation about one
Floyd | of the women in his magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a name tag pinned to his expansive chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tag" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads: "CHUCK".
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly honks loudly into a handkerchief, pauses to take a quick
Floyd | peek at the goods, then stuffs the rag back into his pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Juggs". How charming.
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly honks loudly into a handkerchief, pauses to take a quick
Floyd | peek at the goods, then stuffs the rag back into his pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Same Chuck. Same mag."
		Roger says, "'How Charming' is literally the subtitle on the masthead"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about edward" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT EDWARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly squints at you. "Who? -- Oh, wait! You mean the guy,
Floyd | ventilated his whole goddamn family early this year. Yeah, I remember
Floyd | him. What a nutball. We put him in a rubber room, he lasted two weeks.
Floyd | Bashed his fuckin' brains in on the little observation window.
Floyd | Reinforced glass, took him right out." The orderly scratches his head.
Floyd | "Christ, I gotta get around to cleaning that mess up one of these
Floyd | days." Then with a heavy sigh, he returns to his magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about rubber room" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT RUBBER ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about cell" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT CELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, Danvers Asylum or the large cell key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "asylum" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASYLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Listen, I just work here, lady."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the keys, the small copper key or the large cell
Floyd | key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cell" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CELL
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know what this thing is hanging off my belt?" gloats the orderly,
Floyd | patting the key proudly. "I'll tell you what it is: it's fuckin'
Floyd | responsibility, that's what it is. And don't you touch it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch cell key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH CELL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly slaps your hand away. "Nice try, lady, " he sneers, "but I
Floyd | got eyes in the back of my head; I'm like a fuckin' hawk."
Floyd |
Floyd | Airy strains of vacuous elevator music waft through the room from
Floyd | invisible speakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x speakers" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPEAKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about juggs" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT JUGGS
Floyd |
Floyd | He fixes you with a disgusting leer. "Great stuff, ain't it?
Floyd | Fuckin-ay. You should see the nutballs when they get a hold of this
Floyd | shit. Man, they can't get enough!" The orderly guffaws for a moment or
Floyd | two, then finally catches your withering stare and, embarrassed,
Floyd | throws himself into the magazine with renewed abandon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "More like a Disorderly."
		DavidW says, "heh"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about plant" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You try, but your heart's not in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing lullaby" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING LULLABY
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to sing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (first taking the strange metal flute)
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You blow an open chord into the little flute, and it resonates with an
Floyd | eerie, metallic warble. The sound lingers in the air for a moment,
Floyd | then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I seem to be out of tit-shaped poisoned cakes to offer Chuck."
		Knight_Otu says, "I sure hope there wasn't an oil can on that beach day 1 that has since been swept away."
		DavidW asks, "There wasn't any obvious oil source in the church or the slaughterhouse, was there?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Im pretty sure there wasnt."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover third hole" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER THIRD HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the third flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover sixth hole" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER SIXTH HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your finger over the sixth flute hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute)
Floyd | The flute emits an odd mixture of metallic, warbling notes which
Floyd | intertwine and harmonize eerily with each other. The sound lingers in
Floyd | the air for a moment, then gently fades away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flute in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLUTE IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the strange metal flute in the trenchcoat)
Floyd | You slip the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Side Alley                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Side Alley
Floyd | This is a featureless blind alley, a dead end. Through the narrow and
Floyd | heavily shadowed opening to the northeast, you can see the square and
Floyd | the obelisk at its center.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear only silence, and your own breathing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Blasphemous thought for the future - can we drop the flashlight on the top of the sewer entrance before going to William, use the lantern for light, and save the flashlight from its watery fate?"
		DavidW says, "maybe. We'd have to use the lantern in the Church, though, instead."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
		DavidW says, "oh, and we can't climb rope with a lantern in our hands."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
		DavidW says, "Sorry, but I think the flashlight is doomed to die in this game."
		Knight_Otu says, "Poor flashlight."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if there's a safe way to find out if we really need oil and tell us where it is."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get xix" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET XIX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not through noun guessing, I guess."
		DavidW) Michael says, "I left some bath oil in the tub. Didn't you look there?"
		Knight_Otu says, "You joke, but I think we really didn't."
		DavidW says, "yeah, we haven't checked there on day 3."
		DavidW asks, "You think we oughta look?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I have no better I ideas."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | The bathtub is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wallpaper" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shower" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under tub" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking shower attachment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push tiles" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TILES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There ought to be puzzle in a public restroom where you have to flush the toilets in a specific order to make an event happen."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, no modern plumbing in the world of IotA."
		DavidW says, "That's okay."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The east wall is occupied by a beautiful antique sofa, and a large,
Floyd | hand-woven rug covers the hardwood floor. The huge marble fireplace in
Floyd | the north wall helps complete the impression of comfort and warmth,
Floyd | and for a moment or two you can almost think of this place as
Floyd | somewhere you could live, as opposed to merely somewhere others have
Floyd | died. The foyer lies west, and a doorway to the left of the fireplace
Floyd | leads north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The portrait gazes down at you with crimson-edged malice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, we've exhausted these already, haven't we?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lamps" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMPS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamps are made of polished brass, with frosted green shades --
Floyd | like an old-fashioned desk lamp, only mounted on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open lamps" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LAMPS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not in this playthrough, but probably yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pictures" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PICTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of old midwives cluster around a bed-ridden woman who is
Floyd | apparently giving birth. The old women are wizened and grim, with
Floyd | crooked hands and bloodstained aprons. They seem to confer with each
Floyd | other in dark whispers that the younger woman, who is drenched in
Floyd | sweat and obviously in great pain, cannot hear. By the corner of the
Floyd | bed, an ominous detail: a bucket full of murky, red water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strangely, though, the old women are not the only ones present at the
Floyd | birth. Nearby, in another bed, lies a shriveled, decrepit old man.
Floyd | Although seemingly at death's door, he struggles to raise himself, as
Floyd | if to see the birthing over the heads of the hunched midwives. His
Floyd | wasted visage shows an expression of satisfaction or approval, and he
Floyd | is reaching out with one skeletal arm in a manner curiously similar to
Floyd | the famous picture on the Sistine Chapel, of God giving life to His
Floyd | creation Adam.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Actually, that's a new one?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pictures" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PICTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | All of them are bizarre, and most of them border on the grotesque.
Floyd | Alien landscapes peopled by writhing, malformed creatures; ancient
Floyd | temples built in strange, eye-bending architectures; monstrous beasts
Floyd | crawling through shadows that cannot quite conceal their disturbingly
Floyd | human shapes -- these seem to make up the bulk of the paintings'
Floyd | subject matter. And yet, despite the fantastical nature of the images
Floyd | painted, the style is neither abstract nor surreal. In fact, the level
Floyd | of detail approaches the photorealistic. Excruciating attention has
Floyd | been paid to light, shadows, and textures; even the alien creatures
Floyd | are depicted with gruesome anatomical accuracy. It is as though the
Floyd | artist had worked from actual, living models rather than from what
Floyd | must have been a thoroughly deranged imagination, and the overall
Floyd | effect is rather chilling.
Floyd |
Floyd | One scene in particular catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A madman, clad only in a filthy, ragged loincloth, his thin body
Floyd | covered with dirt and sores, dances wildly on a precipice between two
Floyd | massive, metal pillars. His long, gray hair whips about his face in an
Floyd | unseen wind; behind him, beyond the precipice, violet clouds seethe
Floyd | and roil. He seems to be playing some strange sort of wind instrument,
Floyd | like a flute, making the whole scene look oddly like a macabre Jethro
Floyd | Tull album cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think maybe we've seen that one before."
		Knight_Otu says, "That we did."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gallery
Floyd | A long, oak-paneled room, with doorways to the south and west.
Floyd | Paintings line the walls, mounted beneath small, shaded lamps that
Floyd | would illuminate the canvasses nicely if only the electricity were
Floyd | working. Still, even in the shadowed gloom you can see that all were
Floyd | done by the same artist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scene" 		

Floyd ]  Gallery                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENE
Floyd |
Floyd | A strange scene, showing only a clergyman staring down into the pages
Floyd | of a large, black-bound book. The point of view is that of someone
Floyd | standing beneath the pulpit, looking up -- so that the text of the
Floyd | book is hidden from the viewer, while the preacher's face is clearly
Floyd | visible.
Floyd |
Floyd | He seems to be caught in a paroxysm of terror: his face livid; his
Floyd | lips stretched back in a gruesome rictus; his eyes bulging wide and
Floyd | shot red with blood. The cords in his neck are rigid and taut, as
Floyd | though he were straining to tear his gaze from the page, and yet he
Floyd | still grips the edges of the pulpit with whitened knuckles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake yourself suddenly, and realize you've been staring intently
Floyd | at the painting for minutes on end. You step back and rub your tired
Floyd | eyes. When you look again, however, the picture you were just
Floyd | examining is no longer in front of you. None of the other paintings
Floyd | have moved as far as you can tell, but that particular scene seems to
Floyd | have disappeared without leaving so much as a blank space on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock back door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK BACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | You unlock the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the back door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A high, spiked iron fence surrounds the rear and sides of the
Floyd | property, running all the way to the tree line. If you want to get
Floyd | around it, you'll have to go back through the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The undergrowth is too thick in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | A high, spiked iron fence surrounds the rear and sides of the
Floyd | property, running all the way to the tree line. If you want to get
Floyd | around it, you'll have to go back through the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The undergrowth is too thick in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I kinda want there to be a shed with a li'l ol' can of motor oil."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Speaking of motor oil, our car was towed out of town, I think?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Otherwise we might have been able to cannibalize it."
		DavidW says, "was it? I know Michael mentioned a car back on day one."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. Towed to Arkham."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                    Things you might like to know
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > About This Game
Floyd ]      About the Author
Floyd ]      Credits and Thank-yous
Floyd ]      How to Play Interactive Fiction
Floyd ]      A Short Tutorial
Floyd ]      The Trophy Room
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		Knight_Otu says, "I think I'm officially out of ideas on how to find oil"
		DavidW says, "I wonder what 'The Trophy Room' is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                    Things you might like to know
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      About This Game
Floyd ]      About the Author
Floyd ]      Credits and Thank-yous
Floyd ]      How to Play Interactive Fiction
Floyd ]      A Short Tutorial
Floyd ]    > The Trophy Room
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]

		
DavidW presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                           The Trophy Room
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ANCHORHEAD is the proud winner of the 1998 XYZZY Award for Best
Floyd | Setting.
Floyd |
Floyd | It was also nominated for Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best
Floyd | Puzzles, and Best Individual NPC (for Michael). These awards all went
Floyd | to some very excellent, very deserving games, but I still get to brag
Floyd | about the nominations.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not bad, really. Not bad at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		DavidW says, "oh."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                    Things you might like to know
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      About This Game
Floyd ]      About the Author
Floyd ]      Credits and Thank-yous
Floyd ]      How to Play Interactive Fiction
Floyd ]      A Short Tutorial
Floyd ]    > The Trophy Room
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  [press BACKSPACE to return to game]
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Path Behind the House                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Path Behind the House
Floyd | A gravel path starts here at the back door of the house, and marks a
Floyd | trail nearly overgrown by weeds and briars. It disappears into the
Floyd | undergrowth to the northwest, framed by crooked trees with overhanging
Floyd | branches that seem to form a stunted, jagged archway into the dim
Floyd | recesses of the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "So the threads on intfiction seem to be about Anchorhead 2018. Not sure if they'll be applicable here (still not looked at them)."
		DavidW says, "That'll be about the new game mass-authored and organized by Ryan Veeder."
		DavidW says, "Looking at my old notes and 'look in thickets' (as opposed to 'search thickets') is supposed to find a rusty metal hatch."
		Knight_Otu says, "..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the back door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air becomes warmer, more dingy,
Floyd | and slightly more difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the gate first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves southwest, leading you into an overgrown area behind
Floyd | the mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Railroad Tracks
Floyd | The trail heads up a short embankment and emerges from the thicket
Floyd | alongside the railroad tracks. The tracks run down from the northeast
Floyd | and past the mill, continuing southwest but slowly curving westward
Floyd | until they cross the Miskaton River some miles outside of town. From
Floyd | the embankment you can look out over the entire heath: jagged, shadowy
Floyd | rooftops to the south; the oily ribbon of the Miskaton to the west;
Floyd | and to the east, the lighthouse sentinel and the leaden waters of the
Floyd | Atlantic beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search thickets" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH THICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a low rumbling and a distant, plaintive whistle coming
Floyd | from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN THICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "that's odd"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter thickets" 		

Floyd ]  Railroad Tracks                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER THICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The train lumbers into view, its rumbling passage growing louder as it
Floyd | approaches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, maybe at Bare Foundations."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, away from the train."
		DavidW says, "We probably shouldn't get run over by the train"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Might be bad for our health."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search thickets" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH THICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully pushing the prickly branches aside, you find a rusty metal
Floyd | hatch set into the base of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind. You look to the east in time to see the train go
Floyd | by, rolling southwest past the mill toward less melancholy climes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking metal hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You go through all the keys on your keyring, trying each one in turn,
Floyd | but none of the keys seem to fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "What isn't locked in this game?"
		DavidW says, "Seems to be a different hatch."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "My old notes suggest that 'take bath' gains us a point."
		Knight_Otu says, "I thought we tried that."
		DavidW says, "I thought so too."
		Knight_Otu says, "We took the bath.... towel."
		DavidW says, "yes. I know we'll need the towel in the mill. I remember that much."
		Knight_Otu says, "But we never took a bath, it seems."
		DavidW says, "My notes say there's a 'C' scratched into the dining room table."
		DavidW says, "Dunno if that means anything or not."
		Knight_Otu says, "We examined it, but didn't see the scratching, on day 2."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess back to the house again?"
		DavidW says, "'clean table' is suggested."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves to the north, leading you around to the front of the
Floyd | mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The street goes west from here. You can enter the office to the east
Floyd | or the alley to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground begins to rise sharply as the road climbs up into the hills
Floyd | south of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | Much of the elegance has faded from this room. The huge dining table
Floyd | running the length of it is covered with a thick gray film of dust,
Floyd | and the china cupboard standing against the far wall is draped in
Floyd | shadow. Doorways to the north and east offer little relief from the
Floyd | gloom. For what must be the hundredth time, you wish you could open
Floyd | the windows in this place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a finely built table, a valued antique like much of the furniture
Floyd | in this house. It will need to be oiled after so many months of
Floyd | neglect, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu | It will need to be oiled after so many months of neglect, though.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You wipe your finger through the dust, revealing the rich teak beneath
Floyd | -- and a heavy scratch. Alarmed, you wipe away more dust... someone
Floyd | has scratched the letter "C" into the beautiful surface of this table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x c" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X C
Floyd |
Floyd | A deep scar in the shape of the letter "C", gouged into the teak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You wipe away some more dust, but find no further damage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Damn you Croseus."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table on Croseus" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TABLE ON CROSEUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to turn the dining table on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "crawl under table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CRAWL UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a free-standing cabinet about as tall as you are, crafted of
Floyd | cherrywood. The double paneled doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is empty; the china must have been auctioned off, in the
Floyd | confusion before Michael was contacted, perhaps. Down at the bottom of
Floyd | the cupboard is a velvet lining, where the silverware would usually be
Floyd | kept.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did we open a desk drawer in the study?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, nothing more there."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I don't think so?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an ordinary writing desk with a small drawer, which is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the drawer, revealing the Cryptical Haermoniacon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "How did we miss that?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cryptical" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRYPTICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The leather covers are worn and cracked; the metal corner fittings
Floyd | tarnished; the pages yellow and brittle. Inscribed on the title page
Floyd | are the words Cryptical Haermoniacon: Manual of the Atonal
Floyd | Servitors beneath what you presume must be the same words written
Floyd | in some strange, vaguely Arabic-looking alphabet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The greater portion of the book is written in an incomprehensible,
Floyd | flowing cipher; however, the margins in several pages are glossed in
Floyd | English. The book appears to contain instructions for traveling to
Floyd | somewhere called "the Domain of Nehilim", and for worshipping or
Floyd | perhaps summoning an entity that dwells there: He Who Is Named
Floyd | Not; nor may that Name be taught among His followers; that Name which
Floyd | may be learned only by gazing upon His Terrible Countenance...
Floyd |
Floyd | The only specific details involve a ritual used to open a one-way
Floyd | portal into the Womb of Nehilim, allowing the magician to enter or
Floyd | possibly throw some hapless soul into its chaotic, blasphemous depths.
Floyd | The ritual seems to have something to do with music, and requires the
Floyd | magician to "Attune ye Pillars to ye Resonant Haermonicae", whatever
Floyd | that means.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest, by only the barest contrast, is nothing but pure raving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That didn't ring a bell, but it seems we've seen it."
		DavidW says, "I think the Nehilim are dark elves in Thor comics."
		DavidW says, "maybe"
		Knight_Otu says, "I misread that as Nephilim at first."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Niflheim?"
		DavidW says, "oh, that sounds better."
Iria arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Iria asks, "Another game of Anchorhead, huh?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Rather, still the same one, yes."
		Iria says, "Holy Zeiram..."
		Knight_Otu says, "So we still have no oil for those damn hinges, and no idea where to get it."
		DavidW says, "sorry, there a lot of notes and they're handwritten and unorganized."
		Knight_Otu says, "Wasn't against you or your notes, just against the game."
		DavidW says, "There's something at The Cauldron where I wrote ' -- shine light through c--ds onto a wall to open a gateway to another world"
		DavidW says, "Could be cards there. My handwriting isn't clear."
		Knight_Otu says, "But we can't return to the Cauldron..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yet, I assume."
		DavidW says, "I think that was on day 2 only"
		DavidW says, "At the Broken Tunnel, I've written 'put oil on hinge, open hatch'"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm. And the transcripts say there are tarot cards there."
		DavidW says, "And it leads to a place called Outflow Tunnel which connects to Narrow Beach."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps I asked the guy about the cards when I first played."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we never tried just PUT OIL ON HINGES."
		DavidW asks, "Like, now?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We tried POUR WATER and the like."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | This smaller room adjoining the library seems comfortable enough,
Floyd | although it is dusty and cluttered from having not been lived in for
Floyd | the better part of a year. Aside from the desk and the chair and the
Floyd | empty shelves, the only real feature of the room is the large, ornate
Floyd | fireplace in the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead west, to the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, narrow corridor gapes in the wall to the southwest, partially
Floyd | hidden by the marble fireplace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's laptop sits in the middle of the desk, humming quietly to
Floyd | itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Whatever else their faults may have been, the Verlacs were evidently
Floyd | not ones to shun the printed word. Books line the walls from floor to
Floyd | ceiling in this dark-paneled, green-carpeted room, interrupted only by
Floyd | doorways to the east and south. A rich, brown leather armchair sits in
Floyd | stately repose near the window, with a polished brass pipe stand
Floyd | nearby completing the picture of some blue-blooded country squire's
Floyd | literary refuge. Once again, you are struck by how easily this place
Floyd | could have been the perfect home.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful pair of mahogany sliding doors lead east, to the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the shelves in the western wall has slid to one side,
Floyd | revealing a hidden safe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the pipe stand is a sizable volume decorated with a gilded
Floyd | pentagram on its cover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | The shuttered window at the end of the hall throws a gloomy rectangle
Floyd | of light onto the bare wooden floor. Doorways lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety wooden ladder stands here, descending from a three-foot by
Floyd | three-foot square of darkness in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You pass through the gate and down the stone steps, which curve
Floyd | northwest as they lead down to the edge of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the small metal door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put oil on hinges" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT OIL ON HINGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put oil on hinge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT OIL ON HINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hinge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rectangle of corroded metal, just over a foot long on each
Floyd | side. There are hinges along one edge on this side; if you could get
Floyd | your fingers under the opposite edge, you could probably pry it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to take the oil out of the lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, that was anticlimactic."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "oil hinge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OIL HINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. My notes have the pillars resonate with the 2nd and 7th holes."
		DavidW says, "That might be randomized."
		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
		DavidW says, "hm. My notes skip straight from the Church region to giving the teddy bear at #11 Mill Town Road."
		Knight_Otu says, "Odd."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I got weak and peeked at the intfiction sewer thread. It didn't help much - mentioning a mural that seems to be the equal of our wine rack? And playing the flute behind the gate?"
		DavidW says, "nope, sorry, my old notes say absolutely nothing about where the oil is from."
		DavidW says, "My notes suggest that Jeffrey's mother has the key that'll get us into the mill, and that Claudia's desk drawer has the key for the lighthouse."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "As far as the asylum goes, my notes seem contradictory."
		DavidW says, "We can visit relatives there, for example, if Michael was a 'patient'."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay..."
		DavidW says, "At one point, our inventory is straightjacket, clothes, and wedding ring only."
		DavidW says, "And 'give porno' is possible at one point."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Yes, that seems contradictory. Maybe one happens after the other... wait what?"
		DavidW says, "oh, I had to enlarge a word. 'give porno to madman'."
		Knight_Otu says, "... I guess that's what Chuck was takling about."
		Knight_Otu says, "*talking"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe we clonk Chuck on the head with the broken padlock or whatever, steal his key and porno, do something, then he wakes up and imprisons us?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe. I'm rather getting too tired for brainwork though."
		DavidW says, "yeah, it's almost been 3 hours now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pipes" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PIPES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find only broken debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search debris" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about michael" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, lady," the orderly interrupts you. "Is your old man in there?"
Floyd | He jerks his thumb toward the southern hallway. "I didn't think so.
Floyd | Which means I don't give a fuck."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I don't think we managed much that requires saving, beyond establishing that we need to restart from day 3?"
		DavidW says, "correct"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, you fuckin' mind?" snaps the orderly, snatching it away from
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Much as you'd like to, it probably wouldn't be wise in the long run.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Much as you'd like to, it probably wouldn't be wise in the long run.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "rip magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > RIP MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, you fuckin' mind?" snaps the orderly, snatching it away from
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the cell key)
Floyd | The orderly slaps your hand away. "Nice try, lady, " he sneers, "but I
Floyd | got eyes in the back of my head; I'm like a fuckin' hawk."
Floyd |
Floyd | "... ooh, yeah," whispers the orderly, ogling his magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take plant" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon an elder god to consume all who oppose us" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SUMMON AN ELDER GOD TO CONSUME ALL WHO OPPOSE US
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we tried saying the elder god's name here and he said that was f'd up."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "act crazy" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ACT CRAZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell orderly about michael" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL ORDERLY ABOUT MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, lady," the orderly interrupts you. "Is your old man in there?"
Floyd | He jerks his thumb toward the southern hallway. "I didn't think so.
Floyd | Which means I don't give a fuck."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, ">No, I was hoping you'd take him here."
		DavidW says, "maybe at one point Michael will be in here, but I think it's just as likely he's in charge of the mob."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
		
*** Session 7 *** 		
		Knight_Otu says, "May the record also show that I cheated."
		DavidW says, "Yes, well, we were very very stuck."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. I think the save is cfanchorwines."
		DavidW asks, "And we *won't* go across the bridge at all this time?"
		Knight_Otu says, "At least not yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask anchor" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
Floyd ]             is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind
Floyd ]             of fear is fear of the unknown.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]             -- H.P. Lovecraft
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                         A N C H O R H E A D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           [Press 'R' to restore; any other key to begin]

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "r" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfanchorwines" 		

Floyd ]  Wine Cellar                               day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW asks, "Have we done the telescope yet?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think so. I believe we went over the bridge and Ialdaetced the door after opening the wine racck last time."
		DavidW says, "hm. Let's see that fish oil can that spoilerbirds tweeted about."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | The old, flagstone walls gleam with unwholesome-smelling moisture, and
Floyd | the sagging timbers creak uneasily above your head. Ancient, frayed
Floyd | wiring festoons the ceiling like some strange species of clinging
Floyd | vine. Portions of the cellar extend south and east into the clammy
Floyd | darkness, though you could always beat a hasty retreat up the stairs
Floyd | to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | One largish bundle of wires leads down to a rusty old fuse cabinet
Floyd | bolted to the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Gratefully, you leave the clammy confines of the cellar behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pantry
Floyd | The pantry is empty save for a layer of dust on the shelves. A door to
Floyd | the south leads down to the cellar, or you can return to the kitchen
Floyd | to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cellar door stands open, revealing dark stairs leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Pantry                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Where once pots and skillets and various utensils hung in profusion,
Floyd | the kitchen walls are now merely ranks of dusty cabinets and a forest
Floyd | of empty hooks. Doorways lead east and south, a small pantry lies to
Floyd | the northwest, and the back door to the north leads out of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a cardboard box (in which are some newspaper
Floyd | clippings) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "You did mention taking a bath last time, too."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Back Hall                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Hall
Floyd | A short hallway, connecting rooms to the east, west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | newspaper: Dropped.
Floyd | strange black disk: Dropped.
Floyd | strange metal flute: Dropped.
Floyd | broom: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undress" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the trenchcoat.
Floyd | You take off the clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | trenchcoat: Dropped.
Floyd | clothes: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bath" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the towel)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You've always been more of a bath person, actually.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter bath" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the towel)
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tub" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom, in the bathtub                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take a bath" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom, in the bathtub                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE A BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the towel)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom, in the bathtub                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom, in the bathtub                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get out of the bathtub first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your clothes lie in an untidy pile on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trenchcoat is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a broom, a strange metal flute, a strange black disk
Floyd | and a newspaper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop towel" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your clothes lie in an untidy pile on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trenchcoat is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a broom, a strange metal flute, a strange black disk
Floyd | and a newspaper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop towel" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your clothes lie in an untidy pile on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trenchcoat is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a broom, a strange metal flute, a strange black disk
Floyd | and a newspaper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tub" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom, in the bathtub                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER TUB
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bath" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom, in the bathtub                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BATH
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need for a bath right now; you're perfectly clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Moop."
		DavidW says, "So there's a right and wrong time for bath."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the bathtub.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small chamber of cold, white tile and floral-print wallpaper. It
Floyd | sports a genuine, whitewashed, claw-foot bathtub with a shower
Floyd | attachment, which is a definite plus. The bedroom lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your clothes lie in an untidy pile on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trenchcoat is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a broom, a strange metal flute, a strange black disk
Floyd | and a newspaper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the clothes)
Floyd | You put on the clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we'll get dirty soon enough."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the trenchcoat)
Floyd | You put on the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | newspaper: Taken.
Floyd | broom: Taken.
Floyd | strange metal flute: Taken.
Floyd | strange black disk: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | The master bedroom is a picture-postcard of rustic New England charm.
Floyd | Faded sketches of rural landscapes adorn the walls; a beautifully
Floyd | carved dressing mirror stands in one corner; an old-fashioned
Floyd | accordion radiator gurgles quietly beneath the window. The most
Floyd | striking feature, an enormous, antique, four-poster bed, must be the
Floyd | largest piece of furniture in the house. Doorways lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a towel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Landing                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Landing
Floyd | A narrow hallway runs east, from the top of the stairs down the length
Floyd | of the house. To the north, directly opposite the stairs, is the
Floyd | master bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | Although it appears spacious from the outside, the house's interior
Floyd | feels cramped and gloomy. The walls seem too close together; the
Floyd | ceiling is too high. The doorways, leading in several directions, are
Floyd | narrow and filled with shadows, and the stairs leading up to the
Floyd | second floor are steep and rickety. This is not a house that makes you
Floyd | feel welcome. It is a house that makes you feel tiny and timid, and
Floyd | afraid of dark places. It is a house that makes you feel alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is still here, spread out all over the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the front door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the House
Floyd | The lane runs up from the southeast and ends at a wide clearing
Floyd | surrounded by gnarled and ancient trees. A wide, curving driveway runs
Floyd | up to the front door of your house, which lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door stands open to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Verlac mansion looms before you, casting an air of menace over the
Floyd | clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hairs on the back of your neck prickle as you step outside.
Floyd | Something is wrong. Something is very wrong with the air. A heavy,
Floyd | charged sensation, like standing next to high-tension wires; a faint
Floyd | odor of spoiled meat drifting on the wind; you can't put your finger
Floyd | on it, but it might have something to do with that strange hole in the
Floyd | sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the House                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKY
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a spinning, churning hole in the clouds, directly over the
Floyd | lighthouse; an inverted whirlpool sucking streamers of gray up into
Floyd | itself. You'd think it was some sort of funnel cloud, except that it's
Floyd | not moving anywhere. It's simply hanging, turning slowly in the sky.
Floyd | The sight of that horrible, whirling hole makes you shudder,
Floyd | involuntarily recalling that hideous entity that lurks behind those
Floyd | clouds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Scenic View                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scenic View
Floyd | The treeline falls away on the north side of this northwest-northeast
Floyd | bend in the road, giving way to a panoramic view of the Miskaton River
Floyd | Valley and the grubby little town of Anchorhead nestled within it.
Floyd | From here you can see the paper mill almost directly to the north; the
Floyd | solitary lighthouse and surrounding ocean to the northeast; and the
Floyd | dilapidated stone church below you to the east. Winding through it all
Floyd | is the oily black ribbon of the Miskaton, and almost directly in the
Floyd | center lies the little clearing of Town Square. You can just make out
Floyd | the shape of the obelisk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A filthy old mattress lies among the weeds over in one corner of the
Floyd | lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | The gentle creaking of hawsers and the hollow slap of water beneath
Floyd | the wooden pier provide a faint counterpoint to the endless, rhythmic
Floyd | surging of the sea. The fishing industry (like the paper industry) has
Floyd | all but died away in Anchorhead; nonetheless there are still a few
Floyd | boats tied to the pier. A path leads back through an opening in a
Floyd | chain-link fence to the northwest; otherwise, it's just you and the
Floyd | ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old, discarded tin of fish oil sits at the end of the pier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tin" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's dented and rusty, and you can barely make out the words "Skagen,
Floyd | Denmark" printed along the side. The lid is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tin" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the strange metal flute into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tin in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TIN IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the old tin into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A 'lid' suggests openable/closeable at will."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tin" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open tin" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the old tin, revealing a smelly quantity of fish oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oil" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OIL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the fish oil)
Floyd | It's a viscous, nasty-smelling goo, made from and made for feeding
Floyd | fish. Not very appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell it" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Ugh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close tin" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the old tin.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another wave crashes against the rocks, sending a cloud of spray into
Floyd | the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter boat" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The boats are not your property, and you have no desire to trespass on
Floyd | what is probably someone's last feeble source of livelihood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tin in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TIN IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the old tin into the pocket of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wharf
Floyd | The gentle creaking of hawsers and the hollow slap of water beneath
Floyd | the wooden pier provide a faint counterpoint to the endless, rhythmic
Floyd | surging of the sea. The fishing industry (like the paper industry) has
Floyd | all but died away in Anchorhead; nonetheless there are still a few
Floyd | boats tied to the pier. A path leads back through an opening in a
Floyd | chain-link fence to the northwest; otherwise, it's just you and the
Floyd | ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ocean" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OCEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sea is the color of old pewter, surging and chopping restlessly
Floyd | beneath the clouds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We won't enter boats, but offices, now that's a different story."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pier" 		

Floyd ]  Wharf                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIER
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, yeah"
		DavidW asks, "anyway, hook and teddy bear next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Vacant Lot                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vacant Lot
Floyd | Where once a building stood, there is now only cracked pavement and
Floyd | rampant weeds. A high chain-link fence surrounds this vacant lot; the
Floyd | only breaks lie to the west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A filthy old mattress lies among the weeds over in one corner of the
Floyd | lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chilly Avenue                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chilly Avenue
Floyd | Perhaps it is merely the effect of some unwholesome vapour rising from
Floyd | the murky waters of the nearby Miskaton, but the temperature along
Floyd | this street seems perceptibly cooler than normal, even for a New
Floyd | England autumn. Two dirt roads lead south and southwest, into the
Floyd | dense woods at the edge of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the Road
Floyd | The forest grows denser as you go, crowding thickly up to either side
Floyd | of the road. The groping, tangled branches block out what little
Floyd | sunlight there is left. Your footsteps are muffled; whispering leaves
Floyd | and the slow drip of water are the only sounds you can hear. Beyond
Floyd | the watching trees, the shadows are impenetrably thick. The road
Floyd | stretches interminably, north to south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's something strangely familiar about the woods here... scenes
Floyd | from last night's dream flicker through your memory, but you are
Floyd | unable to recall the details.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woods" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOODS
Floyd |
Floyd | You scrutinize the edge of the road carefully, looking for whatever it
Floyd | was you saw...
Floyd |
Floyd | There. On the west side. That stump, and the twisted sapling growing
Floyd | next to it; you recognize them. And just beyond them... the path. It's
Floyd | the path you took in your dream, a narrow rut running west through the
Floyd | underbrush. You can hardly believe it, but there it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x path" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PATH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Trampled Path                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Trampled Path
Floyd | The tangled undergrowth has been beaten down in a path leading roughly
Floyd | from the east to the southwest. Shrubs and grass have been flattened
Floyd | and pushed aside, vines torn down, and small trees bent or even
Floyd | snapped in half, as though something heavy with huge, flat feet had
Floyd | simply trampled its way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Trampled Path                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Even if the woods weren't so singularly uninviting, the underbrush is
Floyd | too thick to wade through, and there are no paths.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Slaughterhouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Slaughterhouse
Floyd | The decayed remains of an old slaughterhouse stand here, now little
Floyd | more than a shell of crumbling brick and gaping holes, surrounded by a
Floyd | clearing of yellow, sickly grass. A path leads northeast, back toward
Floyd | the road; to the west, a gaping hole that might once have been a
Floyd | doorway leads into the rotting building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The forest is unnaturally quiet here, you notice; there are no birds
Floyd | calling, no leaves rustling or branches creaking; even the
Floyd | whippoorwills have fallen silent. All is still, holding its collective
Floyd | breath in an expectant hush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's something odd about the ground here; some faint marking or
Floyd | pattern.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old rusty meat hook sticks out of the ground nearby, its point
Floyd | half-buried in the dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over in the far corner, a tattered sheet of drawing paper lies
Floyd | discarded on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hook. take it" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOOK. TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The crossbar fits in your palm, leaving the hook part to stick out
Floyd | between the third and fourth fingers. It's a heavy sucker, nearly
Floyd | fifteen inches long from handle to point, made for hauling around
Floyd | carcasses with a minimum of ceremony. You wouldn't like to think what
Floyd | this could do to a living person.
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paper. take it" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPER. TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the newspaper)
Floyd | It's the "Weekly Arkham Herald". Anchorhead, apparently, is not large
Floyd | enough to warrant its own newspaper.
Floyd | (slipping the strange black disk into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drawing. take it" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAWING. TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The drawing is of a pair of crudely rendered figures, scrawled with
Floyd | dark, heavy lines that occasionally punch right through the paper. The
Floyd | two figures are holding hands. The one on the left is a smiling woman
Floyd | with long, straight hair; the one on the right...
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you don't know. Frankly, you'd rather not speculate. An octopus
Floyd | on human legs, maybe, if you could believe any healthy child would
Floyd | conceive of such a thing. Above the first figure is scribbled the word
Floyd | "MOMY"; above the second, "WILAM (ME)".
Floyd | (slipping the towel into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well. A circle of rotting plywood covers the
Floyd | opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move plywood" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PLYWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig your fingers under the edge of the plywood and, straining as
Floyd | hard as you can, manage to slide the heavy cover off the top of the
Floyd | well and onto the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully testing each foothold, you descend into the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Well
Floyd | The sky is a dim circle of light far above you. The stone walls press
Floyd | in on you from all sides, and the air is clammy and frigid. A faint
Floyd | odor of decay drifts up from the floor; the smell of a trapped animal
Floyd | decomposing under the back porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing knee deep in a rattling jumble of children's bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can deduce only two things about the gruesome pile: there are more
Floyd | bones here than could be produced by a single child, and some of the
Floyd | bones are older than others. Whoever has been throwing them down here
Floyd | has been doing it for a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Did you look at the pattern on the ground back there?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a tuft of brown among the yellowed-ivory of the bones.
Floyd | Moving aside a clattering pile of ribs, you discover a child's teddy
Floyd | bear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bear. x bear" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEAR. X BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the meat hook into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the teddy bear. It is old and threadbare, its fur worn
Floyd | through to the stuffing in some places. Stitched onto its behind is
Floyd | the name "Jeffrey".
Floyd | It is old and threadbare, its fur worn through to the stuffing in some
Floyd | places. Stitched onto its behind is the name "Jeffrey".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You painstakingly climb out of the old well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's something odd about the ground here; some faint marking or
Floyd | pattern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We did last time."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pattern" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PATTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The marks in the dirt are tracks of some kind, but not of any animal
Floyd | you're familiar with, unless there's a lame elephant loose in the New
Floyd | England woods. The prints are large -- quite a bit larger than your
Floyd | outspread hand, and vaguely round. They criss-cross the ground in
Floyd | every direction. Whatever made them obviously lives here, or at least
Floyd | visits quite often.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "ok"
		DavidW says, "ok, now trying to leave should prompt William's arrival. We run and hide under the bones."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are about to step back through the eastern wall when a noise makes
Floyd | you stop. In the woods outside, to the east -- something is there.
Floyd | Something breathing. Something huge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch cracks sharply; and another. It's coming this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of tearing undergrowth grows louder. Whatever it is, it's
Floyd | practically bulldozing its way through the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As quickly as you are able, you scramble down the rough stone walls.
Floyd | Ten feet from the bottom, you slip, landing with a clatter amidst the
Floyd | dusty bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Well
Floyd | The sky is a dim circle of light far above you. The stone walls press
Floyd | in on you from all sides, and the air is clammy and frigid. A faint
Floyd | odor of decay drifts up from the floor; the smell of a trapped animal
Floyd | decomposing under the back porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are standing knee deep in a rattling jumble of children's bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground trembles slightly with the thing's thunderous footsteps as
Floyd | it tromps up the path. It's right outside the slaughterhouse!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hide under bones" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well, lying under the children's boday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE UNDER BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | You burrow down into the bones, piling more bones on top of you for
Floyd | cover while trying to make as little noise as possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear it pause inside the building, its hide slithering loudly
Floyd | against the brick walls as it moves about. There is a horrible, wet
Floyd | snorting sound, as if it were trying to pick up a scent, then an
Floyd | unspeakable, inhuman grunt of anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well, lying under the children's boday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Scarcely daring to breathe, you lie as still as possible beneath your
Floyd | cover of bones as the thing, whatever it is, moves closer. A shadow
Floyd | falls across the mouth of the well, and then the circle of light above
Floyd | you is blotted out by a shape so utterly, blasphemously hideous that
Floyd | it is all you can do to remain conscious. Two grotesquely blue and
Floyd | childlike eyes blink down into the darkness of the well, searching...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | And then it is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You must have lost consciousness after all, judging from the stiffness
Floyd | in your limbs and the difference in the light. You have no idea how
Floyd | long you were out, but the creature must have passed you by. The
Floyd | forest is still again; the breathing and footsteps, gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Involuntarily, you let out a long, shuddering breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Now we can escape, only to find the mob, and we enter the church."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  In the Well                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The bones fall away, clattering loudly as you stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Old Stone Well                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You painstakingly climb out of the old well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Stone Well
Floyd | Beyond the south wall of the old slaughterhouse, there is nothing but
Floyd | a tangled thicket so dense as to be impenetrable in every direction
Floyd | except to the north, where you can slip back into the ruined
Floyd | slaughterhouse through a hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising from the midst of the underbrush is a squat circle of stone:
Floyd | the top of an ancient well.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rotting circle of plywood leans against the side of the well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crumbled Ruin                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crumbled Ruin
Floyd | The roof has collapsed, leaving the interior open to the sky; the
Floyd | floor is nothing but bare, beaten dirt. Gaps in the bricks lead east
Floyd | and south. Although nothing stands now but the tottering, crumbling
Floyd | stonework (and that only barely), you fancy you can still detect a
Floyd | faint miasma of death -- a palpable, chilling reminder of the bloody
Floyd | work which once went on within these walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faint tracks mark the dirt here; large, rounded footprints tracking
Floyd | back and forth across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Slaughterhouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Slaughterhouse
Floyd | The decayed remains of an old slaughterhouse stand here, now little
Floyd | more than a shell of crumbling brick and gaping holes, surrounded by a
Floyd | clearing of yellow, sickly grass. A path leads northeast, back toward
Floyd | the road; to the west, a gaping hole that might once have been a
Floyd | doorway leads into the rotting building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Trampled Path                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Trampled Path
Floyd | The tangled undergrowth has been beaten down in a path leading roughly
Floyd | from the east to the southwest. Shrubs and grass have been flattened
Floyd | and pushed aside, vines torn down, and small trees bent or even
Floyd | snapped in half, as though something heavy with huge, flat feet had
Floyd | simply trampled its way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Down the Road                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the Road
Floyd | The forest grows denser as you go, crowding thickly up to either side
Floyd | of the road. The groping, tangled branches block out what little
Floyd | sunlight there is left. Your footsteps are muffled; whispering leaves
Floyd | and the slow drip of water are the only sounds you can hear. Beyond
Floyd | the watching trees, the shadows are impenetrably thick. The road
Floyd | stretches interminably, north to south.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the edge of the forest, on the west side of the road, stand the
Floyd | rotted stump and twisted sapling from your dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Deserted Lane                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deserted Lane
Floyd | The gently winding lane makes its way through the birch woods south of
Floyd | town. New England foliage is famous for its splendid colors in the
Floyd | fall, but the oppressive weather and pervading murk have leached these
Floyd | trees of most of their tint. The road continues south into the
Floyd | increasingly dense forest, and in the other direction heads back to
Floyd | town. A paved walk also leads east through the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of townsfolk has gathered up at the north end of the
Floyd | road. As you approach, still breathless from your encounter with the
Floyd | thing at the slaughterhouse, they turn toward you -- and that's when
Floyd | you notice that the one in the lead has an axe in his hand. And the
Floyd | one behind him has a pair of garden shears.
Floyd |
Floyd | A couple of men move over to your left, and several more step out of
Floyd | the forest behind you. All of them carry weapons or nasty farm
Floyd | implements of some kind, and all of them look as though they're just
Floyd | about ready to put an end to a certain over-curious, outsider woman
Floyd | who doesn't know enough to keep her nose out of things better left
Floyd | undisturbed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Churchyard                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You dart past the men on your right, making a break for the church.
Floyd | The townsfolk hover around the entrance to the churchyard but do not
Floyd | follow you, confident that there is no way you can escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Churchyard
Floyd | A low, wrought-iron fence, its spike-tipped bars bent or leaning at
Floyd | crazy angles, surrounds the overgrown yard of this dark, abandoned
Floyd | church. A gap in the fence leads back west, while a bare path beaten
Floyd | through the groping weeds leads around the church to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path bends northeast, around the side of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Church
Floyd | The forest encroaches right up to the iron fence here, some of which
Floyd | is literally buried in the tangled underbrush. There are no doors on
Floyd | this side, although a wooden trap door over by the corner of the
Floyd | building probably leads into a cellar. A path leads southwest, around
Floyd | to the front of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break padlock with hook" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK PADLOCK WITH HOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the meat hook)
Floyd | (slipping the newspaper into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You raise the meat hook high over your head and bring it squarely down
Floyd | onto the padlock. The rusted metal casing splits open, the hasp falls
Floyd | loose, and the padlock, now nothing but a broken shell, slides to the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the tattered drawing into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | You pick up the broken padlock. It's little more than a twisted hunk
Floyd | of torn metal. You'd hardly even guess it was ever used as a padlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Church                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trap door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As you drop to the floor, the trap door suddenly slams shut above you.
Floyd | You hear noises outside -- something thumping against the door, and
Floyd | low voices. You hear someone muttering, and a brief round of
Floyd | unpleasant laughter. Then the voices drift away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight emits a warm yellow beam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Church Cellar
Floyd | Centipedes and beetles scurry away across the rotten floorboards as
Floyd | you shine your light across the room. Over in the corner sits a
Floyd | hulking shape of black metal that was probably once a wood-burning
Floyd | furnace; aside from that, the cellar looks empty. A dark alcove, the
Floyd | shadows within too thick to see through, opens in the west wall, and a
Floyd | trap door in the ceiling leads back up to the outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the very edge of your light's glow, you can just make out a
Floyd | horribly suggestive shape lying in the shadows behind the furnace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So, we get a key, a robe, and a rope, if I recall."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shape" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the dead body of a woman. Her head has been raggedly hacked away,
Floyd | and her clothes above the waist are soaked through with blood. As you
Floyd | fight to control your rising gorge, you note that the body cannot have
Floyd | been here for very long; the decay, though bad, is not very far
Floyd | advanced. She must have been killed within the last couple of days at
Floyd | most.
Floyd |
Floyd | A skittering movement from the corpse makes you jump. When you look
Floyd | again, you see it's only an insect crawling across her blouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Gingerly, trying to avoid the worst of the blood, you lift the woman's
Floyd | lapel, hoping to find something -- identification, maybe. Her wallet
Floyd | is missing; however, you do find, tucked into the pocket of her
Floyd | blazer, a small, steel key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Only to use and abandon that poor rope."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take steel key" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Your throat tightens as you slowly open the bloodstained hatch...
Floyd |
Floyd | Slow horror washes over you. You found exactly what you expected to
Floyd | find, of course. It's the real estate agent's severed head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd ]  Church Cellar                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's the gore-spattered head of the real estate agent -- you recognize
Floyd | her from the cover of a brochure she sent you in the mail several
Floyd | months ago. The eyes are still open and the mouth thrown wide in a
Floyd | silent scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Stairwell                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty Stairwell
Floyd | This alcove used to house a stairwell leading up and down; now it
Floyd | contains only a few rotted boards jutting from the walls and an empty
Floyd | shaft dropping down out of sight. Above you hang the broken-off
Floyd | remains of the stairs leading up to the ground floor, the last
Floyd | shattered riser only a couple of tantalizing feet out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a few steps back, draw in a deep breath, and make a dash for
Floyd | the edge. At the last possible second you jump, sailing out over the
Floyd | pit as you make a desperate grab for the bottom riser...
Floyd |
Floyd | ... and catch it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you lose your grip on the broom, the teddy bear, the
Floyd | meat hook, the broken padlock and the small steel key while trying to
Floyd | grab the riser, and they tumble it tumbles into the darkness below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The riser bends ominously under your weight but doesn't give. Panting,
Floyd | you haul yourself up onto the creaking stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Stairs
Floyd | The stairs stop short about seven feet shy of the basement floor, the
Floyd | bottom-most steps hanging suspended over an empty shaft that descends
Floyd | beyond sight into the shadowy depths. What's left of the structure
Floyd | creaks and shifts uneasily under your feet. At the top of the stairs
Floyd | to the north, a doorway opens onto the ground floor of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creaking under your feet is getting louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | through a shadowy doorway to the south you can see stairs leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | Piled in one dusty corner is a heap of old cloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cloth" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake the cloth out, revealing it to be a hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the stairwell behind you there is a sudden, painful shriek of
Floyd | nails ripping out of stone, a loud, protracted splintering, and
Floyd | finally a thunderous crash that seems to echo up the shaft from far
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x robe" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | The robe is made of some rough, heavy material, dyed a deep, murky
Floyd | red, like old wine. Its voluminous folds would easily cover you head
Floyd | to toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | Broken shards from the shattered the stained glass windows grits under
Floyd | your feet as you step around rows of overturned pews. The dust and
Floyd | cobwebs have been busy here, reclaiming another bit of this town's
Floyd | abandoned history. To the west lies the vestibule; to the east, a
Floyd | small doorway behind the pulpit leads to the back of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big wooden cross that once hung above the pulpit has fallen, split
Floyd | in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pulpit is a huge, black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Looking at the tome twice is fatal, iirc."
		DavidW asks, "Can we even take it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | A horrid coldness seeps into your fingers as you try to pick the book
Floyd | up; it flows from the book itself into your body, soaking into your
Floyd | bones and making your back teeth ache. Quickly, you set the book down
Floyd | again, absently trying to rub the unpleasant sensation from your
Floyd | hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Rather, taking a closer look is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cross" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | From the way it fell, it looks as though it must have been hung
Floyd | upside-down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close tome" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange; the spine won't bend. The book is rigid as a board and will
Floyd | not close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Chapel
Floyd | This little room behind the chapel is hardly bigger than a broom
Floyd | closet. A ladder bolted to the wall leads up through a hatch,
Floyd | presumably up into the steeple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steeple
Floyd | A tiny space inside the tip of the church's steeple, barely five feet
Floyd | across, the walls tapering to only two feet across some twelve feet
Floyd | above your head. There is a narrow window, but it seems to have been
Floyd | painted black at some point. The only exit seems to be the ladder from
Floyd | which you just emerged.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old length of rope dangles down from a square hole cut in the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull rope" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You tug on the rope, but it seems firmly attached to whatever it's
Floyd | tied to at the top of the steeple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb rope" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You haul yourself up onto the rope, bringing your whole weight to
Floyd | bear. It holds for about three seconds -- then there is a sharp snap
Floyd | from above you and a muffled clank. The rope falls, spilling you to
Floyd | the floor amidst an untidy tangle of coils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rope" 		

Floyd ]  Steeple                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the length of rope. It's about twenty feet long, frayed in
Floyd | a few places but still sturdy enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Chapel                         day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Chapel
Floyd | This little room behind the chapel is hardly bigger than a broom
Floyd | closet. A ladder bolted to the wall leads up through a hatch,
Floyd | presumably up into the steeple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | Broken shards from the shattered the stained glass windows grits under
Floyd | your feet as you step around rows of overturned pews. The dust and
Floyd | cobwebs have been busy here, reclaiming another bit of this town's
Floyd | abandoned history. To the west lies the vestibule; to the east, a
Floyd | small doorway behind the pulpit leads to the back of the church.
Floyd |
Floyd | The big wooden cross that once hung above the pulpit has fallen, split
Floyd | in half.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pulpit is a huge, black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Vestibule                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | A dim antechamber, opening onto the main chapel to the east. To the
Floyd | west, the main doors to the church have been solidly nailed shut, and
Floyd | a shadowy doorway to the south leads to further darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Stairs
Floyd | The stairs are completely gone, now. All that's left is a narrow ledge
Floyd | overlooking an empty shaft, and a fair portion of the railing still
Floyd | nailed to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to railing" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TIE ROPE TO RAILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You tie the rope securely to the railing, letting the other end dangle
Floyd | down into the dark shaft.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | hooded robe: No matter how tightly you roll up the heavy robe, it is
Floyd | still too big to fit in your pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x broom" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hand a hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a tattered drawing, a
Floyd | newspaper, a towel, a strange black disk, an old tin (which is
Floyd | closed), a strange metal flute, a silver locket, a gold locket, a
Floyd | flashlight (providing light), a keyring, on which are five keys (a
Floyd | small copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which
Floyd | is open but empty), a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip
Floyd | of paper, a family album, a book of matches with six matches left, a
Floyd | torn journal, a typewritten notice, a lantern and your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did we leave the broom in the bathroom, then?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think you jumped with stuff in your hands."
		DavidW asks, "oh. You mean we lost it in the Empty Stairwell?"
		Knight_Otu says, "It should be in the sewers now."
		DavidW says, "Easy to find out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put robe in shaft" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Stairs                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ROBE IN SHAFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hooded robe drops down out of sight, and a few seconds later you
Floyd | hear a faint splash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Hanging From the Rope                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Gripping the end of the rope tightly, you lower yourself off the edge
Floyd | and shimmy down into the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging From the Rope
Floyd | Your feet dangle over empty space. Looking down, you can barely make
Floyd | out a faint glimmer of water, far below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Hanging From the Rope                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You're at the end of the rope; there's nowhere else to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath, shut your eyes tight, say a quick prayer...
Floyd | and let go of the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | The heart-stopping plunge lasts only a second or two before you hit
Floyd | shockingly cold water. Your flashlight goes out and blackness
Floyd | envelopes you. Water rushes into your mouth and nose; the stone bottom
Floyd | slams into your side and nearly knocks the wind out of you... and then
Floyd | you find your feet, and your head breaks the surface. Blindly, you
Floyd | thrash about until you find higher ground, and you crawl, choking and
Floyd | sputtering, feeling cold brick beneath your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight must not be quite as waterproof as you originally
Floyd | thought; the beam flickers unsteadily, and you have to bang it against
Floyd | the palm of your hand a couple of times to get it to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vaulted Tunnel
Floyd | The walls of this long, rectangular chamber are made of crumbling
Floyd | brick, not concrete; most likely it was built at some earlier period
Floyd | than the rest of the tunnels. The ceiling is lost in darkness above
Floyd | you, but from the sounds of the echoes it must be pretty high. Water
Floyd | flowing in from the northwestern tunnel has pooled in a depression
Floyd | sunk into the limestone floor, becoming quite deep near the far end.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shattered wreckage of the church stairway lies half submerged in
Floyd | the water-filled depression. You're lucky to have missed it in your
Floyd | fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a hooded robe, a broom, a teddy bear, a meat hook, a
Floyd | broken padlock and a small steel key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Vaulted Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | small steel key: Taken.
Floyd | hooded robe: Taken.
Floyd | broom: Taken.
Floyd | teddy bear: Taken.
Floyd | meat hook: (slipping the small steel key into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | broken padlock: (slipping the teddy bear into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "geez. I didn't even notice I'd dropped all those things."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tin" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the meat hook into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the old tin, revealing a smelly quantity of fish oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour oil on hinge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR OIL ON HINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the fish oil on the rusty hatch)
Floyd | Stop trying to make a mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put oil on hinge" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT OIL ON HINGE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting some fish oil)
Floyd | You dip your finger in and come up with a small glob of pungent fish
Floyd | oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | You rub a good amount of fish oil all over the rusty hinges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close tin" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the old tin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The oiled hinges give a little, allowing you to wiggle your fingers
Floyd | further under the door's edge. A sharp tug -- and the door swings down
Floyd | suddenly, spilling filthy water into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Outflow Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outflow Tunnel
Floyd | From the smell of it, this must be a sewage outflow tunnel. Filthy
Floyd | water swirls past a metal grate to the west and eddies around your
Floyd | hands and knees, on which you are forced to crawl in this cramped
Floyd | cylindrical passageway. To the east, the tunnel narrows still further,
Floyd | terminating about twenty feet further in a circle of dim light.
Floyd | Much of the water is pouring through an open hatch set in the floor of
Floyd | the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight beam flickers uncertainly for a moment, then comes back
Floyd | a bit weaker than before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "IT'S OPEN!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach the end of the pipe and wriggle your way out, dropping
Floyd | awkwardly to the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Beach
Floyd | This narrow strip of beach is tucked away between two outcroppings in
Floyd | the predominantly rocky shoreline, accessible only from a steep, muddy
Floyd | slope to the west. The sand is filthy and strewn with rocks, seaweed,
Floyd | litter and other bits of storm-tossed detritus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the bottom of the slope, a sewage outflow pipe juts out over the
Floyd | beach, about three feet above the ground. A thin stream of
Floyd | acrid-smelling sewer water trickles out over the lip of the pipe,
Floyd | forming a puddle in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The water coming from the pipe is foul-smelling and brown.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can hear the lonesome keening of a train whistle
Floyd | drifting on the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x litter" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LITTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing of any worth or interest here, just drifts of trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | At the top of the slope you find a tall, wooden fence with a loose
Floyd | board near the bottom; pushing it aside, you manage to wriggle through
Floyd | the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd | This narrow aperture between two buildings is nearly blocked with
Floyd | piles of rotting cardboard boxes and overstuffed garbage cans. Ugly,
Floyd | half-crumbling brick walls to either side totter oppressively over
Floyd | you. The alley ends here at a tall, wooden fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | High up on the wall of the northern building there is a narrow,
Floyd | transom-style window. One of the garbage cans has been pushed up
Floyd | against the wall directly underneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the real estate office door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Office
Floyd | Pallid gray light trickles in through the drawn blinds. The office is
Floyd | deserted, papers still scattered across the top of the desk. The front
Floyd | door lies west, and the file room lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the corner of the paper-strewn desk are a telephone and an
Floyd | answering machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone seems to have left a cup of coffee sitting out, half-finished
Floyd | and cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the real estate office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock drawer with steel key" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DRAWER WITH STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the small steel key)
Floyd | (slipping the broken padlock into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | You unlock the drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the drawer, revealing a hastily written letter and a
Floyd | tarnished bronze key.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Office                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | tarnished bronze key: (slipping the old tin into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | You remove the tarnished bronze key from the drawer. It is heavy and
Floyd | apparently very old, crusted over in places with a thin rime of
Floyd | verdigris.
Floyd | hastily written letter: (slipping the small steel key into the pocket
Floyd | of your trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | You remove the hastily written letter from the drawer. It consists of
Floyd | several pages torn from a yellow legal pad and stapled in the corner;
Floyd | each page is covered on both sides, top to bottom, with erratic,
Floyd | frightened handwriting. It is dated two days ago -- the day you
Floyd | arrived in Anchorhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read letter" 		

Floyd ]  Office                                    day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the hastily written letter)
Floyd | The letter reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | "To whom it may concern --
Floyd |
Floyd | "My name is Claudia Benson, and I attest that I am of sound mind and
Floyd | body, at least for what little time I have left.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you are reading this anywhere within the city limits of
Floyd | Anchorhead, be aware that your life is in grave and immediate danger.
Floyd | Nearly all of the inhabitants of this city are members of a secret
Floyd | cult that has thrived since before the first settlers arrived here in
Floyd | the early 1600s and is still strong today. Its members are fanatical
Floyd | and quite insane, and will kill anyone who learns their secrets. I
Floyd | received a phone call early this morning which I believe is a threat
Floyd | to my life; I assume the cult somehow discovered that I was planning
Floyd | to divulge information to an outsider and now plans to silence me. In
Floyd | case I don't make it, I am leaving this testimony for someone to find;
Floyd | hopefully it will be someone who can put a stop to this madness once
Floyd | and for all.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The cult originally evolved from the rituals of the ancient Misquat
Floyd | Indian tribe that once lived in this region. Although this tribe is
Floyd | now extinct, its beliefs have been passed down relatively unchanged
Floyd | through generations of settlers for nearly four centuries. These
Floyd | beliefs center around the worship of some sort of demon or god from
Floyd | the outer reaches of space, which visited the earth millions of years
Floyd | ago and will return some day to wreak terrible destruction. I am
Floyd | unclear on the exact details as there is very little historical
Floyd | information available on this tribe, unless the University is hiding
Floyd | material from me, which I am half-convinced it may well be.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The ringleaders of this cult are and have always been the Verlac
Floyd | family. Every second generation a male Verlac is born, and the role of
Floyd | high priest is passed down from grandfather to grandson, following
Floyd | some arcane ritual of ascension. There is a persistent legend that
Floyd | this ritual somehow involves a transmigration of souls -- that, in
Floyd | fact, all male Verlacs are actually the reincarnation of the original
Floyd | founder of the American line. Although this is obviously nothing more
Floyd | than local superstition, the legend has such a hold on the people of
Floyd | the region that it may have become a self-perpetuating delusion on the
Floyd | part of the members of the Verlac family, each male child honestly
Floyd | believing that he is his own grandfather reborn. Edward Verlac
Floyd | rejected this obscene birthright, and I believe that the townspeople
Floyd | drove him to insanity for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Regardless of the truth behind these legends, the cult is planning to
Floyd | act very soon. In the 1920s, Edward's grandfather Mordecai Verlac
Floyd | began preaching that the return of the 'Nameless God' was imminent --
Floyd | specifically, that it would occur the day after tomorrow. He re-opened
Floyd | the defunct paper mill, converting it into a factory to build some
Floyd | sort of device, a 'beacon' with which to facilitate the Nameless God's
Floyd | entry into this world. This device is very nearly finished, and in two
Floyd | days they will be ready to enact their great ritual -- what they call
Floyd | the 'Blessed Event'. It will most likely entail the wholesale
Floyd | slaughter of every non-cultist man, woman and child in the city. The
Floyd | child abductions of the past few years were most likely preparatory
Floyd | sacrifices perpetrated by the cult, and there is no reason to believe
Floyd | that the killing will stop once their great ritual is complete.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you are, in fact, the young man who planned to move into the
Floyd | Verlac estate, you must be careful. The cult is almost certainly
Floyd | watching your every move, and will attempt to induct and brainwash you
Floyd | into their cult or, failing that, murder both you and your wife. I had
Floyd | hoped to warn you upon your arrival; however, as the message on my
Floyd | answering machine this morning attests, I don't have much time left.
Floyd | With any luck, I'll be out of the city by tonight. If I don't make it,
Floyd | please try to stop these people. This key might help -- I managed to
Floyd | dig it out our old property file on the lighthouse. I know they
Floyd | consider that building important for some reason. Do what you can with
Floyd | it. And be careful. These cultists are a menace, inbred and insane to
Floyd | the last man, and no one will be safe until they are wiped off the
Floyd | face of the earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck, and be careful.
Floyd |
Floyd |       -- Claudia Benson"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Such a charming little town. Not."
		DavidW says, "goodness"
		DavidW says, "Let's hope we can sneak past the mob and deliver the teddy bear next."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the real estate office door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The office door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the real estate office door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the south, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "f w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > F W
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air becomes warmer, more dingy,
Floyd | and slightly more difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shanty Town
Floyd | The road peters out at a wide clearing of rutted mud, flanked by
Floyd | uneven rows of decrepit, clapboard shacks. The town is quiet, almost
Floyd | deserted; only a few bits of loose tarpaper blowing listlessly in the
Floyd | wind betray the overall stillness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #11" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #11
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks run-down and weather-beaten, just like all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flakes of ash drift gently down from the sky like gray snow, coating
Floyd | everything with a thin layer of soot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on #11" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON #11
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment or two of silence, you hear a furtive rattling, and the
Floyd | door opens a crack to reveal a woman's pale and haggard face. She
Floyd | stares out you with a mixture of trepidation and mistrust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT JEREMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show bear to woman" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BEAR TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the teddy bear)
Floyd | (slipping the tarnished bronze key into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | The woman's eyes widen in sudden recognition, and she takes the teddy
Floyd | bear from you, turning it over to read the name stitched on the back.
Floyd | Tears well up in her eyes, spilling over onto her pale, sunken cheeks.
Floyd | "This is my boy's," she whispers. "This is Jeffrey's."
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks at you suddenly. "Where did you find this? Did you find..."
Floyd | but then she stops. She can see from your face that you have not found
Floyd | her son, only this one clue. But... even one clue, however tenuous,
Floyd | offers possibility. And the woman's face softens, just a little bit,
Floyd | with something that you guess hasn't made its home there in a very,
Floyd | very, long time:
Floyd |
Floyd | Hope.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come in," she says softly. "Thank you for bringing me this. Please,
Floyd | come in."
Floyd |
Floyd | She steps aside from the door, and you enter her home.
Floyd |
Floyd | #11 Mill Town Road
Floyd | A dirty, ramshackle home, scraped together out of the bits and ends of
Floyd | working-class poverty. The floor is warped and broken wood, bare dirt
Floyd | showing through the cracks between boards. Rags hang across the window
Floyd | in lieu of curtains. Over in the far corner is a rickety old stove; in
Floyd | the opposite corner a threadbare cot; it hits you suddenly that a
Floyd | family of three once lived, slept and ate all in this single room,
Floyd | which is slightly smaller than your bedroom back at the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman watches you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the threadbare cot is a teddy bear.
Floyd |
Floyd | A set of grime-smeared overalls hangs on a hook next to the front door
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf30" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | She is pale and thin from lack of food. Her hair is prematurely gray.
Floyd | The dismal poverty and constant fear that she has lived in all her
Floyd | life have leached her body of its youth, leaving her aged before her
Floyd | time, stooped and scarred with worry. She clutches a tattered shawl,
Floyd | its fabric the faded color of old dishwater, close around her throat,
Floyd | and she watches you the way a wounded rabbit might watch a potentially
Floyd | hungry cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. Ideas?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Ask her about Jeffrey?"
		Knight_Otu says, "You tried Jeremy."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about jeffrey" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT JEFFREY
Floyd |
Floyd | "It came in the night," the woman tells you, her voice barely above a
Floyd | whisper, "just like when it took all the other children over the
Floyd | years. It came through the window and took him away while we slept."
Floyd | The woman's voice breaks, and she shakes her head, trying not to weep.
Floyd | "Without my Jeffrey, I don't know if I can go on." Her look implores
Floyd | you. "If you do find him, please tell me. Please bring my boy back to
Floyd | me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell woman about william" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL WOMAN ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | She shakes her head. "I don't know much about those folks, except that
Floyd | they're bad all the way through. I try to stay away from their
Floyd | business. They said it was Edward who was stealing all those children,
Floyd | but I guess that wasn't ever true."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell woman about well" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL WOMAN ABOUT WELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman presses her fist against her mouth and looks away. "No," she
Floyd | says softly, "I can't believe that. I can't believe my little boy
Floyd | could be down in that..." She breaks off, unable even to complete the
Floyd | thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell woman about bones" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL WOMAN ABOUT BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the dog's skeleton or the well?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT MOB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT KIDNAPPING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT OVERALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles, sad and wistful. "Max did maintenance work up at the
Floyd | mill," she says, "until the accident. It was five years ago this
Floyd | September. One of the big presses must have malfunctioned... they told
Floyd | me there were no remains to speak of..." She sighs. "Max was a good
Floyd | man. He took care of Jeffrey and me. I keep his overalls there to
Floyd | remember him by."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles, sad and wistful. "Max did maintenance work up at the
Floyd | mill," she says, "until the accident. It was five years ago this
Floyd | September. One of the big presses must have malfunctioned... they told
Floyd | me there were no remains to speak of..." She sighs. "Max was a good
Floyd | man. He took care of Jeffrey and me. I keep his overalls there to
Floyd | remember him by."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT MILL
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman's expression grows hard and bitter. "They keep us like
Floyd | animals," she says, indicating the shack, the town, the poverty around
Floyd | her. "We're forced to live in company housing, buy all our food and
Floyd | goods from the company, all on the pittance the company gives us." She
Floyd | bites her lower lip. "And now I don't even get that; with Max gone I'm
Floyd | drawing compensation, which was barely enough to feed Jeffrey and
Floyd | me... before... " She stops as her lips begin to tremble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask woman about cult" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT CULT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT CLAUDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman just looks away absently; apparently, she doesn't know very
Floyd | much about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT LIGHTHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman just looks away absently; apparently, she doesn't know very
Floyd | much about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "show letter to woman" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW LETTER TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the hastily written letter to the pale, frightened woman)
Floyd | The woman hardly even looks at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT MICHAEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Somehow, you feel uncomfortable talking about your own husband to this
Floyd | woman, who so recently lost her own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x overalls" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OVERALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | They look like a normal set of industrial overalls, the kind of
Floyd | uniform you'd see mill workers in. Stitched into the fabric just above
Floyd | the breast pocket is the name "Max".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search overalls" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH OVERALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | In the overalls is a long steel key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Max had lots of keys to the mill. He did maintenance work there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman for long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN FOR LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh!" exclaims the woman softly. "I didn't even realize that was still
Floyd | in his pocket. I suppose it opens some door at the mill." She takes
Floyd | the key out of the overalls and looks at it for a long while. "Yes,"
Floyd | she says, finally. "Take it. I don't need it... and perhaps it will
Floyd | help you find Jeffrey."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ah."
		DavidW asks, "Say our goodbyes and leave?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "goodbye" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GOODBYE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "woman, goodbye" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > WOMAN, GOODBYE
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman seems lost in contemplation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT NAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman attempts a wan smile as you make ready to leave. "Thank
Floyd | you," she says softly, indicating the stuffed bear. "If you discover
Floyd | anything else, please let me know."
Floyd |
Floyd | Shanty Town
Floyd | The road peters out at a wide clearing of rutted mud, flanked by
Floyd | uneven rows of decrepit, clapboard shacks. The town is quiet, almost
Floyd | deserted; only a few bits of loose tarpaper blowing listlessly in the
Floyd | wind betray the overall stillness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the gate first)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves southwest, leading you into an overgrown area behind
Floyd | the mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search thickets" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH THICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully pushing the prickly branches aside, you find a rusty metal
Floyd | hatch set into the base of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock hatch with long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK HATCH WITH LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the metal hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the metal hatch first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The noise of machinery is growing steadily louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight must not be quite as waterproof as you originally
Floyd | thought; the beam flickers unsteadily, and you have to bang it against
Floyd | the palm of your hand a couple of times to get it to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | The machines behind the walls are reaching a feverish pitch, and an
Floyd | unpleasant vibration ripples up and down the crawlway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gauge" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GAUGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gauge has a circular face with a needle that sweeps in a 270
Floyd | degree arc across a set of numbered calibrations, most of which are
Floyd | colored green. The last 30 degrees or so are colored bright red. The
Floyd | needle is slowly traveling down the right side of the dial, about
Floyd | three-quarters of the way to the red zone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as the mechanical noises reach a crescendo, the pipes at the
Floyd | north end of the crawlway suddenly give vent to an enormous gout of
Floyd | superheated steam. The entire north half of the crawlway is
Floyd | momentarily filled with vapor and intense heat, which just as quickly
Floyd | dissipates. The noise behind the walls recedes to a calmer level, and
Floyd | the needle on the gauge swings back down to zero.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So we can be steam-boiled if we're not careful."
		Knight_Otu says, "Looks like it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Careful with the flashlight."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The metal wheel is incredibly hot, and you jerk your blistered hands
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, this is what the towel's for. I remember now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel with towel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN WHEEL WITH TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to turn the valve wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put towel on wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL ON WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the towel)
Floyd | (slipping the hastily written letter into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | You drape the towel over the valve wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The needle slowly creeps up the dial.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You grip the sides of the wheel -- even through the towel, you can
Floyd | feel the heat radiating from it -- and haul it clockwise with all your
Floyd | strength. It squeaks reluctantly at first, then gives all at once.
Floyd | From down the corridor you hear an enormous hissing rush as steam is
Floyd | vented from the pipes, and the needle in the gauge drops abruptly down
Floyd | to zero.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashlight beam flickers uncertainly for a moment, then comes back
Floyd | a bit weaker than before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'd have suggested the towel."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The air grows hotter the farther in you go, and it is becoming
Floyd | difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward blindly...
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble forward blindly...
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the book of matches)
Floyd | (slipping the long steel key into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You really should take it out of your pocket first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the towel into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "argh"
		DavidW asks, "Was our last save point in the woman's home?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf30" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT MILL
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman's expression grows hard and bitter. "They keep us like
Floyd | animals," she says, indicating the shack, the town, the poverty around
Floyd | her. "We're forced to live in company housing, buy all our food and
Floyd | goods from the company, all on the pittance the company gives us." She
Floyd | bites her lower lip. "And now I don't even get that; with Max gone I'm
Floyd | drawing compensation, which was barely enough to feed Jeffrey and
Floyd | me... before... " She stops as her lips begin to tremble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles, sad and wistful. "Max did maintenance work up at the
Floyd | mill," she says, "until the accident. It was five years ago this
Floyd | September. One of the big presses must have malfunctioned... they told
Floyd | me there were no remains to speak of..." She sighs. "Max was a good
Floyd | man. He took care of Jeffrey and me. I keep his overalls there to
Floyd | remember him by."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT OVERALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles, sad and wistful. "Max did maintenance work up at the
Floyd | mill," she says, "until the accident. It was five years ago this
Floyd | September. One of the big presses must have malfunctioned... they told
Floyd | me there were no remains to speak of..." She sighs. "Max was a good
Floyd | man. He took care of Jeffrey and me. I keep his overalls there to
Floyd | remember him by."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search overalls" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH OVERALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | In the overalls is a long steel key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Max had lots of keys to the mill. He did maintenance work there."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman for long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN FOR LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh!" exclaims the woman softly. "I didn't even realize that was still
Floyd | in his pocket. I suppose it opens some door at the mill." She takes
Floyd | the key out of the overalls and looks at it for a long while. "Yes,"
Floyd | she says, finally. "Take it. I don't need it... and perhaps it will
Floyd | help you find Jeffrey."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman attempts a wan smile as you make ready to leave. "Thank
Floyd | you," she says softly, indicating the stuffed bear. "If you discover
Floyd | anything else, please let me know."
Floyd |
Floyd | Shanty Town
Floyd | The road peters out at a wide clearing of rutted mud, flanked by
Floyd | uneven rows of decrepit, clapboard shacks. The town is quiet, almost
Floyd | deserted; only a few bits of loose tarpaper blowing listlessly in the
Floyd | wind betray the overall stillness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves southwest, leading you into an overgrown area behind
Floyd | the mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flakes of ash drift gently down from the sky like gray snow, coating
Floyd | everything with a thin layer of soot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search thickets" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH THICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully pushing the prickly branches aside, you find a rusty metal
Floyd | hatch set into the base of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf31" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock hatch with long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK HATCH WITH LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the metal hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the metal hatch first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set into the base of the mill wall, nearly covered by the thickets, is
Floyd | a metal hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the hastily written letter into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind cuts through your clothes, chilling you to the bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The machines behind the walls are reaching a feverish pitch, and an
Floyd | unpleasant vibration ripples up and down the crawlway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light match" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT MATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the book of matches)
Floyd | (slipping the long steel key into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | One of the matches starts to burn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as the mechanical noises reach a crescendo, the pipes at the
Floyd | north end of the crawlway suddenly give vent to an enormous gout of
Floyd | superheated steam. The entire north half of the crawlway is
Floyd | momentarily filled with vapor and intense heat, which just as quickly
Floyd | dissipates. The noise behind the walls recedes to a calmer level.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light lantern" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lantern is now lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read gauge" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ GAUGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gauge has a circular face with a needle that sweeps in a 270
Floyd | degree arc across a set of numbered calibrations, most of which are
Floyd | colored green. The last 30 degrees or so are colored bright red. The
Floyd | needle is currently resting all the way to the left, at zero.
Floyd |
Floyd | The needle slowly creeps up the dial.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ouch! You drop the match as it burns down to your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put towel on wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL ON WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the towel)
Floyd | (slipping the book of matches into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | You drape the towel over the valve wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The noise of machinery is growing steadily louder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You grip the sides of the wheel -- even through the towel, you can
Floyd | feel the heat radiating from it -- and haul it clockwise with all your
Floyd | strength. It squeaks reluctantly at first, then gives all at once.
Floyd | From down the corridor you hear an enormous hissing rush as steam is
Floyd | vented from the pipes, and the needle in the gauge drops abruptly down
Floyd | to zero.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by one point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The air grows hotter the farther in you go, and it is becoming
Floyd | difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You shove the handle down, and it remains in the lowered position when
Floyd | you let go. Behind the metal walls you can hear mechanisms clanking
Floyd | into gear, and a faint, rapid ticking sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't light rapid ticking sounds in mysterious mills."
		DavidW says, "er like"
		Knight_Otu says, "Neither do I."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the hatch first)
Floyd | The handle is down as far as it will go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is round and quite sturdy-looking. There is a handle on this
Floyd | side, and a small notice fixed to the wall nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a heavy clunking sound from within the hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the printed sign or the typewritten notice?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "printed" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRINTED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maintenance hatch operates on a timed-release mechanism. Door will
Floyd | unlock approx. 15 s after handle is pulled."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a sharp metallic CLANK from within the hatch, and the handle
Floyd | snaps back to an upright position.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You shove the handle down, and it remains in the lowered position when
Floyd | you let go. Behind the metal walls you can hear mechanisms clanking
Floyd | into gear, and a faint, rapid ticking sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The handle is down as far as it will go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the hatch first)
Floyd | The handle is down as far as it will go.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a heavy clunking sound from within the hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm confused as to what's happening."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think now it's open?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the hatch first)
Floyd | With a sharp tug, the heavy metal door swings open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I left the towel behind. I hope that's not a mistake."
		Knight_Otu says, "We'll notice I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vats" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VATS
Floyd |
Floyd | The machines squat like gigantic mechanical trolls all around you,
Floyd | ceaselessly clanking, groaning, vibrating and spitting steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange; although you could hardly call yourself acquainted with the
Floyd | workings of a paper mill, you can't help but notice that none of the
Floyd | machines you can see seem to be involved with anything like the making
Floyd | of paper. At any rate, you don't see any paper -- or any wood pulp, or
Floyd | any dye, or anything else you might reasonably assume a paper mill
Floyd | would have on hand -- anywhere. The machines are definitely busy
Floyd | churning out something -- but what?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x controls" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The waist-high bank has all number of arcane lights, dials and gauges
Floyd | on it; however, the only two controls that bear mentioning are a lever
Floyd | and a large red button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large button, colored bright red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The lever juts out about a foot from the panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It runs all the way up past the catwalk to the ceiling. Its links look
Floyd | somewhat greasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "North? Another direction? Play with the controls?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's try north first."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath, check your clothing for any loose, dangling
Floyd | hems that could be caught by a hungry gear shaft, and edge your way
Floyd | into the works.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh dear. Is this a maze?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh. Hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | A red light bulb set high up on one of the machines begins blinking on
Floyd | and off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a light bulb set high up on one of the machines, blinking
Floyd | bright, angry red.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bolted to the side of one of the machines is a steel ladder, leading
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Several workbenches and racks of arcane electronic equipment have been
Floyd | dragged together to form a sort of open laboratory on this wide
Floyd | balcony overlooking the mill. A wide table dominates the area, strewn
Floyd | with precision tools, bits of wire, and scribbled calculations. To the
Floyd | south, a narrow catwalk hangs above the mill floor, and a metal ladder
Floyd | leads down into the machinery below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prominent among the strange tools scattered across the table is a
Floyd | strange caliper-like instrument.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbenches are some notes and some arcane electronic
Floyd | equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the racks contains a number of circular mirrors, stacked side
Floyd | by side like dishes in a dishwasher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacked up on the wall is a large technical blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, I lucked out there."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, that was surprisingly lucky."
		DavidW says, "okay, I think these mirrors are the things that MUST NOT BE TOUCHED WITH BARE HANDS."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirrors" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRRORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the mirror labeled #1, the mirror labeled #2, the
Floyd | mirror labeled #3 or the mirror labeled #4?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x #1" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X #1
Floyd |
Floyd | The mirror is perfectly round and exquisitely polished. It is very
Floyd | slightly concave on its reflecting surface, distorting the edges of
Floyd | your face as you stare into it. On the back is a small label with the
Floyd | number 1 written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | The blueprint is a technical schematic for some extremely complicated
Floyd | device, the exact purpose of which is anything but clear. It looks a
Floyd | bit like a telescope, a bit like a microwave oven turned inside out,
Floyd | and a bit like the "industrial laser" from Goldfinger. The
Floyd | inner workings of the device involve a complicated arrangement of
Floyd | lenses and mirrors and a hopeless tangle of circuitry that vaguely
Floyd | resembles several dozen street maps of Manhattan laid across each
Floyd | other. Some of the notations on the circuitry don't even look like
Floyd | technical symbols; they look more like cabbalistic runes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Next to what must represent the main focusing mirror of the device,
Floyd | someone has written the number "0.0113"; someone else, in another
Floyd | handwriting, has scratched that number out and written below it,
Floyd | "0.0128".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Circuitboards, electronic components of various shapes and sizes. It's
Floyd | all entirely beyond you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x caliber" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CALIBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x caliper" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CALIPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Made of stainless steel, molded in a strangely flowing, almost organic
Floyd | design, the calipers -- if that is what they are -- resemble no other
Floyd | tool you've ever seen. It has three independently adjustable arms,
Floyd | each ending in a needle-point pincer, which fold back on themselves at
Floyd | grotesque, asymetrical angles toward a floating center point. There is
Floyd | a calibrated readout set near the base, which presumably provides a
Floyd | measure of whatever strange contortion of space is occupied by
Floyd | whatever object is placed between the pincers at the tool's other end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take caliper" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CALIPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use caliper" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE CALIPER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEASURE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to measure?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure #1 with caliper" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEASURE #1 WITH CALIPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The instrument holds the mirror delicately clamped between its
Floyd | pincers; the readout reads "0.0191".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure #2" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEASURE #2
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the calipers)
Floyd | The instrument holds the mirror delicately clamped between its
Floyd | pincers; the readout reads "0.0189".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure #3" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEASURE #3
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the calipers)
Floyd | The instrument holds the mirror delicately clamped between its
Floyd | pincers; the readout reads "0.0128".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure #4" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEASURE #4
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the calipers)
Floyd | The instrument holds the mirror delicately clamped between its
Floyd | pincers; the readout reads "0.0160".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "So does that mean we want #3?"
		DavidW says, "So #3 matches the cultist's new desired measurement, and none of them have the old."
		DavidW says, "I suppose we do."
		DavidW says, "But we must not grab it with bare hands."
		Knight_Otu says, "On the other hand, as yu said, it's what the cultists want."
		DavidW says, "We might even need a carrying case."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Now where do wqe get gloves?"
		DavidW says, "No idea."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or a carrying case, as the case may be."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x notes" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | The notes are a mess of incomprehensibly scrawled numbers; long
Floyd | printouts of technical data, tangled diagrams and complex formulae.
Floyd | Even if you had the slightest idea what all the calculations meant,
Floyd | the numbers are barely even legible.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lifting up a sheet of cribbed equations, you notice what looks to be a
Floyd | general memo to all mill workers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x memo" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MEMO
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a flimsy sheet of paper with the following message printed on it:
Floyd |
Floyd | !!NOTICE TO ALL BRETHREN!!
Floyd | The focusing mirrors must be kept absolutely clean at ALL TIMES. Even
Floyd | the slightest smudge of dirt or grease can create dangerous
Floyd | instabilities in the refraction patterns.
Floyd |
Floyd | All mirrors must receive ionization treatment as a matter of course.
Floyd | As an extra precaution, however, always use sterilized surgical gloves
Floyd | when handling them.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Name of He Who Is Named Not,
Floyd | the Mgt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So we need an ionizer too?"
		Knight_Otu says, "It seems a distinct possibility."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Good job on finding that memo."
		DavidW says, "We might need to map the aisles and experiment with the control panel."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "I wonder how difficult it is to find out way back."
		DavidW says, "Also, we could scope out the lighthouse at some point."
		Knight_Otu says, "True, we could."
		DavidW says, "For all we know, the gloves and ionizer are there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bolted to the side of one of the machines is a steel ladder, leading
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop notice" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the typewritten notice)
Floyd | (slipping the calipers into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | A red light bulb set high up on one of the machines begins blinking on
Floyd | and off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the flashlight)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a light bulb set high up on one of the machines, blinking
Floyd | bright, angry red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a lantern (providing light), a
Floyd | broom and a hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a pair of calipers, a book of
Floyd | matches with five matches left, a hastily written letter, an old tin
Floyd | (which is closed), a broken padlock, a meat hook, a tattered drawing,
Floyd | a newspaper, a strange black disk, a strange metal flute, a silver
Floyd | locket, a gold locket, a keyring, on which are five keys (a small
Floyd | copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron key, a
Floyd | key to the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which
Floyd | is open but empty), a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip
Floyd | of paper, a family album, a torn journal, your umbrella and three keys
Floyd | (a long steel key, a tarnished bronze key and a small steel key).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the broken padlock)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Without warning, a shrieking steam-release valve lets loose a scalding
Floyd | gout of vapor right in front of you, causing you to stagger backward,
Floyd | strike a low railing with the back of your knees, and topple over into
Floyd | a stainless-steel mixing vat twenty feet deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can recover from the fall, two dozen jet nozzles set around
Floyd | the inner circumference of the vat's rim squirt several hundred
Floyd | gallons of high-density mold-injection polymer onto you, at a
Floyd | temperature high enough to set cloth on fire -- although this is not a
Floyd | major concern for you, since you are almost instantaneously submerged
Floyd | and completely cut off from the air. The vat is filled to the rim in
Floyd | less than a second and a half -- slightly less time than it takes for
Floyd | the heat and lack of oxygen to kill you, and you are still to some
Floyd | degree conscious when the hydraulic mold-press slams down onto the
Floyd | seething liquid, generating a pressure that rapidly turns your body
Floyd | into something resembling a wet, wadded-up beach towel.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 54 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "huh. Red lights are warning lights. Who knew?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeesh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel emits a nasty buzzing sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel something click as the lever activates a hidden releasing
Floyd | mechanism; then, suddenly, the chain snaps up into the air with a loud
Floyd | metallic rattle. You quickly step back as a large block of heavy
Floyd | equipment -- attached to the other end of the chain -- comes
Floyd | plummeting down from the ceiling. At the last instant, a system of
Floyd | reducing pulleys slows the block's descent and prevents it from
Floyd | crashing into the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | A dense conglomeration of tubes and compressors packed into a sturdy
Floyd | metal frame; a bit like a cooling unit from the back of a
Floyd | refrigerator, only larger and even more technical looking. It's
Floyd | securely attached to the end of a chain, which in turn must be
Floyd | attached to some kind of pulley system up near the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tubes" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUBES
Floyd |
Floyd | A dense conglomeration of tubes and compressors packed into a sturdy
Floyd | metal frame; a bit like a cooling unit from the back of a
Floyd | refrigerator, only larger and even more technical looking. It's
Floyd | securely attached to the end of a chain, which in turn must be
Floyd | attached to some kind of pulley system up near the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get on it" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The lever pulls down and then snaps back up -- ka-chunk!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the button while standing on the piece of heavy
Floyd | equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning over, you just manage to press the button with the end of the
Floyd | broomstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of something large and mechanical powering up, a
Floyd | low whirring sound, and the block of heavy equipment is lifted gently
Floyd | from the floor, carrying you up into the air. It comes to rest just
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The block of equipment sways and tilts slightly under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Finally, the broom is useful again!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Good thing we didn't abandon it in the church."
		Roger says, "the finger longerer"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get off the block of heavy equipment first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "off" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large block of heavy equipment hangs in the air just a foot or two
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x balcony" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALCONY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see it very well from here. It looks to be a workshop of
Floyd | some kind, with workbenches and several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Several workbenches and racks of arcane electronic equipment have been
Floyd | dragged together to form a sort of open laboratory on this wide
Floyd | balcony overlooking the mill. A wide table dominates the area, strewn
Floyd | with precision tools, bits of wire, and scribbled calculations. To the
Floyd | south, a narrow catwalk hangs above the mill floor, and a metal ladder
Floyd | leads down into the machinery below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prominent among the strange tools scattered across the table is a
Floyd | strange caliper-like instrument.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbenches are some notes and some arcane electronic
Floyd | equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the racks contains a number of circular mirrors, stacked side
Floyd | by side like dishes in a dishwasher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacked up on the wall is a large technical blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Alternate route."
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW asks, "except, how do we return?"
		Knight_Otu says, "An alternate route down would... right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take calipers" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CALIPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the calipers. Made of stainless steel, molded in a
Floyd | strangely flowing, almost organic design, the calipers -- if that is
Floyd | what they are -- resemble no other tool you've ever seen. It has three
Floyd | independently adjustable arms, each ending in a needle-point pincer,
Floyd | which fold back on themselves at grotesque, asymetrical angles toward
Floyd | a floating center point. There is a calibrated readout set near the
Floyd | base, which presumably provides a measure of whatever strange
Floyd | contortion of space is occupied by whatever object is placed between
Floyd | the pincers at the tool's other end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure #4" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEASURE #4
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the calipers)
Floyd | The instrument holds the mirror delicately clamped between its
Floyd | pincers; the readout reads "0.0160".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure 1" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEASURE 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the mirror labeled #1)
Floyd | (with the calipers)
Floyd | The instrument holds the mirror delicately clamped between its
Floyd | pincers; the readout reads "0.0191".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh good. Same as before."
		DavidW says, "For all I knew, they might be randomized."
		Knight_Otu says, "They might be at the start of the game."
		DavidW says, "They still could be on a ... yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put caliper on bench" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CALIPER ON BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the calipers on the workbenches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bolted to the side of one of the machines is a steel ladder, leading
Floyd | up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | A red light bulb set high up on one of the machines begins blinking on
Floyd | and off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a light bulb set high up on one of the machines, blinking
Floyd | bright, angry red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Without warning, a shrieking steam-release valve lets loose a scalding
Floyd | gout of vapor right in front of you, causing you to stagger backward,
Floyd | strike a low railing with the back of your knees, and topple over into
Floyd | a stainless-steel mixing vat twenty feet deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can recover from the fall, two dozen jet nozzles set around
Floyd | the inner circumference of the vat's rim squirt several hundred
Floyd | gallons of high-density mold-injection polymer onto you, at a
Floyd | temperature high enough to set cloth on fire -- although this is not a
Floyd | major concern for you, since you are almost instantaneously submerged
Floyd | and completely cut off from the air. The vat is filled to the rim in
Floyd | less than a second and a half -- slightly less time than it takes for
Floyd | the heat and lack of oxygen to kill you, and you are still to some
Floyd | degree conscious when the hydraulic mold-press slams down onto the
Floyd | seething liquid, generating a pressure that rapidly turns your body
Floyd | into something resembling a wet, wadded-up beach towel.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 54 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmph."
		DavidW asks, "Feel like visiting a lighthouse?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that might be more fruitful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's damp bath towel is draped across the wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set into the base of the mill wall, nearly covered by the thickets, is
Floyd | a metal hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves to the north, leading you around to the front of the
Floyd | mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The road heads out over a narrow breakwater jutting out into the
Floyd | ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | Breakwater
Floyd | You are picking your way across the breakwater's bare, rocky spine,
Floyd | where the road has diminished to little more than a pair of dusty
Floyd | ruts. A hundred yards to the northeast, at the breakwater's far end,
Floyd | the lonely stone tower of Anchorhead's lighthouse stands vigil against
Floyd | the ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Foot of the Lighthouse
Floyd | You stand in a circular clearing among the stones, surrounded on
Floyd | nearly every side by the sea. Before you looms the ancient, massive
Floyd | lighthouse, a vertiginous pillar of pale brick jabbing defiantly up at
Floyd | the sky. The road from the southwest ends here, although it looks as
Floyd | though you could pick your way down the rocks to the southeast, around
Floyd | the structure's base.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bronze door of the lighthouse is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with bronze key" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH BRONZE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the tarnished bronze key)
Floyd | (slipping the towel into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You unlock the massive bronze door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another wave crashes against the rocks, sending a cloud of spray into
Floyd | the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Mazes are mean enough without instakills attached."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Lighthouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the massive bronze door first)
Floyd | With great effort, you manage to pull the ancient, creaking door open
Floyd | a few inches, enough to slip through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Lighthouse
Floyd | The sound of the ocean is muffled behind the thick cinderblock walls,
Floyd | and the air is damp and heavy. You can almost feel the weight of two
Floyd | hundred feet of hoary old whitewashed brick pressing down on you from
Floyd | above. To the west, a narrow strip of dim light marks the exit.
Floyd | Cracked concrete steps lead up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb the winding stairs in a gradual spiral around the inner
Floyd | circumference of the tower, and finally emerge, breathless, at the
Floyd | top.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Lighthouse
Floyd | The stairs give onto a wide, circular chamber surrounded by windows.
Floyd | The glass is old and streaked with grime, but you still have to catch
Floyd | your breath at the magnificence of the view. In one direction, the
Floyd | dying heath and the stunted cluster of buildings that is Anchorhead;
Floyd | in the other, the ocean like a vast, undulating blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting in the middle of the room is what looks like a swivel mount of
Floyd | some kind, although nothing is mounted on it now. Looking up, you see
Floyd | that it rests directly below a large, hexagonal skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mount" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | The mounting is ring-shaped, about three feet in diameter, and is
Floyd | designed to allow whatever is to be mounted on it to turn freely in
Floyd | all directions. It was probably originally intended to hold the beacon
Floyd | when the lighthouse was still in operation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x skylight" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKYLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That big, churning hole in the sky is perfectly framed by the
Floyd | hexagonal skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn mount e" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN MOUNT E
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to turn the swivel mount.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn mount" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN MOUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | The swivel mount itself is not designed to turn; only whatever's
Floyd | mounted on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the sky)
Floyd | There is a spinning, churning hole in the clouds, an inverted
Floyd | whirlpool sucking streamers of gray up into itself. You'd think it was
Floyd | some sort of funnel cloud, except that it's not moving anywhere. It's
Floyd | simply hanging, turning slowly in the sky. The sight of that horrible,
Floyd | whirling hole makes you shudder, involuntarily recalling that hideous
Floyd | entity that lurks behind those clouds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose the mirror goes on the mount."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes."
		Knight_Otu says, "But still no surgical gloves."
		DavidW says, "yeah, no gloves."
		Knight_Otu says, "And the only place I can think of where they could be is the asylum."
		DavidW says, "of course, there's also the question of what might be in the asylum"
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "Which raises the question on how to get in."
		DavidW says, "Either to see a patient or, more likely, AS a patient."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look at hole through disk" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT HOLE THROUGH DISK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x anchorhead" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANCHORHEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | From this distance, all you can make out of Anchorhead are the leaning
Floyd | shapes of its rooftops, huddled in a thin, jagged line against the
Floyd | base of the hills to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ocean" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OCEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The great, gray ocean stretches out as far as you can see, merging
Floyd | with the clouds on the horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "act mad" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ACT MAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we have the workshop entry/exit backwards. Maybe we do the maze in and slide down the greasy chain after."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		Knight_Otu asks, "But with a mirror in tow?"
		DavidW asks, "or wait, is the chain down still dangling when the block is up?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel something click as the lever activates a hidden releasing
Floyd | mechanism; then, suddenly, the chain snaps up into the air with a loud
Floyd | metallic rattle. You quickly step back as a large block of heavy
Floyd | equipment -- attached to the other end of the chain -- comes
Floyd | plummeting down from the ceiling. At the last instant, a system of
Floyd | reducing pulleys slows the block's descent and prevents it from
Floyd | crashing into the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning over, you just manage to press the button with the end of the
Floyd | broomstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of something large and mechanical powering up, a
Floyd | low whirring sound, and the block of heavy equipment is lifted gently
Floyd | from the floor, carrying you up into the air. It comes to rest just
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It runs all the way up past the catwalk to the ceiling. Its links look
Floyd | somewhat greasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The block of equipment sways and tilts slightly under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get off the block of heavy equipment first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large block of heavy equipment hangs in the air just a foot or two
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide down the chain, landing awkwardly on the floor below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hands" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xme" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > XME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look good, considering you're covered in grimy ash, filthy from
Floyd | splashing around in the sewers and soaking wet. A bit rattled by
Floyd | recent events, perhaps, but well-poised and collected, all the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
		DavidW says, "So we can avoid the maze."
		Knight_Otu says, "The maze seems ..right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Your path is blocked by a towering bank of chugging machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath, check your clothing for any loose, dangling
Floyd | hems that could be caught by a hungry gear shaft, and edge your way
Floyd | into the works.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath, check your clothing for any loose, dangling
Floyd | hems that could be caught by a hungry gear shaft, and edge your way
Floyd | into the works.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Aisle
Floyd | You are picking your way through a narrow gap between high banks of
Floyd | vibrating machinery. Twisting aisles branch off in numerous
Floyd | directions, some of them so narrow you'd have to turn sideways to make
Floyd | your way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Unless of course we can't chain-slide with a mirror."
		DavidW says, "Also, we have no way to reach the south end of the town unless the mob lets us past."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe now that we are hunted, we can go through the beach exit?"
		DavidW says, "oh wait, we can jump off the bridge and reach the south side that way."
		Knight_Otu says, "But then we lose that grace turn as well...."
		DavidW asks, "You think we can enter the beach pipe now?"
		Knight_Otu says, "If I was the protagonist, I'd consider it at least."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's damp bath towel is draped across the wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gauge" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GAUGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gauge has a circular face with a needle that sweeps in a 270
Floyd | degree arc across a set of numbered calibrations, most of which are
Floyd | colored green. The last 30 degrees or so are colored bright red. The
Floyd | needle is currently resting all the way to the left, at zero.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set into the base of the mill wall, nearly covered by the thickets, is
Floyd | a metal hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves to the north, leading you around to the front of the
Floyd | mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock gate with long steel key" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK GATE WITH LONG STEEL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the long steel key)
Floyd | (slipping the towel into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | There don't seem to be any keyholes or locking mechanisms. Irritated,
Floyd | you wonder how anybody manages to get to work on time in this city.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the south, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Real Estate Office            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office
Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the
Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely
Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets
Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere.
Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to
Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the
Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Alley                                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Alley
Floyd | This narrow aperture between two buildings is nearly blocked with
Floyd | piles of rotting cardboard boxes and overstuffed garbage cans. Ugly,
Floyd | half-crumbling brick walls to either side totter oppressively over
Floyd | you. The alley ends here at a tall, wooden fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | High up on the wall of the northern building there is a narrow,
Floyd | transom-style window. One of the garbage cans has been pushed up
Floyd | against the wall directly underneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Beach                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropping to your hands and knees, you wriggle underneath the loose
Floyd | board and scramble down a muddy slope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Beach
Floyd | This narrow strip of beach is tucked away between two outcroppings in
Floyd | the predominantly rocky shoreline, accessible only from a steep, muddy
Floyd | slope to the west. The sand is filthy and strewn with rocks, seaweed,
Floyd | litter and other bits of storm-tossed detritus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the bottom of the slope, a sewage outflow pipe juts out over the
Floyd | beach, about three feet above the ground. A thin stream of
Floyd | acrid-smelling sewer water trickles out over the lip of the pipe,
Floyd | forming a puddle in the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Outflow Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the outflow pipe)
Floyd | Well, you've already been through this pipe from the other end, and at
Floyd | this point you can't get much dirtier than you already are, so...
Floyd | taking a deep breath, you duck your head and wriggle your way into the
Floyd | pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Note to self: if you ever make it through this alive, you'd better get
Floyd | one hell of an anniversary present come next June.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outflow Tunnel
Floyd | From the smell of it, this must be a sewage outflow tunnel. Filthy
Floyd | water swirls past a metal grate to the west and eddies around your
Floyd | hands and knees, on which you are forced to crawl in this cramped
Floyd | cylindrical passageway. To the east, the tunnel narrows still further,
Floyd | terminating about twenty feet further in a circle of dim light.
Floyd | Much of the water is pouring through an open hatch set in the floor of
Floyd | the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh, you're right!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outflow Tunnel                            day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The thick metal grate blocks further progress up the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Broken Tunnel                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken Tunnel
Floyd | This looks to be an older part of the sewer system that has fallen
Floyd | into disrepair. Many of the pipes here have crumbled and are filled
Floyd | with debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set in the low ceiling is an old iron hatch, hanging open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, before, she had no reason to go through, but now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dripping Tunnel
Floyd | The ceiling in this north-south tunnel is so low you must bend nearly
Floyd | double to navigate it. Water drips endlessly through the walls and
Floyd | ceiling, seeping in through thousands of invisible fissures, the
Floyd | constant plip-plip-plipping echoing loudly throughout the tunnel. The
Floyd | air is so damp you can hardly breathe. Unless your sense of direction
Floyd | is mistaken, you must be crossing the Miskaton River -- underneath
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Dripping Tunnel                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The constant echoes of dripping water are quite loud in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer Tunnel                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel is ankle-deep in brackish water, though raised walkways on
Floyd | either side provide relatively dry footing. The walls are slick, the
Floyd | air damp and foul. The main tunnel runs north and southeast. Numerous
Floyd | smaller pipelines lead in all directions, but all are too small for
Floyd | you to crawl through. Iron rungs embedded in the wall lead up through
Floyd | an access shaft, back to the surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Access Shaft                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Access Shaft
Floyd | This tiny, concrete-lined alcove within the underside of the bridge
Floyd | forms the top of a vertical shaft leading down into darkness. Iron
Floyd | rungs embedded in the wall provide a way down.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the north wall is a small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the small metal door first)
Floyd |
Floyd | Under the Bridge
Floyd | The ponderous stones of Whateley Bridge arch overhead, casting this
Floyd | little concrete ledge into deep shadow. At your feet, the dark waters
Floyd | lap quietly against the stones with a hollow, subterranean sound.
Floyd | Stone steps to the southeast lead back up to street level.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small metal door, blotchy with rust, is set into the south bank of
Floyd | the river, underneath the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Under the Bridge                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the small metal door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riverwalk                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverwalk
Floyd | A low, irregular brick wall to the north divides this street from the
Floyd | steep, mud-slick banks of the sinuous Miskaton, while a rusty iron
Floyd | gate provides access to a precarious flight of stone steps leading
Floyd | down the bank to the water's edge. The street bends south here,
Floyd | turning into a misty avenue between the trees. The town square lies
Floyd | west, a vacant lot lies east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads east and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The very thought is repellent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about edward" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT EDWARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly squints at you. "Who? -- Oh, wait! You mean the guy,
Floyd | ventilated his whole goddamn family early this year. Yeah, I remember
Floyd | him. What a nutball. We put him in a rubber room, he lasted two weeks.
Floyd | Bashed his fuckin' brains in on the little observation window.
Floyd | Reinforced glass, took him right out." The orderly scratches his head.
Floyd | "Christ, I gotta get around to cleaning that mess up one of these
Floyd | days." Then with a heavy sigh, he returns to his magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck for key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK FOR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the cell key, the long steel key, the tarnished
Floyd | bronze key, the small steel key, the small copper key, the
Floyd | old-fashioned brass key, the old-fashioned iron key, the key to the
Floyd | house or the key to the cellar?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cell key" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CELL KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly laughs. "I don't think so, lady."
Floyd |
Floyd | You pointedly look the other way as the orderly takes another tweak at
Floyd | the pimple on his neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all keys on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL KEYS ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the keyring before you can put it on top of
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all keys in keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL KEYS IN KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the keyring before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the long steel key into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all keys in keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL KEYS IN KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't put something inside itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put brass key on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BRASS KEY ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | The old-fashioned brass key is now on the keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly scratches himself absently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put long steel on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT LONG STEEL ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the long steel key)
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | The long steel key is now on the keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put small steel on keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SMALL STEEL ON KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the small steel key)
Floyd | The small steel key is now on the keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keyring" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYRING
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just an ordinary-looking keyring. There are seven keys (a small
Floyd | steel key, a long steel key, an old-fashioned brass key, a small
Floyd | copper key, an old-fashioned iron key, a key to the house and a key to
Floyd | the cellar) on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake keys" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the keyring)
Floyd | That would accomplish very little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "attack chuck with keys" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK CHUCK WITH KEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | Much as you'd like to, it probably wouldn't be wise in the long run.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the barred gate first)
Floyd | The orderly laughs at your attempts. "Nice try, lady, but you're never
Floyd | gettin' in there without this," he says, patting the key on his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie belt" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNTIE BELT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck for gloves" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK FOR GLOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about gloves" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT GLOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about asylum" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT ASYLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Listen, I just work here, lady."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about inmates" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT INMATES
Floyd |
Floyd | "We get all kinds of freaks in here, lady. You have no idea." The
Floyd | orderly laughs unpleasantly. "We got some professor in week before
Floyd | last, found him naked in his office, he'd cut off his own fuckin' foot
Floyd | and was tryn'a eat it. Last year some guy killed his whole family with
Floyd | a goddamn shotgun." The orderly shakes his head. "It's a great fuckin'
Floyd | world, ain't it, lady? Great fuckin' world."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck aobut professor" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK AOBUT PROFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat foot" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FOOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about julia" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT JULIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly shrugs. "Wouldn't know," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about william" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly shrugs. "Wouldn't know," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly leers at you. "I get off later this evening, if you want
Floyd | to get to know me better."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about verlac" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT VERLAC
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Verlac family)
Floyd | "I don't give a shit who you're related to," the orderly says wearily.
Floyd | "You'll have to visit them somewhere else, because they ain't here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about jeffrey" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT JEFFREY
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly shrugs. "Wouldn't know," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about benson" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT BENSON
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly shrugs. "Wouldn't know," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about rebis" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT REBIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly shrugs. "Wouldn't know," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tell chuck about claudia"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell chuck about claudia" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELL CHUCK ABOUT CLAUDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly shrugs. "Wouldn't know," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about mob" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT MOB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "burn magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, you fuckin' mind?" snaps the orderly, snatching it away from
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "burn chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BURN CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have a match.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x matches" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MATCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | A label on the side reads, "Water-resistant matches. Strike on cover."
Floyd | There are five matches left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pointedly look the other way as the orderly takes another tweak at
Floyd | the pimple on his neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | Airy strains of vacuous elevator music waft through the room from
Floyd | invisible speakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, ">burn chuck WITH MY MIND"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pimple" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIMPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Not to put too fine a point on it, you'd just as soon not get anywhere
Floyd | near that thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think there must be something we can do to get us committed, but I have no idea what."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about getting committed" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT GETTING COMMITTED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask chuck about max" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK CHUCK ABOUT MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | The orderly shrugs. "Wouldn't know," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The front page story is about Jeffrey Greer, 8 years old, who was
Floyd | abducted from his home at #11 Mill Town Road last night. Little
Floyd | Jeffrey is the latest victim in a series of abductions that stretches
Floyd | back for years, one every six months or so, and that authorities
Floyd | believe is the work of a single perpetrator. Local police had hoped to
Floyd | prove that Edward Verlac had been behind the kidnappings, but were
Floyd | unable to obtain a confession or any hard proof. Edward Verlac was
Floyd | convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters, one of whom was 15
Floyd | months old, in January of this year; he was found not guilty by reason
Floyd | of insanity and incarcerated in Danvers Asylum, where he remained
Floyd | until committing suicide last March. This latest kidnapping, occurring
Floyd | after Edward's death, seems to have cleared up any lingering
Floyd | suspicions that he might have been the culprit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyone possessing information regarding the whereabouts of Jeffrey
Floyd | Greer is strongly urged to speak to the authorities as soon as
Floyd | possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It might just happen through the story progresion."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "I wonder if 'Max Greer' is in the courthouse records." 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I WONDER IF 'MAX GREER' IS IN THE COURTHOUSE RECORDS.
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		DavidW says, "ack. I'm getting tired."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole place exudes a sense of oppressive claustrophobia --
Floyd | standing in its shadow for even a second is enough to make your skin
Floyd | crawl. Even the seemingly innocuous motto emblazoned over the main
Floyd | entrance fills you with an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter window" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The asylum grounds are surrounded by a high brick wall, and the only
Floyd | way back to the outside world is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Now if crawling in through the window doesn't get us committed, what does?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Birth Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up max greer in records" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MAX GREER IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Max Greer: born March 19, 1963.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up claudia benson in records" 		

Floyd ]  Birth Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CLAUDIA BENSON IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Death Records
Floyd | A bare room with cinderblock walls. Thousands of records and
Floyd | documents, most yellow and brittle with age, are stacked everywhere in
Floyd | towering piles. The exit lies northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up max greer in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MAX GREER IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | Max Greer: died September 2, 1992.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up claudia benson in records" 		

Floyd ]  Death Records                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CLAUDIA BENSON IN RECORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the archives)
Floyd | You can find no records under that heading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse Basement                       day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse Basement
Floyd | A single bulb dangling from the ceiling casts a watery, yellow light
Floyd | against the brick walls. A rickety staircase to the north leads back
Floyd | up to the ground floor, and two narrow doorways lead into the record
Floyd | archives. Over the southeast door hangs a sign that reads "BIRTH
Floyd | RECORDS", while the southwest door bears the sign "DEATH RECORDS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courthouse
Floyd | A long, dimly lit, north-south corridor stretches away from the
Floyd | courthouse entrance. Closed, unmarked doors line either side of the
Floyd | hall, their pebbled glass windows lit from within by a murky,
Floyd | yellow-orange light. Silence reigns here; your footsteps echo eerily
Floyd | on the tiled floor, and occasionally you can hear muted conversation
Floyd | behind one of the doors -- you can't tell which. At the hall's
Floyd | southern end, a staircase leads down into the basement; a sign hanging
Floyd | above it reads "RECORDS". You can return to Town Square to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Courthouse                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | All of the doors are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | A wide expanse of uneven pavestones lies open to the sky, bordered on
Floyd | all sides by the leaning, steep-roofed architecture that looms over
Floyd | everything in this city. The municipal courthouse stands at the south
Floyd | end of the square, next to the mouth of a dark, narrow alley to the
Floyd | southwest. Avenues to the west and east lead back into the cramped and
Floyd | ingrown streets, while to the north lies Whateley Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the north, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the square, rising from a circular lawn of
Floyd | unhealthy-looking grass and weeds, stands a strange, stone obelisk. It
Floyd | seems to be a monument of some sort, although you can see no plaque or
Floyd | marker anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Corner                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Corner
Floyd | The rooftops above you lean so close together as to nearly block out
Floyd | the sky altogether, making this a particularly dark and unpleasant
Floyd | section of the city. The street leads away to the east, and a shadowy
Floyd | driveway leads through a high brick wall to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Asylum Courtyard                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Asylum Courtyard
Floyd | The grim, white-washed edifice of Danvers Asylum bounds this tiny,
Floyd | shadowed courtyard to the south, its narrow, barred windows staring
Floyd | blankly down at you like ranks of shriveled, empty eye sockets. You
Floyd | can escape through a narrow gateway in the high, brick wall to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Waiting Room
Floyd | Ugly, mint-green tiles and walls of whitewashed cinderblock comprise
Floyd | the decor of this inhospitable waiting room. A hard little sofa
Floyd | upholstered in avocado vinyl and a feebly struggling potted palm are
Floyd | provided for the comfort of visitors, although you get the feeling
Floyd | that few inmates of this institution are fortunate enough to have
Floyd | visitors. A metal gate bars entrance to a southern passageway, which
Floyd | you assume leads to the inmates' section. The exit lies north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An orderly sits by the gate, leisurely perusing a pornographic
Floyd | magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large key dangles from the orderly's belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show letter to chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW LETTER TO CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the hastily written letter or the letter opener?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hastily" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HASTILY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the hastily written letter)
Floyd | (slipping the keyring into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | He glances at the hastily written letter without anything remotely
Floyd | resembling interest, and returns to his magazine without a word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show skull to chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SKULL TO CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the animal's skull)
Floyd | (slipping the hastily written letter into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | He glances at the animal's skull without anything remotely resembling
Floyd | interest, and returns to his magazine without a word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands an animal's skull, a lantern
Floyd | (providing light), a broom and a hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a hastily written letter, a
Floyd | keyring, on which are seven keys (a small steel key, a long steel key,
Floyd | an old-fashioned brass key, a small copper key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), a towel, a book of
Floyd | matches with five matches left, a tarnished bronze key, an old tin
Floyd | (which is closed), a broken padlock, a meat hook, a tattered drawing,
Floyd | a newspaper, a strange black disk, a strange metal flute, a silver
Floyd | locket, a gold locket, a flashlight, Michael's faculty card, a bundle
Floyd | of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which is open but empty), a flask (which
Floyd | is closed), a letter opener, a slip of paper, a family album, a torn
Floyd | journal, a typewritten notice and your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show faculty card to chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW FACULTY CARD TO CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the faculty card)
Floyd | (slipping the animal's skull into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get
Floyd | a hand free)
Floyd | He glances at the faculty card without anything remotely resembling
Floyd | interest, and returns to his magazine without a word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show robe to chuck" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW ROBE TO CHUCK
Floyd |
Floyd | He glances at the hooded robe without anything remotely resembling
Floyd | interest, and returns to his magazine without a word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "threaten chuck with meathook" 		

Floyd ]  Waiting Room                              day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > THREATEN CHUCK WITH MEATHOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm curious if the mob will react differently if we approach from the north side or while we're so filthy."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect we were filthy the first time, too, from the sewer."
		Knight_Otu says, "As for approaching from the north... I guess either no change, or even worse."
		DavidW asks, "Should we show Claudia's letter to Mrs Greer?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Didn't we try that?"
		DavidW says, "no, I don't think so."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can try, then."
		DavidW says, "We could also grab the blueprint and show that too."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Maybe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel something click as the lever activates a hidden releasing
Floyd | mechanism; then, suddenly, the chain snaps up into the air with a loud
Floyd | metallic rattle. You quickly step back as a large block of heavy
Floyd | equipment -- attached to the other end of the chain -- comes
Floyd | plummeting down from the ceiling. At the last instant, a system of
Floyd | reducing pulleys slows the block's descent and prevents it from
Floyd | crashing into the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on block" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning over, you just manage to press the button with the end of the
Floyd | broomstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of something large and mechanical powering up, a
Floyd | low whirring sound, and the block of heavy equipment is lifted gently
Floyd | from the floor, carrying you up into the air. It comes to rest just
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get off the block of heavy equipment first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The block of heavy equipment sways alarmingly as you step off, almost
Floyd | spilling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Several workbenches and racks of arcane electronic equipment have been
Floyd | dragged together to form a sort of open laboratory on this wide
Floyd | balcony overlooking the mill. A wide table dominates the area, strewn
Floyd | with precision tools, bits of wire, and scribbled calculations. To the
Floyd | south, a narrow catwalk hangs above the mill floor, and a metal ladder
Floyd | leads down into the machinery below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prominent among the strange tools scattered across the table is a
Floyd | strange caliper-like instrument.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbenches are some notes and some arcane electronic
Floyd | equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the racks contains a number of circular mirrors, stacked side
Floyd | by side like dishes in a dishwasher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacked up on the wall is a large technical blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | The blueprint curls up into a loose tube as you pull it from the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large block of heavy equipment hangs in the air just a foot or two
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide down the chain, landing awkwardly on the floor below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's damp bath towel is draped across the wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the blueprint into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set into the base of the mill wall, nearly covered by the thickets, is
Floyd | a metal hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves to the north, leading you around to the front of the
Floyd | mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shanty Town
Floyd | The road peters out at a wide clearing of rutted mud, flanked by
Floyd | uneven rows of decrepit, clapboard shacks. The town is quiet, almost
Floyd | deserted; only a few bits of loose tarpaper blowing listlessly in the
Floyd | wind betray the overall stillness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on #11" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON #11
Floyd |
Floyd | The door opens a crack and the woman peers fearfully out; but when she
Floyd | sees it is you, she smiles and beckons you inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | #11 Mill Town Road
Floyd | A dirty, ramshackle home, scraped together out of the bits and ends of
Floyd | working-class poverty. The floor is warped and broken wood, bare dirt
Floyd | showing through the cracks between boards. Rags hang across the window
Floyd | in lieu of curtains. Over in the far corner is a rickety old stove; in
Floyd | the opposite corner a threadbare cot; it hits you suddenly that a
Floyd | family of three once lived, slept and ate all in this single room,
Floyd | which is slightly smaller than your bedroom back at the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman watches you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the threadbare cot is a teddy bear.
Floyd |
Floyd | A set of grime-smeared overalls hangs on a hook next to the front door
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show letter to woman" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW LETTER TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the hastily written letter or the letter opener?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hastily" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > HASTILY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the hastily written letter)
Floyd | (slipping the towel into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | The woman hardly even looks at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show blueprint to woman" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BLUEPRINT TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the blueprint)
Floyd | (slipping the hastily written letter into the pocket of your
Floyd | trenchcoat to get a hand free)
Floyd | The woman hardly even looks at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cot" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COT
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks barely big enough to sleep even one person comfortably, and
Floyd | yet it's the only thing in the room approximating a bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT COT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT ASYLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman just looks away absently; apparently, she doesn't know very
Floyd | much about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about shanty town" 		

Floyd ]  #11 Mill Town Road                        day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT SHANTY TOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that for the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shanty Town                               day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman attempts a wan smile as you make ready to leave. "Thank
Floyd | you," she says softly, indicating the stuffed bear. "If you discover
Floyd | anything else, please let me know."
Floyd |
Floyd | Shanty Town
Floyd | The road peters out at a wide clearing of rutted mud, flanked by
Floyd | uneven rows of decrepit, clapboard shacks. The town is quiet, almost
Floyd | deserted; only a few bits of loose tarpaper blowing listlessly in the
Floyd | wind betray the overall stillness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The street goes east and northwest, or you can take the road out of
Floyd | town to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Circulation Desk
Floyd | A high counter divides the public portion of the library from the
Floyd | reserved stacks -- all the more esoteric and mysterious volumes from
Floyd | the university's collection. If anything, the area behind the counter
Floyd | is even more shadowy than the side you're on. The main reading area
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging on the wall next to the counter is a small, printed sign.
Floyd | Beneath the sign sits a heavy, dog-eared register, and sitting next to
Floyd | the register is a bell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up greer in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP GREER IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | You don't find that name on the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up rebis in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP REBIS IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | You don't find that name on the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess the letter is a more explicit hint that Claudia borrowed books from here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up julia in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP JULIA IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | You don't find that name on the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up mordecai in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP MORDECAI IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | You don't find that name on the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up edward in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP EDWARD IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | You don't find that name on the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up croseus in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP CROSEUS IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | You don't find that name on the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up anna in register" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP ANNA IN REGISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the dog-eared register)
Floyd | You don't find that name on the register.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Circulation Desk                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are wearing your trenchcoat, your clothes and your wedding ring;
Floyd | in addition, you have in your hands a blueprint rolled into a loose
Floyd | tube, a lantern (providing light), a broom and a hooded robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pockets of your trenchcoat contain a hastily written letter, a
Floyd | towel, a book of matches with five matches left, three keys (a long
Floyd | steel key, a tarnished bronze key and a small steel key), an old tin
Floyd | (which is closed), a broken padlock, a meat hook, a tattered drawing,
Floyd | a newspaper, a strange black disk, a strange metal flute, a silver
Floyd | locket, a gold locket, a flashlight, a keyring, on which are five keys
Floyd | (a small copper key, an old-fashioned brass key, an old-fashioned iron
Floyd | key, a key to the house and a key to the cellar), an animal's skull,
Floyd | Michael's faculty card, a bundle of soggy pages, a puzzle box (which
Floyd | is open but empty), a flask (which is closed), a letter opener, a slip
Floyd | of paper, a family album, a torn journal, a typewritten notice and
Floyd | your umbrella.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I want to try approaching the mob."
		Knight_Otu says, "Go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Shadows roost thickly in the vaulted ceiling, and small, green-shaded
Floyd | desk lamps cast pools of warm radiance here and there around the
Floyd | library's dim interior. You pause a moment to let the hushed
Floyd | peacefulness of this place soak in -- a welcome relief from the
Floyd | unsettling events of the day. An exit lies east, and a small alcove to
Floyd | the north houses the circulation counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  University Court                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | University Court
Floyd | Isolated and serene within its high, ivy-covered walls, Miskaton
Floyd | University represents this benighted town's single, if somewhat
Floyd | dubious, claim to cultural achievement. Founded some time in the early
Floyd | 1800s, the school's reputation and enrollment have diminished somewhat
Floyd | as Anchorhead drifts further and further into the abyss of provincial
Floyd | backwaterism. Still, it is generally recognized for its collection of
Floyd | folklore and esoteric mythology (one of the oldest and most extensive
Floyd | on the east coast). The Board of Deans was also kind enough to offer
Floyd | Michael a full professorship upon hearing of his recently discovered
Floyd | heritage and his plans to move into the estate. Ivory tower, perhaps,
Floyd | but at least they take care of their own.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are numerous buildings surrounding this cobbled court, but the
Floyd | only one you are interested in is the library to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind blows your hair into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I have no better ideas right now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Junction                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Junction
Floyd | To the north, a gap in the crowded press of gloomy buildings opens
Floyd | onto a country lane, heading out over a grassy heath. The main street
Floyd | continues to the east, while to the northwest, over the top of a steep
Floyd | rise, you can just make out the vaulted rooftops of the university.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Street                             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Street
Floyd | As the lane winds along from east to west, it narrows until the steep,
Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the street practically touch each
Floyd | other. To the south, a side street leads across Whateley Bridge toward
Floyd | the center of town, and a twisting lane leads up a hill to the
Floyd | northwest. A short flight of steps to the north leads down to the
Floyd | local watering hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | There appears to be a commotion of sorts to the south, where a group
Floyd | of townsfolk have gathered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Whateley Bridge
Floyd | A hoary monument of crumbling, moss-eaten flagstones, Whateley Bridge
Floyd | is possibly older than any other structure in the entire city.
Floyd | Ponderously it spans the dark, torpid waters of the Miskaton River,
Floyd | connecting the north and south halves of the city and occasionally
Floyd | raining bits of gravel and mortar from its underside into the water.
Floyd | It looks just wide enough for two cars to pass each other between the
Floyd | flanking stone parapets, but you wouldn't volunteer to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group of wary-looking townsfolk has gathered, keeping a watchful eye
Floyd | on the streets leading to and from the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk turn toward you as you walk blithely up to them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, someone's finger jabs out at you. "It's the woman!" He
Floyd | shouts. "Get her!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Whateley Bridge                           day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The game is up. You turn to run, but already the men are on your
Floyd | heels...
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no time to run. Heavy boots on the cobblestones; hands
Floyd | lunging toward you -- they are everywhere, grabbing you from every
Floyd | side, immobilizing you. Someone's huge, calloused paw closes around
Floyd | your windpipe and starts to squeeze. Just before you black out, you
Floyd | can feel yourself being lifted off your feet...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 54 out of a possible 100 points; you are
Floyd | hopelessly enmeshed in the tentacles of an ancient and sinister plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. That wasn't helpful."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu says, "But it was something to try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfanchormill" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm strongly tempted to end today's session here."
		Knight_Otu says, "I wouldn't mind horribly."
		DavidW says, "I should at least check my notes to see if there's something in the maze other than the workshop to be found."
		Knight_Otu says, "Now that would be even meaner than it already is."
		Knight_Otu says, "Since we'll probably play IFComp games next, it'll be a while until we pick this back up."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I suppose."
		Knight_Otu says, "A break from it would be nice."
		DavidW says, "My notes don't seem to indicate anything special in the mill maze."
		Knight_Otu says, "Good."
		DavidW says, "Six locations in there."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. And a timer on it."
		DavidW says, "I'm now thinking: try taking a mirror with the towel and hope it's good enough."
		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect not, but worth a try."
		DavidW says, "yeah. Lemme try that quickly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on block" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel something click as the lever activates a hidden releasing
Floyd | mechanism; then, suddenly, the chain snaps up into the air with a loud
Floyd | metallic rattle. You quickly step back as a large block of heavy
Floyd | equipment -- attached to the other end of the chain -- comes
Floyd | plummeting down from the ceiling. At the last instant, a system of
Floyd | reducing pulleys slows the block's descent and prevents it from
Floyd | crashing into the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on block" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning over, you just manage to press the button with the end of the
Floyd | broomstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of something large and mechanical powering up, a
Floyd | low whirring sound, and the block of heavy equipment is lifted gently
Floyd | from the floor, carrying you up into the air. It comes to rest just
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get off the block of heavy equipment first.
Floyd |
Floyd | The block of equipment sways and tilts slightly under your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large block of heavy equipment hangs in the air just a foot or two
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Several workbenches and racks of arcane electronic equipment have been
Floyd | dragged together to form a sort of open laboratory on this wide
Floyd | balcony overlooking the mill. A wide table dominates the area, strewn
Floyd | with precision tools, bits of wire, and scribbled calculations. To the
Floyd | south, a narrow catwalk hangs above the mill floor, and a metal ladder
Floyd | leads down into the machinery below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prominent among the strange tools scattered across the table is a
Floyd | strange caliper-like instrument.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbenches are some notes and some arcane electronic
Floyd | equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the racks contains a number of circular mirrors, stacked side
Floyd | by side like dishes in a dishwasher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacked up on the wall is a large technical blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | The blueprint is a technical schematic for some extremely complicated
Floyd | device, the exact purpose of which is anything but clear. It looks a
Floyd | bit like a telescope, a bit like a microwave oven turned inside out,
Floyd | and a bit like the "industrial laser" from Goldfinger. The
Floyd | inner workings of the device involve a complicated arrangement of
Floyd | lenses and mirrors and a hopeless tangle of circuitry that vaguely
Floyd | resembles several dozen street maps of Manhattan laid across each
Floyd | other. Some of the notations on the circuitry don't even look like
Floyd | technical symbols; they look more like cabbalistic runes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Next to what must represent the main focusing mirror of the device,
Floyd | someone has written the number "0.0113"; someone else, in another
Floyd | handwriting, has scratched that number out and written below it,
Floyd | "0.0128".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take caliper" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CALIPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the calipers. Made of stainless steel, molded in a
Floyd | strangely flowing, almost organic design, the calipers -- if that is
Floyd | what they are -- resemble no other tool you've ever seen. It has three
Floyd | independently adjustable arms, each ending in a needle-point pincer,
Floyd | which fold back on themselves at grotesque, asymetrical angles toward
Floyd | a floating center point. There is a calibrated readout set near the
Floyd | base, which presumably provides a measure of whatever strange
Floyd | contortion of space is occupied by whatever object is placed between
Floyd | the pincers at the tool's other end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x towel" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "forgot to bring the towel"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Narrow Aisle                              day three
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | Michael's damp bath towel is draped across the wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x towel" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bit mildewy since Michael didn't hang it up, but otherwise it's
Floyd | a perfectly ordinary bath towel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The air grows hotter the farther in you go, and it is becoming
Floyd | difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel emits a nasty buzzing sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel something click as the lever activates a hidden releasing
Floyd | mechanism; then, suddenly, the chain snaps up into the air with a loud
Floyd | metallic rattle. You quickly step back as a large block of heavy
Floyd | equipment -- attached to the other end of the chain -- comes
Floyd | plummeting down from the ceiling. At the last instant, a system of
Floyd | reducing pulleys slows the block's descent and prevents it from
Floyd | crashing into the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on block" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning over, you just manage to press the button with the end of the
Floyd | broomstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of something large and mechanical powering up, a
Floyd | low whirring sound, and the block of heavy equipment is lifted gently
Floyd | from the floor, carrying you up into the air. It comes to rest just
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your score has just gone up by two points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large block of heavy equipment hangs in the air just a foot or two
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Several workbenches and racks of arcane electronic equipment have been
Floyd | dragged together to form a sort of open laboratory on this wide
Floyd | balcony overlooking the mill. A wide table dominates the area, strewn
Floyd | with precision tools, bits of wire, and scribbled calculations. To the
Floyd | south, a narrow catwalk hangs above the mill floor, and a metal ladder
Floyd | leads down into the machinery below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Prominent among the strange tools scattered across the table is a
Floyd | strange caliper-like instrument.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbenches are some notes and some arcane electronic
Floyd | equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the racks contains a number of circular mirrors, stacked side
Floyd | by side like dishes in a dishwasher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacked up on the wall is a large technical blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take #3 with towel" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE #3 WITH TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use the towel to get things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take caliper" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CALIPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the towel into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a hand
Floyd | free)
Floyd | You pick up the calipers. Made of stainless steel, molded in a
Floyd | strangely flowing, almost organic design, the calipers -- if that is
Floyd | what they are -- resemble no other tool you've ever seen. It has three
Floyd | independently adjustable arms, each ending in a needle-point pincer,
Floyd | which fold back on themselves at grotesque, asymetrical angles toward
Floyd | a floating center point. There is a calibrated readout set near the
Floyd | base, which presumably provides a measure of whatever strange
Floyd | contortion of space is occupied by whatever object is placed between
Floyd | the pincers at the tool's other end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "measure #3" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEASURE #3
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the calipers)
Floyd | The instrument holds the mirror delicately clamped between its
Floyd | pincers; the readout reads "0.0128".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take #3 with caliper" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE #3 WITH CALIPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use the calipers to get things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gloves" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean #1" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN #1
Floyd |
Floyd | You polish the mirror with your sleeve until it gleams.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Several workbenches and racks of arcane electronic equipment have been
Floyd | dragged together to form a sort of open laboratory on this wide
Floyd | balcony overlooking the mill. A wide table dominates the area, strewn
Floyd | with precision tools, bits of wire, and scribbled calculations. To the
Floyd | south, a narrow catwalk hangs above the mill floor, and a metal ladder
Floyd | leads down into the machinery below.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbenches are some notes and some arcane electronic
Floyd | equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the racks contains a number of circular mirrors, stacked side
Floyd | by side like dishes in a dishwasher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacked up on the wall is a large technical blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search tools" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x benches" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BENCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | The benches are strewn with scribbled notes and bits of arcane
Floyd | electronic equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Circuitboards, electronic components of various shapes and sizes. It's
Floyd | all entirely beyond you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The mirror is perfectly round and exquisitely polished. It is very
Floyd | slightly concave on its reflecting surface, distorting the edges of
Floyd | your face as you stare into it. On the back is a small label with the
Floyd | number 3 written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Whoops."
		DavidW says, "I think it's still okay"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess it doesn't matter much... right."
		Knight_Otu says, "And we have a save from before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rack" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The rack has four slots labeled one through four.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the rack are four mirrors (the mirror labeled #1, the mirror
Floyd | labeled #2, the mirror labeled #3 and the mirror labeled #4).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rack" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x calculations" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CALCULATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The notes are a mess of incomprehensibly scrawled numbers; long
Floyd | printouts of technical data, tangled diagrams and complex formulae.
Floyd | Even if you had the slightest idea what all the calculations meant,
Floyd | the numbers are barely even legible.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lifting up a sheet of cribbed equations, you notice what looks to be a
Floyd | general memo to all mill workers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wires" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIRES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wire" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You needn't worry about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess no gloves are hiding here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Doesn't look like it, though it would make sense if the workers had access to them."
		DavidW asks, "were there any rooms off to the sides of the Maint Access Tunnel locations?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I don't think so?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large block of heavy equipment hangs in the air just a foot or two
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide down the chain, landing awkwardly on the floor below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipes" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPES
Floyd |
Floyd | Dozens of thick, metal pipes line the walls and ceiling of the
Floyd | crawlway, some of them leaking tiny plumes of steam from loose joints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb pipes" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB PIPES
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't get very far climbing those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN VATS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The air grows hotter the farther in you go, and it is becoming
Floyd | difficult to breathe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN VATS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter vat" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER VAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machinery" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINERY
Floyd |
Floyd | The machines squat like gigantic mechanical trolls all around you,
Floyd | ceaselessly clanking, groaning, vibrating and spitting steam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search controls" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under controls" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing of interest behind the control bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, I give up."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm out of ideas as well."
		DavidW says, "At this point, the only thing I can think to try is grab the mirror anyway, ignoring the memo, and trying it just to see."
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel something click as the lever activates a hidden releasing
Floyd | mechanism; then, suddenly, the chain snaps up into the air with a loud
Floyd | metallic rattle. You quickly step back as a large block of heavy
Floyd | equipment -- attached to the other end of the chain -- comes
Floyd | plummeting down from the ceiling. At the last instant, a system of
Floyd | reducing pulleys slows the block's descent and prevents it from
Floyd | crashing into the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we can try cleaning it as well."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on block" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor, on the block of heavy equipmenday three
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not that it should help."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button with broom" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON WITH BROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning over, you just manage to press the button with the end of the
Floyd | broomstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of something large and mechanical powering up, a
Floyd | low whirring sound, and the block of heavy equipment is lifted gently
Floyd | from the floor, carrying you up into the air. It comes to rest just
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk, on the block of heavy equipment
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the block of heavy equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large block of heavy equipment hangs in the air just a foot or two
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Several workbenches and racks of arcane electronic equipment have been
Floyd | dragged together to form a sort of open laboratory on this wide
Floyd | balcony overlooking the mill. A wide table dominates the area, strewn
Floyd | with precision tools, bits of wire, and scribbled calculations. To the
Floyd | south, a narrow catwalk hangs above the mill floor, and a metal ladder
Floyd | leads down into the machinery below.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbenches are a printed memo, some notes and some arcane
Floyd | electronic equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the racks contains a number of circular mirrors, stacked side
Floyd | by side like dishes in a dishwasher.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacked up on the wall is a large technical blueprint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take #3" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE #3
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the calipers into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | (slipping the mirror labeled #3 into the pocket of your trenchcoat to
Floyd | get a hand free)
Floyd | The blueprint curls up into a loose tube as you pull it from the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Catwalk                                   day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Catwalk
Floyd | The catwalk stretches north, a narrow ribbon of metal grillwork
Floyd | dangling fifty feet over the factory floor and shuddering dangerously
Floyd | in time with the machines beneath it. There are no railings of any
Floyd | kind. At the far end you can see what looks like a wide balcony with
Floyd | several large banks of equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large block of heavy equipment hangs in the air just a foot or two
Floyd | beyond the edge of the catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Floor                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide down the chain, landing awkwardly on the floor below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Floor
Floyd | Waves of heat and noise assault you from every corner. Towering above
Floyd | you on all sides are the enormous vats, presses and sundry machinery,
Floyd | the ever-churning inner workings of the paper mill. An opening in the
Floyd | base of the south wall leads back to the maintenance crawlway, and
Floyd | narrow aisles lead in several other directions through the chugging
Floyd | machinery. A grilled catwalk high over your head provides a more
Floyd | direct route across the factory; however, you see no way to get up
Floyd | there from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long chain dangles from overhead, its last few feet pooled on the
Floyd | floor next to a bank of controls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | The north end of the access crawlway ends at a sturdy metal hatch. A
Floyd | thick haze of steam hangs in the air, and the heat is like an oven --
Floyd | the walls and floor are almost blistering to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are roughly at the center of the access crawlway, which stretches
Floyd | north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Maintenance Access Tunnel                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Access Tunnel
Floyd | You are at the southern end of a long, narrow crawlway leading
Floyd | northward into the mill. All around you, through the metallic walls,
Floyd | you can hear the oppressive thumping and grinding of heavy machinery.
Floyd | The air in here is hot and smells of burnt engine oil.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal valve wheel juts out from the middle of one of the many
Floyd | fat, sweating pipes lining the walls. Just to its left is a gauge of
Floyd | some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bare Foundations                          day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bare Foundations
Floyd | The foundations of an older structure lie crumbling in a sunken square
Floyd | of ground, hidden away behind the imposing shadow of the mill wall.
Floyd | Weeds push up through cracked and buckling slabs of concrete; twisted
Floyd | rebar and rusting pipes poke up like the legs of dead insects. The
Floyd | ruins are surrounded on all sides by dense thickets, although narrow,
Floyd | overgrown trails lead northeast and southeast through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set into the base of the mill wall, nearly covered by the thickets, is
Floyd | a metal hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance to the Paper Mill                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The path curves to the north, leading you around to the front of the
Floyd | mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Paper Mill
Floyd | The road turns southwest here and runs squarely through the front
Floyd | entrance to the old paper mill. A gate of heavy iron bars blocks the
Floyd | only opening into this charred fortress, although an overgrown path
Floyd | leads around the wall to the south. To the north, a rutted lane
Floyd | threads its way past a row of dilapidated shacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mill Road                                 day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cross the railroad tracks, the air seems to lift slightly,
Floyd | becoming more breathable once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mill Road
Floyd | The road carries you across a desolate heath of gray, windswept grass.
Floyd | To the south, the black, jagged outline of Anchorhead's steep roofs
Floyd | and sharp, leaning gables cuts across the horizon. The road forks here
Floyd | to the west and east, heading across the railroad tracks in one
Floyd | direction, out toward the seashore in the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "At least we can leave with the mirror by chain-sliding."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Breakwater                                day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The road heads out over a narrow breakwater jutting out into the
Floyd | ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | Breakwater
Floyd | You are picking your way across the breakwater's bare, rocky spine,
Floyd | where the road has diminished to little more than a pair of dusty
Floyd | ruts. A hundred yards to the northeast, at the breakwater's far end,
Floyd | the lonely stone tower of Anchorhead's lighthouse stands vigil against
Floyd | the ocean.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Foot of the Lighthouse
Floyd | You stand in a circular clearing among the stones, surrounded on
Floyd | nearly every side by the sea. Before you looms the ancient, massive
Floyd | lighthouse, a vertiginous pillar of pale brick jabbing defiantly up at
Floyd | the sky. The road from the southwest ends here, although it looks as
Floyd | though you could pick your way down the rocks to the southeast, around
Floyd | the structure's base.
Floyd |
Floyd | The great bronze door of the lighthouse is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling
Floyd | past you in the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with bronze key" 		

Floyd ]  At the Foot of the Lighthouse             day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH BRONZE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the tarnished bronze key)
Floyd | (slipping the blueprint into the pocket of your trenchcoat to get a
Floyd | hand free)
Floyd | You unlock the massive bronze door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold wind blows harder, tugging at the hem of your trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of the Lighthouse                  day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the massive bronze door first)
Floyd | With great effort, you manage to pull the ancient, creaking door open
Floyd | a few inches, enough to slip through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Lighthouse
Floyd | The sound of the ocean is muffled behind the thick cinderblock walls,
Floyd | and the air is damp and heavy. You can almost feel the weight of two
Floyd | hundred feet of hoary old whitewashed brick pressing down on you from
Floyd | above. To the west, a narrow strip of dim light marks the exit.
Floyd | Cracked concrete steps lead up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb the winding stairs in a gradual spiral around the inner
Floyd | circumference of the tower, and finally emerge, breathless, at the
Floyd | top.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Lighthouse
Floyd | The stairs give onto a wide, circular chamber surrounded by windows.
Floyd | The glass is old and streaked with grime, but you still have to catch
Floyd | your breath at the magnificence of the view. In one direction, the
Floyd | dying heath and the stunted cluster of buildings that is Anchorhead;
Floyd | in the other, the ocean like a vast, undulating blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting in the middle of the room is what looks like a swivel mount of
Floyd | some kind, although nothing is mounted on it now. Looking up, you see
Floyd | that it rests directly below a large, hexagonal skylight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put #3 in mount" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT #3 IN MOUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the mirror labeled #3)
Floyd | (slipping the tarnished bronze key into the pocket of your trenchcoat
Floyd | to get a hand free)
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put #3 on mount" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT #3 ON MOUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the swivel mount would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "mount mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOUNT MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps there's something here on day FOUR."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mount" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | The mounting is ring-shaped, about three feet in diameter, and is
Floyd | designed to allow whatever is to be mounted on it to turn freely in
Floyd | all directions. It was probably originally intended to hold the beacon
Floyd | when the lighthouse was still in operation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "mount mirror on mount" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOUNT MIRROR ON MOUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open mount" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN MOUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmp."
		DavidW says, "I think something's missing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blueprint" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUEPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | You spread out the rolled-up blueprint to look it over.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blueprint is a technical schematic for some extremely complicated
Floyd | device, the exact purpose of which is anything but clear. It looks a
Floyd | bit like a telescope, a bit like a microwave oven turned inside out,
Floyd | and a bit like the "industrial laser" from Goldfinger. The
Floyd | inner workings of the device involve a complicated arrangement of
Floyd | lenses and mirrors and a hopeless tangle of circuitry that vaguely
Floyd | resembles several dozen street maps of Manhattan laid across each
Floyd | other. Some of the notations on the circuitry don't even look like
Floyd | technical symbols; they look more like cabbalistic runes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Next to what must represent the main focusing mirror of the device,
Floyd | someone has written the number "0.0113"; someone else, in another
Floyd | handwriting, has scratched that number out and written below it,
Floyd | "0.0128".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
		DavidW says, "Specifically, whatever device this blueprint is for."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't seem to make a scratch on the slick metallic surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Lighthouse
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The mirror is perfectly round and exquisitely polished. It is very
Floyd | slightly concave on its reflecting surface, distorting the edges of
Floyd | your face as you stare into it. On the back is a small label with the
Floyd | number 3 written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x disc" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Lighthouse                     day three
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DISC
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a dark, glassy circle, about the width of your hand in diameter
Floyd | and half an inch thick in the middle, tapering off to thinness toward
Floyd | the edge like a convex lens. Its color is the deep, oily black of
Floyd | obsidian, though you fancy you can see faint swirls of color inside it
Floyd | like the rainbow sheen of oil on water. Its curved surface is cool and
Floyd | perfectly smooth. Although incredibly hard, the material does not feel
Floyd | like stone; there is an odd, yielding quality to it, almost like
Floyd | something organic... almost, you realize with disquiet, like skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I need to visit the lavatory."
		DavidW says, "back. sorry about that"
		Knight_Otu says, "No prob."
		DavidW says, "Are we done here? Nice to know the mirror isn't fragile."
		Knight_Otu says, "It's kind of amusing that we said to stop at the two-hour mark, then continued for almost another hour."
		DavidW says, "yes well"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yes, I think we are."
		DavidW says, "ok then."
		DavidW asks, "Thank you for the game and see you next week?"
		Knight_Otu says, ""Clubfloyd abhors an unsolved puzzle", or something."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Pegasus by Michael Kielstra
Eunice by Gita Ryaboy
As played on ifMUD on October 7, 2018

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 Pegasus written by Michael Kielstra, and Eunice written by Gita Ryaboy. Pegasus, a short dystopian military piece, was released as part of the 2018 IFComp, where it took place 41. Eunice, a short excursion into a fantasical realm in need of positivity, was released as part of the 2018 IFComp, where it took place 59. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Pegasus, and Eunice.

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.

ANOTHER WARNING! A lot (most!) of the transcripts contained on this site are, shall we say, family-friendly. This is not one of those family-friendly transcripts. Just so we're clear.

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Pegasus by Michael Kielstra
Eunice by Gita Ryaboy
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		DavidW says, "well, let's play Pegasus first and then we can discuss after what to do next."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask pegasus" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Trigger warning: drug use, mild bad language.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "They'll tell you I'm gone.  They'll tell you I can't come back.
Floyd | That's all true.
Floyd |
Floyd | But they'll also tell you it's best to forget me.  Do me a favour, OK?
Floyd | Don't believe them."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah's eyes meet yours, and she holds out her hand for your Redline.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pegasus
Floyd | An Interactive Relationship by Michael Kielstra
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180719 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Barricade
Floyd | A few parked cars were all you and Sarah had on hand to block the
Floyd | street.  They make a simple barrier, not enough to buy safety, but
Floyd | enough to buy some time.  There are thirty of them out there, and just
Floyd | the two of you.  Technically, the deployment objective was fulfilled.
Floyd | Now it's just about who's getting out alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sarah here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well then."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're twenty-one: eighteen years of childhood, two of basic training,
Floyd | six months of specialisation, and eight in the field.  You're not a
Floyd | hardened veteran, but you're not the fresh-faced kid you once were.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What's a redline?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess we'll find out?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   armour (being worn)
Floyd |   a rifle
Floyd |   a death box (open)
Floyd |     a death needle
Floyd |     a Redline
Floyd |   a helmet (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x redline" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REDLINE
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin red stick half as long as your thumb.  They said it gave you
Floyd | half an hour's grace.  Half an hour of not feeling your wounds, of
Floyd | blood clotting instantly, of thinking fast and acting faster.  Then
Floyd | you die.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah waits patiently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. ick."
		DavidW says, "I didn't know this would be a war game."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not a pleasant thing."
		DavidW says, "I was expecting a winged horse and fluffy clouds."
		Knight_Otu asks, "If you would be more comfortable stopping?"
Taleslinger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW asks, "uh, it's only a half-hour, right?"
Taleslinger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Knight_Otu says, "Well, CF does tend to go longer."
		DavidW says, "And this might just be an intro scene before a venue change anyway."
		Knight_Otu asks, "So we go on for a bit?"
		DavidW says, "yes, but you drive."
Ellison arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give redline to sarah" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE REDLINE TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Redline)
Floyd | Sarah swallows the Redline, taking a moment to let it fully work
Floyd | through her system.  "Remember," she whispers.  And you do.  You
Floyd | remember how everything started, back when life was so much simpler.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | 'Pro pace pugnamus.'
Floyd | --Pegasus motto
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Knight_Otu asks, "Is that "We fight for peace"?"
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | "Trust yourself.  Trust your body.  Trust your instincts.  Trust your
Floyd | knowledge."  That's the first thing the Sergeant told you.  He then
Floyd | spent ten minutes playing Mission: Impossible clips and
Floyd | pointing out how none of the stunts would have been necessary if Tom
Floyd | Cruise had trusted his skills enough for a frontal assault.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're an Agent," he said.  "Act like one.  You are strong.  Use your
Floyd | strength."
Floyd |
Floyd | Then came basic training, weeks of it, and now you're ready for your
Floyd | first evaluation.  The mission, simulated though it is, is simple
Floyd | enough: retrieve the laptop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | Sleek white walls enclose this small alcove off the main training
Floyd | area.  A car chassis, wheel-less and packed with cinder blocks, bars
Floyd | the arch out.  It must weigh thousands of pounds.  The walls behind
Floyd | you are sealed, and you can't even see where the gaps were they were
Floyd | before they closed.  No going back now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "maybe? My Latin is so rusty I might as well not have any."
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't trust this Sergeant."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an SUV, but you don't know any more about cars than that.  It's
Floyd | all that stands between you and the training ground.  The wheels are
Floyd | gone, so it's not rolling anywhere.  To add insult to injury, it's
Floyd | filled with cinder blocks.  It looks properly heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "inventory"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a rifle
Floyd |   armour (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rifle" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIFLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your pride and joy: a Paragal-class mid-heavy assault electroplasma
Floyd | accelerator.  You love the way its weight feels in the crook of your
Floyd | arm, the way its white ceramic casing, polished to a shine, looks
Floyd | against your armour.  The fact that every new recruit gets one of
Floyd | these has in no way dulled your enthusiasm for yours.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x armour" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARMOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | The first thing they gave you, and the closest Pegasus has to a
Floyd | uniform, your body armour is what marks you out as a proto-Agent and
Floyd | not one of the techs, administrators, command staff, or other various
Floyd | base hangers-on.  The white hexagons that tile your chest have never
Floyd | seen combat, but when they do it'll be great.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I'm guessing we either climb over or under the car?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under car" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "crawl" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CRAWL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb car" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It completely covers the door.  All you'd be able to do is stand on
Floyd | top of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "try that anyway."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand on car" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no space.  It's not a maze, it's a barrier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe there's a ceiling trapdoor?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect not. I suspect we just shoot it."
		DavidW asks, "Shoot the car?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Really?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search car" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ats says, "I guess it's either that, or remove the cinderblocks one by one."
		Knight_Otu says, "It seems rather dangerous to do, but yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blocks" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an SUV, but you don't know any more about cars than that.  It's
Floyd | all that stands between you and the training ground.  The wheels are
Floyd | gone, so it's not rolling anywhere.  To add insult to injury, it's
Floyd | filled with cinder blocks.  It looks properly heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | For some reason, you think it looks a bit like a phone booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get booth" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to ats), "Worth trying."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get blocks" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BLOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're fixed into the chassis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I get it. 'pick up the phone booth and die'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick up car" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK UP CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "empty car" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cinderblocks" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CINDERBLOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take blocks" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BLOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're fixed into the chassis.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Unfortunately, I don't think we get the options we'd like to have."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The chassis would fit through it, but there isn't space for you to
Floyd | squeeze around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push car" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Your muscles protest for a second before they remember whose body they
Floyd | belong to.  A month's worth of standard-issue Pegasus stimulants and
Floyd | steroids pulses through your veins, and you force the chassis through
Floyd | the door.  Your innate sense of direction tells you that the doorway
Floyd | you've just opened leads east, to the training ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm surprised."
		DavidW says, "We are chemically augmented, I guess."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, it says so there. :/"
		DavidW asks, "so, uh, east?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Training Ground
Floyd | You've already spent a lot of time here, and you're surprised it
Floyd | doesn't look any different from usual.  At first glance, it could be a
Floyd | school gymnasium set out for a judo lesson: plenty of high ceilings,
Floyd | floor mats, and ropes and rings on the walls.  Your second glance
Floyd | takes in its sheer size, general cleanliness, and the variety of
Floyd | equipment, ranging from target dummies to a huge projector screen
Floyd | showing a second-order differential equation.  A pedestal stands at
Floyd | the end of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pedestal is a laptop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEDESTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A wooden box, about waist height.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pedestal is a laptop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I smell a trap, but is there one?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard Pegasus laptop: white, as always, with a fifteen-inch
Floyd | screen.  It's off.  You remember someone calling it a Scorpion.
Floyd | Agents doing advanced training in computer work are issued with the
Floyd | more powerful Manticore, but there's no reason to use a £20,000 piece
Floyd | of equipment just as a MacGuffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Check out the projector"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x projector" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PROJECTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The screen reads "d2y/dx2-3dy/dx+8=6x".  Solving second-order
Floyd | differential equations in your head is a standard Pegasus mental
Floyd | exercise: it's not particularly taxing, once you know how, but it
Floyd | takes concentration.  This one must have been left up by the last
Floyd | people to use the training room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "concentrate on projector" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONCENTRATE ON PROJECTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "solve equation" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLVE EQUATION
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "red herring, I guess."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hope so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEDESTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | A wooden box, about waist height.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pedestal is a laptop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pedestal is a laptop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I forgot my math pills."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for the laptop.  "Hey!"  A female voice comes out of
Floyd | nowhere, followed by the female in question.  "That's mine!  Hello, by
Floyd | the way.  I'm Sarah."  She leaps between you and the laptop,
Floyd | stretching out her hand for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, there's the trap."
		Knight_Otu says, "So it seems."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | You know her from the lectures, but the two of you have never actually
Floyd | spoken before.  You're probably stronger physically, but she doesn't
Floyd | look like she's too cut up about this.  Her stance denotes agility,
Floyd | speed, and reflexes that could more than make up for the difference.
Floyd | She wears her hair long, her ponytail coming over her shoulder and
Floyd | onto her armour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask sarah about laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SARAH ABOUT LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | Please TALK TO Sarah instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we still want the laptop."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sarah" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) Introduce yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "There must have been some mistake.  I need the laptop."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Neither response seems to fit the supersoldier in training, does it?"
		DavidW says, "Simpler times."
		DavidW says, "Pick one of 'em."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "I was told that was my evaluation.  I had to get the laptop."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "That's strange.  They don't generally make mistakes like that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Knight_Otu says, "Mistake, right."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sure I'm in the right room, too.  It must be a test of some
Floyd | sort."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "We could fight for it."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "Maybe if we wait a bit, they'll tell us what to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | 3) "We could grab it together?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now that's a good idea.  I'll count down five seconds, and then we'll
Floyd | both take it at once.  OK?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "Fine."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "We could fight for it."
Floyd |
Floyd | 3) "Maybe if we wait a bit, they'll tell us what to do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | She nods and starts counting.  "Five..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Are you making us play this out, game?"
		DavidW says, "Watch a 3rd person come in."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Training Ground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You and Sarah grab the laptop and lift it off the pedestal.  You smile
Floyd | a bit; she smirks.  One of the walls slides open, letting you out to
Floyd | the rest of the base.  You drop the laptop on the stand and leave
Floyd | together.  You later learn that only twenty per cent of Agents manage
Floyd | this sort of alliance.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are debriefed, your performance analysed, your psyche evaluated,
Floyd | and you continue training.  You meet Sarah again a few days later, in
Floyd | entirely different circumstances.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel
Floyd | A semi-circular wall surrounds the podium.  Slots, mostly empty, wait
Floyd | to receive the remains of those Agents who fall in the line of duty in
Floyd | the future.  A single curved pew completes the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Every month, there's a memorial service for dead Agents.  When Pegasus
Floyd | was founded, the service was compulsory and Roman Catholic, because
Floyd | the government could not countenance any other kind.  These days, it's
Floyd | optional and non-denominational, for much the same reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | You were surprised, and a little pleased, when she showed up too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slots" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking something like the hole in a tape player, the slots, each
Floyd | about one hand's breadth wide, line the wall behind the podium.  A few
Floyd | have coffins in them -- they look like VCRs from the outside, but the
Floyd | Pegasus term is coffins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pews" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEWS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pew" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEW
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark, varnished wooden bench with no handrails or dividers.  It fits
Floyd | about ten people.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | You know her from the lectures, but the two of you have never actually
Floyd | spoken before.  You're probably stronger physically, but she doesn't
Floyd | look like she's too cut up about this.  Her stance denotes agility,
Floyd | speed, and reflexes that could more than make up for the difference.
Floyd | She wears her hair long, her ponytail coming over her shoulder and
Floyd | onto her armour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing we TALK to her."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to her" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO HER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello again.  How've you been?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "Fine.  You?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "You know, I've realised, I don't actually know much about you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles.  "I'm just me, I suppose.  What's there to ask?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "What makes you an Agent?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "What was it like before you were an Agent?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 3) "How are you finding it here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't really want to talk about it.  Sorry."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "What makes you an Agent?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "How are you finding it here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I'd say that it's about doing some good in the world,
Floyd | helping people, et cetera et cetera."  She pauses, considers.  "That
Floyd | was never such a big thing for me.  There's evil, sure, but it's way
Floyd | over there, and I'm over here."  She spreads her hands wide, shaking
Floyd | first one, then the other, illustrating the point.  "It's bad, and I
Floyd | want to stop it, but it's hard to care until I'm actually right in
Floyd | front of it, if you see what I mean?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "I get it."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "I can't say I do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I guess I like the Agent thing because it gives me something to
Floyd | trust.  The other Agents, the instructors, the support crew.  The
Floyd | worse it gets, the more we're in it together."  She checks herself
Floyd | with a grin.  "Listen to me, talking like some kind of grizzled
Floyd | veteran when I haven't even deployed properly yet.  Enough about me.
Floyd | If it's not too personal a question, why are you here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "It's my way of making a better world."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "Someone has to."
Floyd |
Floyd | 3) "It's the coolest job I've ever had."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		DavidW says, "1, I guess"
		Knight_Otu says, "What we've seen from the protag, they seem to think 3, but okay."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah nods.  "A better world.  We could do with one of those."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "You said something interesting earlier -- that you were an Agent
Floyd | so you could trust people."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah.  I didn't, always."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "If you want to talk about it..."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "I understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks.  I've got enough on my plate right now with the psych team,
Floyd | but thanks."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "I understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "Psych isn't always the best option.  You sure you don't want to
Floyd | tell me what this is about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Knight_Otu asks, "Nosy, aren't we?"
		DavidW says, "I'd pick 1."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks.  Maybe I'll tell you about it one day.  For now, let's listen
Floyd | to the service."
Floyd |
Floyd | The pastor walks up to the lectern and unfolds his notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sit on pew" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON PEW
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the pew.
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems so long ago now, but the memory of how you met Sarah is as
Floyd | clear as if you were living it again.  You remember more training,
Floyd | together and apart.  She specialised in tactical work: close-quarters
Floyd | combat, computational analysis.  You took command and grand strategy.
Floyd | The two of you were paired through your final tests, and deploying
Floyd | together was a natural choice.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | 'Battles are games of thought.  Out-think your opponents,
Floyd | and you will out-fight them automatically.'
Floyd | --The Art and Science of Combat
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | Pegasus doesn't normally go in for assassinations, which means that
Floyd | the average person's impression on seeing you and Sarah on the edge of
Floyd | a rooftop with a rifle would likely have been wrong.  You'd flown in
Floyd | on a vertical-takeoff jet, now parked safely in a vacant lot a few
Floyd | streets over.  Your first deployment (Pegasus hates the term
Floyd | "mission", but you all use it anyway) was one of reconnaissance, with
Floyd | a view to protection.  Watch the street for suspicious activity.  The
Floyd | VIP will be coming down the street in twenty-four hours.  Make sure
Floyd | it's safe.  Walk away if anything serious starts going down -- if
Floyd | worst comes to worst, the event can be cancelled.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rooftop
Floyd | Dirty grey panels, punctured by air vents, form the roof of this tower
Floyd | block.  Far below, you see the street.  The wind hums through the
Floyd | gratings, making you just a little bit too cold for comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sarah here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sarah" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "So.  Keeping watch."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "Yup."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not what you expected from your first deployment?  Sitting on a
Floyd | roof?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "Not really."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "Actually..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "You'd think they wouldn't need one Agent up here, let alone two.
Floyd | Couldn't they just do it with a drone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "Or just use the street cameras."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "Command has its reasons."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "It'd be safer, too."  Sarah sighs.  "To be honest, I'm not sure
Floyd | Command thinks everything through before doing it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Before either of you can say any more, you hear a shot and press
Floyd | yourself against the roof.  The bullet flies over your head and out of
Floyd | sight.  Turning your head, you see your assailant, dressed in hitman
Floyd | black and wielding a semi-automatic pistol.  He is already turning to
Floyd | point it at Sarah.  She's heard the bullet, and she's dropped to the
Floyd | roof, but you can see she won't get out of the way quickly enough
Floyd | unless you do something.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brain kicks into overdrive.  Time stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "There's a official hitman black?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems like it would defeat the purpse."
		Knight_Otu says, "*purpose"
		DavidW says, "uh, I'm the wrong person to ask about hitmen."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, didn't mean to imply that."
		DavidW says, "The author's trying for a tone and stumbled there, slightly."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | You spin and give Sarah an almighty shove.  She rolls.  The bullet
Floyd | misses by a hair.  As she recovers, you launch yourself at the hitman,
Floyd | knocking the gun from his hand.  He struggles, but you twist his arms
Floyd | behind his back and kick in his knees.  He falls.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah looks at you -- technically, you're in charge here.  "We're
Floyd | done," you say.  "Get him out of here and I'll clean up the site.
Floyd | Quick, before anyone else arrives."  Sarah nods and produces a pair of
Floyd | handcuffs from her armour, but, before she has a chance to do anything
Floyd | more than open them, she stops.  "Look at the street."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x street" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STREET
Floyd |
Floyd | Half the people on the street have now stopped moving; the other half
Floyd | are running.  You can just about make out weapons, if you squint.  "We
Floyd | need a new way out", you mutter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah cuffs the hitman to a grille.  "I've got one.  Give me a
Floyd | second."  She taps a code into the wrist of her armour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah barely mutters, concentrating.  "I can fly the jet remotely.
Floyd | Grab my rifle.  I won't be able to take it."  You hear the hum of the
Floyd | jet, distant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get rifle" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RIFLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly notice activity on the street, and swear.  "They've got a
Floyd | rocket launcher."  "Can't let the jet hover, then," Sarah says.  "How
Floyd | are you for jumping?"  It's not a question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You rock back and forth on the balls of your feet, preparing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jumping onto a jet plane is a standard advanced extraction technique,
Floyd | but that doesn't make it any easier to do in practice.  "I'll count
Floyd | you down," says Sarah.  "Three..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two..."  You see the jet flying up over the roof's horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Rooftop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You bend your knees, tense your leg muscles, and propel yourself at
Floyd | the jet.  Training takes over.  You remember doing this in simulators:
Floyd | grab here, pull there.  Suddenly, you're in the rear seat.  Sarah is
Floyd | in front of you, grabbing the joystick, taking physical control of the
Floyd | jet.  You scream away into the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember debriefings after that, questions from Internal Affairs,
Floyd | a mole-hunt that went nowhere, and everyone finally deciding that you
Floyd | and Sarah had just been on the wrong rooftop at the wrong time.  You
Floyd | remember a dozen or so successful deployments after that, some easy,
Floyd | some less so, some with Sarah, some with other Agents.  You remember
Floyd | making Senior Agent, being given command of a full fireteam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then, you remember why you're where you are now.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Roger says, "They do this so often that they have a simulator for it"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeaah."
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | 'If the currency of modern life is information, anyone who
Floyd | knows someone else's secret is a thief.  Secret agencies have always
Floyd | been comfortable with theft.'
Floyd | --Introductory lecture to Pegasus offensive computational
Floyd | analysis programme
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		DavidW says, "I'm not into black ops lore."
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | A radical far-left group planned, somehow, to attempt the
Floyd | destabilisation of the government of a small southern European nation.
Floyd | That was all you knew.  The group had contacts within the national
Floyd | police force, so the government had asked Pegasus for help.  Once
Floyd | again, the mission was reconnaissance, although a little bit more
Floyd | actively this time.  You were deploying into Zetola, the capital city.
Floyd | There was an office building there where the group was known to keep
Floyd | files.  Get in, transmit the data to Pegasus, get out.
Floyd |
Floyd | A team of six would attract too much attention, so you and Sarah were
Floyd | going in alone.  As always, there was a risk of combat, so you were in
Floyd | full armour.
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty for
Floyd | some reason, which is good luck for you but strange.  Exits lead in
Floyd | all four cardinal directions, and the passageways are complex enough
Floyd | that going in the direction you came from will not take you back the
Floyd | way you came.
Floyd |
Floyd | Command comes in over the radio in your helmet.  "Welcome to Zetola.
Floyd | I have you on my map.  You'll want to go north here."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sarah here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's mostly silent as you and Sarah slip through the alleys.  A cat
Floyd | crosses your path before disappearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your earpiece squawks.  "Go to the west."
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah follows you through the winding maze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to hear slight noises up ahead, but it's still mostly quiet.
Floyd | Sarah speaks quickly into her helmet mic, listens to the answer.
Floyd | "Command says they didn't foresee any problems."
Floyd |
Floyd | Command's instructions crackle in your earpiece.  "Go to the west."
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah follows you through the winding maze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The noise builds slightly.  It sounds a bit like shouting.  Sarah is
Floyd | getting jumpy.  "You know, we might be able to find a different way
Floyd | around," she says.  "How about the east passage?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Command over the radio.  "Go to the south."
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah follows you through the winding maze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I am way too into it. This isn't terrible."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It really does sound like shouting now, with some heavy machinery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your earpiece squawks.  "Go to the east."
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah follows you through the winding maze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You come to an opening and look through into an open city square.
Floyd | Command burbles in your earpiece, saying something about getting to
Floyd | the building on the other side of the square.  You only half listen as
Floyd | you take in the scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well why the-" Sarah's visor slides down, muffling her conversation
Floyd | with Control.  It slides up again a long moment later.  "Apparently
Floyd | this only just got on the news back at base.  They're 'working on
Floyd | solutions' right now."
Floyd |
Floyd | Riot
Floyd | A crowd of people fills the square, shouting and chanting.  A line of
Floyd | police tries to hold them back, pushing on the flagstones.  Large
Floyd | buildings surround the square, including an office block that you
Floyd | recognise from the mission brief.  There's no way you'll be able to
Floyd | cross as it is.  The sidewalks are covered with rubbish, obscuring
Floyd | them almost completely.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sarah here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a helmet (being worn)
Floyd |   a death box (closed)
Floyd |   a rifle
Floyd |   armour (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | "We grab the files, we get out.  I don't like this, but it's the
Floyd | objective."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't think about the death box much, but you've seen enough that
Floyd | you're perfectly capable of saying the words "death needle" and
Floyd | "Redline" without quivering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We don't want to use death box stuff, I'm sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | Rioters struggle, pushing, shoving, chanting, waving signs.  They're
Floyd | mostly young men, but you see some women too.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'm too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x signs" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You read the signs with some difficulty.  There's the usual
Floyd | we-want-change, and then there are some more specific slogans about
Floyd | the government's over-reliance on international organisations to
Floyd | manage its country.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x office" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OFFICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember it from the briefing: a fairly tall block with double
Floyd | doors.  It seems to be locked up and empty on account of the riot,
Floyd | although you could probably shoulder or shoot the doors in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter it" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's on the other side of the crowd.  You'll have to get past it, or
Floyd | through it, first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on the spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The riot fills the whole square; any ways around would just lead you
Floyd | to a different perspective on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ats says, "Can we join the crowd? (Maybe without armour, etc.)"
		DavidW asks, "You thought just because you can jump into a jet, that you could jump over people?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Who knows?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The riot fills the whole square; any ways around would just lead you
Floyd | to a different perspective on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x helmet" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | A combat helmet.  Pegasus only brought them in recently.  It locks
Floyd | into your armour, extending your bullet-resistant area from the top of
Floyd | your head down to your pelvis.  The retractable face plate is gloss
Floyd | black, contrasting against the white of the rest of your armour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to control" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CONTROL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move litter" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE LITTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x street" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STREET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no sewer system."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, they aren't usually made for walking anyway."
		Knight_Otu says, "Despite what games tell us."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "join crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JOIN CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You scream, fruitlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO HER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Sarah)
Floyd | "We grab the files, we get out.  I don't like this, but it's the
Floyd | objective."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I'm not sure what to do here. Do we push the people? Shoot someone?"
		ats asks, "Fire into the air?"
		DavidW asks, "Shoot the door from here?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I should hope there's a nonviolent way... not that I'm confident of i."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shoot up" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT UP
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh hello, myold nemesis."
		DavidW says, "No gas or fog grenades."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shoot building" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the buildings or the office building?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No clothesline to rapel on"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x buildings" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUILDINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Tall grey structures, some residential, some offices, all with at
Floyd | least some graffiti.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We're not Batman, we're... I dunno."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter buildings" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BUILDINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're mostly locked, and there's nothing you'd want in them that's
Floyd | worth the time to search.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x police" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Black body armour and transparent shields are about all you can see of
Floyd | the police from this distance.  They're fighting a losing battle
Floyd | keeping the protesters contained.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Not even a running start, game?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "run" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to say which compass direction to go in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "run east" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUN EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | The riot fills the whole square; any ways around would just lead you
Floyd | to a different perspective on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shoot in the air" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT IN THE AIR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to shoot inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "chant" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to people" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "We grab the files, we get out.  I don't like this, but it's the
Floyd | objective."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "boo"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to police" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO POLICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think our options are shoot police, shoot protesters, or shoot office building."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shoot office" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT OFFICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You probably shouldn't shoot the office building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Ok, not that one."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shoot buildings" 		

Floyd ]  Riot
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT BUILDINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You probably shouldn't shoot the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Probably shouldn't shoot Sarah either."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | The documents are more important than a few broken bones.  You set
Floyd | your rifle to minimum penetration and get moving.  Sarah follows a
Floyd | second after.  You cut a swathe through the crowd, kicking at legs and
Floyd | necks as they present themselves.  You reach the building, forcing
Floyd | your way in through the lobby doors and pulling them shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | An empty wood-panelled lobby.  Plush carpeted stairs lead up to the
Floyd | offices.  The reception desk has no chair, as Sarah has used it to
Floyd | block the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sarah here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah rams a chair against the door handles.  "We've only got a
Floyd | minute."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Mah."
		Knight_Otu says, "*Meh, even."
		DavidW asks, "so, up?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | A utilitarian wood-panelled stairwell with a sign on the wall.
Floyd | Offices open out east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Archiving
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Archiving
Floyd | Racks of files, paper and digital, along with a computer terminal,
Floyd | jump out at you from the air-conditioned darkness of the storage room.
Floyd | The heavy door locks behind you, which is an immediate relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're the computer expert", you say.  "Let's get to work."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "didn't read the sign?"
		Knight_Otu says, "oops."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Guess you guessed correctly, though."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | Arrows point up, down, east, labelled Storage and Archiving,
Floyd | and west, labelled Reformist Media Group.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Both could be right."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Archiving
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Archiving
Floyd | Racks of files, paper and digital, along with a computer terminal,
Floyd | jump out at you from the air-conditioned darkness of the storage room.
Floyd | The heavy door locks behind you, which is an immediate relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're the computer expert", you say.  "Let's get to work."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Archiving
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Old and a little slow, but that doesn't seem to bother Sarah.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah hooks up the drives to the computer and links it with the
Floyd | Pegasus network.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Archiving
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | You try, but the words won't come.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah finds the files she needs and starts the upload.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah suddenly turns to you.  "You know, we might not get out of this,
Floyd | and if we don't..."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "Yes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time, but I didn't know
Floyd | what you'd think of me if I did."  She checks the upload progress.
Floyd | "Guess it doesn't matter now.  Anyway.  I didn't want to be an Agent."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "Didn't you sign up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "My parents were military.  I was on base one night when I was about
Floyd | sixteen.  I decided to have a wander around.  I got lost."  Sarah
Floyd | gathers herself.  "Well, once you find something as secret as the
Floyd | Pegasus operational command, either they kill you, or they keep you.
Floyd | I'm an Agent because it was that or life in some tiny off-the-grid
Floyd | prison cell."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "Didn't they have guards and doors and things to stop you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Archiving
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "I always wondered about that myself.  They had enough once I was in,
Floyd | and they were strong enough the time I tried to run."  She rubs her
Floyd | shoulder, grimacing at the memory.  "Maybe I was just really good, or
Floyd | maybe it was their way of headhunting me.  I don't know how my life
Floyd | would have turned out otherwise, so I can't say I've got good or bad
Floyd | feelings one way or the other.  Just thought someone should know."
Floyd | The computer dings.  "Upload's done.  I never held it against them, in
Floyd | principle.  They were just being secret.  They're good underneath.  I
Floyd | should say thank you.  Thank you for being someone I could trust, all
Floyd | the way through.  It meant a lot to me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO HER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Sarah)
Floyd | You don't have anything to say right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your earpiece explodes into life.  "Control here.  We have the files,
Floyd | and we think we've found you a way out.  Just do what we say."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "I'm listening."
Floyd |
Floyd | 2) "We've got something bigger to talk about first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hrm, we really shouldn't take MC to task now, should we?"
		DavidW says, "Depends if it's really bigger or not."
		DavidW says, "But I suspect our objections should wait unless Control is trying to kill us on purpose."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm assuming it's about Sarah's recruitment, which is an important thing, but..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're going to fire a bomb from space to detonate over the city.
Floyd | It'll make a big noise and flash, but nobody gets hurt.  That gives
Floyd | you a distraction, and you get out of there.  Once you reach the
Floyd | suburbs, find an open space.  A jet is on its way as we speak."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "You're sure this will work?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Trust me.  Please."  Control ends the conversation.  You explain the
Floyd | plan to Sarah.  A few minutes later, you hear an immense explosion
Floyd | from high in the air and towards the city center.
Floyd |
Floyd | You nod at Sarah.  "Let's get out of here.  I think there's a back
Floyd | door."
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah races after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a shout behind you.  It's a pack of armed police.  They must
Floyd | not have been told about the Pegasus intervention.  You only have
Floyd | enough time to see that they've got guns before one of their bullets
Floyd | knocks Sarah's helmet off.  Without thinking further, the two of you
Floyd | dive headlong into the alleyways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Why am I guessing the plan didn't go without casualties?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah races after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear running feet and shouting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | They advertise both local and international brands, with varying
Floyd | degrees of vigour and success.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few bullets ricochet off the corner you just turned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah races after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear gasps, shouts, and pursuit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah races after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your pursuers yell something unintelligible but unfriendly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Backstreets
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Backstreets
Floyd | Narrow alleys between grey buildings.  Occasionally, a sign or
Floyd | billboard will deliver a splash of colour.  The streets are empty.
Floyd | Exits lead in all four cardinal directions
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah races after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear running feet and shouting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dead End
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble into a dead end.  Cars line the streets.  You hear
Floyd | shouting, coming towards you.  You need a plan.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dead End
Floyd | A few cars are parked on the sidewalks of this alley.  Buildings
Floyd | surround three sides.  There's no way out.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We need some kind of barrier!" shouts Sarah.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "push that car"
		Knight_Otu says, "Ah ha."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cars" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH CARS
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the chassis of one of the cars.  Sarah gets the hint and
Floyd | grabs another.  You throw them into a barrier, muscles working at
Floyd | maximum, metal screaming against metal.  Bullets ricochet off the new
Floyd | wall for a moment, before your pursuers realise you've put yourself in
Floyd | a strong position.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah props her rifle up on top of the wall and start firing.  After a
Floyd | few minutes, she exhausts the magazine.  There are just too many of
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Barricade
Floyd | A few parked cars were all you and Sarah had on hand to block the
Floyd | street.  They make a simple barrier, not enough to buy safety, but
Floyd | enough to buy some time.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sarah here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah nods.  "Give me your Redline."
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) "What?  No.  I can't let you do that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >>

		Knight_Otu says, "We're back at the start."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You protest, but you open your death box at the same time.  You know
Floyd | it's true.  "I'm the specialist," Sarah says.  "We'll have the best
Floyd | chance if I take it.  They'll send in another team to collect my body
Floyd | later, when this all blows over.  You climb the buildings, get out
Floyd | that way."  She pauses.
Floyd |
Floyd | "They'll tell you I'm gone.  They'll tell you I can't come back.
Floyd | That's all true.
Floyd |
Floyd | But they'll also tell you it's best to forget me.  Do me a favour, OK?
Floyd | Don't believe them."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sarah's eyes meet yours, and she holds out her hand for your Redline.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear"
		DavidW says, "oh, now we can climb buildings."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give redline to sarah" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE REDLINE TO SARAH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Redline)
Floyd | Sarah swallows the Redline, taking a moment to let it fully work
Floyd | through her system.  "Remember," she whispers, before leaping
Floyd | backwards over the barrier.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a white glint in amongst the cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "glint" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glint" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's Sarah's death box.  She must not have lost it; she must have
Floyd | dropped it on purpose, and it's broken open.  You notice it still has
Floyd | her Redline inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You realise you could climb one of the buildings while Sarah distracts
Floyd | the police and escape that way.  Alternatively, you could swallow
Floyd | Sarah's Redline.  If you act fast, the chemicals in your death needle
Floyd | will be enough to wash the poison out of her blood, but you'll have to
Floyd | stay behind and cover her escape, and she won't be able to save you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gunfire crackles through the cars that make up the barricade, one
Floyd | round glancing off your armour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "So, follow, or not?"
		DavidW says, "I'm wondering why Sarah dropped her death box on purpose."
		Knight_Otu says, "I have no idea, honestly."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps she's never been who she claimed to be."
		DavidW says, "And this is our real test."
		Knight_Otu says, "So, unless things changed a lot, Eunice should be a nice diversion after this."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat redline" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT REDLINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow the Redline, feel it pump new fire into your veins.  You
Floyd | are fast.  You are strong.  You are invincible.  For a moment you
Floyd | consider dying fighting alongside your friend, but dismiss that as
Floyd | foolisnhesss -- why should two die when only one has to?  You vault
Floyd | the barricade, interrupt Sarah in her duel, pull her back, jam the
Floyd | death needle into her neck.  Her body shakes as the death needle
Floyd | purges the Redline from her system.  You throw her over the cars and
Floyd | turn to face the enemy.  You hear her over your radio-link.  "I told
Floyd | you not to.  Why do you think I hid it?"  You hear sobbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | And then, as you make your last stand, you hear the sounds of Sarah
Floyd | climbing.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** She is safe. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Barricade
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb" 		

Floyd ]  Barricade
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB
Floyd |
Floyd | (the buildings)
Floyd | You drop the death box and begin to climb, hauling yourself up by
Floyd | outcroppings on the walls.  There's no time to look back, and no
Floyd | mindspace to think.  You climb; that is all.  You roll onto the roof,
Floyd | find a skylight, drop into the building, leave by the other door.  You
Floyd | leave Zetola behind forever.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are safe. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		DavidW says, "hmph."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not a happy game."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if that's as deep as the story goes."
		DavidW asks, "so, Eunice next?"
		ats asks, "What would have happened if we did EAT REDLINE right at the start?"
		Knight_Otu says, "It's a nicer game than this one."
		DavidW says (to ats), "Probably the game would deny us."
		Knight_Otu says, "That's what I'm expecting, yes. Not motivated enough to restart and check, though."
		DavidW says, "I'll replay Pegasus another day and see if there are secrets in there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask eunice" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fording seas of boredom, weathering storms of grief, and floods of
Floyd | anger, you have arrived. This game is an introduction to
Floyd | research-based Positive Psychology tools. For more information about
Floyd | playing this game, type ABOUT.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look north, south, east, and west. There is something missing
Floyd | here, as if all of nature is just ... sort of ... going through the
Floyd | motions. Her heart isn't really in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Eunice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eunice
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction Adventure in Positive Psychology by Gita Ryaboy
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180928 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you is a neglected garden. Where once a caring hand tended
Floyd | bushes and plants, now trash covers the garden. No one is left to tend
Floyd | it now.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take note" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a tired, tattered piece of paper not good for anything but
Floyd | reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The note reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Eunice is a shadow of its former glory.
Floyd | Hope is lost, just a faint mem-ory
Floyd | Whatever might have brought you here,
Floyd | That Eunice needs you, it is clear.
Floyd | Type out simple commands, and
Floyd | Notice the changes in Eunice land.
Floyd | Odd creatures and strange places require your aid.
Floyd | You'll get as much out as the efforts you made.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | In the past couple of decades, there has been a surge of psychological
Floyd | research into the type of questions usually reserved for sitting at
Floyd | the edge of the ocean on a gray day: How can I feel more joy? What
Floyd | does love mean? When am I truly fulfilling my purpose in life? This
Floyd | research has been grouped into the subfield of Positive Psychology.
Floyd | Data shows that some simple actions can improve mood, perspective, and
Floyd | resilience. There are now online courses, popular books, research
Floyd | journals, and yes, even games.
Floyd | Interactive fiction is especially suited to trying out something
Floyd | strange and new because it creates a space to experiment through play.
Floyd | This game is in a fantasy land, but the player is you, no one else, no
Floyd | mask or cloak or metaphor. You could consider this a trial run with
Floyd | new, psychological hiking gear, and afterward set off to explore your
Floyd | own vast and wild internal world.
Floyd | Or, don't have any intentions except playing. Either way, take a
Floyd | little time to enjoy Eunice. I certainly enjoyed making it. I'm
Floyd | grateful for the experience and for the support from many people along
Floyd | the way.
Floyd | Type CREDITS to read about everyone who helped make this game
Floyd | possible.
Floyd | Type COMMANDS for a list of suggested instructions.
Floyd | Type HELP for a list of topics with more information.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trash" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | Some old junk lies abandoned in the garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Sometimes you can't take it with you. This is one of those times.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search trash" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x garden" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You look closer and recognize ragged lavender and a tired rose. The
Floyd | plants have withered at the stem before ever blooming. Brown and gray,
Floyd | they are barely surviving among the junk left in the yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is dusty, cracked. It rests against the front porch where stairs
Floyd | used to be. Those stairs are gone completely now, either torn up by
Floyd | some strong arm or simply rotted away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "commands" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COMMANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Try: LOOK, TAKE, INVENTORY, move in any direction, LOOK in any
Floyd | direction, TOPIC for conversation suggestions, and THANK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be serving its intended purpose just where it is, thank
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x porch" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The old wooden house is small and square. From out here, you can tell
Floyd | there is likely only one room inside. The front porch is rotting and
Floyd | slants away from the house, but the walls are strong. It looks as if
Floyd | someone just left it to fall into disrepair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter house" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't walk up the stairs. They have rotted beyond all use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell rose" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your nose notices a smell that is mostly just dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rose" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You look closer and recognize ragged lavender and a tired rose. The
Floyd | plants have withered at the stem before ever blooming. Brown and gray,
Floyd | they are barely surviving among the junk left in the yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell lavender" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL LAVENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Your nose notices a smell that is mostly just dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "water rose" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATER ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks (of ats), "Okay if I try to see if there's other locations?"
		DavidW asks (of ats), "Or would you like to drive?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look different in the Eunice light. A little more weather-beaten,
Floyd | a little darker from the sun, a little stronger from the walking, you
Floyd | look like an adventurer.
Floyd | You look like you have grit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grit" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. This would be a sweet
Floyd | place to sit for an afternoon in a hammock and listen to the birds
Floyd | sing, except that there is no hammock and no birds singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whisk lies on the meadowland, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x whisk" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHISK
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean curves of metal, the whisk looks very useful for whisking
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down to retrieve the whisk, but no matter how hard you pull
Floyd | it won't come up from the meadowland. Assuredly it doesn't belong, but
Floyd | it seems that other things need to be taken care of before you can
Floyd | return the whisk to its rightful place, wherever that might be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grassland
Floyd | Dry rustling grasses surround you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing breaking the continuity is a huge and gnarled tree,
Floyd | framed dark against the wide sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | A spatula rests on some grass, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spatula" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPATULA
Floyd |
Floyd | It is bright purple and made of semi-flexible silicone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down to retrieve the spatula, but no matter how hard you
Floyd | pull it won't come up from the grassland. Assuredly it doesn't belong,
Floyd | but it seems that other things need to be taken care of before you can
Floyd | return the spatula to its rightful place, wherever that might be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander south, but without the tree as a signpost you
Floyd | would easily become lost in ever-shifting green grasses. If you were
Floyd | lost, hope would never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander west, but without the tree as a signpost you would
Floyd | easily become lost in ever-shifting green grasses. If you were lost,
Floyd | hope would never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander east, but without the tree as a signpost you would
Floyd | easily become lost in ever-shifting green grasses. If you were lost,
Floyd | hope would never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. This would be a sweet
Floyd | place to sit for an afternoon in a hammock and listen to the birds
Floyd | sing, except that there is no hammock and no birds singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whisk lies on the meadowland, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Plainfield
Floyd | A broad field or plain with nothing particularly distinguishing about
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Field
Floyd | The field is mostly dust and grime beneath dark mountains looming to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A round tin rests on the Dusty Field, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mountains" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOUNTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Tall and jagged, they look far off and faintly disapproving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tin" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A round metal tin, nine inches in diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down to retrieve the round tin, but no matter how hard you
Floyd | pull it won't come up from the dusty field. Assuredly it doesn't
Floyd | belong, but it seems that other things need to be taken care of before
Floyd | you can return the tin to its rightful place, wherever that might be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is so exciting, this not being able to take anything."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Field
Floyd | You are in a broad, rocky field. Boulders are scattered haphazardly
Floyd | all around.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large notice board clearly placed with more intention than
Floyd | the rocks. On the notice board is a pad of paper and a few notes.
Floyd | Farther west, tall mountains loom over you, threatening to overwhelm
Floyd | the scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boulders" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOULDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Heavy and oblong with weathered surfaces, they have been here a long
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Those are new additions."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x board" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A large public notice board stands in the middle of the wide field.
Floyd | You wonder why the builder decided to put it out here, far from any
Floyd | road or town.  Clearly some people came here, because there are
Floyd | colorful notes stuck to the board, as well as a large pad of paper.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Carved into the top of the board are the words:
Floyd |
Floyd | Simply type "Today I am grateful for {your gratitude} " on the pad.
Floyd |  Peace and serenity are yours to be had.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pad" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The pad of paper is titled "Gratitude List: " in shimmering in gold
Floyd | leaf. The rest of the paper is inviting, ready to be typed in.
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x notes" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick one of the notes to read: "Today I am grateful for smiles
Floyd | from strangers, dragon gold, my job".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick one of the notes to read: "Today I am grateful for my
Floyd | children, a morning commute free from trolls and dragons, sunny
Floyd | weather".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type "Today I am grateful for peanuts"" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYPE "TODAY I AM GRATEFUL FOR PEANUTS"
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYPE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use pad" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pad" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The pad of paper is titled "Gratitude List: " in shimmering in gold
Floyd | leaf. The rest of the paper is inviting, ready to be typed in.
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type "peanuts" on pad" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYPE "PEANUTS" ON PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push boulders" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BOULDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb boulders" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB BOULDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Little is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk on to explore west of the notice board in the field beneath
Floyd | rugged mountains.
Floyd | Suddenly you see what the shadow of the mountains had hidden: the land
Floyd | falls away in a steep cliff so deep that the bottom is hidden from
Floyd | view. You scramble back from the edge. There is no way to go farther
Floyd | west. With a pounding heart, you turn back to the notice board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The rocky field ends at the edge of a dark wood. The forbidding trees
Floyd | block your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander south into the prairie, but without a way to
Floyd | navigate you would easily become lost. If that happened, hope would
Floyd | never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The trees seem to crowd in together as if they were keeping a secret.
Floyd | It is too dark to discover much from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Field
Floyd | The field is mostly dust and grime beneath dark mountains looming to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A round tin rests on the Dusty Field, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Noticeboard is just "Today i am grateful for...""
DavidW says (to Floyd), "today" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TODAY
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Field
Floyd | You are in a broad, rocky field. Boulders are scattered haphazardly
Floyd | all around.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large notice board clearly placed with more intention than
Floyd | the rocks. On the notice board is a pad of paper and a few notes.
Floyd | Farther west, tall mountains loom over you, threatening to overwhelm
Floyd | the scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "today i am grateful for peanuts" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TODAY I AM GRATEFUL FOR PEANUTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You write "peanuts" on the pad of paper.
Floyd | Take a moment and look at the words that you wrote. Let the memory of
Floyd | peanuts soak in.
Floyd | When you write your gratitude note, a tiny folded paper bird flutters
Floyd | down from above you and lands noiselessly in your hand.
Floyd | The field looks a little greener.
Floyd | The colorful gratitude notes posted on the board shine and twinkle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bird" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | An expertly folded paper bird, the GIFT of GRATITUDE. The colors seem
Floyd | to change slightly in the Eunice light, but you think its blue. You
Floyd | remember your Gratitude List:
Floyd |
Floyd | peanuts
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug goes home. 		Knight_Otu says, "Somehow I didn't get the idea that type might be necessary, otherwise I'd have suggested that to the author."
		Knight_Otu says, "To recognice type "text", I mean."
		DavidW says, "Type is fairly standard. Random phrases aren't."
		Knight_Otu says, "True, it is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "today I am grateful for shelter" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TODAY I AM GRATEFUL FOR SHELTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You write "shelter" on the pad of paper.
Floyd | Take a moment and look at the words that you wrote. Let the memory of
Floyd | shelter soak in.
Floyd | When you add your gratitude note, you notice other notes pinned on the
Floyd | board, written by people or animals before you. It almost seems like
Floyd | there are more than before. The colorful notes add a trendy, party
Floyd | atmosphere to the sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "today i am grateful for ifcomp" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TODAY I AM GRATEFUL FOR IFCOMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You write "ifcomp" on the pad of paper.
Floyd | Take a moment and look at the words that you wrote. Let the memory of
Floyd | ifcomp soak in.
Floyd | When you add your gratitude note, you notice other notes pinned on the
Floyd | board, written by people or animals before you. It almost seems like
Floyd | there are more than before. The colorful notes add a trendy, party
Floyd | atmosphere to the sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The trees seem to crowd in together as if they were keeping a secret.
Floyd | It is too dark to discover much from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Field
Floyd | The field has a hint of green as if the imposing mountains were
Floyd | pushing up spring with their toes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A round tin rests on the Dusty Field, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tin" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down and easily pick up the round tin. Though you aren't
Floyd | sure where it belongs, maybe a dancing rabbit needs a stage somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Yes, that's what I associate with tins. Dancing rabbits."
		DavidW says, "Frogs do limbo on top of toadstools here, I suppose."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The dusty field ends at the edge of a dark wood. The forbidding trees
Floyd | block your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The trees seem to crowd in together as if they were keeping a secret.
Floyd | It is too dark to discover much from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Plainfield
Floyd | A broad field or plain with nothing particularly distinguishing about
Floyd | it, except for the profusion of flowers
Floyd |
Floyd | Wildflowers cover the field in glorious color
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Some are just tiny dots of color, others grow clustered in towers or
Floyd | opened broad faces of brilliant color: blue sage and indigo, magenta,
Floyd | gold and violet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are sweet and with a fresh lightness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "These flowers are new."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pine Woods
Floyd | The dark pine wood is a solid wall. Yet, as you look you can see a
Floyd | break in the trees where a path of pine needles leads west deeper into
Floyd | the wood or south to an open field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x needles" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NEEDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The straight towering pine trees rise darkly above you. Decades of
Floyd | dropped pine needles thickly cover the path. Their strong scent fills
Floyd | in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell needles" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL NEEDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You bring your nose close to the pine needles and inhale deeply. The
Floyd | scent of pine fills your lungs. You inhale deeply for a count of 5,
Floyd | pausing for a moment at the top of your inhale:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 2
Floyd |
Floyd | 3
Floyd |
Floyd | 4
Floyd |
Floyd | 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Exhale completely, feeling refreshed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Trail
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk on with determination toward the light up ahead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pine Trail
Floyd | Your footfalls are silent in the thick carpet of pine needles.
Floyd | Sunlight quickly disappears, unable to penetrate through the wood. The
Floyd | path curves here and leads north or to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Trail
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Like the brave explorers of old, you move through the quiet dimness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Trail
Floyd | The ground changes elevation drastically here, making your hike
Floyd | considerable harder. The pines press in around you. The path leads
Floyd | north or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A measuring cup lies at the side of the path, looking very out of
Floyd | place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cup" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Trail
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | The cup is simply made and has a marking of "1 cup" on the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Trail
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down to retrieve the measuring cup, but no matter how hard
Floyd | you pull it won't come up from the steep trail. Assuredly it doesn't
Floyd | belong, but it seems that other things need to be taken care of before
Floyd | you can return the cup to its rightful place, wherever that might be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Valley
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | With resolve and determination, you press on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Valley
Floyd | The pines have blocked all light and you can hardly see the trail. The
Floyd | comparative darkness halts your progress for a moment.
Floyd | There is some light off to the northwest and the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You move forward out of the darkness and into a bright light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Glen
Floyd | A ray of sunshine cuts through the curtain of pines onto the path
Floyd | before you. The dense wood opens to a small glen of prickly grass
Floyd |
Floyd | A dozen carved statues are placed around the little glen. They are
Floyd | worn and covered in lichen, bird droppings, and fallen leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't expect this world to be quite so large. I expected a 5x5 grid at the most."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd |  itchy and uncomfortable
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lie on grass" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIE ON GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | On second thought, you decide against lying on Grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell grass" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Even for all your sniffing efforts, it doesn't smell like much
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat grass" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statues" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUES
Floyd |
Floyd | The sculptures are all of people hunched over and staring at a small
Floyd | rectangles in their hands. Some are curled over themselves in office
Floyd | chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking at them life-like and lifeless, frozen in various pretzel
Floyd | positions, makes you want to loosen your limbs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake arms" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHAKE ARMS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exercise" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXERCISE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "loosen limbs" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOSEN LIMBS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lift your shoulders up to your ears. Feel the muscles tense.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stretch your shoulders back as far as is comfortable, pushing your
Floyd | sternum forward and take a deep breath.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raise your arms over your head and feel your sides stretch.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | ...The stone statues are cracking.The figures come to life. They brush
Floyd | the dust and rocks off of themselves. Everyone is hugging and laughing
Floyd | and chattering. "Hello," they say, "it's been so long! Good to see
Floyd | you," they celebrate. They notice you and bring you into the circle.
Floyd | Many hands pat you on the back, thanking you.
Floyd |
Floyd | One gives you a little stone that broke off from his elbow.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Lift your shoulders up to your ears. Feel the muscles tense.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stretch your shoulders back as far as is comfortable, pushing your
Floyd | sternum forward and take a deep breath.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raise your arms over your head and feel your sides stretch.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | ...The happy group notices you stretching and jumps to join in. After
Floyd | a smiling round of calisthenics, the group noisily wishes you, "Good
Floyd | luck on your quest to free hope in Eunice!". Then they go back to
Floyd | their own stretches or sipping tea, and you remember your mission.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | The STONE of FLEXIBILITY is gray with little black specs. At this
Floyd | moment, it is an oval rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statues" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUES
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Glen
Floyd | A ray of sunshine cuts through the curtain of pines onto the path
Floyd | before you. The dense wood opens to a small glen of soft grass. The
Floyd | sun shines strongly in the glen creating a little circle of bright
Floyd | against the dark forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The people who were statues are now enjoying the warm sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | People are chatting and sipping tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "If I recall correctly, it's not that much larger than a 5x5, but don't quote me on that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "talk to people" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eunice has very particular conversational etiquette. You can ASK
Floyd | group chatting ABOUT something; TELL group chatting ABOUT something;
Floyd | or ANSWER something to group chatting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about eunice" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT EUNICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You do a short sun salutation warm up before talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group has a lot to say about Eunice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Our beautiful, beautiful home...though it looks just awful now."
Floyd | "That is only because Hope is trapped and we were frozen, but now we
Floyd | can move." A few of them do headstands in the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about hope" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT HOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What happened to Hope?" you venture to ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | The party falls silent for a surprising moment. Then someone says in a
Floyd | half whisper, "Only the troll knows." The group won't talk anymore
Floyd | about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about hope" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT HOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What happened to Hope?" you venture to ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | The party falls silent for a surprising moment. Then someone says in a
Floyd | half whisper, "Only the troll knows." The group won't talk anymore
Floyd | about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about troll" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do I need to face the troll," you ask, worried that you haven't
Floyd | seen any swords or shields or axes lying around.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have any taller shoes?" someone quips, "if you really want to
Floyd | be face to face..."
Floyd |
Floyd | There are some snorts and elbowing, and then someone says, "He just
Floyd | disppeared and no one knows what happened."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A few people begin to think about your comment and get distracted when
Floyd | others do  jumping jacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a round tin
Floyd |   stone of flexibility and origami bird
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about stone" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is a strange stone," you observe, looking at it. Before your
Floyd | eyes it changes momentarily into a donut shape, then back to a circle.
Floyd | "It's our gift to you, and it might be just the perfect thing," one of
Floyd | the group replies. Someone else adds, "it is one of those treasures
Floyd | needed in the quest to free Hope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask people about bird" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PEOPLE ABOUT BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | A few people begin to think about your comment and get distracted when
Floyd | others do cartwheels.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Forest Glen
Floyd | A ray of sunshine cuts through the curtain of pines onto the path
Floyd | before you. The dense wood opens to a small glen of soft grass. The
Floyd | sun shines strongly in the glen creating a little circle of bright
Floyd | against the dark forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The group chatting has created a happy little party.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | soft and inviting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lie on grass" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIE ON GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | On second thought, you decide against lying on Grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sunshine" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SUNSHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The straight towering pine trees rise darkly above you. Decades of
Floyd | dropped pine needles thickly cover the path. Their strong scent fills
Floyd | in the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The forbidding trees block your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "exits" 		

Floyd ]  Forest Glen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Valley
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Valley
Floyd | The pines have blocked all light and you can hardly see the trail. The
Floyd | comparative darkness halts your progress for a moment.
Floyd | There is some light off to the northwest and the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Trail
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Trail
Floyd | The ground changes elevation drastically here, making your hike
Floyd | considerable harder. The pines press in around you. The path leads
Floyd | north or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A measuring cup lies at the side of the path, looking very out of
Floyd | place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cup" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Trail
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down and easily pick up the measuring cup. Though you aren't
Floyd | sure where it belongs, maybe a cat needs a hat somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Trail
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pine Trail
Floyd | Your footfalls are silent in the thick carpet of pine needles.
Floyd | Sunlight quickly disappears, unable to penetrate through the wood. The
Floyd | path curves here and leads north or to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pine Woods
Floyd | The dark pine wood is a solid wall. Yet, as you look you can see a
Floyd | break in the trees where a path of pine needles leads west deeper into
Floyd | the wood or south to an open field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you is a neglected garden. Where once a caring hand tended
Floyd | bushes and plants, now trash covers the garden. No one is left to tend
Floyd | it now.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't walk up the stairs. They have rotted beyond all use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pine Woods
Floyd | The dark pine wood is a solid wall. Yet, as you look you can see a
Floyd | break in the trees where a path of pine needles leads west deeper into
Floyd | the wood or south to an open field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The forbidding trees block your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you is a neglected garden. Where once a caring hand tended
Floyd | bushes and plants, now trash covers the garden. No one is left to tend
Floyd | it now.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Quaking Bog
Floyd | The air smells of mud and rotting plants. Flies buzz around your ears
Floyd | and eyes. All your energy to explore is gone, as if sucked away by one
Floyd | of the mosquitos you are trying to swat. You stand on the web of marsh
Floyd | plants. There is some green here, but it is only a sparse layer over
Floyd | deep, cold, dark waters.
Floyd | Nearby is a dented park sign, titled "Quaking Bog Rules and
Floyd | Regulations".
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a muffled "ccrroOOAAAaakk" off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink a little lower into the bog, feeling the cold water on your
Floyd | skin. What can you do, stuck here without Hope?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | Quaking Bog Rules and Regulations:
Floyd | - Swimming is allowed and impossible
Floyd | - Jumping is allowed and possible
Floyd | - Take time to Appreciate Nature
Floyd | - You can thank any bog creature
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a muffled "ccrroOOAAAaakk" off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink a little lower into the bog, feeling the cold water on your
Floyd | skin. What can you do, stuck here without Hope?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You muster the energy to jump a little, and come down hard on the
Floyd | marsh moss and grasses. More cold water collects around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a muffled "ccrroOOAAAaakk" off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink a little lower into the bog, feeling the cold water on your
Floyd | skin. What can you do, stuck here without Hope?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "appreciate nature" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPRECIATE NATURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You look around and notice that everywhere around you is full of
Floyd | living, growing things. Dragonflies and butterflies and plain flies
Floyd | swoop between moss and grasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ...Long-legged shorebirds poke around in the mud. The air smells green
Floyd | and rich. A sparkle catches your eye. A single dew drop balances on
Floyd | the edge of a curved grass leaf. Slowly it grows in fullness, glinting
Floyd | like a little star. The weight pulls the thin grass down, down until
Floyd | it drops silently into the watery green at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ...You take a deep breath. Breathe in and feel the breath fill from
Floyd | your belly to your ribs to your collarbones.
Floyd | Exhale; the grass flutters from the wind of your breath. You feel
Floyd | happier, more relaxed, and ready to continue your exploration.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | ...At the conclusion of your appreciation, an iridescent fly lying
Floyd | nearby catches your eye. It is colorful and shimmering, vaguely like
Floyd | sugarcoated hard candy.
Floyd | Odd, but you keep it for later.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a muffled "ccrroOOAAAaakk" off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fly" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | Reflecting luminous colors, it is dead and rather large, about the
Floyd | size of a cracker.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a muffled "ccrroOOAAAaakk" off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell mud" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL MUD
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a muffled "ccrroOOAAAaakk" off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mud" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MUD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sometimes you can't take it with you. This is one of those times.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a muffled "ccrroOOAAAaakk" off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plants" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Quaking Bog
Floyd | The air smells of mud and rotting plants. Flies buzz around your ears
Floyd | and eyes. All your energy to explore is gone, as if sucked away by one
Floyd | of the mosquitos you are trying to swat. You stand on the web of marsh
Floyd | plants. There is some green here, but it is only a sparse layer over
Floyd | deep, cold, dark waters.
Floyd | Nearby is a dented park sign, titled "Quaking Bog Rules and
Floyd | Regulations".
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a muffled "ccrroOOAAAaakk" off to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bog Heart
Floyd | The ground quakes slightly with each footfall, in a pleasant
Floyd | undulating manner.  You are walking on water - or above it - on many
Floyd | layers of moss that have grown over to form a living raft on the
Floyd | surface of the bog.
Floyd |
Floyd | A toad is sleeping in the moss, as if he was nestled among many
Floyd | overstuffed pillows.
Floyd |
Floyd | "ccrroOOAAAaakk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x toad" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The toad is large and green and frowning. His protruding eyes are
Floyd | closed and he makes a loud "ccrroOOAAAaakk" noise every so often. He
Floyd | is snoring!
Floyd |
Floyd | "ccrroOOAAAaakk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake toad" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAKE TOAD
Floyd |
Floyd | It does seem like the thing to do, but how?
Floyd |
Floyd | "ccrroOOAAAaakk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss toad" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS TOAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You place your lips on the toad's cool skin, in your best guess of
Floyd | where his cheek could be, and give a kiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | The toad stirs.
Floyd | His right eye opens a fraction of a sixteenth of an inch, and closes
Floyd | again. He spits just the tiniest bit, and then indulges in a terrific
Floyd | snore.
Floyd |
Floyd | "ccrroOOAAAaakk".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give fly to toad" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FLY TO TOAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold the iridescent fly in front of you. With perfect instinct,
Floyd | and eyes still closed, the toad's sticky tongue shoots out and lifts
Floyd | the fly from your palm.
Floyd | The toad chews, snorts, and finally stirs. He fixes his large bulbous
Floyd | eyes on you as if he can see you to your heart.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you," he says, "though Hope is caged in Eunice, the flies are
Floyd | rather good." he pauses, considering you for a moment, "it has been
Floyd | quite a while since sightseers came to the bog. What we really need is
Floyd | an adventurer for a quest!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, not a prince."
		DavidW says, "oh well. I had to try."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask toad about quest" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TOAD ABOUT QUEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have taken on the quest to free Hope from its cage!" you proclaim,
Floyd | "can you help me?.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Glad to see you aren't off to kill some terrible princess and romance
Floyd | a dragon horde, or whatever the kids do these days," the toad replies.
Floyd | "Five treasures are required to free Hope from its cage and you will
Floyd | have to explore Eunice to find them." he responds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask toad about treasures" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TOAD ABOUT TREASURES
Floyd |
Floyd | "What treasures will free Hope from its cage?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Five treasures are required to free Hope from its cage and I know of
Floyd | one: a KEY of APPRECIATION." he announces in a self-important manner,
Floyd | snuggling his rump deeper into the moss, ".
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can help you get that key..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask toad about key" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TOAD ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "About that key of appreciation," you say, shifting your weight from
Floyd | one foot to the other, "How would I find it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The toad actually smiles, "You are so, so close; practically on top of
Floyd | it. Search the water..."He shifts slightly and near his left forelimb
Floyd | you see a narrow deep well of crystal clear water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search water" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You peer into the crystal clear water for a moment seeing your
Floyd | reflection staring curiously back at you. Then its gone and far below
Floyd | you think you see something down there, so you reach in.
Floyd | The water is cool against your hand. This is just the beginning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Past the slime and the mud of the bog, past any worries and judgements
Floyd | about whether you are doing enough or playing the game well, you go.
Floyd | Something slimy flits by, maybe a fish?
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the bog up to your elbow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You crouch down to reach farther still. The water is still, like a
Floyd | deep calmness in your own core. Then the tips of your fingers brush
Floyd | against something solid.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are now in the bog up to your shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Straining, you stretch farther, bringing your face near the surface of
Floyd | the thick bog. Finally you grab something solid! Pulling it up to the
Floyd | surface, you see it is a heavy key. You keep the key for later.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you put the key away, you can feel the toad's eyes on you and his
Floyd | wide mouth turns up in a slight smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh heck, I'm up to my neck"
		DavidW says, "oh dear, I'm up to my ear"
		DavidW says, "oh ugh, I'm up to my blugh lugh ugh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the five treasures: the KEY of APPRECIATION! It's a house key.
Floyd | The key is heavy brass and old fashioned. It rests solidly in your
Floyd | hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a measuring cup
Floyd |   a round tin
Floyd |   house key, stone of flexibility and origami bird
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask toad about tin" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TOAD ABOUT TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd rather talk about bog politics than that," says the toad, "and I
Floyd | hate politics".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask toad about cup" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TOAD ABOUT CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd rather talk about bog politics than that," says the toad, "and I
Floyd | hate politics".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask toad about house" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TOAD ABOUT HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the house key)
Floyd | "It is the KEY of APPRECIATION," the toad admits, "I haven't had the
Floyd | confidence to look past my own reflection to search for it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x reflection" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFLECTION
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moss" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOSS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like a comfortable bed, for a toad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The thick moss dissolves farther east into a dark pool. There is no
Floyd | way farther.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The thick moss dissolves farther north into a dark pool. There is no
Floyd | way farther.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The thick moss dissolves farther south into a dark pool. There is no
Floyd | way farther.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The toad sits quietly watching you go.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quaking Bog
Floyd | The air smells of mud and both the growing and decaying plants.
Floyd | Instead of being stuck, you notice how the whole bog is bursting with
Floyd | life.
Floyd | Nearby is a dented park sign titled "Quaking Bog Rules and Regulations
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | Quaking Bog Rules and Regulations:
Floyd | - Swimming is allowed and impossible
Floyd | - Jumping is allowed and possible
Floyd | - Take time to Appreciate Nature
Floyd | - You can thank any bog creature
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bog Heart
Floyd | The ground quakes slightly with each footfall, in a pleasant
Floyd | undulating manner.  You are walking on water - or above it - on many
Floyd | layers of moss that have grown over to form a living raft on the
Floyd | surface of the bog.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a clear pool of water near the toad's forelimb.
Floyd |
Floyd | The large green toad is lounging on the moss, humming softly to
Floyd | himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "thank toad" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THANK TOAD
Floyd |
Floyd | He nods his wide head. And if he had a bowler hat, he would have
Floyd | touched the brim as a jaunty "you're welcome". But things aren't as
Floyd | they should be in Eunice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cup to toad" 		

Floyd ]  Bog Heart
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CUP TO TOAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The toad doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The toad sits quietly watching you go.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quaking Bog
Floyd | The air smells of mud and both the growing and decaying plants.
Floyd | Instead of being stuck, you notice how the whole bog is bursting with
Floyd | life.
Floyd | Nearby is a dented park sign titled "Quaking Bog Rules and Regulations
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Quaking Bog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The thick moss dissolves farther south into a dark pool. There is no
Floyd | way farther.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you is a neglected garden. Where once a caring hand tended
Floyd | bushes and plants, now trash covers the garden. No one is left to tend
Floyd | it now.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The note reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Eunice is a shadow of its former glory.
Floyd | Hope is lost, just a faint mem-ory
Floyd | Whatever might have brought you here,
Floyd | That Eunice needs you, it is clear.
Floyd | Type out simple commands, and
Floyd | Notice the changes in Eunice land.
Floyd | Odd creatures and strange places require your aid.
Floyd | You'll get as much out as the efforts you made.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. This would be a sweet
Floyd | place to sit for an afternoon in a hammock and listen to the birds
Floyd | sing, except that there is no hammock and no birds singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whisk lies on the meadowland, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take whisk" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WHISK
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down to retrieve the whisk, but no matter how hard you pull
Floyd | it won't come up from the meadowland. Assuredly it doesn't belong, but
Floyd | it seems that other things need to be taken care of before you can
Floyd | return the whisk to its rightful place, wherever that might be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander east into the green grasses, but without a way to
Floyd | navigate you would easily become lost. If that happened, hope would
Floyd | never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grassland
Floyd | Dry rustling grasses surround you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing breaking the continuity is a huge and gnarled tree,
Floyd | framed dark against the wide sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | A spatula rests on some grass, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spatula" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPATULA
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down to retrieve the spatula, but no matter how hard you
Floyd | pull it won't come up from the grassland. Assuredly it doesn't belong,
Floyd | but it seems that other things need to be taken care of before you can
Floyd | return the spatula to its rightful place, wherever that might be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander east, but without the tree as a signpost you would
Floyd | easily become lost in ever-shifting green grasses. If you were lost,
Floyd | hope would never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I should make a map, I guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander west, but without the tree as a signpost you would
Floyd | easily become lost in ever-shifting green grasses. If you were lost,
Floyd | hope would never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. This would be a sweet
Floyd | place to sit for an afternoon in a hammock and listen to the birds
Floyd | sing, except that there is no hammock and no birds singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whisk lies on the meadowland, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander east into the green grasses, but without a way to
Floyd | navigate you would easily become lost. If that happened, hope would
Floyd | never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Plainfield
Floyd | A broad field or plain with nothing particularly distinguishing about
Floyd | it, except for the profusion of flowers
Floyd |
Floyd | Wildflowers cover the field in glorious color
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take flowers" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLOWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander through the field gathering wildflowers. The petals kiss
Floyd | softly against your skin.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a while, your foot catches on a ridge of dirt and you catch
Floyd | yourself before falling. Bending down, you notice a small round hole
Floyd | of some little animal's home. After peering for a moment into the cool
Floyd | darkness you stand again, not wanting to pry where you haven't been
Floyd | invited.
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk on farther, discovering rocks and seed pods and animal
Floyd | tracks, and then losing them again in your rambling.
Floyd | A soft breeze smelling of high mountain air comes from the west and
Floyd | you remember your quest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flowers that you gathered were lost on your exploring, but it is
Floyd | fine. The seeds you spread will grow to more flowers next year.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Plainfield
Floyd | A broad field or plain with nothing particularly distinguishing about
Floyd | it, except for the profusion of flowers
Floyd |
Floyd | Wildflowers cover the field in glorious color
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander south into the prairie, but without a way to
Floyd | navigate you would easily become lost. If that happened, hope would
Floyd | never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Field
Floyd | The field has a hint of green as if the imposing mountains were
Floyd | pushing up spring with their toes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander south into the prairie, but without a way to
Floyd | navigate you would easily become lost. If that happened, hope would
Floyd | never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Field
Floyd | You are in a broad, rocky field. Boulders are scattered haphazardly
Floyd | all around.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large notice board clearly placed with more intention than
Floyd | the rocks. On the notice board is a pad of paper and a few notes. The
Floyd | field looks slightly greener than before, as if spring is coming soon.
Floyd | Farther west, tall mountains loom over you, threatening to overwhelm
Floyd | the scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read notes" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick one of the notes to read: "Today I am grateful for a warm cup
Floyd | of tea, house elves, catching up with an old friend".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick one of the notes to read: "Today I am grateful for picnics,
Floyd | loving family, silly jokes." .
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk on to explore west of the notice board in the field beneath
Floyd | rugged mountains.
Floyd | Suddenly you see what the shadow of the mountains had hidden: the land
Floyd | falls away in a steep cliff so deep that the bottom is hidden from
Floyd | view. You scramble back from the edge. There is no way to go farther
Floyd | west. With a pounding heart, you turn back to the notice board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The rocky field ends at the edge of a dark wood. The forbidding trees
Floyd | block your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Field
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Field
Floyd | The field has a hint of green as if the imposing mountains were
Floyd | pushing up spring with their toes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Plainfield
Floyd | A broad field or plain with nothing particularly distinguishing about
Floyd | it, except for the profusion of flowers
Floyd |
Floyd | Wildflowers cover the field in glorious color
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. This would be a sweet
Floyd | place to sit for an afternoon in a hammock and listen to the birds
Floyd | sing, except that there is no hammock and no birds singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whisk lies on the meadowland, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you is a neglected garden. Where once a caring hand tended
Floyd | bushes and plants, now trash covers the garden. No one is left to tend
Floyd | it now.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't walk up the stairs. They have rotted beyond all use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb porch" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB PORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Little is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under porch" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER PORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tend garden" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TEND GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft some of the larger pieces of trash to the side. Then you
Floyd | clear the dead leaves, dropping them on the ground for mulch cover to
Floyd | soak in the rain when it comes. As you clear and organize, your
Floyd | thoughts settle. Each thing in its place, simply and easily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Soothing lavender sways in the breeze, now that the garden has been
Floyd | tended. Fragrant plants cover the ground. The rose bush is budding and
Floyd | will flower soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a little flute among the trash, like a gift from the garden.
Floyd | You decide to keep it for later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flute" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The little flute is simply carved. In the right moment it will play
Floyd | the SONG of ORDER.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you the garden is beginning to return to life. The rose bush
Floyd | has tiny pink buds, preparing to become flowers soon.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell rose" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your nose notices a smell that is fragrant and flowery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rose" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bushes and plants are green with life. You notice a rose bush with
Floyd | blush-pink buds, and not far away lavender scents the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "repair porch" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REPAIR PORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix porch" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX PORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "mend porch" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEND PORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is dusty, cracked. It rests against the front porch where stairs
Floyd | used to be. Those stairs are gone completely now, either torn up by
Floyd | some strong arm or simply rotted away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You rub the cracked flowerpot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "make stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAKE STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "build stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUILD STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON POT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB POT
Floyd |
Floyd | Little is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH POT
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE POT
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH POT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cracked flowerpot is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a measuring cup
Floyd |   a round tin
Floyd |   flute, house key, stone of flexibility and origami bird
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tin" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A round metal tin, nine inches in diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open tin" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake tin" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHAKE TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place the little flute to your lips and blow a few experimental
Floyd | notes. The sound is soft and a little melancholy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bird" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | An expertly folded paper bird, the GIFT of GRATITUDE. The colors seem
Floyd | to change slightly in the Eunice light, but you think its blue. You
Floyd | remember your Gratitude List:
Floyd |
Floyd | peanuts
Floyd | shelter
Floyd | ifcomp
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss bird" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | The old house blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Plainfield
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Plainfield
Floyd | A broad field or plain with nothing particularly distinguishing about
Floyd | it, except for the profusion of flowers
Floyd |
Floyd | Wildflowers cover the field in glorious color
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you the garden is beginning to return to life. The rose bush
Floyd | has tiny pink buds, preparing to become flowers soon.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander southeast into the prairie, but without a way to
Floyd | navigate you would easily become lost. If that happened, hope would
Floyd | never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I seem to be stuck, unable to find the fifth treasure."
		DavidW says, "Maybe I need to play this flute elsewhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. This would be a sweet
Floyd | place to sit for an afternoon in a hammock and listen to the birds
Floyd | sing, except that there is no hammock and no birds singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whisk lies on the meadowland, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place the little flute to your lips and blow a few experimental
Floyd | notes. The sound is soft and a little melancholy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take whisk" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WHISK
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down and easily pick up the whisk. Though you aren't sure
Floyd | where it belongs, someone always needs a whisk somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grassland
Floyd | Dry rustling grasses surround you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing breaking the continuity is a huge and gnarled tree,
Floyd | framed dark against the wide sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | A spatula rests on some grass, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "You tried something here that you need to do elsewhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place the little flute to your lips and blow a few experimental
Floyd | notes. The sound is soft and a little melancholy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "By here i mean thegarden."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spatula" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPATULA
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down to retrieve the spatula, but no matter how hard you
Floyd | pull it won't come up from the grassland. Assuredly it doesn't belong,
Floyd | but it seems that other things need to be taken care of before you can
Floyd | return the spatula to its rightful place, wherever that might be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander southwest, but without the tree as a signpost you
Floyd | would easily become lost in ever-shifting green grasses. If you were
Floyd | lost, hope would never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. This would be a sweet
Floyd | place to sit for an afternoon in a hammock and listen to the birds
Floyd | sing, except that there is no hammock and no birds singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pine Woods
Floyd | The dark pine wood is a solid wall. Yet, as you look you can see a
Floyd | break in the trees where a path of pine needles leads west deeper into
Floyd | the wood or south to an open field.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take needles" 		

Floyd ]  Pine Woods
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NEEDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Sometimes you can't take it with you. This is one of those times.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you the garden is beginning to return to life. The rose bush
Floyd | has tiny pink buds, preparing to become flowers soon.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I tried a lot of things in the yard."
		Knight_Otu asks, "If you want another poke?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Lift your shoulders up to your ears. Feel the muscles tense.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stretch your shoulders back as far as is comfortable, pushing your
Floyd | sternum forward and take a deep breath.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raise your arms over your head and feel your sides stretch.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |  Ahhh, that felt good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, please"
		DavidW says, "Suggest a location."
		Knight_Otu says, "You've been ignoring the tree."
		DavidW asks, "What tree?"
		Knight_Otu says, "To the south."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. This would be a sweet
Floyd | place to sit for an afternoon in a hammock and listen to the birds
Floyd | sing, except that there is no hammock and no birds singing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grassland
Floyd | Dry rustling grasses surround you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing breaking the continuity is a huge and gnarled tree,
Floyd | framed dark against the wide sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | A spatula rests on some grass, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Never noticed it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree is dark against the gray-green of the sky and mostly bare,
Floyd | with only a few yellow leaves. The trunk is thick and twisted. Low
Floyd | branches create a wide crown on the horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x branches" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRANCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Tree Crown
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You hook your arm around a low branch and hoist yourself up. From
Floyd | there its an easy climb to the top with the wide horizontal branches
Floyd | forming an rough ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tree Crown
Floyd | The wind blows strongly this high up and you grasp a branch for
Floyd | stability. There are only a few leaves still holding on here and
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree holds you high above Eunice in the palm of its dark branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't sure what you are looking for, until you see it. A small
Floyd | yellow apple hangs on by a delicate twig which looks ready to snap in
Floyd | the wind at any moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That would explain why you didn't interact with it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x apple" 		

Floyd ]  Tree Crown
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X APPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a small yellow apple. As you look closer, you notice shades of
Floyd | reds and browns and greens on the skin in a collection of all the
Floyd | colors of fall. Your mouth begins to water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take apple" 		

Floyd ]  Tree Crown
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE APPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell apple" 		

Floyd ]  Tree Crown
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL APPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat apple" 		

Floyd ]  Tree Crown
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT APPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | With full awareness of your hand moving toward your mouth, you
Floyd | appreciate the smell and colors of the fruit. Imagine what it took for
Floyd | this to get to your hands: sunshine, water, warmth, and time. You take
Floyd | a first bite and for a moment hold the tart sweet fruit in your mouth.
Floyd | As you chew, you notice it fully as if it were your first time ever
Floyd | eating an apple. Very slowly you chew, appreciating the change in
Floyd | texture and the nourishment. You continue until you finish the apple
Floyd | and feel completely sated.
Floyd | A few brown seeds are all that is left. You keep them as a memory.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Look at the seeds again anytime you want to remember mindful eating
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seeds" 		

Floyd ]  Tree Crown
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Some little brown SEEDS of MINDFULNESS that came from the apple you
Floyd | ate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember holding it with full awareness of the weight in your
Floyd | hand, appreciating the smell and colors of the fruit. You imagined
Floyd | what it took for this to get to your hands: sunshine, water, warmth,
Floyd | and time. You felt the fruit against your teeth and you took the first
Floyd | bite. After chewing, you noticed the first burst of flavor and how it
Floyd | gradually faded. Paying attention fully as if it is your first time
Floyd | ever eating an apple.
Floyd | Very slowly chewing, appreciating the change in texture and taste, you
Floyd | finished the apple and felt completely sated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Now you should also be able to take that spatula."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Grassland
Floyd | Many grasses - wild oat, foxtail, ryegrass, and buffalo grass make up
Floyd | an ocean of green rolling around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing breaking the continuity is a huge and gnarled tree,
Floyd | framed dark against the wide sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | A spatula rests on some grass, looking very out of place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spatula" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPATULA
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach down and easily pick up the spatula. Though you aren't sure
Floyd | where it belongs, maybe a seafaring mouse needs a paddle somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Grassland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spatula
Floyd |   a whisk
Floyd |   a measuring cup
Floyd |   a round tin
Floyd |   seeds, flute, house key, stone of flexibility and origami bird
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess I'm making a cake to celebrate my victory later."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Meadowland
Floyd | The wind blows gently across the rolling meadow. You can just make out
Floyd | the faint notes of far off birdsong, though you can see no birds here
Floyd | yet. This is a lovely spot to sit for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hammock sways slightly in the breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hammock" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAMMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The hammock is wide and cozy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lie on it" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIE ON IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold the hammock steady and climb awkwardly into it, thinking with
Floyd | some amusement that for all their comfort, hammocks are particularly
Floyd | uncomfortable to get into... But now you are lying down, every limb
Floyd | supported. Your skin warms in the sun. You are held and rocked gently.
Floyd | As you sway, looking up to the great wide sky of Eunice. All this
Floyd | cuddling into the hammock has succeeded in making you rather sleepy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your eyes for a moment. Thoughts that were loud and
Floyd | distracting become quiet. You can hear your breath grow deeper and
Floyd | more regular as you fall into a light sleep.
Floyd | Birds and insects make a sweet lullaby around you.
Floyd | After some unknown amount of time you wake up to Eunice, remembering
Floyd | your quest. A line from a poem alights on your mind, "Hope is the
Floyd | thing with feathers".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Meadowland
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to wander east into the green grasses, but without a way to
Floyd | navigate you would easily become lost. If that happened, hope would
Floyd | never return to Eunice. Thankfully, you turn back..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the hammock)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you the garden is beginning to return to life. The rose bush
Floyd | has tiny pink buds, preparing to become flowers soon.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The porch of the old house ends abruptly as the stairs have rotted
Floyd | away beyond all use. There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the
Floyd | old house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put seeds in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SEEDS IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently plant the seeds in the cracked flowerpot.
Floyd | Quickly, tendrils sprout in the dirt. They grow into strong tangle of
Floyd | vines, twisting and turning around each other until they form stairs
Floyd | north to the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vines" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VINES
Floyd |
Floyd | The tangle of vines form leafy green steps north to the front porch
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk gingerly up the green vine stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | It was always a humble porch, now looking only slightly worse for
Floyd | wear, and it has been swept recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large front door to the old house on one side of the porch
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal mailbox sits off to one side and a mat lies near the front
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that you are on the porch, you realize just how large the wooden
Floyd | front door is, truly monumental.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mat" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Woven grasses form a square mat in front of the door. It does not say
Floyd | "welcome". It does not even give a very welcoming impression.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under mat" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find dust and dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean mat" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLEAN MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You rub the welcome mat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a metal box with the word "Mail" embossed on the front. It looks
Floyd | polished and clean, and a little out of place on the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull open the front panel of the mailbox. A pair of beady eyes
Floyd | glare back at you from a tiny wrinkled face. The elf, for she has
Floyd | narrow pointy ears sticking up above a little green hat, screeches
Floyd | loudly: "BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x elf" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ELF
Floyd |
Floyd | The elf is about five inches high and looks at you with an unyielding
Floyd | grumpiness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask elf about elf" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELF ABOUT ELF
Floyd |
Floyd | The elf glares at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bah, the elf," the elf yells, again. The elf is very yell-y.
Floyd | Who knew elves would be so screechy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask elf about mailbox" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELF ABOUT MAILBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The elf rolls her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask elf about eunice" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELF ABOUT EUNICE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You want to know about Eunice?" the elf asks, though clearly it is a
Floyd | rhetorical question, "it's dark, it's empty, and it's not going to
Floyd | change."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That seems a little severe", you respond. Surprisingly, she doesn't
Floyd | yell but just shrugs, "I am not one to compromise. People have told me
Floyd | I need more flexibility, but where would I get that?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give stone to elf" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE STONE TO ELF
Floyd |
Floyd | The elf steps back to let you place the little stone inside the
Floyd | mailbox. She stands for a moment with hands on her hips, looking at
Floyd | it, and then with great effort she pushes it just slightly to the
Floyd | left. Now that it is in the perfect place, she sits on the stone of
Floyd | flexibility just like a bean bag chair. The elf is now grinning
Floyd | happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask elf about eunice" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELF ABOUT EUNICE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you tell me more about this place?" you inquire.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't get around Eunice much," the elf admits, "though before the
Floyd | Troll shut himself away, this was a happy place - when Hope was free.
Floyd | I visited the group in the woods and the toad long, long ago back when
Floyd | Hope was here and we knew "how to kneel down in the grass, how to be
Floyd | idle and blessed"..." She clears her throat and awkwardly wipes her
Floyd | face with the back of her hand. "So much has changed since Hope was
Floyd | lost."."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask elf about hope" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELF ABOUT HOPE
Floyd |
Floyd |  You mention Hope.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe things won't always be as they are now, maybe things can change
Floyd | for the better." she shrugs, "if you can succeed."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask elf about troll" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELF ABOUT TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | "So do I have to fight the troll or something?" You ask worriedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | ""Fight the troll? why would you do that?" the elf gasps, "he is going
Floyd | through a really tough time right now, but I don't think he would ever
Floyd | fight anyone."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask elf about mat" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELF ABOUT MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sounds interesting. Haven't got the foggiest idea about that,"
Floyd | replies the elf, "I'm just a tiny elf in a mailbox, after all."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spatula
Floyd |   a whisk
Floyd |   a measuring cup
Floyd |   a round tin
Floyd |   flute, house key and origami bird
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask elf about cage" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ELF ABOUT CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sounds interesting. Haven't got the foggiest idea about that,"
Floyd | replies the elf, "I'm just a tiny elf in a mailbox, after all."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door swings open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The elf waves goodbye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old House
Floyd | The whole house has the feeling of neglect and something more... as if
Floyd | the place were holding its breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door is open, letting in rays of golden light.
Floyd |
Floyd |  A huge troll looms in front of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x troll" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The troll is standing rock-like in the middle of the one room house.
Floyd | He is large and the house is rather little, so he takes up a lot of
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Interesting that I haven't seen the cage yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about troll" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The troll can feel your eyes on him, and... s l o w l y... turns ...
Floyd | his head .... toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hhhrrmmmm" says the Troll, "hhrrrmmmm" then he seems to forget what
Floyd | you were talking about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It'll come."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bird" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | An expertly folded paper bird, the GIFT of GRATITUDE. The colors seem
Floyd | to change slightly in the Eunice light, but you think its blue. You
Floyd | remember your Gratitude List:
Floyd |
Floyd | peanuts
Floyd | shelter
Floyd | ifcomp
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place the little flute to your lips and blow a few experimental
Floyd | notes. The sound is soft and a little melancholy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flute" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The little flute is simply carved. In the right moment it will play
Floyd | the SONG of ORDER.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about hope" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT HOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | After your long journey you can't resist asking, "what really happened
Floyd | to Hope?"
Floyd | The troll looks at you and remains frozen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about eunice" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT EUNICE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hhhrrmmmm" says the Troll, "hhrrrmmmm" then he seems to forget what
Floyd | you were talking about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about house" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the house key)
Floyd | "Hhhrrmmmm" says the Troll, "hhrrrmmmm" then he seems to forget what
Floyd | you were talking about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spatula
Floyd |   a whisk
Floyd |   a measuring cup
Floyd |   a round tin
Floyd |   flute, house key and origami bird
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give bird to troll" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BIRD TO TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The troll doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give flute to troll" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE FLUTE TO TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The troll doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | "Goodbye for now," you say. The troll watches you worriedly as you
Floyd | leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | It was always a humble porch, now looking only slightly worse for
Floyd | wear, and it has been swept recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large front door to the old house on one side of the porch
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal mailbox sits off to one side and a mat lies near the front
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk gingerly down the green vine stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Yard
Floyd | Around you the garden is beginning to return to life. The rose bush
Floyd | has tiny pink buds, preparing to become flowers soon.
Floyd | Just north of you is an old, wooden house. At one time it was a dearly
Floyd | loved home, a place of comfort and laughter. Now it stands silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a cracked flowerpot leaning against the old house. A tangle
Floyd | of great, green vines is growing up to form stairs of the front porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tattered note flutters, caught in one of the nearby bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cracked flowerpot is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x seeds" 		

Floyd ]  Front Yard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk gingerly up the green vine stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | It was always a humble porch, now looking only slightly worse for
Floyd | wear, and it has been swept recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large front door to the old house on one side of the porch
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal mailbox sits off to one side and a mat lies near the front
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mat" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MAT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be serving its intended purpose just where it is, thank
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. This section seems to have changed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wipe feet" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WIPE FEET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "welcome" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WELCOME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old House
Floyd | The whole house has the feeling of neglect and something more... as if
Floyd | the place were holding its breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door is open, letting in rays of golden light.
Floyd |
Floyd |  A huge troll looms in front of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss troll" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The troll might not like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x house" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the five treasures: the KEY of APPRECIATION! It's a house key.
Floyd | The key is heavy brass and old fashioned. It rests solidly in your
Floyd | hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that you are on the porch, you realize just how large the wooden
Floyd | front door is, truly monumental.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Lift your shoulders up to your ears. Feel the muscles tense.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stretch your shoulders back as far as is comfortable, pushing your
Floyd | sternum forward and take a deep breath.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Raise your arms over your head and feel your sides stretch.
Floyd | Then release.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd |  Ahhh, that felt good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "greet troll" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GREET TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello," you squeak out a greeting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The troll can feel your eyes on him, and... s l o w l y... turns ...
Floyd | his head .... toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about Quest, Hope, Poem or Joke.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about quest" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT QUEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am still on a quest to free Hope!" you proclaim, "w-will you help
Floyd | me?" The troll stares at you unmoving which seems intimidating at
Floyd | first and then you see he really isn't able to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Got frzen whin Hofe traffd." he says and hardly moves his lips as he
Floyd | talks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh no," your voice sounds weak and tiny in the little house. You
Floyd | don't have anything prepared for this. "How can I help?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll looks around, thinking, his eyeballs the only thing that has
Floyd | free movement, "Laughng...kno any gud jokes?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about joke" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT JOKE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hhhrrmmmm" says the Troll, "hhrrrmmmm" then he seems to forget what
Floyd | you were talking about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell troll about joke" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL TROLL ABOUT JOKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember a few silly jokes, and tell one to the Troll. "What gets
Floyd | wetter the more it dries? A towel."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll's belly shakes and he makes a barking-burping noise. He is
Floyd | laughing!
Floyd | He shakes himself vigorously and begins puttering around the old
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Things begin to look a little brighter in the old wooden house. The
Floyd | Troll makes a series of complicated taps on the wall and is able to
Floyd | open numerous little cupboards.
Floyd | "Now that I can move about again I feel like celebrating." He talks at
Floyd | you from over his shoulder, "Hope might actually be freed with you
Floyd | here, and I know what would be perfect for a little celebration!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll begins to take out ingredients from all sorts of hidden
Floyd | places: bright red berries, a crock of butter, dark chocolate, a bowl
Floyd | of flour, and a jar of honey.
Floyd | "Where did that cake tin go?" he wonders aloud.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ...You take out the cake tin and put it on the table about to say
Floyd | something, when the Troll glances up, "ah ha!", he says, and then
Floyd | butters the tin, "to remove the cake easily," he explains, "now if you
Floyd | were a measuring cup, where would you be?"
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ...You take out the measuring cup and put it on the table about to say
Floyd | something, when the Troll glances up, "ah ha!", he says, and begins to
Floyd | measure out all the ingredients needed. When everything is in he wipes
Floyd | his hands on his pants, "now where is that whisk?"
Floyd | Once again, you take out the whisk and put it on the table about to
Floyd | say something, when the Troll glances up, "ah ha!", he says, and
Floyd | begins to mix with an expert hand, "Now, now, now, one last
Floyd | thing...the spatula..."
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | ...You take out the spatula and put it on the table without saying a
Floyd | word. When the Troll happens to glance up, he says "ah ha!" and takes
Floyd | the spatula in his hand. He uses it to transfer all the batter from
Floyd | the bowl to the baking tin. Then he puts the cake in a little oven
Floyd | hidden in a corner.
Floyd | In no time at all, the utensils and ingredients are cleared away, and
Floyd | a wonderful smell of butter and sugar fills the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | The smells coming from the hidden oven grow more and more delicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oven" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | The house smells clean and fresher than before.
Floyd |
Floyd | The smells coming from the hidden oven grow more and more delicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you watch with your mouth watering, the Troll takes out a perfectly
Floyd | baked cake, removes it from the tin, and covers it in pale pink
Floyd | frosting.
Floyd | "Please, don't wait on ceremony," the Troll graciously invites you
Floyd | toward the cake, and then proceeds to take a large handful of the
Floyd | dessert himself. It is only then that you notice something new has
Floyd | appeared from all of the Troll's puttering and opening of secret
Floyd | compartments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ah ha. I was about to say that this would get hard if the troll didn't talk about his problem."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Old House
Floyd | The house feels comfortable and homey. Everything is better with cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you notice a large steamer trunk in one corner of the little
Floyd | house. It shouldn't be suspicious, even a troll needs some storage
Floyd | space...but there is no denying that it feels incredibly suspicious.
Floyd | The snake coiled on top might be adding to your discomfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautifully frosted and perfectly baked cake sitting atop an
Floyd | overturned round tin on the floor the Old House. Almost half is
Floyd | already gone and a few moist crumbs lie scattered around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front door is open, letting in rays of golden light.
Floyd |
Floyd | The troll is puttering around the little house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snake" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | A coil of reptilian muscle, you shudder and decide not to disturb it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bit intimidating," the Troll admits, "I'm much too afraid to do
Floyd | anything with him myself."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask snake about snake" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SNAKE ABOUT SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | "SSSSssssssss" saysss the ssnake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place the little flute to your lips and blow a few experimental
Floyd | notes. The sound is soft and a little melancholy.
Floyd | The snake waves its head side to side as you play, turning jeweled
Floyd | eyes to you, and flicking his delicate tongue. Then he wiggles from
Floyd | off the steamer trunk and through the open window out into the
Floyd | perfumed garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cake" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Since there isn't a dessert plate or a cake serving set handy, you
Floyd | wipe your hand on your pants and, as genteelly as possible, take a
Floyd | handful of pink frosted cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember mindfully eating the apple and again pause just one
Floyd | moment before taking a first bite, smelling the treat and even
Floyd | enjoying the feel of cake in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then you take a bite. It is sweet and buttery and still warm from the
Floyd | oven. You imagined what it took for this to get to your hands: from
Floyd | growing the wheat and sugar cane to waiting while the troll frosted
Floyd | the layers. You notice the first burst of flavor and how it gradually
Floyd | fades at the end of each mouthful; paying attention fully as if it
Floyd | were your first time ever eating cake.
Floyd | Very slowly chewing, appreciating the change in texture and taste, you
Floyd | finished the handful and felt completely satisfied
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the steamer trunk, revealing a bird's nest and an egg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x nest" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | A nest of paper and ribbons might seem nice, but this is part of
Floyd | Hope's prison. It was built from starving gratitudes until they
Floyd | shriveled up and died. Though an inanimate object, it seethes with
Floyd | resentment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x egg" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | The egg is cream colored and the size of a ball. The shell is dimpled
Floyd | slightly all over. Part of Hope's prison, the longer you look at it
Floyd | the colder you feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nest and egg" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NEST AND EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | bird's nest: You don't want to get too close to that tangle.
Floyd | egg: That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about nest" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | The troll can feel your eyes on him, and... s l o w l y... turns ...
Floyd | his head .... toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hhhrrmmmm" says the Troll, "hhrrrmmmm" then he seems to forget what
Floyd | you were talking about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about hope" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT HOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | After your long journey you can't resist asking, "what really happened
Floyd | to Hope?"
Floyd | The troll pauses a moment thinking, "it wasn't any one thing thing in
Floyd | particular. All of Eunice slowly grew grayer and darker. I thought
Floyd | that it was just happening to me alone, so I didn't say anything, and
Floyd | began to think maybe it was my fault. I didn't know what to do. I
Floyd | guess none of us did. It got worse. It got to where I couldn't do any
Floyd | of the things I used to love, like reading poetry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about poem" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT POEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You mention poetry and troll recites in a pleasing deep voice, "For
Floyd | oft, when on my couch I lie
Floyd | In vacant or in pensive mood,
Floyd | They flash upon that inward eye
Floyd | Which is the bliss of solitude;
Floyd | And then my heart with pleasure fills,
Floyd | And dances with the daffodils." he sighs, "good stuff, good stuff."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   flute, house key and origami bird
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bird in nest" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BIRD IN NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bird on nest" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BIRD ON NEST
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the bird's nest would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bird on egg" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BIRD ON EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully take the folded paper bird, remembering some things you
Floyd | were grateful for, and place the little paper bird on top of the
Floyd | enormous egg. It balances, just a little lopsided. For the moment,
Floyd | nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then the paper bird flutters and settles in to warm the egg. Slowly
Floyd | the egg begins to wobble, then shake. The paper bird flaps away
Floyd | through the window and out into Eunice.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | ...A crack forms in the shell. The crack expands and spreads.
Floyd |
Floyd | After what feels like hours, you can see a tiny beak poking through.
Floyd | As Hope breaks free of its prison, sunlight fills the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | ...The hatchling is a delicate thing with feathers. It makes a shrill
Floyd | chirp and shuffles its baby bird body. Slowly, it spreads its wings.
Floyd | Before your eyes it grows and grows. It flies across all of Eunice
Floyd | like a cloud, yet filling it with sunlight. Hope has returned to the
Floyd | land.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have succeeded in returning Eunice to its glory!
Floyd | From the mountains and fields to the woods and marshes, Hope fills the
Floyd | land. It is now time to return to your own world. Thank you for your
Floyd | grit, appreciation, humor, mindfulness, flexibility, and gratitude.
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hooray"
		DavidW says, "A little awkward in places, but ultimately satisfying."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. The cake sidequest wasn't in the version I tested, but I may be responsible for it."
		DavidW asks, "oh?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I suggested that certain rooms may be too empty in the version I played."
		DavidW says, "ah. Well, then you did improve the game, if so."
		DavidW says, "All rooms should have *some* purpose to them and not just empty spaces."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure if the "can't take it" mechanic is a winner, though."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Old House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm, yes, that's one of the awkward bits."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to my beta-testers: Oliver Frank, Ryan Houldin, Andrew Cantino,
Floyd | Marie Broadway, Jenny Brooks, Lillian Egloff, and most especially
Floyd | Dmitriy Ryaboy. This would be a collection of poorly written Python
Floyd | functions without all of you, and I appreciate your time and
Floyd | contributions immensely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | In the past couple of decades, there has been a surge of psychological
Floyd | research into the type of questions usually reserved for sitting at
Floyd | the edge of the ocean on a gray day: How can I feel more joy? What
Floyd | does love mean? When am I truly fulfilling my purpose in life? This
Floyd | research has been grouped into the subfield of Positive Psychology.
Floyd | Data shows that some simple actions can improve mood, perspective, and
Floyd | resilience. There are now online courses, popular books, research
Floyd | journals, and yes, even games.
Floyd | Interactive fiction is especially suited to trying out something
Floyd | strange and new because it creates a space to experiment through play.
Floyd | This game is in a fantasy land, but the player is you, no one else, no
Floyd | mask or cloak or metaphor. You could consider this a trial run with
Floyd | new, psychological hiking gear, and afterward set off to explore your
Floyd | own vast and wild internal world.
Floyd | Or, don't have any intentions except playing. Either way, take a
Floyd | little time to enjoy Eunice. I certainly enjoyed making it. I'm
Floyd | grateful for the experience and for the support from many people along
Floyd | the way.
Floyd | Type CREDITS to read about everyone who helped make this game
Floyd | possible.
Floyd | Type COMMANDS for a list of suggested instructions.
Floyd | Type HELP for a list of topics with more information.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I think there were no important meta-commands here."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell joke" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL JOKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell joke to troll" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL JOKE TO TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell troll a joke" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL TROLL A JOKE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hhhrrmmmm" says the Troll, "hhrrrmmmm" then he seems to forget what
Floyd | you were talking about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell troll a joke" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL TROLL A JOKE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hhhrrmmmm" says the Troll, "hhrrrmmmm" then he seems to forget what
Floyd | you were talking about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I used TELL TROLL ABOUT JOKE."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell troll about joke" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL TROLL ABOUT JOKE
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember a few silly jokes, and tell one to the Troll. "A wizard
Floyd | was driving down the street, what went wrong? He turned into a
Floyd | driveway!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll's belly shakes and he makes a barking-burping noise. He is
Floyd | laughing!
Floyd | He shakes himself vigorously and begins puttering around the old
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember a few silly jokes, and tell one to the Troll. "What did
Floyd | the 0 say to the 8? Nice belt."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll's belly shakes and he makes a barking-burping noise. He is
Floyd | laughing!
Floyd | He shakes himself vigorously and begins puttering around the old
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Odd, tell troll a joke worked in the original."
		Knight_Otu says, "Anyway, I found this a cute little game, and thought it would be the ideal change of pace after Pegasus."
		DavidW says, "yes. Thank you."
		DavidW says, "Also good to end on a happy note."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Old House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember a few silly jokes, and tell one to the Troll. "What bow
Floyd | can't be tied? A rainbow."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Troll's belly shakes and he makes a barking-burping noise. He is
Floyd | laughing!
Floyd | He shakes himself vigorously and begins puttering around the old
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If there's a sequel, I wanna see that dancing rabbit."
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		DavidW says, "afk for a few minutes"
		Knight_Otu says, "I was wondering if that rabbit really exists, or just the protagonist's flight of fancy."
		DavidW says, "back"
		DavidW says, "There were flights of fancy for all the kitchen implements."
		Knight_Otu says, "There were, but the rabbit was the first."
		DavidW says, "yeah. I think the spatula suggests maybe a seafaring mouse needs a paddle."
		Knight_Otu says, "The cup was to be a cat hat."
		DavidW says, "And the measuring cup was ... yeah."
		DavidW says, "I forget what the whisk was supposedly for."
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems it was just something people may need."
		DavidW asks, "hm. I wonder why the land is called Eunice? Maybe named after someone the author knows?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "U nice?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Kidding."
		DavidW says, "ouch"
		DavidW says, "You want wordplay, play Ailihphilia or Dream Pieces 2."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The Origin of Madame Time by Brian Rushton
As played on ifMUD on October 14, 2018

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 Origin of Madame Time written by Brian Rushton. The Origin of Madame Time was released as an entrant in the 2018 IFComp, where it took 17th place, and was also nominated for a XYZZY award for the best individual puzzle. 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 originmadametime" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | It all happens so fast, once you get to the abandoned theme park.
Floyd | There you are, surrounded by the greatest battle the world has ever
Floyd | seen between hero and villain, diligently taking notes for your latest
Floyd | research paper. That's when you spot the nuclear airship, sinking in
Floyd | the air and billowing smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | Immediately recognizing the danger of nuclear explosion, you dive into
Floyd | the basement of a ruined aquarium attraction. But the blast never
Floyd | comes, and now you hear perfect silence from outside. Something
Floyd | strange has happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Origin of Madame Time
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Brian Rushton
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 181006 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dried-out old fountain pen lies on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your extensively annotated notebook on superheroes and their powers is
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "btw, this is a sequel to The Owl Consults. Are people familiar with that one?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Justine Thyme. While most of your time is spent getting
Floyd | straight A's in high school or studying up on superheroes, you also
Floyd | have been conducting research on Einstein's recent breakthroughs in
Floyd | Time and Space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ow."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pen and notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PEN AND NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | dry fountain pen: Taken.
Floyd | weathered notebook: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | In your months of research, you've compiled notes on over a dozen
Floyd | superheroes and their abilities. You can LOOK UP a superhero to learn
Floyd | more about them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The front page contains the following motto, underlined a dozen times:
Floyd | A TRUE HERO LEAVES NO ONE BEHIND.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up owl" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP OWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the weathered notebook, but you don't find any notes
Floyd | on owl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pen" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Your favorite pen ran out of ink during the fight when you were taking
Floyd | notes on the superheroes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm already guessing we de-age the pen so it works again."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds probable."
		DavidW says, "My brain works so strangely because of IF."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone must have used this basement as an office years ago. This desk
Floyd | is very plain, with no drawers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "NO drawers. Thank you."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stool" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | This stool looks like the kind of stool that people leave in a corner
Floyd | for years, pulling out only for the worst tasks, such as changing a
Floyd | light bulb in the men's room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "right. We stand on that to reach a ceiling trapdoor later, I bet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a weathered notebook
Floyd |   a dry fountain pen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Are we done with this room? I want to go up now."
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is unbelievably quiet in here. You poke your head outside, only to
Floyd | withdraw it again in shock and fear. It seems the world has been
Floyd | frozen in time!
Floyd |
Floyd | Your only conclusion is that the trauma of the battle and explosion
Floyd | have awakened some sort of latent abilities deep within you. It is
Floyd | up to you and you alone to save every last person in this abandoned
Floyd | theme park.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you feel like everyone is safe, you can RELEASE the temporal
Floyd | energies in the same place that you stopped time and let the bomb
Floyd | fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Does that include the fish"
		Knight_Otu asks, "*?"
		DavidW asks, "maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fish" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You typed a valid action, but it was for something that isn't visible
Floyd | right now, something that isn't in the game, or possibly a typo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tank" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | This fish tank seems to have been caught in the process of shattering
Floyd | from some sort of shockwave. Tiny shards of glass fill the air in
Floyd | front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It's going to be a long nanosecond then."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Tiny shards of glass fill the air in front of the shattered aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter tank" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
bg arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "I don't think this tank was occupied by any fish."
		DavidW says, "hi bg"
		bg says, "hi DavidW"
		DavidW says, "I suggest we visit the splash pool next. I distrust mirror halls."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | The splash pool has frozen solid, and flakes of snow surround you. A
Floyd | large carousel is to the west, and you can retreat to the
Floyd | aquarium to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You saw this from the aquarium as you were headed down the stairs.
Floyd | Mister Winter was battling the Alchemist until she ran out of
Floyd | antifreeze. That's when he started pulling out the big symbols.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mister Winter is surrounded by pillars of ice, one hand pointing
Floyd | accusingly to the snack bar to the north, and another tracing
Floyd | an arcane symbol of winter in the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up winter" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP WINTER
Floyd |
Floyd | An ancient necromancer awoken by the evils of war, Mister Winter is
Floyd | capable of casting bone-chilling spells, incantations, and diagrams.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up alchemist" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ALCHEMIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Once the mild-mannered Professor Molly Q. Lar, The Alchemist uses her
Floyd | powers of chemistry to alter the human body and mind. While she
Floyd | initially resisted the unscientific appellation of Alchemist, she now
Floyd | embraces her mystique.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mister" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MISTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Mister Winter)
Floyd | Mister Winter is the epitome of cold, with bulky armor made from ice.
Floyd | Just looking at him makes you chilled inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "How do supers always have such punny names?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "Lots." 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOTS.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your first word had a typo or is one I'm not familiar with. Try a
Floyd | different word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Lots"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x symbol" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SYMBOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The arcane symbol of winter traces itself into your mind. You feel
Floyd | confident that you would be able to reproduce it on a suitable medium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That's bound to be useful."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ice" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the splash pool, the bulky ice armor or the pillars
Floyd | of ice?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | The splash pool has frozen solid, and flakes of snow surround you. A
Floyd | large carousel is to the west, and you can retreat to the
Floyd | aquarium to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mister Winter is surrounded by pillars of ice, one hand pointing
Floyd | accusingly to the snack bar to the north, and another tracing
Floyd | an arcane symbol of winter in the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x armor" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARMOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Mister Winter made this armor from slabs of pure ice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pillars" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PILLARS
Floyd |
Floyd | Forceful and fantastical at the same time, these pillars were raised
Floyd | by Mister Winter's power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Snack bar (north) or carousel (west) next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Snacks, I'd say."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Snack Bar
Floyd | The snack bar smells horrible, and is encrusted with filth. It has
Floyd | changed the least of all of the attractions. The splash pool is to the
Floyd | south, and the gift shop occupies the space to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, so this is where the Alchemist ended up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Alchemist has stumbled over the snack bar in her haste to flee
Floyd | from something to the south. Her bag has spilled, sending potions of
Floyd | power flying everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x alchemist" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALCHEMIST
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Alchemist)
Floyd | The Alchemist wears a close-fitting pink helmet and a pink lab coat.
Floyd | She normally carries numerous potions, but they seem to have gotten
Floyd | away from her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x potions" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are so many potions here, it's bewildering. You'll never find
Floyd | anything without help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bag" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | The Alchemist's bag has spilled, sending potions everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take bag" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's frozen in time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take potions" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE POTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are hundreds of potions. You'll need to be more specific.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That many. My my."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "count potions" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COUNT POTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The first word you typed was not recognized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "They must be the size of Skittles."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or it's a bag of holding."
		Knight_Otu says, "Was, rather."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snacks" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SNACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x filth" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FILTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The filth is, as might be expected, filthy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search alchemist" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ALCHEMIST
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Alchemist)
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder what sort of 'help' would help us search for specific potions?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search potions" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH POTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Without help, it's impossible to distinguish them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "A magnifying glass, if they're tiny?"
		DavidW asks, "Do we need a pet with a good nose? Where's Toby?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up potions" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP POTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the weathered notebook, but you don't find any notes
Floyd | on potions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest moving on to the gift shop."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gift Shop
Floyd | The ghosts of merchandise past haunt this weathered shop. An empty
Floyd | display table has been left here, as well as some boxes and leftover
Floyd | packaging. The snack bar is back to the east, and the carousel
Floyd | is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | So this is where Squid Kid ended up. Makes sense the Chef would be
Floyd | here, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squid Kid is crouched, cowering, under the table. A puddle of ink
Floyd | trails behind her.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chef is frozen mid-stalk, clutching a massive cleaver in one hand
Floyd | and a carving fork in the other. She's looking for something, or
Floyd | someone, and she looks very, very hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kid" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KID
Floyd |
Floyd | Poor Squid Kid. She's tried attending six different schools since her
Floyd | change, but the students invariably begin to complain about her
Floyd | wrecking the grade curve. But she's managed to keep her superpowers
Floyd | remarkably well hidden.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squid Kid is squished into a rubbery suit with an insignia of a squid
Floyd | on the center.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up squid kid" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP SQUID KID
Floyd |
Floyd | Squid Kid was born when a mild-mannered young girl fell into a vat of
Floyd | squid ink at the same time that a lightning storm struck the factory.
Floyd | With her powerful ink shots and the ability to breathe underwater,
Floyd | Squid Kid is the best at submarine hide and seek!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's a poor power set."
		Knight_Otu says, "Aqua-woman."
		Knight_Otu says, "So far it seems the villains were winning this bout."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chef" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHEF
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chef is one of Evildom's most wretched beasts. Not content with
Floyd | feasting on endangered species, she also enjoys devouring pulp science
Floyd | fiction books and consuming unhealthy amounts of television and
Floyd | newspaper stories.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up chef" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP CHEF
Floyd |
Floyd | A vicious brute, The Chef is a notorious criminal who specializes in
Floyd | capturing and serving endangered species.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | This once held purchases for happy children and unhappy parents, but
Floyd | now they are gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boxes" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOXES
Floyd |
Floyd | The boxes and leftover packaging are completely unimportant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ink" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INK
Floyd |
Floyd | The ink is puddled up in a trail leading to Squid Kid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fork" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chef is one of Evildom's most wretched beasts. Not content with
Floyd | feasting on endangered species, she also enjoys devouring pulp science
Floyd | fiction books and consuming unhealthy amounts of television and
Floyd | newspaper stories.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cleaver" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLEAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chef is one of Evildom's most wretched beasts. Not content with
Floyd | feasting on endangered species, she also enjoys devouring pulp science
Floyd | fiction books and consuming unhealthy amounts of television and
Floyd | newspaper stories.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Now that's a poor power."
		DavidW asks, "I don't see what to do here. Carousel next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare upwards in shock. The exploding airship is directly above. A
Floyd | masterpiece of nuclear and robotic technology, turned to such
Floyd | destruction. Horrible.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's up to you to rescue these people from certain death while time
Floyd | is stopped..
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x airship" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AIRSHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the sky, Rex Dashing's airship is frozen mid-explosion.
Floyd | Various bits are plummeting from the sky towards the center of the
Floyd | park.
Floyd |
Floyd | The debris is very close to you here. You may be able to climb
Floyd | up it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "How Primrose on the Path."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up dashing" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DASHING
Floyd |
Floyd | Rex Dashing is a playboy adventurer and superhero, current owner of
Floyd | Airship Mephistopheles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest climbing the debris, as suggested."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Airbound
Floyd | Boy, it sure is high up here. You can see the whole park. It's a lot
Floyd | smaller than you remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are perched on a lone stair, with one hand on a steel beam. You
Floyd | can go back down to the carousel, further from impending doom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer, intrepid villain, hangs suspended in the air, her
Floyd | body stretched and elasticized as only a blobified morphivore can. She
Floyd | currently looks like an upside-down bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Long time no see, Amelia."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | Amelia the villain is stretched out and blobified into a bowl shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we turned her upside-down and filled her with fruit..."
		DavidW says, "... we'd have a still life."
		Knight_Otu says, "oof."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Catgirl, society girl, and metamorphic prodigy. She has only to eat a
Floyd | bite of an animal to gain its powers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x park" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PARK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You don't want to knock anyone over, and so you leave them alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stair" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You look over the lone stair, but don't see anything important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up radon" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP RADON
Floyd |
Floyd | Inventor, physicist, and card-carrying member of the League of
Floyd | Notoriety.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ship" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the sky, Rex Dashing's airship is frozen mid-explosion.
Floyd | Various bits are plummeting from the sky towards the center of the
Floyd | park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb bits" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB BITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That would bring you no advantage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We can't climb any higher."
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so, yeah."
		DavidW asks, "I'm unclear how we can save anyone if we can't move anything?"
		DavidW says, "There must be exceptions."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, we were able to get our stuff."
		DavidW says, "oh right"
		DavidW says, "But maybe the basement is special."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
		Roger says, "maybe you can't move living creatures"
		Knight_Otu says, "But then we couldn't save them."
		DavidW says, "I guess we have to explore more."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, there's more to see still."
		DavidW says, "assuming the mirrors are south, I suggest going west next."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large, blank sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's quiet here. Too quiet. You're beginning to doubt yourself. Why
Floyd | did you have to be the one to have time-stopping powers? And why
Floyd | should you have to save everyone? It's a great burden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign must have had something on it, once. But everything is faded
Floyd | away, leaving it blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sign" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's frozen in time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "deage sign" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DEAGE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The first word you typed was not recognized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch sign" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | You lay your fingers on it for a moment, but nothing happens. Not in
Floyd | this world where time stands still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we might draw that winter symbol on this sign, but I have no idea why."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "reverse sign" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVERSE SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The first word you typed was not recognized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "It's possible."
		DavidW asks, "North next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander in the corn maze for a time, but can't find the northern
Floyd | exit. You'll have to figure out a way to get through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmmm."
		Knight_Otu asks, "That might be why?"
		bg says, "Would be nice to be able to look at the maze from above to see how to get through."
		DavidW says, "oh. We could refill our pen with Squid Kid's ink."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gift Shop
Floyd | The ghosts of merchandise past haunt this weathered shop. An empty
Floyd | display table has been left here, as well as some boxes and leftover
Floyd | packaging. The snack bar is back to the east, and the carousel
Floyd | is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squid Kid is crouched, cowering, under the table. A puddle of ink
Floyd | trails behind her.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chef is frozen mid-stalk, clutching a massive cleaver in one hand
Floyd | and a carving fork in the other. She's looking for something, or
Floyd | someone, and she looks very, very hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill pen with ink" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL PEN WITH INK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your sentence had too many words; you can try typing just the part
Floyd | where you wanted to fill the dry fountain pen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill pen" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You fill the fountain pen from the ink. Most of the ink remains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pen" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The first word you typed was not recognized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pen" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | With the pen full of ink, you are ready to write or draw anything you
Floyd | need.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large, blank sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I want to go south next."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus. You can see the Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | to the east and the Corn Maze to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lupor the Wolfman rears on two furry hind legs, fangs bared. You've
Floyd | caught him mid-howl as he unleashes the Wolf Moon above him.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers have been reduced to the Wonder Cubs. Three dogs
Floyd | are caught mid-motion as they struggle out of their human clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Beams of insidious light from Lupor's Wolf Moon strike your body. A
Floyd | horrible change comes upon you: your hands twist into claws, your skin
Floyd | erupts into fur, and your teeth sharpen into fangs! You have become a
Floyd | wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unable to hold more than one thing in your mouth, you drop the
Floyd | weathered notebook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "haha"
		Knight_Otu says, "Man."
		bg says, "I guess that'll make it harder to use the pen."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Justine Thyme. While most of your time is spent getting
Floyd | straight A's in high school or studying up on superheroes, you also
Floyd | have been conducting research on Einstein's recent breakthroughs in
Floyd | Time and Space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you are a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up wonder brothers" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP WONDER BROTHERS
Floyd |
Floyd | While their main power is photogenicity, the Wonder Brothers also
Floyd | share the powers of teamwork, friendship, and a great work ethic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "They're ... supermodels?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "So, they're basically useless in a super fight?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wonder" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WONDER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Wonder Brothers)
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers look astonished by the turn of events that
Floyd | overtook them right before the explosion.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, the Wonder Brothers are in wolf form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moon" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Lupor's signature ability, the Wolf Moon is a ghostly mirage in the
Floyd | air, the very sight of which turns viewers into wolves. Fortunately,
Floyd | it's in a confined area, blocked by the corn maze to the north and the
Floyd | house itself in the other directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So maybe we're only a wolf in this room?"
		Roger says, "yo dawg I heard you liked mazes so here's a mirror maze to put inside a corn maze"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe. Sounds lik it at least."
		Knight_Otu says, "*like"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up lupor" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LUPOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Bitter at the world for his curse of Lycanthropy, Lupor developed a
Floyd | ritual to summon the Wolf Moon, so that all that behold it would
Floyd | suffer the same curse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large, blank sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that Lupor's Wolf Moon is blocked from view, you feel its horrible
Floyd | effects leaving your body.
Floyd |
Floyd | You revert to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		bg says, "Phew."
		Knight_Otu says, "Might have been better to develop an anti-curse ritual."
		DavidW says, "The pen is still in there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a filled fountain pen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop pen" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus. You can see the Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | to the east and the Corn Maze to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lupor the Wolfman rears on two furry hind legs, fangs bared. You've
Floyd | caught him mid-howl as he unleashes the Wolf Moon above him.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers have been reduced to the Wonder Cubs. Three dogs
Floyd | are caught mid-motion as they struggle out of their human clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a weathered notebook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have become a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hesitate, thinking of your actions. Was going south the right
Floyd | thing to do?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take notebook" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large, blank sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a filled fountain pen here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You revert to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pen" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | The Hall of Mirrors is mirrorless, but it retains its former name. The
Floyd | hall is open to the sky, and, far above you, Rex Dashing's airship is
Floyd | frozen in the midst of exploding.
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember this spot from earlier. Copy Cat had been lurking here
Floyd | the entire battle, fending off attacks from the Wonder Brothers and
Floyd | Golden Girl. She had the upper hand until the Lenswarden arrived.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to the abandoned aquarium, west to the
Floyd | remains of the burnt haunted house, or north to the carousel in
Floyd | the center of the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lenswarden peers fearfully through the Lens of Truth, a talisman
Floyd | of great power, trying to find the real Copy Cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Five versions of Copy Cat are frozen mid-pounce here, ready to strike
Floyd | the Lenswarden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		bg says, "Was 'Was going south the right"
		bg asks, "thing to do' supposed to be a clue?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure the lenswarden did much to help, from the sound of it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lenswarden" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LENSWARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Lenswarden)
Floyd | The Lenswarden wears a simple black domino mask. He projects a feeling
Floyd | of false confidence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lens of truth" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LENS OF TRUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | A lens through which one might look and discover the truth of all
Floyd | things. Some say it has a spirit of its own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up lenswarden" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LENSWARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lenswarden is a warrior for justice! With his mighty Lens of Truth
Floyd | (rumored to have a spirit of its own), the Lenswarden can discern
Floyd | those things which are of the greatest import for his future! He can
Floyd | pick out a needle in a haystack or a ruffian in a crowd. Beware,
Floyd | evildoers!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We could use that for the potions, maybe."
		DavidW says, "yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lens" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | You snatch the Lens of Truth from The Lenswarden's unwitting fingers.
Floyd | It came loose--perhaps the rumors about the Lens are true. In any
Floyd | case, its power is now yours: you can LOOK THROUGH the lens in any
Floyd | location you find yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Might help with the maze too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up golden" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Descended from the legendary King Midas, Golden Girl has turned the
Floyd | ancient curse into a superpower for good. Anything that she touches
Floyd | once turns to gold, while anything she touches twice turns back to
Floyd | normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x golden" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up copy" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP COPY
Floyd |
Floyd | After being thrown out of college for plagiarism, Copy Cat found work
Floyd | at a mimeograph factory. After finding out her boss was the mysterious
Floyd | Duplicator, she stole his cloning technology to become the super
Floyd | villain she is today!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up duplicator" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP DUPLICATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | An early hero whose powers were stolen by Copy Cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing Golden Girl is at the other end of the corn maze, since she isn't here."
		Knight_Otu says, "The villains were definitely winning this bout."
		Knight_Otu says, "And yeah, seems that way."
		DavidW says, "well, let's use that lens everywhere. Potions, maze, gift shop, etc."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the power of the Lens of Truth, you discern the real Copy Cat!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mighty Lens of Truth reveals no new information to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have the worrying feeling that you're forgetting something. But it
Floyd | might just be nerves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | The splash pool has frozen solid, and flakes of snow surround you. A
Floyd | large carousel is to the west, and you can retreat to the
Floyd | aquarium to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mister Winter is surrounded by pillars of ice, one hand pointing
Floyd | accusingly to the snack bar to the north, and another tracing
Floyd | an arcane symbol of winter in the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "If she's using clone tech, why would it matter which is the real Copy Cat?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mighty Lens of Truth reveals no new information to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Not sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Snack Bar
Floyd | The snack bar smells horrible, and is encrusted with filth. It has
Floyd | changed the least of all of the attractions. The splash pool is to the
Floyd | south, and the gift shop occupies the space to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Alchemist has stumbled over the snack bar in her haste to flee
Floyd | from something to the south. Her bag has spilled, sending potions of
Floyd | power flying everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sparkling lights emanate from two of the potions: a mysterious green
Floyd | potion and a potion of deepest purple. These have been marked out as
Floyd | vital for your destiny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "maybe we're forgetting to close the hatch"
		DavidW says, "I think when we retreat back to the basement, yes, we should close the hatch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x green potion" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREEN POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | It has a downward-facing arrow on the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Shrink potion?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x purple potion" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURPLE POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | It has an upward-facing arrow on the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, maybe."
		DavidW says, "And growth."
		bg asks, "Does it let you take them?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take green potion" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GREEN POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take purple potion" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PURPLE POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess we're allowed to take objects, but not people?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gift Shop
Floyd | The ghosts of merchandise past haunt this weathered shop. An empty
Floyd | display table has been left here, as well as some boxes and leftover
Floyd | packaging. The snack bar is back to the east, and the carousel
Floyd | is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squid Kid is crouched, cowering, under the table. A puddle of ink
Floyd | trails behind her.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chef is frozen mid-stalk, clutching a massive cleaver in one hand
Floyd | and a carving fork in the other. She's looking for something, or
Floyd | someone, and she looks very, very hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mighty Lens of Truth reveals no new information to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mighty Lens of Truth reveals no new information to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Airbound
Floyd | You are perched on a lone stair, with one hand on a steel beam. You
Floyd | can go back down to the carousel, further from impending doom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer, intrepid villain, hangs suspended in the air, her
Floyd | body stretched and elasticized as only a blobified morphivore can. She
Floyd | currently looks like an upside-down bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mighty Lens of Truth reveals no new information to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a bit more energy now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "energy?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up time" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing on this page except the name Madame Time, written with
Floyd | a question mark. You don't remember writing this. But you like the
Floyd | name.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Don't tell me we have a time limit."
		DavidW says, "We shouldn't."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large, blank sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mighty Lens of Truth reveals no new information to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander in the corn maze for a time, but can't find the northern
Floyd | exit. You'll have to figure out a way to get through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Lens didn't help here."
		bg says, "Are you not allowed to move people at all, or was it just because that person was in suspended in air that it didn't let you? I think it said something about not wanting to knock anyone over."
		DavidW says, "right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Airbound
Floyd | You are perched on a lone stair, with one hand on a steel beam. You
Floyd | can go back down to the carousel, further from impending doom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer, intrepid villain, hangs suspended in the air, her
Floyd | body stretched and elasticized as only a blobified morphivore can. She
Floyd | currently looks like an upside-down bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You're not big enough to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x maze" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAZE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hence the growth potion."
		DavidW asks, "so we grow first, take everyone to safety, then shrink?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carousel" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAROUSEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large, blank sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I want to try drawing the winter symbol on this sign. Maybe the ice will help us with the maze somehow?"
		Knight_Otu says, "It could wither the corn."
		DavidW says, "oh, yes, that makes more sense."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "draw symbol" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRAW SYMBOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You inscribe the arcane symbol of winter on the blank sign. It flashes
Floyd | brightly, and the temperature in this area plummets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frost spreads from the sign onto the corn, causing the corn to buckle
Floyd | under the weight until the entire maze is flattened, allowing the
Floyd | light of the Wolf Moon from the south to shine upon you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have become a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unable to hold more than one thing in your mouth, you drop the purple
Floyd | potion, the green potion, the Lens of Truth and the weathered
Floyd | notebook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop pen" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take len" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lens" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | This used to be the highest point of the theme park before the Small
Floyd | Collapse of '23 and the Big Collapse of '31. You can enter the Corn
Floyd | Maze to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You never made it to this part of the park earlier. It certainly
Floyd | looks...different.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red has rusted the roller coaster, coating the rails in rust and
Floyd | costing the coaster its rusticly robust role in the theme park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl laughs at the futile efforts of Rusty Red to corrode her
Floyd | gleaming armor. She is hiding under the tracks with only her hand
Floyd | sticking out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red is now a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl is now a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red was a chemistry professor before he was dismissed and became
Floyd | a janitor at his former school. Filled with resentment at the board of
Floyd | trustees, he turned to a life of crime and oxidation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, Rusty Red is in wolf form.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're struck with memories of theme parks of your youth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x girl" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl is encased in pure gold, from her golden wolf helmet to
Floyd | her golden wolf boots. Her wolf armor is heavy, and not very
Floyd | functional, but her super-strength and power of flight make up for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, Golden Girl is in wolf form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remember parks" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER PARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | No! You push past the fog of the past and focus on the here and now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "geez"
		Knight_Otu says, "Why suggest it then, game? :("
		DavidW says, "Obviously there's a memory we must learn."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably, yes."
		DavidW asks, "I suppose anything we put on Golden Girl's hand turns to gold?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems likely."
		bg says, "Oh. I was hoping we could turn the mirrors gold."
		DavidW says, "I thought there weren't any mirrors in the hall of mirrors now."
		Knight_Otu asks, "If we turn giant, get the wolf, and put him on her hand, might that disrupt the wolf moon?"
		bg says, "Oh--must've missed that."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hall of ex-mirrors."
		DavidW asks (of KO), "maybe?"
		DavidW says, "The moon might persist regardless."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "Also, how are we going to move Golden Girl without us turning the gold?"
		DavidW says, "er turning TO gold"
		Knight_Otu says, "now that might be tricky..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up red" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trusty notebook is far from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a filled fountain pen, a weathered notebook, a green
Floyd | potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right."
		DavidW says, "try now"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up red" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red, Golden Girl's arch-nemesis, spent years trying to find a
Floyd | way to recreate her powers. Instead, he discovered the means to rust
Floyd | any oxidizable metal. Alas, Golden Girl herself remains incorruptible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Alas? Who'se side are we on? :p"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus. You can see the Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | to the east and the Corn Maze to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lupor the Wolfman rears on two furry hind legs, fangs bared. You've
Floyd | caught him mid-howl as he unleashes the Wolf Moon above him.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers have been reduced to the Wonder Cubs. Three dogs
Floyd | are caught mid-motion as they struggle out of their human clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange--the Wolf Moon doesn't appear when you look through the lens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmm."
		DavidW says, "right, it's an illusion."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a filled fountain pen, a weathered notebook, a green
Floyd | potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | This used to be the highest point of the theme park before the Small
Floyd | Collapse of '23 and the Big Collapse of '31. You can enter the Corn
Floyd | Maze to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red has rusted the roller coaster, coating the rails in rust and
Floyd | costing the coaster its rusticly robust role in the theme park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl laughs at the futile efforts of Rusty Red to corrode her
Floyd | gleaming armor. It looks like she was hiding under the tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that she is in wolf form, though, she's been dislodged from her
Floyd | hiding spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through lens" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mighty Lens of Truth reveals no new information to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		bg says, "I'm curious if it would be useful to turn to gold."
		DavidW asks (of bg), "Ourselves, you mean?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf33" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		bg says, "Yeah."
		bg asks, "Can we die in this game?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		DavidW says (to KO), "Go ahead. Touch the girl."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Not if you say it like that!"
		DavidW says, "heh"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch golden" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (Golden Girl)
Floyd | That may have been a mistake. As you find yourself turning to gold,
Floyd | you thank your lucky stars that the gold will help you survive the
Floyd | atomic blast. It's too bad for everyone else who isn't gold, though.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You failed to save everyone. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		bg asks, "Wait. Turning people to gold would save them?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "But how do we save Golden Girl?"
		DavidW asks, "well... I guess because gold doesn't become radioactive?"
		Knight_Otu says, "That doesn't sound quite right."
		bg says, "I meant, I wonder if we are supposed to turn people gold, to save them."
		Knight_Otu asks, "But in this world, who knows?"
		DavidW says, "I think taking them to the basement or crushing the airship."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put lens on golden" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LENS ON GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (Golden Girl)
Floyd | Putting things on Golden Girl would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch lens to golden" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH LENS TO GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (Golden Girl)
Floyd | Golden Girl's power only works on the living.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ah ha."
		DavidW says, "oh. So no golden fountain pens."
		Knight_Otu says, "It's kind of strange that these powers still work during time stop."
		Knight_Otu says, "Convenient, but strange."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x girl" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl is encased in pure gold, from her golden wolf helmet to
Floyd | her golden wolf boots. Her wolf armor is heavy, and not very
Floyd | functional, but her super-strength and power of flight make up for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, Golden Girl is in wolf form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x helmet" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | This was once leather, before Golden Girl transformed it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boots" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | This was once leather, before Golden Girl transformed it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hesitate, thinking of your actions. Was examining the golden armor
Floyd | the right thing to do?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		bg says, "Why does it keep asking stuff like that, I wonder."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, it's mildly disconcerting."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your goal is to save everyone from impending nuclear disaster!
Floyd |
Floyd | You have numerous powers over time itself:
Floyd |
Floyd | -Most things can't move when time is frozen, but you can! Your powers
Floyd | of movement extend to all sentient beings and their personal effects,
Floyd | and to all items that were on your person when time was frozen.
Floyd |
Floyd | -You can unstop time at any point by typing RELEASE.
Floyd |
Floyd | -You can use your FORESIGHT (or FORE) to see your future if you don't
Floyd | know what to do. This may reveal something you ought to do that you
Floyd | would have wanted to discover on your own.
Floyd |
Floyd | -You can use your AFTERSIGHT (or AFTER) to see the past of any
Floyd | location you're in. This may reveal the key to something you're stuck
Floyd | on, or it may reveal something you already knew.
Floyd |
Floyd | For credits, type CREDITS.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. I didn't know about FORE and AFTER."
		Knight_Otu says, "Ah. Aftersight might be needed."
		Knight_Otu says, "Foresight sounds like hints though."
		bg says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "yeah, let's aftersight everywhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see Golden Girl, crouched under the roller coaster to gain
Floyd | advantage against Rusty Red, look up in terror as she hears the howl
Floyd | of Lupor the Wolfman to the south. Then all is still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a filled fountain pen, a weathered notebook, a green
Floyd | potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sped-up sequence of images, like a cinema show, revealing
Floyd | the passing seasons as the corn maze grew and wilted, year after year.
Floyd | Graffiti appears on the sign and is scrubbed away over and over again
Floyd | as the years pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus. You can see the Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | to the east and the Corn Maze to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lupor the Wolfman rears on two furry hind legs, fangs bared. You've
Floyd | caught him mid-howl as he unleashes the Wolf Moon above him.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers have been reduced to the Wonder Cubs. Three dogs
Floyd | are caught mid-motion as they struggle out of their human clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see Lupor's power welling up from within him, bursting forth into
Floyd | the Wolf Moon. The Wonder Brothers begin to flee, trying to reach the
Floyd | corn maze to block the sight when a flash of light from the sky blurs
Floyd | the scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | The Hall of Mirrors is mirrorless, but it retains its former name. The
Floyd | hall is open to the sky, and, far above you, Rex Dashing's airship is
Floyd | frozen in the midst of exploding.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to the abandoned aquarium, west to the
Floyd | remains of the burnt haunted house, or north to the carousel in
Floyd | the center of the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lenswarden peers through the--ah, the--peers through nothing,
Floyd | trying to find the real Copy Cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Five versions of Copy Cat are frozen mid-pounce here, ready to strike
Floyd | the Lenswarden. But you know which one is the real Copy Cat, now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You revert to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the Copy Cat snatching the Lens of Truth from the
Floyd | Lenswardenand gleefully looking through it. The Lenswarden looks
Floyd | panicked as he tries to figure out which copy is real.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess we only need to save the 'real' Copy Cat?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a burly worker carrying a heavy glass tank in the rain. It
Floyd | proves to be too large, and he falls to the ground, trapped under the
Floyd | aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Possibly only the real Cat will get enwolfened"
		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under tank" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You crouch down and look, but you don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the point in space where you froze time. You can RELEASE
Floyd | it whenever you feel ready.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Several years ago, you see a great collection of people, gathered to
Floyd | celebrate the completion of the shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the goal is to move everyone here, shut the hatch, then RELEASE."
		DavidW says, "The lead-lining ought to save us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | The splash pool has frozen solid, and flakes of snow surround you. A
Floyd | large carousel is to the west, and you can retreat to the
Floyd | aquarium to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mister Winter is surrounded by pillars of ice, one hand pointing
Floyd | accusingly to the snack bar to the north, and another tracing
Floyd | an arcane symbol of winter in the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see Mister Winter examining his arcane symbol with great pride.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stop for a moment. Where did you set down the weathered notebook?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Snack Bar
Floyd | The snack bar smells horrible, and is encrusted with filth. It has
Floyd | changed the least of all of the attractions. The splash pool is to the
Floyd | south, and the gift shop occupies the space to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Alchemist has stumbled over the snack bar in her haste to flee
Floyd | from something to the south. Her bag has spilled, sending potions of
Floyd | power flying everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the Lenswarden and the Alchemist pacing the room together,
Floyd | discussing their plans before the upcoming battle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gift Shop
Floyd | The ghosts of merchandise past haunt this weathered shop. An empty
Floyd | display table has been left here, as well as some boxes and leftover
Floyd | packaging. The snack bar is back to the east, and the carousel
Floyd | is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squid Kid is crouched, cowering, under the table. A puddle of ink
Floyd | trails behind her.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chef is frozen mid-stalk, clutching a massive cleaver in one hand
Floyd | and a carving fork in the other. She's looking for something, or
Floyd | someone, and she looks very, very hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a clerk refilling an inkwell with a supply of India ink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "cute"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chef" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHEF
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not big enough to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see kids climbing up the carousel, jumping on the top until the
Floyd | operator chases them off with dirt clods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Airbound
Floyd | You are perched on a lone stair, with one hand on a steel beam. You
Floyd | can go back down to the carousel, further from impending doom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer, intrepid villain, hangs suspended in the air, her
Floyd | body stretched and elasticized as only a blobified morphivore can. She
Floyd | currently looks like an upside-down bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "after" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a large falcon swoop down and grab a helpless sparrow in its
Floyd | talons before carrying it away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think it's time to try the giant potion."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a filled fountain pen, a weathered notebook, a green
Floyd | potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have become a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop lens" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x purple" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It has an upward-facing arrow on the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink purple" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You grow to a much larger size.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus. You can see the Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | to the east and the Corn Maze to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lupor the Wolfman rears on two furry hind legs, fangs bared. You've
Floyd | caught him mid-howl as he unleashes the Wolf Moon above him.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers have been reduced to the Wonder Cubs. Three dogs
Floyd | are caught mid-motion as they struggle out of their human clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sneeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lupor" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LUPOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lupor the Wolfman)
Floyd | You pick up Lupor the Wolfman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Lens of Truth, a filled fountain pen, a weathered
Floyd | notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | This used to be the highest point of the theme park before the Small
Floyd | Collapse of '23 and the Big Collapse of '31. You can enter the Corn
Floyd | Maze to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red has rusted the roller coaster, coating the rails in rust and
Floyd | costing the coaster its rusticly robust role in the theme park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl laughs at the futile efforts of Rusty Red to corrode her
Floyd | gleaming armor. It looks like she was hiding under the tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that she is in wolf form, though, she's been dislodged from her
Floyd | hiding spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch lupor to golden" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH LUPOR TO GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lupor the Wolfman to Golden Girl)
Floyd | There is a flash of golden light, and Lupor the Wolfman is now solid
Floyd | gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Lens of Truth, a filled fountain pen, a weathered
Floyd | notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wolf Moon has been unleashed here, shining in the air. You can see
Floyd | the Hall of Mirrors to the east and the Corn Maze to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers have been reduced to the Wonder Cubs. Three dogs
Floyd | are caught mid-motion as they struggle out of their human clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Seems that didn't disrupt the moon."
		DavidW says, "Changing Lupor to gold didn't make the moon go away."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lupor" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LUPOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lupor the Wolfman)
Floyd | Lupor is half-man, half-wolf, and all rage. His bulging biceps connect
Floyd | his shattering shoulders to his fierce forearms, culminating in cruel
Floyd | claws of awesome power!
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, Lupor the Wolfman is made of solid gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get moon" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop Lupor the Wolfman to try and grab the Wolf Moon.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a ghostly image, impossible to manipulate by hand, or by paw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Amelia, bowl-shaped, could hold Golden Girl!"
		DavidW says, "aha"
		Knight_Otu says, "We'd be save from her touch, and be able to carry her to safety."
		DavidW asks, "A problem: won't Amelia become a wolf?"
		bg says, "Too bad we don't have glvoes or something."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe a bowl-shaped wolf?"
		bg says, "gloves"
		DavidW says, "Wolves aren't bowl-shaped."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Lens of Truth, a filled fountain pen, a weathered
Floyd | notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lens" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop Lupor the Wolfman to try and grab the Lens of Truth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wolf Moon has been unleashed here, shining in the air. You can see
Floyd | the Hall of Mirrors to the east and the Corn Maze to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers have been reduced to the Wonder Cubs. Three dogs
Floyd | are caught mid-motion as they struggle out of their human clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lens on moon" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LENS ON MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the Wolf Moon would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ats asks, "In giant form, can you move something in front of the moon?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Not normally, but Amelia isn't quite normal, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover moon with lens" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COVER MOON WITH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your sentence had too many words; you can try typing just the part
Floyd | where you wanted to cover the Wolf Moon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover moon" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COVER MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wolf Moon is immaterial!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "if we erase the sign, the corn doesn't grow back, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I kind of doubt it."
		DavidW says, "Like, maybe I'm wrong about Amelia becoming wolf-shaped, but let's test it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lupor the Wolfman, a filled fountain pen, a weathered
Floyd | notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop lens" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You revert to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're struck with memories of playing with action figures as a child.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Airbound
Floyd | You are perched on a lone stair, with one hand on a steel beam. You
Floyd | can go back down to the carousel, further from impending doom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer, intrepid villain, hangs suspended in the air, her
Floyd | body stretched and elasticized as only a blobified morphivore can. She
Floyd | currently looks like an upside-down bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Airbound
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You pick up Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Lens of Truth, Lupor the Wolfman, a filled fountain
Floyd | pen, a weathered notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have become a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer is now a bowl-shaped wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, bowl-shaped wolf."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | Amelia the villain is stretched out and blobified into a bowl shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, Amelia Derringer is in wolf form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | This used to be the highest point of the theme park before the Small
Floyd | Collapse of '23 and the Big Collapse of '31. You can enter the Corn
Floyd | Maze to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red has rusted the roller coaster, coating the rails in rust and
Floyd | costing the coaster its rusticly robust role in the theme park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl laughs at the futile efforts of Rusty Red to corrode her
Floyd | gleaming armor. It looks like she was hiding under the tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that she is in wolf form, though, she's been dislodged from her
Floyd | hiding spot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "scoop golden with amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCOOP GOLDEN WITH AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The first word you typed was not recognized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Maybe we can pull her around by her armour?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take golden with amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GOLDEN WITH AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put golden in bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GOLDEN IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (Golden Girl in Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | Amelia may be bowl-shaped, but she's not a convenient place to store
Floyd | medium-sized dry goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Aww."
		Roger says, "haha okay I enjoyed that"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bowl on golden" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BOWL ON GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (Golden Girl)
Floyd | Putting things on Golden Girl would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover golden with amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COVER GOLDEN WITH AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Touch Golden Girl with Amelia"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think was it."
		DavidW asks, "You want a gold bowl-shaped wolf Amelia?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch golden girl with amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH GOLDEN GIRL WITH AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | There is a flash of golden light, and Amelia Derringer is now solid
Floyd | gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | Amelia the villain is stretched out and blobified into a bowl shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, Amelia Derringer is in wolf form.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, Amelia Derringer is made of solid gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "A golden bowl-shaped wolf. That mustbe a sight."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put golden in bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GOLDEN IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (Golden Girl in Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | Amelia may be bowl-shaped, but she's not a convenient place to store
Floyd | medium-sized dry goods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cover golden" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COVER GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (Golden Girl)
Floyd | She isn't something you can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, cover is close."
		DavidW says, "ancient Informese."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take golden" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (Golden Girl)
Floyd | You feel more confident in this form, now. You should be able to carry
Floyd | more than one thing in your mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got her!
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that you've pulled Golden Girl out, you should be able to avoid
Floyd | her golden paw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well then."
		DavidW says, "oh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Lens of Truth, Lupor the Wolfman, a filled fountain
Floyd | pen, a weathered notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You revert to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl is no longer in wolf form.
Floyd | Amelia Derringer is no longer in wolf form.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hesitate, thinking of your actions. Was going east the right thing
Floyd | to do?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | The splash pool has frozen solid, and flakes of snow surround you. A
Floyd | large carousel is to the west, and you can retreat to the
Floyd | aquarium to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mister Winter is surrounded by pillars of ice, one hand pointing
Floyd | accusingly to the snack bar to the north, and another tracing
Floyd | an arcane symbol of winter in the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take winter" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WINTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Mister Winter)
Floyd | You pick up Mister Winter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gift Shop
Floyd | The ghosts of merchandise past haunt this weathered shop. An empty
Floyd | display table has been left here, as well as some boxes and leftover
Floyd | packaging. The snack bar is back to the east, and the carousel
Floyd | is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squid Kid is crouched, cowering, under the table. A puddle of ink
Floyd | trails behind her.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chef is frozen mid-stalk, clutching a massive cleaver in one hand
Floyd | and a carving fork in the other. She's looking for something, or
Floyd | someone, and she looks very, very hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chef" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHEF
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the Chef.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take kid" 		

Floyd ]  Gift Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KID
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up Squid Kid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Snack Bar
Floyd | The snack bar smells horrible, and is encrusted with filth. It has
Floyd | changed the least of all of the attractions. The splash pool is to the
Floyd | south, and the gift shop occupies the space to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Alchemist has stumbled over the snack bar in her haste to flee
Floyd | from something to the south. Her bag has spilled, sending potions of
Floyd | power flying everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take alchemist" 		

Floyd ]  Snack Bar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALCHEMIST
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Alchemist)
Floyd | You pick up the Alchemist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | The splash pool has frozen solid, and flakes of snow surround you. A
Floyd | large carousel is to the west, and you can retreat to the
Floyd | aquarium to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The arcane symbol of winter continues pulsing cold throughout the
Floyd | area, and the snack bar is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "It's sort of an interesting experiment in signal-to-noise ratio"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia is too awkwardly shaped to carry down the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You try putting Amelia over the opening. She's the right shape, but
Floyd | she's not quite big enough to cover it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You set Amelia to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the point in space where you froze time. You can RELEASE
Floyd | it whenever you feel ready.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemist: Dropped.
Floyd | Squid Kid: Dropped.
Floyd | Chef: Dropped.
Floyd | Mister Winter: Dropped.
Floyd | Golden Girl: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess we want a gold bowl Amelia to cover the hatch?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
		Roger asks, "were we carrying her when we drank the shrinkin potion?"
		DavidW says, "If there's more purple potion, maybe we can enlarge her too."
		DavidW says (to Roger), "We have never drunk the shrinking potion."
		Roger says, "Oh I see"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stop for a moment. Where did you set down the purple potion?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | The Hall of Mirrors is mirrorless, but it retains its former name. The
Floyd | hall is open to the sky, and, far above you, Rex Dashing's airship is
Floyd | frozen in the midst of exploding.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to the abandoned aquarium, west to the
Floyd | remains of the burnt haunted house, or north to the carousel in
Floyd | the center of the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lenswarden peers through the--ah, the--peers through nothing,
Floyd | trying to find the real Copy Cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Five versions of Copy Cat are frozen mid-pounce here, ready to strike
Floyd | the Lenswarden. But you know which one is the real Copy Cat, now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cat" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Because of the power imparted you by the Lens of Truth, you approach
Floyd | the real Copy Cat easily.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up Copy Cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lenswarden" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LENSWARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Lenswarden)
Floyd | You pick up the Lenswarden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Golden Girl, Mister Winter, the Chef, Squid Kid and the
Floyd | Alchemist here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the point in space where you froze time. You can RELEASE
Floyd | it whenever you feel ready.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Lenswarden: Dropped.
Floyd | Copy Cat: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | The Hall of Mirrors is mirrorless, but it retains its former name. The
Floyd | hall is open to the sky, and, far above you, Rex Dashing's airship is
Floyd | frozen in the midst of exploding.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to the abandoned aquarium, west to the
Floyd | remains of the burnt haunted house, or north to the carousel in
Floyd | the center of the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wolf Moon has been unleashed here, shining in the air. You can see
Floyd | the Hall of Mirrors to the east and the Corn Maze to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers have been reduced to the Wonder Cubs. Three dogs
Floyd | are caught mid-motion as they struggle out of their human clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have become a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take brothers" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BROTHERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the Wonder Brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Lens of Truth, Lupor the Wolfman, a filled fountain
Floyd | pen, a weathered notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | This used to be the highest point of the theme park before the Small
Floyd | Collapse of '23 and the Big Collapse of '31. You can enter the Corn
Floyd | Maze to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red has rusted the roller coaster, coating the rails in rust and
Floyd | costing the coaster its rusticly robust role in the theme park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take red" 		

Floyd ]  Rusted Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up Rusty Red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Lens of Truth, Lupor the Wolfman, a filled fountain
Floyd | pen, a weathered notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lupor" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LUPOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lupor the Wolfman)
Floyd | You pick up Lupor the Wolfman.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're beginning to get a bit tired, but you pull yourself together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You revert to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers are no longer in wolf form.
Floyd | Rusty Red is no longer in wolf form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | The splash pool has frozen solid, and flakes of snow surround you. A
Floyd | large carousel is to the west, and you can retreat to the
Floyd | aquarium to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The arcane symbol of winter continues pulsing cold throughout the
Floyd | area, and the snack bar is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Copy Cat, the Lenswarden, Golden Girl, Mister Winter, the
Floyd | Chef, Squid Kid and the Alchemist here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the point in space where you froze time. You can RELEASE
Floyd | it whenever you feel ready.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all but lupor" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL BUT LUPOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red: Dropped.
Floyd | Wonder Brothers: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch lupor to golden" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH LUPOR TO GOLDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lupor the Wolfman to Golden Girl)
Floyd | There is a flash of golden light, and Lupor the Wolfman is now made of
Floyd | living flesh again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop lupor" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LUPOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lupor the Wolfman)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Mirrors
Floyd | The Hall of Mirrors is mirrorless, but it retains its former name. The
Floyd | hall is open to the sky, and, far above you, Rex Dashing's airship is
Floyd | frozen in the midst of exploding.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to the abandoned aquarium, west to the
Floyd | remains of the burnt haunted house, or north to the carousel in
Floyd | the center of the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Burnt Haunted House
Floyd | In contrast to the other attractions, the haunted house has improved
Floyd | over time. It is far more frightening and dangerous now than before,
Floyd | especially if you factor in tetanus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wolf Moon has been unleashed here, shining in the air. You can see
Floyd | the Hall of Mirrors to the east and the Corn Maze to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have become a wolf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corn Maze
Floyd | Your second favorite attraction at the theme park. It really feels
Floyd | like home, here. You can leave to the north, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large sign here with the symbol of Winter inscribed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Winter has struck the corn maze, leaving the stalks crushed and
Floyd | flattened by the heavy ice. You have a direct line of sight to the
Floyd | Wolf Moon to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Lens of Truth, a filled fountain pen, a weathered
Floyd | notebook, a green potion and a purple potion here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x purple" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It has an upward-facing arrow on the label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Corn Maze
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Lens of Truth: Taken.
Floyd | filled fountain pen: Taken.
Floyd | weathered notebook: Taken.
Floyd | green potion: Taken.
Floyd | purple potion: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel
Floyd | The carousel is much barer than it used to be. Your friend Teddy has a
Floyd | wooden ostrich in his house that he claims is from here, but you never
Floyd | know with Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first bits of debris from Rex Dashing's airship have almost
Floyd | reached the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are exits to the north, east, south, and
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You revert to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | The splash pool has frozen solid, and flakes of snow surround you. A
Floyd | large carousel is to the west, and you can retreat to the
Floyd | aquarium to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The arcane symbol of winter continues pulsing cold throughout the
Floyd | area, and the snack bar is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're struck with memories of reading your first comic book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remember comic book" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER COMIC BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | No! You push past the fog of the past and focus on the here and now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "erase symbol" 		

Floyd ]  Splash Pool (Frozen)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ERASE SYMBOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The first word you typed was not recognized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour purple on amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PURPLE ON AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You apply the purple potion to Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer grows to a much larger size.
Floyd | Unfortunately, Amelia grows in the wrong place, failing to block the
Floyd | staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You don't want to knock anyone over, and so you leave them alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You're not big enough to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour purple on me" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PURPLE ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You apply the purple potion to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot go any bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cover staircase" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COVER STAIRCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move tank" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cover hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COVER HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way you're moving that. It's bolted down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour green on amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR GREEN ON AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You apply the green potion to Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer shrinks back to normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You apply the green potion to Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer shrinks down to a much smaller size.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You pick up Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Even shrunk as far as possible, Amelia is too awkwardly shaped to
Floyd | carry down the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You try putting Amelia over the opening. She's the right shape, but
Floyd | she's not quite big enough to cover it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You set Amelia to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "fortunately gold is very malleable so if we just hammer on her a bit"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe we apply the purple potion from below somehow?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lupor the Wolfman, the Wonder Brothers, Rusty Red, Copy
Floyd | Cat, the Lenswarden, Golden Girl, Mister Winter, the Chef, Squid Kid
Floyd | and the Alchemist here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the point in space where you froze time. You can RELEASE
Floyd | it whenever you feel ready.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "maybe she goes in the tank"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hesitate, thinking of your actions. Was going up the right thing
Floyd | to do?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You pick up Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "then enlarges to tank-shape"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put amelia in tank" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT AMELIA IN TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer in the shattered tank)
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Or not"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search tank" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "perhaps Amelia doesn't need to cover the stairway."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		DavidW says, "But I don't know."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour purple on amelia" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PURPLE ON AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You apply the purple potion to Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer grows back to normal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | Amelia the villain is stretched out and blobified into a bowl shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, Amelia Derringer is made of solid gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "stuff that didn't seem to do anything: ice, debris, tank... anything else?"
		DavidW says, "table, packaging"
		ats asks, "Have we tried dropping Amelia at the top of the stairs at all possible sizes?"
		bg says, "Did you all start at 2? It has been about 2 hours since then. (I am noting for voting purposes.)"
		Roger says, "mmm right"
		DavidW says, "stair in sky"
		Roger says, "Maybe she's more malleable when meaty and not gold. Also thanks bg"
		DavidW says, "yes, at 2ish"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we do something with the stool?"
		DavidW says, "I want to try going down, closing the hatch, and release to see if we're done or not."
		Roger says, "Go for it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia is too awkwardly shaped to carry down the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You try putting Amelia over the opening. She's the right shape, but
Floyd | she's not quite big enough to cover it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You set Amelia to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You don't want to knock anyone over, and so you leave them alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lupor the Wolfman, the Wonder Brothers, Rusty Red, Copy
Floyd | Cat, the Lenswarden, Golden Girl, Mister Winter, the Chef, Squid Kid
Floyd | and the Alchemist here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the point in space where you froze time. You can RELEASE
Floyd | it whenever you feel ready.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't find the object in that command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. There IS NO hatch."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on stool" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Your bottom is still sore from sitting on that thing. No thanks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmp."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lupor the Wolfman, the Wonder Brothers, Rusty Red, Copy
Floyd | Cat, the Lenswarden, Golden Girl, Mister Winter, the Chef, Squid Kid
Floyd | and the Alchemist here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the point in space where you froze time. You can RELEASE
Floyd | it whenever you feel ready.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stool" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | This furniture is old and fairly nasty. It should be left where it is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		bg says, "Maybe we are supposed to use the potion while carrying her."
		DavidW says, "okay, stool is useless."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | If you ever wanted to learn more about fish, this would have been the
Floyd | place to do it. A shattered tank spans one wall, and a wave of broken
Floyd | glass fills the air before it. You can leave to the Hall of Mirrors to
Floyd | the west or the splash pool to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old leaden hatch is open, revealing an opening down to the
Floyd | basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Amelia Derringer here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You pick up Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stop for a moment. Where did you set down Copy Cat?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use purple on amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE PURPLE ON AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The first word you typed was not recognized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour purple on amelia" 		

Floyd ]  Abandoned Aquarium
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PURPLE ON AMELIA
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amelia Derringer)
Floyd | You apply the purple potion to Amelia Derringer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer grows to a much larger size.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia settles down above you like a giant lid. The golden dome
Floyd | settles firmly over and around you, completely enclosing you and the
Floyd | opening to the basement. The entire basement is now shielded!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Woo!"
		Roger says, "yay"
		DavidW says, "yes! That was the trick!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | This lead-lined basement is insulated from all outside sights and
Floyd | sounds. It looks like an old fallout shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've found the most isolated room in the theme park, which, given
Floyd | its history, is saying a lot. A discarded desk and an old stool are
Floyd | the only pieces of furniture left.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go up to the aquarium.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lupor the Wolfman, the Wonder Brothers, Rusty Red, Copy
Floyd | Cat, the Lenswarden, Golden Girl, Mister Winter, the Chef, Squid Kid
Floyd | and the Alchemist here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel the point in space where you froze time. You can RELEASE
Floyd | it whenever you feel ready.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "release" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RELEASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You let go of the rigid grasp that you have on time, and it starts up
Floyd | with a rush. There is an immediate BOOM as the explosion hits.
Floyd | Superheroes topple over and smash to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl staggers to her feet. She looks at you. You look at Lupor
Floyd | the Wolfman. Everyone looks at Amelia. Lupor the Wolfman says, "What
Floyd | just happened?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You say, "It's a long story..." ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or REVEAL where everyone ended up?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reveal" 		

Floyd ]  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REVEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Amelia Derringer received a phone call almost immediately following
Floyd | the battle. She disappeared shortly thereafter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Squid Kid quit the superhero business after the battle. She now runs a
Floyd | small crew recovering precious goods from shipwrecks. Just don't
Floyd | surprise her when you're wearing white.
Floyd |
Floyd | Copy Cat was stored in six different cells during her time in prison.
Floyd | After her release, she expanded on her abilities and became the first
Floyd | one-woman cricket team to win nationals.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lenswarden had an identity crisis after the battle. He became in
Floyd | succession Magnifying Man, The Triumphant Truthseeker, Eye Guy, and
Floyd | The Thing that Sees.
Floyd |
Floyd | After the battle, Lupor the Wolfman lost confidence in himself, losing
Floyd | the ability to summon the Wolf Moon. His journey to recovery, and his
Floyd | renaissance as El Lobo Maravilloso, are stories for another day.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wonder Brothers formed a band and toured the world before
Floyd | splitting up into ultimately unsuccessful solo acts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mister Winter took calligraphy and drawing lessons in prison,
Floyd | eventually becoming a renowned artist. "His work," said one noted
Floyd | critic, "gave me shivers."
Floyd |
Floyd | Golden Girl, highly offended by the misuse of her powers, became a
Floyd | recluse in the mountains of Peru. Legend says that those with terminal
Floyd | illnesses can receive a boon of extended life from her, waiting in
Floyd | hibernation for medical skills to advance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rusty Red escaped prison easily by rusting through the bars. Six
Floyd | times, in fact. Unfortunately, the cars he stole never got far enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | After her capture and incarceration, The Chef opened up twin
Floyd | businesses in rodent control and cheap meat nuggets.
Floyd |
Floyd | After the events of the explosion, The Alchemist went on to a
Floyd | successful career in agriculture. Her prize pumpkin at the Tyler
Floyd | County fair broke every record on the books!
Floyd |
Floyd | As for you? Well, that's a story for another time. And another time.
Floyd | And multiple times at once.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or REVEAL where everyone ended up?
Floyd | >

		bg says, ""rodent control and cheap meat nuggets""
		Knight_Otu says, "Ew."
		Roger says, "Some missteps but basically sound enough"
		DavidW says, "I liked it."
		DavidW says, "And the cover art is awesome."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Charming by Kaylah Facey
As played on ifMUD on October 21, 2018

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 Charming written by Kaylah Facey. The game placed 24th in the 2018 Interactive Fiction Competition. A character in the game, Arthur the cat, was a 2018 Xyzzy finalist 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.
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DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask charming" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, you've really done it now, haven't you?" Arthur says
Floyd | sarcastically, with a flick of the tail that suggests that, if he were
Floyd | human, he would be rolling his eyes. Normally you ignore his snarky
Floyd | comments, but now at those words you can't help but burst into tears.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There, there," Arthur says, sounding alarmed, "you can fix this!
Floyd | Enchantress Igmenta won't be back until midnight!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's hopeless!" you say, your voice muffled in your arms, "I can't do
Floyd | anything right!"
Floyd |
Floyd | For years, you've been laughed at as the witch who can't even perform
Floyd | a simple ignition charm, whose potions invariably turn into black
Floyd | sludge, and whose spells send people running from electric green
Floyd | fireworks. Tonight is your coming of age test, and you've been trying
Floyd | desperately to do the spells you'll be tested on in the room where
Floyd | you've been learning magic for the past eight years. Your classmates
Floyd | like to joke that you should never be allowed out of the Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber because it's the only magic-proof sanctuary for miles around.
Floyd | It's unfortunate that the items contained in it aren't
Floyd | magic-proof, though--a minute ago, a wayward Ventus charm, intended to
Floyd | produce a warm spring breeze, instead sent a tornado ripping through
Floyd | the room! Vials of potion are shattered on the floor, torn pages from
Floyd | spellbooks float in the air, and the Goddess statue has been smashed
Floyd | into a million pieces! How can you, the worst witch in West
Floyd | Witchington, fix the mess--and learn the required spells for the
Floyd | test--before midnight?

		Plover says, "hi"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hey"
Plover says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | test--before midnight?
Floyd |
Floyd | A few pointers before you start:
Floyd |
Floyd | Use spells by CASTing them AT objects. To see a list of spells you
Floyd | have learned, SPELLS.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you get stuck, ASK Arthur ABOUT your problem. He may have more to
Floyd | say if you ask him again or progress further in the puzzle. To see a
Floyd | list of appropriate topics to ask him about, TOPICS.
Floyd |
Floyd | To see a list of things you have left to fix, TODO.
Floyd |
Floyd | To see the minimum verb list for this game, VERBS.
Floyd |
Floyd | To see more about this game, ABOUT, and to see the list of credited
Floyd | testers, CREDITS.

		
Plover pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd |
Floyd | Charming
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Kaylah Facey
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180928 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door, currently blocked by a pile
Floyd | of rubble that used to be the Goddess statue. Set into the
Floyd | western wall is the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the
Floyd | Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several bottles of potion have fallen from their shelf and shattered
Floyd | all over the floor into a sticky mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand. But where is the crystal
Floyd | ball?
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Torn pages are strewn about the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a shimmering puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Protagonist, use the bowl, not the staff."
		DavidW says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "No mixing magic schools. Yet."
Plover says (to Floyd), ",;" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ,;
Floyd |
Floyd | (Noted.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Plover says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Charming is a short, light, puzzly game. Writing it began
Floyd | around September of 2015; two programming language switches, many
Floyd | hiatuses, a college graduation, and two missed IFComp deadlines later,
Floyd | Kaylah Facey is thrilled to finally release it to the public. She very
Floyd | much hopes you enjoy her debut interactive fiction game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "todo" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TODO
Floyd |
Floyd | The following tasks remain:
Floyd |
Floyd | (NEW) Repair the torn spellbooks.
Floyd | (NEW) Replace the broken statue.
Floyd | (NEW) Separate the spilled potions.
Floyd | (NEW) Repair the potions bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "A bit of an info dump at the beginning, isn't it?"
		Knight_Otu says, "A bit."
		DavidW asks, "Are we going too fast or too slow for everyone?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I can't exactly throw with stones regarding verbosity."
		DavidW says, "I want to go a bit slower, at least at first."
		Knight_Otu says, "The start was a bit fast, but I think we can go."
		DavidW says, "I think we need to see SPELLS next, followed by examining everything without touching them or casting spells yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds like a plan."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have learned 1 out of 12 possible spells:
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventus: A spell which produces wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Cast a spell with CAST spell AT something.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "guh. We'll need better spells than that one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You kneel close to the pile of books so that you can read the spines.
Floyd | You see Charming, Double, Double, A Witch's
Floyd | Guide to the Heavens, and A Treatise on Alchemy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x charming" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHARMING
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, it seems to be missing some pages, and everything
Floyd | inside looks like gibberish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x double" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOUBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, it seems to be missing some pages, and everything
Floyd | inside looks like gibberish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guide" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, it seems to be missing some pages, and everything
Floyd | inside looks like gibberish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x alchemy" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALCHEMY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, A Treatise on Alchemy or the alchemy book
Floyd | page?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "treatise" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TREATISE
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, it seems to be missing some pages, and everything
Floyd | inside looks like gibberish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pages" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are pages from several different books here... You see a
Floyd | spellbook page, a potions book page, an astrology book page, and an
Floyd | alchemy book page.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x alchemy page" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALCHEMY PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't understand it until you've put it back in the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I... can we just PUT ALCHEMY PAGE IN ALCHEMY BOOK?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We can try."
		DavidW says, "I know I said not to touch anything but I have itchy fingers suddenly."
		DavidW asks, "May I?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We can't cause a catastrophe without spells, I hope."
		Knight_Otu says, "Go for it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put alchemy page in alchemy treatise" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALCHEMY PAGE IN ALCHEMY TREATISE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the alchemy book page)
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the alchemy book page into A Treatise on Alchemy and
Floyd | are relieved to see that the jagged edges match exactly. In a moment,
Floyd | however, your relief fades as you realize that you still can't read
Floyd | the book! In addition to that, the alchemy book page threatens to fall
Floyd | out of A Treatise on Alchemy every time you move it. There
Floyd | must be a way to make them stick together...
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was afraid of that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bench" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A solid wooden table that has survived generations of magical abuse,
Floyd | albeit with all of the stains and scratches one would expect from such
Floyd | treatment. Taking up much of the space on the table is a large
Floyd | cauldron.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that seemed likely."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble!
Floyd |
Floyd | In the copper cauldron is an old wooden spoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "technically that's called 'tipping in', I believ"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spoon" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPOON
Floyd |
Floyd | An old beaten up wooden spoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can STIR something COUNTER-CLOCKWISE or CLOCKWISE WITH the
Floyd | spoon.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Let's not stir up double trouble yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy wooden shelf that ordinarily supports an assortment of
Floyd | potions bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Jagged shards of glass in various colours.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bookshelf towers over its fallen denizens.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is hard to believe that the books, scrolls, and other manuscripts
Floyd | that the shelves are crammed, stacked, and piled high with compose
Floyd | only a very small subset of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is a silver stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stand" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal ball's stand is made of an elegant silver filigree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | To have a circular diagram encompassing the entire area of a
Floyd | rectangular room without surpassing its bounds is a geometric
Floyd | impossibility. Nevertheless, the faint chalk circle drawn on the floor
Floyd | of the Pentacle Chamber appears to achieve the feat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar door" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The altar door is beautifully painted, but you wince to see the statue
Floyd | of the Goddess spilling out of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Goddess' opalescent eyes peer up at you from the
Floyd | debris--disapprovingly, it seems. You think you see something glinting
Floyd | under one of the larger rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glint" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the glinting object, and the rocks are
Floyd | too large for you to push out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Goddess' opalescent eyes peer up at you from the
Floyd | debris--disapprovingly, it seems. You think you see something glinting
Floyd | under one of the larger rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The glint is likely the crystal ball, I guess."
		DavidW says, "We might have to risk a VENTUS on those rocks."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the library door or the altar door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x library door" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIBRARY DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | When Enchantress Igmenta comes to get you, she'll come through that
Floyd | door. You're trying not to look at it too much.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you examine the shimmering puddle, you realize to your horror that
Floyd | it is the crystal ball, melted!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ohhh."
		DavidW says, "Yikes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x Arthur" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARTHUR
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur is your familiar. He looks a lot like a well-fed black
Floyd | housecat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Without a mirror, you can't really look at yourself, but you know what
Floyd | you'd see if you had one. Your curly hair is always tangled into
Floyd | disarray, your cheek or nose always smudged by a spot of dirt or
Floyd | paint, and your robes always marred by rips, burn marks, and stains of
Floyd | every colour. To top it off you're perpetually dusted by a thin layer
Floyd | of chalk. People constantly help you put yourself to rights--this
Floyd | morning, your mother was careful to make you perfectly presentable for
Floyd | your test--but within minutes, you always return to your natural
Floyd | chaotic appearance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Have we done.. right."
		DavidW says, "I haven't examined the individual pages, but I think that's everything."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bench" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door, currently blocked by a pile
Floyd | of rubble that used to be the Goddess statue. Set into the
Floyd | western wall is the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the
Floyd | Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several bottles of potion have fallen from their shelf and shattered
Floyd | all over the floor into a sticky mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | Torn pages are strewn about the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a shimmering puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the cabinet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | All the potions ingredients are kept in this battered old cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | (It's closed.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the potions cabinet, revealing some witch hazel, some
Floyd | mugwort, some wolfsbane, some deadly nightshade, some evening glories,
Floyd | some lavender, and a mortar-and-pestle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mortar" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MORTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | An old stone mortar-and-pestle, used for crushing herbs, spices, and
Floyd | other ingredients used in potions.
Floyd | (You can CRUSH an ingredient WITH the MORTAR-AND-PESTLE.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We may have to take a try at putting the other pages into their books. Maybe we understand one of them."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about glint" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT GLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm bored of this line of conversation." Arthur interrupts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about arthur" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT ARTHUR
Floyd |
Floyd | "How old are you, Arthur?" you wonder.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm as old as the stars, yet I was called forth into being when you
Floyd | summoned me at your birth."
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Gee, thanks, Arthur."
		DavidW says, "I want to risk casting VENTUS at the rubble"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure, try it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ventus at rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST VENTUS AT RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A strong gust of wind blows over the rubble, and several of the
Floyd | smaller pieces shift a few inches on the ground. Unfortunately, the
Floyd | large rocks blocking the door don't budge at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ventus at glint" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST VENTUS AT GLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the glinting object, and the rocks are
Floyd | too large for you to push out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "And no stick to poke at it with?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all page" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | spellbook page: Taken.
Floyd | potions book page: Taken.
Floyd | astrology book page: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Maaaybeee the spoon?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spellbook page" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELLBOOK PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't understand it until you've put it back in the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spoon" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SPOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take glint with spoon" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GLINT WITH SPOON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite reach the glinting object, and the rocks are
Floyd | too large for you to push out of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get glint with spoon" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GLINT WITH SPOON
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the silver hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Silver hands, eh?"
		DavidW asks, "Did the game just tell us what the glint is?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
		DavidW says, "Weird that TAKE and GET worked differently there."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "But the TAKE ... WITH isn't a standard construction."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach glint with spoon" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REACH GLINT WITH SPOON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "poke glint with spoon" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE GLINT WITH SPOON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, I guess we really need to move the rocks instead."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | Gleaming opal eyes that seem to stare directly into your soul.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take eyese" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE EYESE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | "How am I supposed to get this statue back together?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know if that's even possible," Arthur muses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask eyes about eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK EYES ABOUT EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we look through the eyes?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open library door" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LIBRARY DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the library door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around at the disaster, you throw your hands up in defeat.
Floyd | There's no way you'll be able to fix the room. With a sigh, you turn
Floyd | to leave and face the consequences. Maybe you can join the circus...
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing?!" Arthur asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know I'm the worst witch in the class. Magic just... doesn't work
Floyd | out for me. I'm going to go tell Enchantress Igmenta what happened."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't be ridiculous. I know you have it in you to fix this!" Maybe
Floyd | Arthur is right. You close the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah."
		DavidW says, "I wasn't sure if this was a one-room game or not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hazel" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAZEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Small, dried yellow flowers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mugwort" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUGWORT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dried purple stalks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'm guessing if we manage to fix the statue..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wolfsbane" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WOLFSBANE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dried bell-shaped purple flowers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see Charming, Double, Double, A Witch's
Floyd | Guide to the Heavens, and A Treatise on Alchemy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pages" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a spellbook page, a potions book page, an astrology book page,
Floyd | and an alchemy book page.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put astrology page in guide" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ASTROLOGY PAGE IN GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the astrology book page into A Witch's Guide to the
Floyd | Heavens and are relieved to see that the jagged edges match
Floyd | exactly. In a moment, however, your relief fades as you realize that
Floyd | you still can't read the book! In addition to that, the astrology book
Floyd | page threatens to fall out of A Witch's Guide to the Heavens
Floyd | every time you move it. There must be a way to make them stick
Floyd | together...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x potions" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a sticky mess, a potions book page, and a potions cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mess" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The spilled potions have mixed to form a stinking, sickening, sticky
Floyd | mess punctuated with shards of glass. You need to find a way to
Floyd | separate the potions and fix the bottles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put astrology page in mess" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ASTROLOGY PAGE IN MESS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the astrology book page)
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the page into the sticky mess. Goop now clings to one edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put astrology page in guide" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ASTROLOGY PAGE IN GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you place the astrology book page into A Witch's Guide to the
Floyd | Heavens, being careful to line up the jagged edges, the words in
Floyd | the page seem to morph and shift until the book is perfectly readable
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I found glue!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Nicely done."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read guide" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, moon phases, star signs, crystal balls,
Floyd | werewolves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about crystal balls" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT CRYSTAL BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up crystal balls in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens,
Floyd | you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | At one time, the only way to access the mysteries of the aether
Floyd | that are now revealed by the crystal ball was by distilling starlight
Floyd | and drinking the glowing liquid that resulted. A witch who was
Floyd | careless of the dosage could find herself staring into the void for
Floyd | days or even weeks. In 1248, the practice was forbidden to novices
Floyd | after one unfortunate young witch went into a trance that lasted
Floyd | almost fifteen years! Luckily, the 1557 discovery of aether made the
Floyd | practice of looking into the starry void safe for all with even a
Floyd | shred of magical ability, though it lasted only as long as it could be
Floyd | levitated, as aether passes through containers even wind cannot
Floyd | escape. During the 1601 Paris Conference of Sorcery, a mass of aether
Floyd | was held before a group of diviners for almost a week before the
Floyd | enchantress keeping it afloat collapsed of exhaustion. It wasn't until
Floyd | the World Alchemical Exhibition of 1690 that Xylli Zzyllious (best
Floyd | known for the invention of the Xyzzy charm) proudly displayed a new
Floyd | kind of magically reinforced glass--soon to be known as
Floyd | dragonglass--that was capable of holding aether. It wasn't long after
Floyd | that that the crystal ball became a standard feature of the witch's
Floyd | arsenal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Xyzzy!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a deep breath and prepare to cast Xyzzy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing?!" Arthur demands, interrupting your incantation,
Floyd | "Casting spells all willy-nilly is how you got into this mess!"
Floyd | (Try CASTing the spell AT something instead.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have learned 1 out of 12 possible spells:
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventus: A spell which produces wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Cast a spell with CAST spell AT something.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let's repair the other books."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pages" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a spellbook page, a potions book page, and an alchemy book
Floyd | page.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x charming" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHARMING
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, it seems to be missing some pages, and everything
Floyd | inside looks like gibberish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put spellbook page in mess" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SPELLBOOK PAGE IN MESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the page into the sticky mess. Goop now clings to one edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in charming" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IT IN CHARMING
Floyd |
Floyd | As you place the spellbook page into Charming, being careful
Floyd | to line up the jagged edges, the words in the page seem to morph and
Floyd | shift until the book is perfectly readable again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put alchemy page in mess" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALCHEMY PAGE IN MESS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the alchemy book page)
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the page into the sticky mess. Goop now clings to one edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in treatise" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IT IN TREATISE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you place the alchemy book page into A Treatise on
Floyd | Alchemy, being careful to line up the jagged edges, the words in
Floyd | the page seem to morph and shift until the book is perfectly readable
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x page" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't understand it until you've put it back in the book.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pair of opal eyes
Floyd |   an old wooden spoon
Floyd |   a potions book page
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put potions page in mess" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT POTIONS PAGE IN MESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the page into the sticky mess. Goop now clings to one edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in double" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IT IN DOUBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you place the potions book page into Double, Double, being
Floyd | careful to line up the jagged edges, the words in the page seem to
Floyd | morph and shift until the book is perfectly readable again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x charming" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHARMING
Floyd |
Floyd | A small but heavy tome, it's rumoured that the Library's
Floyd | teaching copy of Charming once had a distinct bright red
Floyd | cover. After 5 successive generations of witches learning with it,
Floyd | though, it's hard to tell which of the many colours it's splotched
Floyd | with is endemic to the book--if any.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every random topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up ventus in charming" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP VENTUS IN CHARMING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up Ventus in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventus
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for conjuring wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | In your experience, it produces either a tempest or a sigh, with
Floyd | nothing in between. Tonight's disaster is the production of the first.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up xyzzy in charming" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP XYZZY IN CHARMING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I was hoping it'd teach us new spells."
		DavidW says, "yes, me too"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x double" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOUBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | An enormous three-ringed binder crammed with recipes. Both the binder
Floyd | and the borders of the recipes are coloured in lurid checkers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read double" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DOUBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, animated clay, evening glories, sage,
Floyd | lavender, mugwort, witch hazel, nightshade, elixir-of-life, recipe
Floyd | substitutions, mortal draught, philtre d'amour, flu tonic, dream
Floyd | powder, hair detangling potion, tokens, magical purification,
Floyd | cauldrons, wolfsbane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about cauldrons" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT CAULDRONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up cauldrons in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Cauldrons
Floyd |
Floyd | The standard copper cauldron is the first piece of potion-making
Floyd | equipment a witch should buy when setting up her workbench. Almost
Floyd | every recipe in this book calls for this versatile piece of equipment,
Floyd | although a few use cauldrons of different materials or sizes. The
Floyd | importance of a good cauldron cannot be overstated, as anyone who has
Floyd | tried to use a cooking pot in its stead can attest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Below, in spiky red handwriting:
Floyd |
Floyd | Poppycock! I find that a sturdy saucepan is just as good
Floyd | as a cauldron in a pinch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about clay" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT CLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up animated clay in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated Clay
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated clay has long been the source of a fair amount of
Floyd | controversy because the witch who first made it was the infamous
Floyd | Morgana le Fey, who used it to make bloody idols. The recipe below was
Floyd | adapted by Phoebe Merlin two centuries after le Fey's defeat by
Floyd | Merlin's grandfather. The substitution of nightshade with evening
Floyd | glories, removal of the summoning candle in favour of Firelight and
Floyd | sage, and discarding of the mortal draught make it perfectly
Floyd | benign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ingredients: evening glories (originally nightshade), earth, sage,
Floyd | elixir-of-life (originally mortal draught), breath-of-life (originally
Floyd | corpse's sigh)
Floyd |
Floyd | Instructions: Crush evening glories and combine with earth in a
Floyd | smooth paste. Combine paste with elixir in a copper cauldron. While
Floyd | burning sage with Firelight (originally simply burning a summoning
Floyd | candle), stir mixture first counter-clockwise 4 times, then clockwise
Floyd | 2 times. Repeat this sequence until it begins to rise. Then you can
Floyd | SHAPE the clay INTO the form you desire. Suffuse it with a
Floyd | breath-of-life to complete the process. At this stage the clay may be
Floyd | fired without danger of losing its magic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Animated clay might perhaps help maybe repair the statue... a bit?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe not."
		DavidW says, "That was my thought in looking it up, but I'm doubtful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read treatise" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TREATISE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, the elements, dragonglass, the sacred
Floyd | equation, common glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise about introduction" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ABOUT INTRODUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its introduction in A Treatise on Alchemy, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | An ancient science, many without Talent attempted to divine its
Floyd | secrets but were unsuccessful. Within these pages are tales of the
Floyd | successes of enterprising witches and wizards who could do what would
Floyd | be impossible without magic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy is the science--some say, art--of altering the elemental
Floyd | makeup of substances to transform them into other substances. Most of
Floyd | these transformations are impossible without Talent, though modern
Floyd | physicists have had some successes with basic alchemy on the molecular
Floyd | level. This book is meant to serve as a theoretical introduction to
Floyd | the practice of alchemy, beginning with the sacred equation. For more
Floyd | detailed information on alchemical formulae, the author invites you to
Floyd | consult one of her other books on the subject:
Floyd |
Floyd | Beginners' Alchemy
Floyd |
Floyd | Intermediate Alchemy
Floyd |
Floyd | Advanced Alchemy
Floyd |
Floyd | Expert Alchemy
Floyd |
Floyd | Experiments in Alchemy
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy for Every Day
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy in the Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy in the Garden
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy and Animals
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy With Kids
Floyd |
Floyd | (in a childish scrawl) Alchemy for Nitwits
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Buy all my books and click the like button."
		DavidW says, "I want to read all of the treatise. Maybe we can repair the crystal ball first."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise about index" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, the elements, dragonglass, the sacred
Floyd | equation, common glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise about elements" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ABOUT ELEMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up the elements in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Most theorists agree that--magically speaking--it is impossible to
Floyd | break anything down further than into the elements fire, water, earth,
Floyd | wind, static, and aether. Aether is unique in that at this time, no
Floyd | incantation has been written that can summon it. Instead it must be
Floyd | produced through high alchemy. Some philosophers argue that aether has
Floyd | no place as one of the elements, as it can be produced by combining
Floyd | some of the other five. Other philosophers, citing the fact that it
Floyd | has thus far proved impossible to break aether into other elements,
Floyd | posit that aether is the only true element, on which all other
Floyd | elements are based. Their position is based on the argument that fire,
Floyd | earth, water, static, and wind are all composed of aether and an
Floyd | impurity, so that once elements are introduced to each other that
Floyd | naturally destroy each others' impurities, only aether remains. No
Floyd | attempt to separate one of the golden five elements into aether and
Floyd | another substance has yet succeeded, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't imagine thinking up all this detail in the first place."
		DavidW says, "I'm fascinated by authors who can worldbuild magic systems."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise about dragonglass" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ABOUT DRAGONGLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up dragonglass in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | A truly impermeable glass that is also as strong as steel,
Floyd | dragonglass is produced through infusing common glass with animated
Floyd | lightning. Dragonglass was first created as a means of holding aether
Floyd | for scrying. Early experiments involved creating a sphere of
Floyd | dragonglass through traditional glassblowing techniques with the
Floyd | addition of animated lightning before levitating aether into the
Floyd | sphere; it was difficult, however, to create a sphere of the correct
Floyd | size to hold the aether. The modern method is to bind aether to liquid
Floyd | dragonglass in a cauldron; the aether and dragonglass naturally form a
Floyd | sphere when magically bound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmm."
		DavidW says, "well, our glass is already a liquid."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise about sacred equation" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ABOUT SACRED EQUATION
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up the sacred equation in A Treatise on Alchemy, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | The formula to convert lead into gold is what ungifted alchemists
Floyd | of the middle ages called the sacred equation. They battled for
Floyd | hundreds of years to discover it, not knowing that they didn't have a
Floyd | chance without Talent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise about common glass" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ABOUT COMMON GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up common glass in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Common glass can be produced by heating sand until melted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise about aether" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ABOUT AETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about index" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, animated clay, evening glories, sage,
Floyd | lavender, mugwort, witch hazel, nightshade, elixir-of-life, recipe
Floyd | substitutions, mortal draught, philtre d'amour, flu tonic, dream
Floyd | powder, hair detangling potion, tokens, magical purification,
Floyd | cauldrons, wolfsbane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about introduction" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT INTRODUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its introduction in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Tinctures, tonics, powders, potions, creams and ointments, poisons
Floyd | and remedies: Recipes for all manner of arcane mixtures can be found
Floyd | within these pages.
Floyd |
Floyd | Do your love potions cause nausea? Could your poisons be used as
Floyd | condiments without causing nausea? Are you tired of your
Floyd | tinctures being mocked for their ineffectiveness, or do you just want
Floyd | to improve yourself?
Floyd |
Floyd | Most witches rely on recipes passed to them by their friends and
Floyd | relatives. Sometimes a gem is found that way, but all too often has
Floyd | one of the many people along the chain introduced a variation that
Floyd | makes the recipe less effective or even adds a "quirky" side-effect.
Floyd | Double, Double intends to fix that. Using recipes gathered
Floyd | from witches around the globe, variations of each potion were tested
Floyd | rigorously by our in-house sorcerers and sorceresses until the most
Floyd | effective and most efficient production was found. No more side
Floyd | effects! No more ineffectiveness! No more unnecessary steps or
Floyd | ingredients! In addition, we have provided a handy guide to common
Floyd | potion ingredients that will be invaluable for altering these recipes
Floyd | or even designing new potions entirely. This really is the only
Floyd | potions book you'll ever need. Go to Double, Double, and all
Floyd | your worst potions mishaps are no more.
Floyd |
Floyd | Despite the promises of the introduction, a quick glance through the
Floyd | book shows many, many annotations, corrections, insertions, and
Floyd | deletions suggesting that the witches of your coven, at least, are
Floyd | less than convinced of the recipes' perfection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about tokens" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT TOKENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up tokens in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Tokens
Floyd |
Floyd | A token is a piece of something or someone which is very closely
Floyd | associated with that object. A token of a person could be a part of
Floyd | their body like their hair or it could be a treasured item of theirs
Floyd | like a special piece of jewelry. Tokens are used to bind spells and
Floyd | potions to their subjects.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "We haven't looked at the foutrh book yet, have we?"
		DavidW says, "The spellbook didn't suggest any topics."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spellbook" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELLBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, Charming, Double, Double, A
Floyd | Witch's Guide to the Heavens, or A Treatise on Alchemy?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x charming" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHARMING
Floyd |
Floyd | A small but heavy tome, it's rumoured that the Library's
Floyd | teaching copy of Charming once had a distinct bright red
Floyd | cover. After 5 successive generations of witches learning with it,
Floyd | though, it's hard to tell which of the many colours it's splotched
Floyd | with is endemic to the book--if any.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every random topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, a spell for conjuring water, a spell for
Floyd | conjuring fire, a spell for conjuring earth, Ventus, a spell for
Floyd | conjuring static, a spell for enlarging, a spell for diminishing, a
Floyd | spell for binding, a spell for unbinding, a spell for levitating,
Floyd | breath-of-life, living flame, animated lightning, witchwater, terre
Floyd | vivant, witches' candles, celestial lights, magical education,
Floyd | protecting spellbooks, blood magic, love spells, spell balance, spell
Floyd | diagrams, gibberish spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I meant the guide, but I guess we have."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about magical education" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT MAGICAL EDUCATION
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up magical education in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Magical Education
Floyd |
Floyd | Magical education has a widely varied history. Before 1700, little
Floyd | is known of it, as very few texts survive from that day, due in part,
Floyd | no doubt, to various rashes of witch hunts. After 1700, it's more
Floyd | clear what methods were used. Between 1700 and 1800, most education
Floyd | was done by parents or, if there was a sufficiently diverse community,
Floyd | by groups of unrelated witches. The latter method was preferred where
Floyd | possible, as it allowed novices to learn disciplines besides their
Floyd | parents'. Regardless of which method was employed, however, students
Floyd | often suffered from large gaps in knowledge, and standards between
Floyd | communities varied widely. In 1800, Alina Crabtree changed all that.
Floyd | She saw the issues with the educational methods of her day and thought
Floyd | that they could be ameliorated by one, golden standard. In her quest
Floyd | to determine what needed to be taught and when, she traveled around
Floyd | Europe interviewing families and communities on their practices. After
Floyd | 10 long years of accumulating data and writing her spellbook (at the
Floyd | time titled Spells for Students of Magick), Alina distributed
Floyd | the curriculum she had devised, along with copies of the book, amongst
Floyd | a number of communities. This curriculum also included the original
Floyd | version of the coming-of-age test--the first standardized test of
Floyd | magic--that most young witches today must pass before they can enter
Floyd | secondary training. She then proceeded to conduct interviews over the
Floyd | course of the next 20 years, honing and rehoning her suggested
Floyd | teaching method. Over those 20 years 12 editions of the book now known
Floyd | as Charming were born. Alina's work and relentless dedication
Floyd | laid the foundation for curricula in almost every magical school in
Floyd | Europe. 
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Right, that was the crystal ball one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about binding" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT BINDING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up a spell for binding in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Ligo
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for binding things, the counter spell to Renodo.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once you accidentally stuck all of the pages of a book together and
Floyd | had to spend three hours getting them unstuck when the counter spell
Floyd | didn't work properly either.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ligo at rubble" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST LIGO AT RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rubble comes together in the shape of the Goddess statue for a
Floyd | moment, then falls to pieces again. Evidently, you won't be able to
Floyd | bind it back together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have learned 3 out of 12 possible spells:
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventus: A spell which produces wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ligo: A spell which binds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Renodo: A spell which unbinds.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Cast a spell with CAST spell AT something.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Aww."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about water" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up a spell for conjuring water in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Agua
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for conjuring water.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not going to try that spell again, are you?" asks Arthur in
Floyd | concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about aqua" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT AQUA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you even care about finishing before Enchantress Igmenta sees the
Floyd | room like this?" Arthur asks, sounding annoyed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I do!" you protest.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then start fixing things instead of blathering on about random
Floyd | topics!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about fire" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT FIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up a spell for conjuring fire in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Igni
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for conjuring fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | Usually people flee from you in terror when you attempt this spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about air" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT AIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up Ventus in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventus
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for conjuring wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about earth" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up a spell for conjuring earth in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Terra
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for conjuring earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You distinctly remember having to claw your way out of a mountain of
Floyd | dirt the last time you attempted it, trying to plant a daisy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, Agua, Igni, Terra, Ventus, a spell for
Floyd | conjuring static, a spell for enlarging, a spell for diminishing,
Floyd | Ligo, Renodo, a spell for levitating, breath-of-life, living flame,
Floyd | animated lightning, witchwater, terre vivant, witches' candles,
Floyd | celestial lights, magical education, protecting spellbooks, blood
Floyd | magic, love spells, spell balance, spell diagrams, gibberish spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about static" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT STATIC
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up a spell for conjuring static in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Tempesta
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for producing static.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once you accidentally cast this on yourself, and your mother had to
Floyd | use copious amounts of hair detangling potion just to get your hair to
Floyd | stop writhing like a mass of snakes--to say nothing of the
Floyd | frizzing. In addition to that embarrassment, for weeks
Floyd | afterward you couldn't touch a light switch without downing the power
Floyd | to the whole street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "What a weird spell."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about enlarging" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT ENLARGING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up a spell for enlarging in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Magna
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for enlarging objects, the counter spell to Minui.
Floyd |
Floyd | Once you tried it on Arthur, but all it did was make his fur stand on
Floyd | end. At least he looked bigger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast minui on rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST MINUI ON RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rubble turns to sand!
Floyd | In the sand, you notice something glinting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glinting" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | Two tiny silver hands joined together at the ends of their arms. The
Floyd | left hand is slightly longer than the right, and both hands point with
Floyd | their index fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hands" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar door" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautifully painted door is open, but you can't see much of the
Floyd | Altar beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "We're not turning the statue to glass, are we?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter altar door" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER ALTAR DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the conjuring circle)
Floyd | The chalk circle is faded, but its power is not. With it, the entire
Floyd | Altar is essentially one big conjuring circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEDESTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Goddess' pedestal looks lonely without her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | (the domed ceiling)
Floyd | Past the small platform you can see the dark blue ceiling. You know
Floyd | there's a window onto the night sky, but you can't distinguish it from
Floyd | down here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Astrology Tower
Floyd | No more than a tiny platform near the altar ceiling, the astrology
Floyd | tower is used for astronomical observations; many spells and potions
Floyd | require a certain alignment of stars or phase of the moon to work
Floyd | correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds down toward the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is an astrological clock, miraculously unharmed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A telescope sits in one corner, facing the night sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the astrological clock)
Floyd | The astrological clock is dark blue with silver constellations. Its
Floyd | glass front displays two long chimes, and its face is adorned with
Floyd | astrological symbols in the place of numbers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the clock face is a hidden alcove where the candles are kept.
Floyd | The trouble is, you seem to have forgotten how to open it.
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't seem to have any hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x telescope" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | An ancient brass telescope that nevertheless produces a much clearer
Floyd | vision than those of non-witches.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You look through the telescope at the night sky and are faced with a
Floyd | dizzying array of stars. The moon is shaped into a perfect semicircle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Right. Hands."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hands on clock" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HANDS ON CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the astrological clock)
Floyd | The silver hands click into the hole in the clock face, fitting
Floyd | perfectly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the astrological clock)
Floyd | The astrological clock is dark blue with silver constellations. Its
Floyd | glass front displays two long chimes, and its face is adorned with
Floyd | astrological symbols in the place of numbers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the clock face is a hidden alcove where the candles are kept.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chimes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | Long golden chimes trapped behind a layer of thick glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm a bit overwhelmed"
		DavidW asks, "I'm wondering if the binding spell will work on the sand and then we can enlarge the miniature statue?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine, white sand spills over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Several bottles of potion have fallen from their shelf and shattered
Floyd | all over the floor into a sticky mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a shimmering puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have learned 9 out of 12 possible spells:
Floyd |
Floyd | Agua: A spell which produces water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventus: A spell which produces wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terra: A spell which produces earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Igni: A spell which produces fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | Magna: A spell which enlarges.
Floyd |
Floyd | Minui: A spell which diminishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tempesta: A spell which produces static.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ligo: A spell which binds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Renodo: A spell which unbinds.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Cast a spell with CAST spell AT something.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ligo at sand" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST LIGO AT SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The sand comes together in the shape a miniature Goddess statue for a
Floyd | moment, then falls to pieces again. Evidently, you've destroyed the
Floyd | bind for good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, Agua, Igni, Terra, Ventus, Tempesta, Magna,
Floyd | Minui, Ligo, Renodo, a spell for levitating, breath-of-life, living
Floyd | flame, animated lightning, witchwater, terre vivant, witches' candles,
Floyd | celestial lights, magical education, protecting spellbooks, blood
Floyd | magic, love spells, spell balance, spell diagrams, gibberish spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about levitating" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT LEVITATING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up a spell for levitating in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Volere
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for levitating objects.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never gotten anything to do more than shiver apprehensively
Floyd | with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about breath-of-life" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT BREATH-OF-LIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up breath-of-life in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Breath-of-Life
Floyd |
Floyd | The breath-of-life is commonly used to complete the animation of
Floyd | clay and to revive an unconscious person. In blood magic, a perversion
Floyd | of this incantation--known as corpse's sigh and produced by conjuring
Floyd | air with a summoning candle--is used to craft a blood idol or to
Floyd | briefly re-animate the dead. The breath-of-life may be summoned by
Floyd | conjuring a wind under Firelight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about living flame" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT LIVING FLAME
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up living flame in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Flame
Floyd |
Floyd | A living flame is one of the best ways to remove impurities in a
Floyd | substance. To produce a living flame, conjure fire in Sunlight or set
Floyd | everwax (a kind of wax produced by melting ordinary witches' wax with
Floyd | a living flame) aflame. Be very cautious in the use of living flame
Floyd | and everwax; it is much more lively than ordinary flame and can easily
Floyd | get out of control if too much is produced.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "gee, I wouldn't want to cause an accident."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up animated lightning in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated Lightning
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated lightning is static conjured in Starlight. It gained
Floyd | widespread fame in 1792 after Dr. Victor Frankenstein used it--along
Floyd | with a considerable amount of blood magic--to animate the creature who
Floyd | would call himself Adam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not with this protagonist."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about witchwater" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT WITCHWATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up witchwater in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Witchwater
Floyd |
Floyd | Witchwater is water conjured in Moonlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if the clock actually changes what the sky looks like."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh. I'd be surprised, but maybe."
		DavidW says, "Well, I still remember the compass roses in Beyond Zork, I think it was, where turning the roses changed the wind direction."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess it is a magical world."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about terre vivant" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT TERRE VIVANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up terre vivant in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Terre Vivant
Floyd |
Floyd | Terre vivant, or living earth, is earth conjured in Sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about candles" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT CANDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up witches' candles in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Witches' Candles
Floyd |
Floyd | Witches' candles are indispensable in practical magic. A candle of
Floyd | everwax produces a living flame, a summoning candle is indispensable
Floyd | in summoning, and other candles reproduce various lighting conditions,
Floyd | such as those of the celestial lights. Witches' candles can be
Floyd | purchased from supply shops or homemade.*
Floyd |
Floyd | *Only a very experienced practitioner should attempt to make
Floyd | witches' candles, as a mistake of a single degree can be extremely
Floyd | dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There we have the different lights."
		DavidW says, "ah. That seems more likely than moving the sky."
		DavidW asks, "So we can have a candle that emits moonlight, for example?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds like it."
		DavidW says, "That's a really nifty idea."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, Agua, Igni, Terra, Ventus, Tempesta, Magna,
Floyd | Minui, Ligo, Renodo, Volere, breath-of-life, living flame, animated
Floyd | lightning, witchwater, terre vivant, witches' candles, celestial
Floyd | lights, magical education, protecting spellbooks, blood magic, love
Floyd | spells, spell balance, spell diagrams, gibberish spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about lights" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up celestial lights in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Celestial Lights
Floyd |
Floyd | The three celestial lights are Sunlight, Starlight, and Moonlight.
Floyd | Eclipse light--that produced during a total solar eclipse--is
Floyd | sometimes considered as a fourth celestial light, but it is only used
Floyd | in summoning and banishing. Spells requiring a celestial light are
Floyd | best performed with the appropriate candle. It is very difficult to
Floyd | achieve the correct lighting conditions otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Candles as sky lights confirmed."
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about spellbooks" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT SPELLBOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up protecting spellbooks in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Protecting Spellbooks
Floyd |
Floyd | Keeping a spellbook has always been a risk, as some spells in the
Floyd | wrong hands or performed incorrectly can be dangerous, even deadly. To
Floyd | reduce the risk, most witches have some form of guard on their books.
Floyd | Some rely on physical locks and keys, but more often a magical lock is
Floyd | employed. Still greater security is enjoyed when the books themselves
Floyd | are enchanted. Some books are simply "tethered" to a particular
Floyd | location; the disadvantage of this method is that they may still be
Floyd | copied by anyone who manages to secure enough time in the witch's
Floyd | dwelling. Other books are enchanted so that they may only be read by
Floyd | the enchanter or their coven; unauthorized readers see only gibberish.
Floyd | Another very common method of spellbook protection, which is employed
Floyd | instead of or in tandem with other methods, is that of making a
Floyd | spellbook render itself illegible in the case of damage. This prevents
Floyd | the disastrous consequences of attempting to perform a spell with
Floyd | missing instructions, making it particularly suited to magical
Floyd | classrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That explains why we couldn't read them before."
		DavidW says, "I wonder if we could've used LIGO on the books if we fixed Charming first and learned that spell."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hmm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about blood" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT BLOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up blood magic in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Blood Magic
Floyd |
Floyd | Blood magic is magic which is evil and soul-blemishing in nature.
Floyd | This discussion, therefore, is intended as a purely theoretical
Floyd | examination of blood magic. It is hoped that by understanding it
Floyd | better, we can better fight those who would use it to gain power for
Floyd | themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...
Floyd |
Floyd | To aid her in her dark arts, a blood witch often makes for herself
Floyd | a blood idol, a semi-alive statue that contributes extra power to dark
Floyd | enchantments. Making such a creature requires an animated clay of
Floyd | earth and the mortal draught, which must then be given corpse's
Floyd | breath--a wind summoned from beyond the aether with the aid of a
Floyd | summoning candle. Anyone who has seen either prepared would say with a
Floyd | chill that it is not an art of love; several formerly good witches who
Floyd | have created blood idols purely as an exercise in study, intending to
Floyd | destroy them after research, have gone mad with power and turned evil
Floyd | from the blood energy that seems to seep out of the idol's stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Blood magic sounds ... bad."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about love" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up love spells in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Love Spells
Floyd |
Floyd | A love spell is any incantation with the purpose of inducing
Floyd | affection, obsession, or love.* Love spells are classified as blood
Floyd | magic by most magical societies worldwide, including The Witches'
Floyd | Association of North America, La Societe de Sorcellerie d'Europe, the
Floyd | World Confederation of Witchcraft, and the Australian Enchanters'
Floyd | Guild. Their use is not endorsed by the authors of
Floyd | this text.
Floyd |
Floyd | *It should be noted that genuine love and affection has
Floyd | never been successfully produced with magic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about balance" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT BALANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up spell balance in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Balance
Floyd |
Floyd | To preserve the balance of a complicated spell, certain conditions
Floyd | must be met. Some qualities that can affect the quality of your
Floyd | incantation include lighting conditions, humidity, and the movement of
Floyd | the planets. Where balancing instructions are included with an
Floyd | incantation, it is very important that they be
Floyd | followed, as the consequences of unbalanced magic are unpredictable
Floyd | and often disastrous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about gibberish" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT GIBBERISH
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up gibberish spells in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Gibberish, Broken, and Made-Up Spells
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no shortage of gibberish, broken, and made-up spells.
Floyd | Take any word or phrase (from a real language or not), and put a dash
Floyd | of Magical intention behind it, and you'll have a gibberish spell.
Floyd | With a little more intention, you could even develop it into
Floyd | a real (minor) charm. Mostly such experiments are harmless, but
Floyd | nevertheless we caution you to exercise extreme
Floyd | caution--on more than one occasion a young witch has been
Floyd | seriously injured or even killed after a poorly judged attempt at
Floyd | inventing a new spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most famous example of a gibberish spell is the Abracadabra
Floyd | charm, which was designed by Abraxas Hodge in 1682 to do nothing at
Floyd | all as part of a bet with Xylli Zzyllious to see who could come up
Floyd | with the most useless spell. Xylli's entry was the Xyzzy charm, which
Floyd | imbues its target with a faint scent of peppermint. That Yule and at
Floyd | every Yule following while the two sorcerers lived, they debated who
Floyd | won the bet, with Xylli contending that a spell which does nothing
Floyd | isn't really a spell and Abraxas countering that the Magical
Floyd | intention and predictability of it mean that it is. It became
Floyd | such a holiday tradition that now every Yule in Ealderley when the
Floyd | Wizener Waritchers' Consulate (of which Abraxas and Xylli were both
Floyd | members) meets for their annual game of Hex Hoax!, two delegates are
Floyd | nominated to carry on the Great Debate. At the end of the session,
Floyd | votes are taken, with the winner (the formal rules of the competition
Floyd | specify that the win is only for the duration of the current
Floyd | calendar year, and should not be taken as a conclusion to the
Floyd | debate) receiving the dubious honor of buying or making the Whisky
Floyd | Fairy Cake the following year. It's rumoured that the spirits of Xylli
Floyd | and Abraxas sometimes, when provoked, contact contestants with
Floyd | particularly stinging jabs at the opposing party's argument. Much
Floyd | doubt has been cast on contestants' claiming such contact, though, by
Floyd | the fact that they usually make such claims after being accused of
Floyd | Unsportsmanlike Conduct (which is punishable by a forced abstinence of
Floyd | Whisky Fairy Cake). Nevertheless, rule 87 of the competition states
Floyd | that if one is contacted by either of the original debatees,
Floyd | they are required to put forth whatever argument they were given, no
Floyd | matter how pugnacious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "My."
		DavidW | forced abstinence of Whisky Fairy Cake
		DavidW says, "I'm imagining the cake skittering away from reach, Tantalus-like."
		Roger says, "Whiskey Fairies are all like 'ach me boyo you don't know me'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, Agua, Igni, Terra, Ventus, Tempesta, Magna,
Floyd | Minui, Ligo, Renodo, Volere, breath-of-life, living flame, animated
Floyd | lightning, witchwater, terre vivant, witches' candles, celestial
Floyd | lights, magical education, protecting spellbooks, blood magic, love
Floyd | spells, spell balance, spell diagrams, gibberish spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about diagrams" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT DIAGRAMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up spell diagrams in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Diagrams
Floyd |
Floyd | Diagrams are used to focus and direct complicated spells with a
Floyd | lot of moving parts. They keep everything connected in the vision and
Floyd | therefore the mind of the enchanter. Experienced practitioners
Floyd | sometimes can hold everything focused in their minds' eye and don't
Floyd | require diagrams, but this requires absolute concentration to avoid
Floyd | the spell fizzling out and therefore shouldn't be attempted by
Floyd | novices.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some common diagrams:
Floyd |
Floyd | Conjuring Circles: Most witches' first diagrams are conjuring (or
Floyd | summoning) circles, which are used to define the scope of magic. Most
Floyd | conjuring circles are not simply for mental focus; they are also
Floyd | enchanted to prevent any magic from leaving the bounds of the circle.
Floyd | This both prevents the expenditure of energy to extend a spell further
Floyd | than necessary and prevents those outside the circle from experiencing
Floyd | the spells' effects. In magical practice chambers, summoning circles
Floyd | are especially important, as young witches' efforts often have
Floyd | destructive consequences.
Floyd |
Floyd | Triangles: Triangles are used in spells that require
Floyd | triple-focusing, usually for a subject, an object, and an observer or
Floyd | stabilizer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacles: Pentacles are used in spells with a lot of moving parts
Floyd | that need to be carefully kept in balance. Though the classic model is
Floyd | of a five-pointed star within a circle, any circle with points that
Floyd | connect to all other points on the circle is referred to as a pentacle
Floyd | by witches.*
Floyd |
Floyd | *Mathematically speaking, of course, only the
Floyd | five-pointed model qualifies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "todo" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TODO
Floyd |
Floyd | The following tasks remain:
Floyd |
Floyd | (DONE) Repair the torn spellbooks.
Floyd | (NEW) Return the spellbooks to the bookcase.
Floyd | Replace the broken statue.
Floyd | (NEW) Repair the crystal ball.
Floyd | Separate the spilled potions.
Floyd | Repair the potions bottles.
Floyd | (NEW) Repair the astrological clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ligo on bottles" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST LIGO ON BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to bind the shards while they are still in the sticky
Floyd | mess--you could end up with potion-infused glass or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shards" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're covered in potions--that could be dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Unbind them?"
		DavidW says, "oh maybe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast renodo on bottles" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST RENODO ON BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ren--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want Enchantress Igmenta to come
Floyd | back to the glass shards in smithereens?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hm, renodo them mess, then?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast renodo on mess" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST RENODO ON MESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The sticky mess separates into three distinct potions: one a very pale
Floyd | pink, one a stormy grey, and one an intense black. There are also
Floyd | three labels that must go on the bottles.
Floyd | The shards of glass neatly fall into their own pile with a gentle
Floyd | chinking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x labels" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LABELS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a round label, a square label, and a torn label.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x round" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | A round sticky potions bottle label. Loopy electric green handwriting
Floyd | identifies the potions maker as "Annette March," and below that,
Floyd | Enchantress Igmenta's spiky black handwriting reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Scent: 7/10 -- Tea brewed too long.
Floyd |
Floyd | Colour: 9/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarity:9/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Potency: 8/10 
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------
Floyd |
Floyd | Overall Score: 8/10 -- Good effort!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x square label" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SQUARE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A square sticky potions bottle label. Tiny dark blue handwriting
Floyd | identifies the potions maker as "Stephen Underwell," and below that,
Floyd | Enchantress Igmenta's spiky black handwriting reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Scent: 5/10 -- You have burnt your witch hazel. 
Floyd |
Floyd | Colour: 10/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarity: 10/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Potency: 4/10
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------
Floyd |
Floyd | Overall Score: 7/10 -- Be careful to watch your ingredients,
Floyd | especially when they are on fire!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x torn label" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TORN LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A potions bottle label, torn so that you can't read the name of the
Floyd | potions maker. Enchantress Igmenta's spiky black handwriting reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Scent: 3/10 -- The unconventional addition of cinnamon
Floyd | somewhat makes up for the strong scent of mildew that results
Floyd | from stirring incorrectly--I told you to ignore the book and stir
Floyd | counter-clockwise every 7th turn!
Floyd |
Floyd | Colour: 10/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarity: 10/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Potency: 10/10 -- Very potent, though its effects are likely to be
Floyd | the opposite of the intended.
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------
Floyd |
Floyd | Overall Score: 5/10 -- Pay attention in class!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine, white sand spills over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a shimmering puddle on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some glass shards, a torn label, a square label, a
Floyd | round label, a black powder, a grey potion, a pink potion, and Arthur
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ligo on shards" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST LIGO ON SHARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The shards come together to form three distinct potions bottles: one
Floyd | almost perfectly spherical, one faceted like crystal, and one in a
Floyd | standard test-tube shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell black powder" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL BLACK POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The scents of cinnamon and mildew war for prominence, combined with
Floyd | notes of licorice and something you cannot place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell gray potion" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL GRAY POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | You're hit with the scent of burnt...something, which almost
Floyd | completely overwhelms subtler scents of bergamot and eucalyptus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pink potion" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL PINK POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | It smells strongly of black tea, with a hint of a flower you don't
Floyd | recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottles" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a crystal bottle, a glowing bottle, and a bulbous bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crystal bottle" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRYSTAL BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | An exquisite crystal potions bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell it" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glowing bottle" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLOWING BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A potions bottle shaped like a standard test tube but glowing faintly.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bulbous bottle" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BULBOUS BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A clear, round potions bottle. The only things preventing it from
Floyd | being a perfect sphere are the very small flat section that allows it
Floyd | to stand upright and the cork that sits almost flush with the edges of
Floyd | the tiny hole in the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can match the potions with their labels, but how do I know which bottles to use."
		Knight_Otu says, "Do we need to match... yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about bottles" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | "How can I tell which potion goes in which bottle?" you ask Arthur.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hm, maybe there's some information in Double, Double that
Floyd | could help you?" he suggests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about index" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, animated clay, evening glories, sage,
Floyd | lavender, mugwort, witch hazel, nightshade, elixir-of-life, recipe
Floyd | substitutions, mortal draught, philtre d'amour, flu tonic, dream
Floyd | powder, hair detangling potion, tokens, magical purification,
Floyd | cauldrons, wolfsbane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'd guess the powder goes in the bulbous bottle."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe we can tell what the potions are and the book suggests the best bottles for those potions?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double aobut philtre d'amour" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE AOBUT PHILTRE D'AMOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about philtre d'amour" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT PHILTRE D'AMOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up philtre d'amour in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Philtre d'Amour
Floyd |
Floyd | The authors of this book do not endorse the use of love potions,
Floyd | spells, or charms and include the following recipe purely for
Floyd | instructional purposes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ingredients: tea leaves (or pure cocoa), lavender*, other fresh
Floyd | flowers (optional), a token of the subject of the potion (the person
Floyd | to be induced to "love"), a token of the object of obsession (the
Floyd | person intended to be "loved")**, purified witchwater
Floyd |
Floyd | Instructions: Brew the tea leaves, being cautious not to allow the
Floyd | tea to become bitter (omit this step if using cocoa). Discard water
Floyd | used for brewing. Then, during the new moon***, combine tea with other
Floyd | ingredients in a silver cauldron and stir clockwise over a
Floyd | low flame while concentrating on the subject of the potion and
Floyd | envisioning the effect you wish the potion to have on them. Do this
Floyd | until the potion is completely clear and odorless. Then it may be
Floyd | stored for up to 28 days before being given to the subject and
Floyd | absolutely no one else. After 3 weeks, the potion
Floyd | becomes gradually less effective, though keeping it in a many-faceted
Floyd | container slows down that process.
Floyd |
Floyd | *As noted in Appendix B, this should not be
Floyd | substituted with sage in any love potions.
Floyd |
Floyd | **Omit to induce narcissism.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***This potion is most effective during a new moon and should
Floyd | under no circumstances be prepared or ingested during
Floyd | a waning moon. As the moon waxes, the subject will become continuously
Floyd | more enamored of the object; as it wanes the effects will slowly wear
Floyd | off until by the following new moon they will have completely
Floyd | dissipated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about elixir-of-life" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT ELIXIR-OF-LIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up elixir-of-life in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Elixir-of-Life
Floyd |
Floyd | The elixir-of-life was developed by gifted potions mistress Julia
Floyd | Santemona as a treatment for the Bubonic Plague. Most of her tiny
Floyd | village in Spain was saved from the Plague by Julia's decision to add
Floyd | the elixir to the town's wells. When word spread of the strange lack
Floyd | of illness in the town, people began to travel to the village to drink
Floyd | the wellwater, which was soon taken and sold by enterprising vendors
Floyd | as an "elixir-of-life." Naturally, after access to the wells was
Floyd | restricted, the potion eventually ran out, not that that stopped
Floyd | anyone from buying and drinking the water. 
Floyd | The elixir of life was termed "the Devil's drink" during witch
Floyd | hunts in the fifteenth century; witches were believed to drink it to
Floyd | extend their lives. Most medicinal potions use this as a base, and
Floyd | there is some evidence that drinking it regularly strengthens the
Floyd | immune system.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ingredients:
Floyd |
Floyd | witch hazel, witchwater
Floyd |
Floyd | Instructions:
Floyd |
Floyd | Combine witch hazel and witchwater. Then, to eliminate any
Floyd | impurities, burn with a living flame until the potion stops
Floyd | smoking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult double about hazel" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT HAZEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up witch hazel in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Witch Hazel
Floyd |
Floyd | Witch hazel is an astringent herb most famous for its use in the
Floyd | elixir-of-life and its efficacy as a poison antidote when properly
Floyd | prepared.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about mortal draught" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT MORTAL DRAUGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up mortal draught in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Mortal Draught
Floyd |
Floyd | A poison concocted of fresh blood and wolfsbane, the mortal
Floyd | draught, if imbibed, puts its victim into a dreamless sleep from which
Floyd | they often never awaken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about index" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, animated clay, evening glories, sage,
Floyd | lavender, mugwort, witch hazel, nightshade, elixir-of-life, recipe
Floyd | substitutions, mortal draught, philtre d'amour, flu tonic, dream
Floyd | powder, hair detangling potion, tokens, magical purification,
Floyd | cauldrons, wolfsbane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about flu" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT FLU
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up flu tonic in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Flu Tonic
Floyd |
Floyd | For treating influenza, may be diluted to treat a common
Floyd | cold.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ingredients: elixir-of-life, bergamot, eucalyptus, lemon juice,
Floyd | ginger, eggs, cream, animated lightning
Floyd |
Floyd | Instructions: Pour elixir-of-life into a copper cauldron and heat
Floyd | over a low flame until steam comes off the potion. Then add bergamot,
Floyd | eucalyptus, lemon juice, and ginger and simmer for 5 days. Take the
Floyd | cauldron off the heat and chill for at least 4 hours. Finally add eggs
Floyd | with the volume of 1/3 the potion and half as much cream, being
Floyd | careful not to break the yolks. Stir counter-clockwise 11 cycles,
Floyd | infuse with animated lightning, and then decant. This potion may be
Floyd | kept for up to 2 weeks refrigerated or 2 months frozen and should be
Floyd | provided with constant light. Flu patients should have 1/2 cup hot
Floyd | every 4 hours for at least 2 weeks; for cold patients dilute and
Floyd | reduce the dosage according to the severity of their symptoms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read square label" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SQUARE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A square sticky potions bottle label. Tiny dark blue handwriting
Floyd | identifies the potions maker as "Stephen Underwell," and below that,
Floyd | Enchantress Igmenta's spiky black handwriting reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Scent: 5/10 -- You have burnt your witch hazel. 
Floyd |
Floyd | Colour: 10/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarity: 10/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Potency: 4/10
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------
Floyd |
Floyd | Overall Score: 7/10 -- Be careful to watch your ingredients,
Floyd | especially when they are on fire!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell black powder" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL BLACK POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The scents of cinnamon and mildew war for prominence, combined with
Floyd | notes of licorice and something you cannot place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double about dream powder" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ABOUT DREAM POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up dream powder in Double, Double, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Dream Powder
Floyd |
Floyd | For inducing vivid dreams and promoting a good night's sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ingredients: terre vivant, mugwort, chamomile, anise, indigo,
Floyd | belladonna
Floyd |
Floyd | Instructions: Fill cauldron with terre vivant. Add mugwort and
Floyd | stir clockwise for 139 cycles. Then let rest for 45 minutes. In the
Floyd | meantime, boil chamomile in water. Then add the chamomile tea to the
Floyd | earth with the indigo, belladonna, and anise. Finally, stir
Floyd | counter-clockwise for 3 cycles. Then heat until all the water has
Floyd | evaporated and a fine black powder remains. It should be stored in a
Floyd | container with smooth sides and kept in a cool dark place for up to
Floyd | one year. To use, mix with a small amount of hot witchwater to form a
Floyd | smooth paste and cover the subject's head completely with it. They
Floyd | must not ingest any, as the belladonna makes it
Floyd | extremely poisonous. They should experience vivid dreams and restful
Floyd | sleep that lasts as long as 12 hours. It is not recommended that one
Floyd | prematurely awaken a person under the effects of dream powder, as they
Floyd | will be extremely drowsy and disoriented until it wears off.
Floyd | Additionally, dream powder should not be used for more than 3
Floyd | successive nights, as prolonged use is known to cause hallucinations,
Floyd | paranoia, and difficulty in distinguishing dreams and fantasy from
Floyd | reality.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bulbous" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BULBOUS
Floyd |
Floyd | A clear, round potions bottle. The only things preventing it from
Floyd | being a perfect sphere are the very small flat section that allows it
Floyd | to stand upright and the cork that sits almost flush with the edges of
Floyd | the tiny hole in the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So, I'm guessing the black powder is the dream powder."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I'm guessing round is smooth?"
		Knight_Otu says, "And yeah."
		DavidW asks, "I'm unsure if round is smooth. The glowing one might also be smooth?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glowing" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLOWING
Floyd |
Floyd | A potions bottle shaped like a standard test tube but glowing faintly.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch glowing" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH GLOWING
Floyd |
Floyd | The glowing bottle has smooth, straight sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch bulbous" 		

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Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH BULBOUS
Floyd |
Floyd | The bulbous bottle has smooth, curved sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Crystal is probably multi-faceted for the love potion?"
		DavidW says, "yes."
		DavidW says, "Also, a glowing bottle isn't a 'dark place'."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess we levitate the potions into their respective bottles?"
		DavidW says, "So I'm thinking the pink potion is the love potion, goes in crystal bottle with the round label."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "The gray potion is the elixir-of-life and goes in the glowing bottle with the square label."
		DavidW says, "and the black powder is the dream powder and goes in the bulbous bottle with the torn label."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds right."
		DavidW says, "I hope the spoon lets us move the potions, or we might have to use volere on them."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put black powder in bulbous bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLACK POWDER IN BULBOUS BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the black powder)
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully pour the black powder into the bulbous bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | That looks right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess the spoon is a possibility."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put torn label on bulbous bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TORN LABEL ON BULBOUS BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the torn label)
Floyd |
Floyd | You stick the torn label to the bulbous bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | That looks right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gray potion in glowing bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GRAY POTION IN GLOWING BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the grey potion)
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully pour the grey potion into the glowing bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | That looks right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put square label on glowing bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SQUARE LABEL ON GLOWING BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the square label)
Floyd |
Floyd | You stick the square label to the glowing bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | That looks right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pink potion in crystal bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PINK POTION IN CRYSTAL BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the pink potion)
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully pour the pink potion into the crystal bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | That looks right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put round label on crystal bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROUND LABEL ON CRYSTAL BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the round label)
Floyd |
Floyd | You stick the round label to the crystal bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | That looks right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Odd that we can simply pour, but good."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "todo" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TODO
Floyd |
Floyd | The following tasks remain:
Floyd |
Floyd | (DONE) Repair the torn spellbooks.
Floyd | Return the spellbooks to the bookcase.
Floyd | Replace the broken statue.
Floyd | Repair the crystal ball.
Floyd | (DONE) Separate the spilled potions.
Floyd | (DONE) Repair the potions bottles.
Floyd | (DONE) Return the potions to the correct bottles.
Floyd | (DONE) Return the labels to the correct bottles.
Floyd | (NEW) Return the bottles to the shelf.
Floyd | Repair the astrological clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bottles on shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BOTTLES ON SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | crystal bottle: (first taking the crystal bottle)
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | bulbous bottle: (first taking the bulbous bottle)
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | glowing bottle: (first taking the glowing bottle)
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ligo on puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST LIGO ON PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Momentarily Ligo comes together into a wavering sphere, before it
Floyd | collapses again into an amorphous puddle. There must be a way to make
Floyd | it hold its shape.
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we should've kept the round bottle for this."
		DavidW says, "It's also 4pm now."
		DavidW says, "That's 2 hours."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not sure that we need the bottle. The book mentioned the use of a cauldron."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Noted. Do you want to play on?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put puddle in cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUDDLE IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the melted crystal ball)
Floyd | You reach out and touch the mirrorlike surface. It has a strange cool
Floyd | feeling that gives you goosebumps, and your fingers go straight
Floyd | through it. You reach further down and, mesmerized, watch as your hand
Floyd | disappears to your wrist, then your elbow. You look more closely, your
Floyd | nose almost touching it, but you cannot see your arm...
Floyd |
Floyd | "HEY!" Arthur yells, startling you. You pull your arm out in
Floyd | confusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I turn my back for five minutes, and there you are, about to
Floyd | disappear into a puddle! Who would feed me if you vanished? Who would
Floyd | cuddle me? Who would throw my mousie?!" Quickly the fog in your mind
Floyd | clears, replaced by annoyance.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right," you say tartly, "because how it would affect you is
Floyd | the most important thing. Not me. What do I matter?" Arthur
Floyd | just gives you a superior look. How much time did you waste
Floyd | staring into the void?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I kinda want to stop, actually. I am still tired."
		Knight_Otu says, "Then we should stop so you can get some rest."
		DavidW says, "I don't really have clear ideas on how to proceed in this one. There's so much info to absorb and consider first."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
		DavidW says, "But we figured out some of it, at least."
		Knight_Otu says, "It's a very info-heavy game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast volere on puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST VOLERE ON PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The melted crystal ball lifts into the air, and you grin triumphantly.
Floyd | Arthur yawns.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great, you can levitate a melted crystal ball. I'm so proud," he says
Floyd | sarcastically, but you notice that he carries his tail a little higher
Floyd | afterwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ligo on puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST LIGO ON PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Momentarily Ligo comes together into a wavering sphere, before it
Floyd | collapses again into an amorphous puddle. There must be a way to make
Floyd | it hold its shape.
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ventus on puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST VENTUS ON PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ven--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want to blow the melted crystal
Floyd | ball away?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put puddle in cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUDDLE IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You add the melted crystal ball to the cauldron.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There we go"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Woo!"
		DavidW says, "I used the PUT spell."
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ligo on puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST LIGO ON PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Momentarily Ligo comes together into a wavering sphere, before it
Floyd | collapses again into an amorphous puddle. There must be a way to make
Floyd | it hold its shape.
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Aww."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We did need something else if I recall."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on dragonglass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON DRAGONGLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up dragonglass in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | A truly impermeable glass that is also as strong as steel,
Floyd | dragonglass is produced through infusing common glass with animated
Floyd | lightning. Dragonglass was first created as a means of holding aether
Floyd | for scrying. Early experiments involved creating a sphere of
Floyd | dragonglass through traditional glassblowing techniques with the
Floyd | addition of animated lightning before levitating aether into the
Floyd | sphere; it was difficult, however, to create a sphere of the correct
Floyd | size to hold the aether. The modern method is to bind aether to liquid
Floyd | dragonglass in a cauldron; the aether and dragonglass naturally form a
Floyd | sphere when magically bound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. So add aether and 'bind'."
		DavidW asks, "But we can't just summon aether, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on aether" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON AETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Wrong book."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pair of opal eyes
Floyd |   an old wooden spoon
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine, white sand spills over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming on aether" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ON AETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult double on aether" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT DOUBLE ON AETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide on aether" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ON AETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see Charming, Double, Double, A Witch's
Floyd | Guide to the Heavens, and A Treatise on Alchemy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, the elements, dragonglass, the sacred
Floyd | equation, common glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "elements"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on elements" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON ELEMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up the elements in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Most theorists agree that--magically speaking--it is impossible to
Floyd | break anything down further than into the elements fire, water, earth,
Floyd | wind, static, and aether. Aether is unique in that at this time, no
Floyd | incantation has been written that can summon it. Instead it must be
Floyd | produced through high alchemy. Some philosophers argue that aether has
Floyd | no place as one of the elements, as it can be produced by combining
Floyd | some of the other five. Other philosophers, citing the fact that it
Floyd | has thus far proved impossible to break aether into other elements,
Floyd | posit that aether is the only true element, on which all other
Floyd | elements are based. Their position is based on the argument that fire,
Floyd | earth, water, static, and wind are all composed of aether and an
Floyd | impurity, so that once elements are introduced to each other that
Floyd | naturally destroy each others' impurities, only aether remains. No
Floyd | attempt to separate one of the golden five elements into aether and
Floyd | another substance has yet succeeded, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult guide on index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ON INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, moon phases, star signs, crystal balls,
Floyd | werewolves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult guide on crystal" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ON CRYSTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up crystal balls in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens,
Floyd | you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | At one time, the only way to access the mysteries of the aether
Floyd | that are now revealed by the crystal ball was by distilling starlight
Floyd | and drinking the glowing liquid that resulted. A witch who was
Floyd | careless of the dosage could find herself staring into the void for
Floyd | days or even weeks. In 1248, the practice was forbidden to novices
Floyd | after one unfortunate young witch went into a trance that lasted
Floyd | almost fifteen years! Luckily, the 1557 discovery of aether made the
Floyd | practice of looking into the starry void safe for all with even a
Floyd | shred of magical ability, though it lasted only as long as it could be
Floyd | levitated, as aether passes through containers even wind cannot
Floyd | escape. During the 1601 Paris Conference of Sorcery, a mass of aether
Floyd | was held before a group of diviners for almost a week before the
Floyd | enchantress keeping it afloat collapsed of exhaustion. It wasn't until
Floyd | the World Alchemical Exhibition of 1690 that Xylli Zzyllious (best
Floyd | known for the invention of the Xyzzy charm) proudly displayed a new
Floyd | kind of magically reinforced glass--soon to be known as
Floyd | dragonglass--that was capable of holding aether. It wasn't long after
Floyd | that that the crystal ball became a standard feature of the witch's
Floyd | arsenal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I'm not sure I understand. Surely we don't get aether by summoning two other things?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I'm not really sure. The take puddle response sounded like it was a mix of aether and dragonglass?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal ball has completely melted into a silvery liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on dragonglass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON DRAGONGLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up dragonglass in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | A truly impermeable glass that is also as strong as steel,
Floyd | dragonglass is produced through infusing common glass with animated
Floyd | lightning. Dragonglass was first created as a means of holding aether
Floyd | for scrying. Early experiments involved creating a sphere of
Floyd | dragonglass through traditional glassblowing techniques with the
Floyd | addition of animated lightning before levitating aether into the
Floyd | sphere; it was difficult, however, to create a sphere of the correct
Floyd | size to hold the aether. The modern method is to bind aether to liquid
Floyd | dragonglass in a cauldron; the aether and dragonglass naturally form a
Floyd | sphere when magically bound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have learned 12 all possible spells:
Floyd |
Floyd | Abracadabra: A spell which does nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xyzzy: A spell which imbues its object with a faint peppermint scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Agua: A spell which produces water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventus: A spell which produces wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terra: A spell which produces earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Igni: A spell which produces fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | Magna: A spell which enlarges.
Floyd |
Floyd | Minui: A spell which diminishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tempesta: A spell which produces static.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ligo: A spell which binds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Renodo: A spell which unbinds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Volere: A spell which levitates.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Cast a spell with CAST spell AT something.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What happens if, say, we summoned water into the cauldron?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast volere on puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST VOLERE ON PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The melted crystal ball lifts into the air, and you grin triumphantly.
Floyd | Arthur yawns.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great, you can levitate a melted crystal ball. I'm so proud," he says
Floyd | sarcastically, but you notice that he carries his tail a little higher
Floyd | afterwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast ligo on puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST LIGO ON PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Momentarily Ligo comes together into a wavering sphere, before it
Floyd | collapses again into an amorphous puddle. There must be a way to make
Floyd | it hold its shape.
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast aqua on cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST AQUA ON CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast agua at cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST AGUA AT CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | A stream of clear water pours into the cauldron.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ventus at cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST VENTUS AT CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ven--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want to blow the copper cauldron
Floyd | away?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard copper cauldron, warped and blackened with age.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the copper cauldron is some ordinary water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast igni at water" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST IGNI AT WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ign--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want to burn the ordinary water to
Floyd | the ground?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put puddle in cauldron" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUDDLE IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You add the melted crystal ball to the cauldron.

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | The items in the cauldron blend into a foul-smelling sludge... not
Floyd | exactly what you intended.You frantically try to figure out how to get
Floyd | rid of the sludge in the cauldron and how to get your ingredients
Floyd | back, but you're rapidly running out of time...
Floyd |
Floyd | ***You have failed.***
Floyd |
Floyd | That's what happens when you mess with magic. But it doesn't have
Floyd | to end like this. Would you like to give our woebegone witch another
Floyd | chance?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Uhm?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Arg."
		DavidW says, "puddle plus water was bad"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing?!" Arthur yowls. You blink and turn towards him
Floyd | guiltily. What could have possessed you to think that was a good idea?
Floyd | (the melted crystal ball and the ordinary water have been moved into
Floyd | your inventory.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine, white sand spills over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'm guessing saying yes won't be an.. apparently it is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some ordinary water
Floyd |   a melted crystal ball
Floyd |   a pair of opal eyes
Floyd |   an old wooden spoon
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Don't mind us, just carrying some water in our hands."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast terra at cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TERRA AT CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | Rich black soil falls into the cauldron.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put water in cauldron" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WATER IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You add the ordinary water to the cauldron.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | The items in the cauldron blend into a foul-smelling sludge... not
Floyd | exactly what you intended.You frantically try to figure out how to get
Floyd | rid of the sludge in the cauldron and how to get your ingredients
Floyd | back, but you're rapidly running out of time...
Floyd |
Floyd | ***You have failed.***
Floyd |
Floyd | That's what happens when you mess with magic. But it doesn't have
Floyd | to end like this. Would you like to give our woebegone witch another
Floyd | chance?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing?!" Arthur yowls. You blink and turn towards him
Floyd | guiltily. What could have possessed you to think that was a good idea?
Floyd | (the ordinary water and the earth have been moved into your
Floyd | inventory.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine, white sand spills over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at water" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tem--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want the ordinary water to shock
Floyd | the next person--or familiar--who touches it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "You're not very supportive, Arthur."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast minui at arthur" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST MINUI AT ARTHUR
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur's shape writhes as he begins to shrink until he has the form of
Floyd | a small black kitten that mews piteously at you before with some
Floyd | apparent effort he grows again until he is his normal size.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't you have something better to do than force me to change form?"
Floyd | he asks, sounding exasperated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about aether" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT AETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm bored of this line of conversation." Arthur interrupts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about ball" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | "You need to bind the melted crystal ball to the dragonglass. So I
Floyd | would start with the dragonglass," he suggests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "So the puddle is pure aether?"
		DavidW asks, "oh, so maybe we do turn the statue sand into dragonglass?"
		DavidW asks, "maybe?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems like it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x aether" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal ball has completely melted into a silvery liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Also seems blasphemous. :p"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at sand" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tem--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want the sand to shock the next
Floyd | person--or familiar--who touches it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about tempesta" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT TEMPESTA
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up Tempesta in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Tempesta
Floyd |
Floyd | A spell for producing static.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming about index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, Agua, Igni, Terra, Ventus, Tempesta, Magna,
Floyd | Minui, Ligo, Renodo, Volere, breath-of-life, living flame, animated
Floyd | lightning, witchwater, terre vivant, witches' candles, celestial
Floyd | lights, magical education, protecting spellbooks, blood magic, love
Floyd | spells, spell balance, spell diagrams, gibberish spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult charming on animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ON ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up animated lightning in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated Lightning
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated lightning is static conjured in Starlight. It gained
Floyd | widespread fame in 1792 after Dr. Victor Frankenstein used it--along
Floyd | with a considerable amount of blood magic--to animate the creature who
Floyd | would call himself Adam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So we need a starlight candle and all the candles are behind the clock."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm guessing we'll need those candles."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about clock" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Check if A Witch's Guide to the Heavens has anything useful,"
Floyd | Arthur suggests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about clock" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to look up every topic that comes to mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about introduction" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT INTRODUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its introduction in A Witch's Guide to the
Floyd | Heavens, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Explore the Mystery of the Heavens!
Floyd |
Floyd | This book will take you on a journey through the stars, touching
Floyd | on all the major constellations and their magical significance, as
Floyd | well as the significance of all the phases of Earth's moon.
Floyd |
Floyd | No spellcaster's library would be complete without a copy of
Floyd | A Witch's Guide to the Heavens!--Hester Euphonus, fire witch
Floyd | and astrology enthusiast (no blood relation to the author)
Floyd |
Floyd | If you can only have one book on astrology, get A Witch's
Floyd | Guide to the Heavens!--Delphine March, amateur mixologist
Floyd |
Floyd | Now expanded to include new research on the relationship between
Floyd | werewolves and the phases of the moon, A Witch's Guide to the
Floyd | Heavens, by Thaddeus Euphonus and with the invaluable assistance
Floyd | of celebrity astrologist Arianna H. Icherson*, is even more valuable
Floyd | to every practitioner's library! Whether you don't know the difference
Floyd | between Io and Ioreah or can chart the stars with your eyes closed,
Floyd | you will find this book a useful addition to your collection.
Floyd |
Floyd | *Author of Fly Me to the Moon: How the Astral Bodies affect
Floyd | YOU and YOUR LIFE: from Aether to the Zodiac: Over 108 spells and
Floyd | potions included AND fold out print of artist's representation of the
Floyd | Mystery of the Astrological Marriage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about index" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up its index in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | You can CONSULT it ABOUT the following topics of interest: its
Floyd | introduction, its index, moon phases, star signs, crystal balls,
Floyd | werewolves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about balls" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up crystal balls in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens,
Floyd | you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | At one time, the only way to access the mysteries of the aether
Floyd | that are now revealed by the crystal ball was by distilling starlight
Floyd | and drinking the glowing liquid that resulted. A witch who was
Floyd | careless of the dosage could find herself staring into the void for
Floyd | days or even weeks. In 1248, the practice was forbidden to novices
Floyd | after one unfortunate young witch went into a trance that lasted
Floyd | almost fifteen years! Luckily, the 1557 discovery of aether made the
Floyd | practice of looking into the starry void safe for all with even a
Floyd | shred of magical ability, though it lasted only as long as it could be
Floyd | levitated, as aether passes through containers even wind cannot
Floyd | escape. During the 1601 Paris Conference of Sorcery, a mass of aether
Floyd | was held before a group of diviners for almost a week before the
Floyd | enchantress keeping it afloat collapsed of exhaustion. It wasn't until
Floyd | the World Alchemical Exhibition of 1690 that Xylli Zzyllious (best
Floyd | known for the invention of the Xyzzy charm) proudly displayed a new
Floyd | kind of magically reinforced glass--soon to be known as
Floyd | dragonglass--that was capable of holding aether. It wasn't long after
Floyd | that that the crystal ball became a standard feature of the witch's
Floyd | arsenal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about moon phases" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT MOON PHASES
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up moon phases in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | The lunar cycle affects many aspects of spellcraft. Countless
Floyd | charms can only be performed under certain moons, and the
Floyd | effectiveness of many potion ingredients depends on under what phase
Floyd | they were picked. Evening glories are the first to come to
Floyd | mind--anyone who's tried to prepare a love potion with these flowers
Floyd | picked under a new or waning crescent moon--instead of the recommended
Floyd | waxing gibbous or full moon--can tell you that it's a sure way to
Floyd | result in a dislike potion that moreover causes punishing
Floyd | headaches and stomach upsets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The next several pages have information about the eight moon
Floyd | phases--"NEW MOON", "WAXING CRESCENT MOON", "FIRST QUARTER MOON",
Floyd | "WAXING GIBBOUS MOON", "FULL MOON", "WANING GIBBOUS MOON", "LAST
Floyd | QUARTER MOON", and "WANING CRESCENT MOON"--and their importance to a
Floyd | selection of spells and potions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about new moon" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT NEW MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up moon phases in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | The lunar cycle affects many aspects of spellcraft. Countless
Floyd | charms can only be performed under certain moons, and the
Floyd | effectiveness of many potion ingredients depends on under what phase
Floyd | they were picked. Evening glories are the first to come to
Floyd | mind--anyone who's tried to prepare a love potion with these flowers
Floyd | picked under a new or waning crescent moon--instead of the recommended
Floyd | waxing gibbous or full moon--can tell you that it's a sure way to
Floyd | result in a dislike potion that moreover causes punishing
Floyd | headaches and stomach upsets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The next several pages have information about the eight moon
Floyd | phases--"NEW MOON", "WAXING CRESCENT MOON", "FIRST QUARTER MOON",
Floyd | "WAXING GIBBOUS MOON", "FULL MOON", "WANING GIBBOUS MOON", "LAST
Floyd | QUARTER MOON", and "WANING CRESCENT MOON"--and their importance to a
Floyd | selection of spells and potions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about star" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT STAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up star signs in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | The positions of the twelve constellations known as the Zodiac are
Floyd | deeply significant to magic, especially in the drawing and placement
Floyd | of runes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The next several pages have information about the twelve Zodiac
Floyd | constellations--"ARIES", "TAURUS", "GEMINI", "CANCER", "LEO", "VIRGO",
Floyd | "LIBRA", "SCORPIO", "SAGITTARIUS", "CAPRICORN", "AQUARIUS",
Floyd | "PISCES"--and their importance to various spells and potions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult guide about werewolves" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT WEREWOLVES
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up werewolves in A Witch's Guide to the Heavens, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a popularly held belief that all werewolves shift at the
Floyd | full moon; however, in reality every moon phase has its fair share of
Floyd | active weres. Many werewolves even shift during multiple moon phases.
Floyd | 
Floyd |
Floyd | There is some merit to the full moon rumor, though. Werewolves who
Floyd | shift at the full moon tend to be much more active than those that
Floyd | shift during other moon phases, so they are more often seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Following is a lengthy chapter detailing the differences between
Floyd | phases of the moon as pertaining to werewolf behaviors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
		DavidW says, "I hate to think why werewolf lore might be of any relevance in this game."
		DavidW says, "like, there's wolfsbane in the cabinet too."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I suspect it's an extension of the moon phase thing only?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Astrology Tower
Floyd | No more than a tiny platform near the altar ceiling, the astrology
Floyd | tower is used for astronomical observations; many spells and potions
Floyd | require a certain alignment of stars or phase of the moon to work
Floyd | correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds down toward the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is an astrological clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | A telescope sits in one corner, facing the night sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clock" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the astrological clock)
Floyd | The astrological clock is dark blue with silver constellations. Its
Floyd | glass front displays two long chimes, and its face is adorned with
Floyd | astrological symbols in the place of numbers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the clock face is a hidden alcove where the candles are kept.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter alcove" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER ALCOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open clock" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the astrological clock)
Floyd | You search on the clock for a way to open it, but nothing budges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x symbols" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SYMBOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the astrological symbols, the outer ring of
Floyd | symbols, or the inner ring of symbols?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x constellations" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONSTELLATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The stars and moon twinkle indistinctly above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x outer ring" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OUTER RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The twelve signs of the zodiac make up the outer ring of the symbols
Floyd | around the clock face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x inner ring" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INNER RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The eight moon phases make up the inner ring of the symbols around the
Floyd | clock face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x astrological symbols" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ASTROLOGICAL SYMBOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Two rings of symbols adorn the clock face in place of numbers.
Floyd | The inner ring is composed of moon phases with the short hand lying
Floyd | between two phases, while the outer ring is made up of zodiac signs
Floyd | with the long hand lying between two signs.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through telescope" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You look through the telescope at the night sky and are faced with a
Floyd | dizzying array of stars aligned in AQUARIUS. The moon is shaped into a
Floyd | perfect LAST QUARTER.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So we set the clock to the right zodiac and moon phase?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems like it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set long hand to aquarius" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET LONG HAND TO AQUARIUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You set the long hand to AQUARIUS.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "set short hand to last quarter" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET SHORT HAND TO LAST QUARTER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you turn the short hand of the clock to LAST QUARTER, you hear a
Floyd | soft click from behind the clock face, and it silently swings open to
Floyd | reveal a small alcove and gold words on the inside of the clock face.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the tiny alcove are a tall white candle, an ugly white candle, an
Floyd | average white candle, a tiny white candle, and a squat black candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x candles" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a tall white candle, an ugly white candle, an average white
Floyd | candle, a tiny white candle, and a squat black candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x words" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The back of the clock face reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Starlight, sunlight, firelight, light of the moon,
Floyd |
Floyd | Four white candles, how shall I choose?
Floyd |
Floyd | Not the biggest nor the tallest grants the light of the
Floyd | stars,
Floyd |
Floyd | Moonlight reaches higher than the others by far,
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunlight goes unremarked as the ruler of the day,
Floyd |
Floyd | And firelight is the one to which no other holds a claim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hoo boy"
		DavidW says, "I need to use the bathroom"
		Knight_Otu says, "Riddle me this."
		DavidW asks, "Hermoine, wherefore art thou?"
		DavidW says, "back"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x starlight candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STARLIGHT CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Had to try it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x squat" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SQUAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A squat black candle that is seldom used by your class, though its
Floyd | dripping wax is testament to its use by older students in more
Floyd | advanced magic than you've ever done.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seldom is it that no candles are burning in the practice room or
Floyd | altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ugly" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UGLY
Floyd |
Floyd | A short, extremely fat white candle that has wax that is lumpy and
Floyd | uneven, as though it has been repeatedly melted and reformed.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's currently cold to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x average" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AVERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | An entirely average looking white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's currently cold to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tall" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TALL
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall, thin white candle.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's currently cold to the touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tiny" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TINY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small platform)
Floyd | It's a tiny wooden platform, barely big enough for you, Arthur, the
Floyd | clock, and the telescope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tiny candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TINY CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny white candle--more of a tealight, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x words" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The back of the clock face reads:
Floyd |
Floyd | Starlight, sunlight, firelight, light of the moon,
Floyd |
Floyd | Four white candles, how shall I choose?
Floyd |
Floyd | Not the biggest nor the tallest grants the light of the
Floyd | stars,
Floyd |
Floyd | Moonlight reaches higher than the others by far,
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunlight goes unremarked as the ruler of the day,
Floyd |
Floyd | And firelight is the one to which no other holds a claim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Moonlight should be tall..."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Sunlight might be average?"
		DavidW says, "I'd guess tall=moon, ugly=fire, average=sun, tiny=star."
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		DavidW asks, "Which do we want for animated lightning?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I believe it was starlight?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on dragonglass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON DRAGONGLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some earth
Floyd |   some ordinary water
Floyd |   a melted crystal ball
Floyd |   a pair of opal eyes
Floyd |   an old wooden spoon
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine, white sand spills over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Animated lightning is static conjured in Starlight"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on dragonglass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON DRAGONGLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up dragonglass in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | A truly impermeable glass that is also as strong as steel,
Floyd | dragonglass is produced through infusing common glass with animated
Floyd | lightning. Dragonglass was first created as a means of holding aether
Floyd | for scrying. Early experiments involved creating a sphere of
Floyd | dragonglass through traditional glassblowing techniques with the
Floyd | addition of animated lightning before levitating aether into the
Floyd | sphere; it was difficult, however, to create a sphere of the correct
Floyd | size to hold the aether. The modern method is to bind aether to liquid
Floyd | dragonglass in a cauldron; the aether and dragonglass naturally form a
Floyd | sphere when magically bound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming on animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ON ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up animated lightning in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated Lightning
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated lightning is static conjured in Starlight. It gained
Floyd | widespread fame in 1792 after Dr. Victor Frankenstein used it--along
Floyd | with a considerable amount of blood magic--to animate the creature who
Floyd | would call himself Adam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult treatise on common glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT TREATISE ON COMMON GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up common glass in A Treatise on Alchemy, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Common glass can be produced by heating sand until melted.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Astrology Tower
Floyd | No more than a tiny platform near the altar ceiling, the astrology
Floyd | tower is used for astronomical observations; many spells and potions
Floyd | require a certain alignment of stars or phase of the moon to work
Floyd | correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds down toward the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is an astrological clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | A telescope sits in one corner, facing the night sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tiny candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TINY CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fine, white sand spills over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop tiny candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP TINY CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast igni at tiny candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST IGNI AT TINY CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny spark appears on the candlewick, and within moments it is
Floyd | glowing steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny white candle--more of a tealight, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at sand" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tem--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want the sand to shock the next
Floyd | person--or familiar--who touches it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tem--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want the white tealight to shock
Floyd | the next person--or familiar--who touches it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "First igni it, I think"
		Knight_Otu says, "The sand, I mean"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast igni at sand" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST IGNI AT SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to say the spell, then think better of it. Conjuring fire
Floyd | out in the open like this would be dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | The copper cauldron is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sand in cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SAND IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sand)
Floyd | the sand: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You add the sand to the cauldron.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast igni at cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST IGNI AT CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | The sand turns red as it heats and soon begins to melt together into
Floyd | shiny, bubbling liquid glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tem--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want the copper cauldron to shock
Floyd | the next person--or familiar--who touches it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at liquid glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT LIQUID GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd | You must not have done the set up for animated lightning correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hm, not the tiny candle, then?"
		DavidW says, "maybe not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "douse candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOUSE CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow out candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLOW OUT CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently blow out the white tealight, leaving it smoking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult charming on candles" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ON CANDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up witches' candles in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Witches' Candles
Floyd |
Floyd | Witches' candles are indispensable in practical magic. A candle of
Floyd | everwax produces a living flame, a summoning candle is indispensable
Floyd | in summoning, and other candles reproduce various lighting conditions,
Floyd | such as those of the celestial lights. Witches' candles can be
Floyd | purchased from supply shops or homemade.*
Floyd |
Floyd | *Only a very experienced practitioner should attempt to make
Floyd | witches' candles, as a mistake of a single degree can be extremely
Floyd | dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so, try average candle next?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Astrology Tower
Floyd | No more than a tiny platform near the altar ceiling, the astrology
Floyd | tower is used for astronomical observations; many spells and potions
Floyd | require a certain alignment of stars or phase of the moon to work
Floyd | correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds down toward the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is an astrological clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | A telescope sits in one corner, facing the night sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I suspect it's sunlight, but sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take average" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AVERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur and a white tealight (still smoking) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put average in circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT AVERAGE IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the average white candle into the conjuring circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take average" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AVERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tiny candle in circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TINY CANDLE IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the white tealight)
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the white tealight into the conjuring circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast igni at tiny" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST IGNI AT TINY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the white tealight or the square label?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast igni at tiny candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST IGNI AT TINY CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The candlewick emits faint sparks before blazing to life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at liquid glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT LIQUID GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow out tiny candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLOW OUT TINY CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently blow out the white tealight, leaving it smoking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put average candle in circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT AVERAGE CANDLE IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the average white candle into the conjuring circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast igni at average" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST IGNI AT AVERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny spark appears on the candlewick, and within moments it is
Floyd | glowing steadily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at liquid glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT LIQUID GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about light" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you even care about finishing before Enchantress Igmenta sees the
Floyd | room like this?" Arthur asks, sounding annoyed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I do!" you protest.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Then start fixing things instead of blathering on about random
Floyd | topics!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about starlight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT STARLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a riddle. You have a tiny candle, a tall candle, a normal-looking
Floyd | candle, an ugly candle, and a black candle. Obviously the black candle
Floyd | is right out."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "The easiest to figure out is Moonlight. 'Moonlight reaches higher
Floyd | than the others by far.'"
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "The tall candle is the Moonlight candle."
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Next we note that 'Sunlight goes unremarked as the ruler of the
Floyd | day.'"
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "The average looking candle is the Sunlight candle."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow out average" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLOW OUT AVERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You gently blow out the average white candle, leaving it smoking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about starlight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT STARLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | "'Not the biggest nor the tallest grants the light of the stars.'"
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about starlight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT STARLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | "The tallest candle is the tall candle, the average candle is the
Floyd | Sunlight candle, and the ugly candle is short but quite fat."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "The tiny candle is the Starlight candle."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "That leaves only one candle to be Firelight, 'the one to which no
Floyd | other holds a claim.'"
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "The ugly candle is the Firelight candle."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tall--Moonlight; Tiny--Starlight, Average--Sunlight,
Floyd | Ugly--Firelight."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tall--Moonlight; Tiny--Starlight, Average--Sunlight,
Floyd | Ugly--Firelight."
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "okay, so why isn't this working?"
		Knight_Otu says, "So you were right about the tiny one. There must have been some mistake in what we did."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult charming about diagrams" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT DIAGRAMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up spell diagrams in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Diagrams
Floyd |
Floyd | Diagrams are used to focus and direct complicated spells with a
Floyd | lot of moving parts. They keep everything connected in the vision and
Floyd | therefore the mind of the enchanter. Experienced practitioners
Floyd | sometimes can hold everything focused in their minds' eye and don't
Floyd | require diagrams, but this requires absolute concentration to avoid
Floyd | the spell fizzling out and therefore shouldn't be attempted by
Floyd | novices.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some common diagrams:
Floyd |
Floyd | Conjuring Circles: Most witches' first diagrams are conjuring (or
Floyd | summoning) circles, which are used to define the scope of magic. Most
Floyd | conjuring circles are not simply for mental focus; they are also
Floyd | enchanted to prevent any magic from leaving the bounds of the circle.
Floyd | This both prevents the expenditure of energy to extend a spell further
Floyd | than necessary and prevents those outside the circle from experiencing
Floyd | the spells' effects. In magical practice chambers, summoning circles
Floyd | are especially important, as young witches' efforts often have
Floyd | destructive consequences.
Floyd |
Floyd | Triangles: Triangles are used in spells that require
Floyd | triple-focusing, usually for a subject, an object, and an observer or
Floyd | stabilizer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacles: Pentacles are used in spells with a lot of moving parts
Floyd | that need to be carefully kept in balance. Though the classic model is
Floyd | of a five-pointed star within a circle, any circle with points that
Floyd | connect to all other points on the circle is referred to as a pentacle
Floyd | by witches.*
Floyd |
Floyd | *Mathematically speaking, of course, only the
Floyd | five-pointed model qualifies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We guessed the candles correctly but are we not placing the candle in the right place?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some earth
Floyd |   some ordinary water
Floyd |   a melted crystal ball
Floyd |   a pair of opal eyes
Floyd |   an old wooden spoon
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult charming about candles" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT CANDLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up witches' candles in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Witches' Candles
Floyd |
Floyd | Witches' candles are indispensable in practical magic. A candle of
Floyd | everwax produces a living flame, a summoning candle is indispensable
Floyd | in summoning, and other candles reproduce various lighting conditions,
Floyd | such as those of the celestial lights. Witches' candles can be
Floyd | purchased from supply shops or homemade.*
Floyd |
Floyd | *Only a very experienced practitioner should attempt to make
Floyd | witches' candles, as a mistake of a single degree can be extremely
Floyd | dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stretches luxuriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close altar door" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE ALTAR DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the altar door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the conjuring circle are an average white candle and a white
Floyd | tealight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take average" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AVERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast igni at tealight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST IGNI AT TEALIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The candlewick emits faint sparks before blazing to life.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x starlight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STARLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tealight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TEALIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it on bench" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IT ON BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the white tealight on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bench" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A solid wooden table that has survived generations of magical abuse,
Floyd | albeit with all of the stains and scratches one would expect from such
Floyd | treatment. Taking up much of the space on the table is a large
Floyd | cauldron.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbench is a white tealight (glowing brightly).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at liquid glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT LIQUID GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glow" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shouldn't you be worrying about this mess instead of quizzing me
Floyd | about irrelevant things?" Arthur demands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get tiny candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TINY CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | "All that's left is to cast Tempesta at the object!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tem--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want the copper cauldron to shock
Floyd | the next person--or familiar--who touches it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at puddle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT PUDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tem--" you begin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Stop!" Arthur interrupts, "Do you want the melted crystal ball to
Floyd | shock the next person--or familiar--who touches it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You reflect on it. Arthur is right.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hrm. Is it, or is it not dragonglass now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glss" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLSS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Clear melted glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put puddle in cauldron" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PUDDLE IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You add the melted crystal ball to the cauldron.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | The aether mixes with the melted glass... then the melted glass
Floyd | disappears into the aether. Oh, no... You try to think of another way
Floyd | to get melted glass--you're all out of sand--and come up empty. You'll
Floyd | never be able to fix the crystal ball now...
Floyd |
Floyd | ***You have failed.***
Floyd |
Floyd | That's what happens when you mess with magic. But it doesn't have
Floyd | to end like this. Would you like to give our woebegone witch another
Floyd | chance?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing?!" Arthur yowls. You blink and turn towards him
Floyd | guiltily. What could have possessed you to think that was a good idea?
Floyd | (the melted crystal ball and the melted glass have been moved into
Floyd | your inventory.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at melted glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT MELTED GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Are we supposed to... take the melted glass?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put melted glass in cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MELTED GLASS IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You add the melted glass to the cauldron.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess the limits on what can be in the inventory are suspended when we get new chances."
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably, yes."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult charming about animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONSULT CHARMING ABOUT ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up animated lightning in Charming, you see:
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated Lightning
Floyd |
Floyd | Animated lightning is static conjured in Starlight. It gained
Floyd | widespread fame in 1792 after Dr. Victor Frankenstein used it--along
Floyd | with a considerable amount of blood magic--to animate the creature who
Floyd | would call himself Adam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shine tealight at liquid glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHINE TEALIGHT AT LIQUID GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to shine the white tealight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shine tealight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHINE TEALIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You rub the white tealight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tealight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEALIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny white candle--more of a tealight, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light tealight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT TEALIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You screw up your face and concentrate on the white tealight,
Floyd | imagining it set aflame. Nothing happens.
Floyd | (You can BURN the white tealight WITH a lit candle, or you can CAST
Floyd | Igni AT the white tealight. Using telepathy to set it on fire is right
Floyd | out.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe we're not supposed to have candles down here?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You grip the cauldron by both sides and strain to lift it, but it's
Floyd | far too heavy. Arthur snickers at your efforts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess they might belong in the altar room?"
		DavidW says, "I honestly don't know. And I want to lie down now."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. We arepast the three hour mark anyway."
		DavidW says, "I wish it was more obvious why we're failing."
		Knight_Otu says, "So go take your rest."
		DavidW says, "thanks"
		DavidW says, "see you later. Play on if you like. I can close Perry later."
		Knight_Otu says, "I probably won't stay much longer. It is past 11 here, too."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Anyway, good night!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a melted crystal ball
Floyd |   a white tealight (glowing brightly)
Floyd |   an average white candle (still smoking)
Floyd |   some earth
Floyd |   some ordinary water
Floyd |   a pair of opal eyes
Floyd |   an old wooden spoon
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the altar door)
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pedestal" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEDESTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Goddess' pedestal looks lonely without her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur grooms himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the conjuring circle)
Floyd | The chalk circle is faded, but its power is not. With it, the entire
Floyd | Altar is essentially one big conjuring circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put tealight in circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEALIGHT IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the conjuring circle)
Floyd | You put the white tealight into the conjuring circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Astrology Tower
Floyd | No more than a tiny platform near the altar ceiling, the astrology
Floyd | tower is used for astronomical observations; many spells and potions
Floyd | require a certain alignment of stars or phase of the moon to work
Floyd | correctly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds down toward the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner is an astrological clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | A telescope sits in one corner, facing the night sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur sniffs at a patch of floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle in alcove" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  D                                            Astrology
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANDLE IN ALCOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the average white candle in the tiny alcove)
Floyd | You put the average white candle into the tiny alcove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur lazily licks a forepaw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle on circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANDLE ON CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the conjuring circle would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle in circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANDLE IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the white tealight into the conjuring circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta on glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA ON GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle on bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANDLE ON BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the white tealight on the bookcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta on glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA ON GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get candle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CANDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle on bench" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANDLE ON BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the white tealight on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta on glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA ON GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur bats at a shadow on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle on cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANDLE ON CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the white tealight)
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the copper cauldron would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle in cauldron" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CANDLE IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You add the white tealight to the cauldron.

		
Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | The items in the cauldron blend into a foul-smelling sludge... not
Floyd | exactly what you intended.You frantically try to figure out how to get
Floyd | rid of the sludge in the cauldron and how to get your ingredients
Floyd | back, but you're rapidly running out of time...
Floyd |
Floyd | ***You have failed.***
Floyd |
Floyd | That's what happens when you mess with magic. But it doesn't have
Floyd | to end like this. Would you like to give our woebegone witch another
Floyd | chance?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing?!" Arthur yowls. You blink and turn towards him
Floyd | guiltily. What could have possessed you to think that was a good idea?
Floyd | (the white tealight and the melted glass have been moved into your
Floyd | inventory.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put glass in circle" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GLASS IN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the melted glass into the conjuring circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put glass in cauldron" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GLASS IN CAULDRON
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the melted glass)
Floyd |
Floyd | You add the melted glass to the cauldron.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		* jaccarmac has joined the channel.
		Knight_Otu says, "Hey there."
		jaccarmac exclaims, "Hey!"
		jaccarmac asks, "I made a calendar notification for checking out CF and then it didn't fire. What's the game of the hour?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Technically, the session today is over. We start around three hours earlier."
		Knight_Otu says, "We've been playing Charming from IfComp."
		jaccarmac says, "Gotcha. Didn't have a gauge on session length from reading transcripts :)"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm just trying a few things before retiring for the night."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, the transcripts are read faster than they are played."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | "CAST TEMPESTA AT OBJECT."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cast tempesta at glass" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST TEMPESTA AT GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning hits the melted glass, but it doesn't seem to change
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | "CAST TEMPESTA AT OBJECT."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Altar
Floyd | A tiny circular room, almost a closet, that is used for astrology and
Floyd | meditation. The ceiling and walls are painted dark blue with gold
Floyd | stars mapped into intricate constellations, giving the sensation that
Floyd | you have been swallowed by the night sky. The door back to the
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber stands ajar in the western wall. In the center of the
Floyd | room is a bare wooden pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender spiraling silver staircase winds up toward the domed
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Encompassing the room is a faint chalk circle drawn on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop tealight" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  W U                                          Altar
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP TEALIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur slinks after you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pentacle Chamber
Floyd | The magic practice room on the top floor of the Library Arcana.
Floyd | Normally it's crammed with students practicing, studying, or listening
Floyd | to a teacher's lecture, but tonight it is just you and your familiar
Floyd | Arthur, facing the disaster you have wrought.
Floyd |
Floyd | A workbench that bows under the weight of a huge cauldron stands in
Floyd | one corner beneath an unassuming wooden shelf and next to a
Floyd | battered-looking potions cabinet. A bookcase towers over the rest of
Floyd | the room from another corner, and faded chalk circle drawn on the
Floyd | floor marks the room as essentially one big conjuring circle.. Set
Floyd | into the eastern wall is the altar door. Set into the western wall is
Floyd | the door that leads downstairs to the rest of the Library Arcana.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bookcase is the crystal ball's stand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of spell books have fallen to the floor in an accusatory
Floyd | heap.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shelf are a glowing bottle (labeled with a square label) (in
Floyd | which is a grey potion), a bulbous bottle (labeled with a torn label)
Floyd | (in which is a black powder), and a crystal bottle (labeled with a
Floyd | round label) (in which is a pink potion).
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Arthur here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask arthur about animated lightning" 		

Floyd ]  Exits:  E W                                          Pentacle
Floyd | Chamber
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ARTHUR ABOUT ANIMATED LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | "CAST TEMPESTA AT OBJECT."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, I'm out of ideas here."
		



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Alias 'The Magpie' by J.J. Guest
As played on ifMUD on October 28, 2018

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 Alias 'The Magpie' written by J.J. Guest. Alias 'The Magpie' was the winner of the 2018 IFComp, also winning the Miss Congeniality award of that IFComp. It was also nominated for several 2018 XYZZY awards, including for Best Game, and won the Best Individual PC award. 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 aliasthemagpie" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | It always pays to keep one's ears free of wax, as one never knows when
Floyd | one is going to overhear some titbit of information that later proves
Floyd | invaluable. Such was the case at the Dionysus Club, yesterday
Floyd | afternoon, when you happened to overhear the noted psychiatrist,
Floyd | Doctor Cornelius Drake, he of the ginger moustache, talking over the
Floyd | phone to his secretary.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cancel all my appointments for tomorrow, Miss Henshaw," said the
Floyd | shrink, "I've been summoned down to Hamcestershire by the Earl of
Floyd | Hamcester. Never met the fellow, but he'd heard of me by reputation.
Floyd | Wants me to give his brother-in-law the once-over. Apparently, the
Floyd | poor chap thinks he's exploring the Congo. Sounds like a clear case of
Floyd | incorrigible delusion to me."
Floyd |
Floyd | This telephone communication piqued your interest, and the reason it
Floyd | piqued your interest was that you happened to know that the Lord
Floyd | Hamcester to whom it referred was a collector of sorts, and that
Floyd | amongst his collection was an extremely valuable Egyptian jewelled
Floyd | scarab. In fact he had outbid you at auction for the very piece. It is
Floyd | a sad fact that amateur collectors are rarely aware of the true value
Floyd | of the pieces they possess, and it is not uncommon to find them
Floyd | displayed among a plethora of inferior items. Who knows what other
Floyd | gems might be squirrelled away amongst the bric-a-brac at Bunkham
Floyd | Hall?
Floyd |
Floyd | It was the work of a moment to call Miss Henshaw, posing as the Earl,
Floyd | and cancel the appointment. And it was an equally simple matter, the
Floyd | following morning, to don a suitable disguise and take the 10.15 to St
Floyd | Bartholomew-on-the-Bog, Hamcestershire, in Doctor Drake's place. All
Floyd | in a day's work for Sir Rodney Playfair, alias the notorious gentleman
Floyd | thief known as "The Magpie"!
Floyd |
Floyd | Alias 'The Magpie'
Floyd | An interactive caper by J. J. Guest
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 181006 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | (Type "about" for credits and game information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd | A small, cosy study, impeccably neat, with walnut panelling and a
Floyd | leather-topped desk of a similar complexion. There are a few homely
Floyd | touches; a framed newspaper clipping and a photograph hang on the wall
Floyd | beside you. A sturdy wooden chair faces the desk. The door, leading
Floyd | south into the library, is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ghastly amateur watercolour hangs above the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the walnut desk is a pamphlet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester regards you haughtily from behind his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good of you to come at such short notice, Doctor," says Lord
Floyd | Hamcester. "You've read my telegram I take it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could say yes or no)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "'titbit'?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Surely refers to the bird."
		DavidW asks, "Since we haven't read the telegram, we should say no, I suppose?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We can try that, sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say no" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY NO
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Lord Hamcester)
Floyd | "Allow me to refresh my memory as to the contents," you say. Before
Floyd | the real Doctor Drake left the club yesterday you had the presence of
Floyd | mind to filch Lord Hamcester's telegram from his coat pocket. This
Floyd | charming missive reads as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | POST OFFICE TELEGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | DR CORNELIUS DRAKE HARLEY STREET LONDON
Floyd |
Floyd | COME BUNKHAM HALL IMMEDIATELY STOP REQUIRE YOUR SERVICES AS ALIENIST
Floyd | STOP BROTHER IN LAW BARKING MAD STOP THINKS HE'S EXPLORING CONGO STOP
Floyd | ONE GLANCE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO CONSIGN HIM TO COLNEY HATCH STOP COME
Floyd | BEFORE HE DESTROYS ENTIRE HOUSE STOP PRICELESS ANTIQUES AT RISK STOP
Floyd | HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Take a seat, Doctor," says the Earl, "there's a rather — ah —
Floyd | sensitive matter I'd like to discuss with you before you proceed."
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about the sensitive matter)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about sensitive matter" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT SENSITIVE MATTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Please, speak freely," you say. "We shrinks are famed for our tact
Floyd | and discretion vis-a-vis matters sensitive."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The thing is," he says. "My wife dotes on her little brother. She'd
Floyd | be terribly upset if she knew I'd got a loony-doctor in to look him
Floyd | over."
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about the Major, or about Lady Hamcester)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to KO), "Feel free to take the wheel."
		Knight_Otu says, "If you insist."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask him about lady hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT LADY HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see, so you'd like me to go incognito, as it were?" you say,
Floyd | winking.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's the ticket. I've told her you're the famous Belgian detective
Floyd | chappie, Hermes Perroquet. He's a member of my club, and my wife's
Floyd | been on at me to invite him over for ages. Can't stand the fellow
Floyd | myself, but the wife's dotty about detective stories, so if you happen
Floyd | to run into her, just play along, there's a good chap. Tell her you're
Floyd | on the trail of the notorious 'Magpie' or something. Haw haw!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No problem," you reply. "Deception and subterfuge are all in a day's
Floyd | work for a practising psychoanalyst."
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, well, Hermes Perroquet! That old bloodhound has been on your
Floyd | trail for months, following you around like a bad smell. Fortunately
Floyd | you've always managed to stay one or two steps ahead of him. You've
Floyd | impersonated people before, of course, but never your own
Floyd | arch-nemesis. This has all the makings of a very interesting
Floyd | afternoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now," says Hamcester replacing his monocle, "if you don't mind I have
Floyd | some business to attend to. Tomorrow is the St Bartholomew-on-the-Bog
Floyd | annual Village Fête, and I have to write my acceptance speech for the
Floyd | 'best cucumber' prize. I've won it for the last six years, and despite
Floyd | the best efforts of Sir Humphrey Leghorn, I  have every expectation of
Floyd | winning it again tomorrow. If you need anything at all, just ring for
Floyd | Hives."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "let's hope we don't need Hives."
		DavidW says, "Also, I'm never going to reemmber all these names."
		Knight_Otu says, "Chances are we do though, I assume."
		DavidW says, "oh probably."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Alias 'The Magpie'
Floyd | Sir Rodney Playfair, gentleman thief, has a simple plan:
Floyd | impersonate a psychiatrist, infiltrate a country house, steal a
Floyd | priceless Egyptian scarab and make it back to London in time for
Floyd | cocktails. All in a day's work for the illustrious 'Magpie'. 
Floyd |
Floyd | Special Features
Floyd | Alias 'The Magpie' includes the Approaches extension
Floyd | by Emily Short.  Approaches provides a GO TO... action which
Floyd | allows the player to move to a named room, as long as the path lies
Floyd | through rooms they have already visited, and provided the way is
Floyd | clear!

		DavidW asks, "is it too late to ask about the major?"

Floyd |
Floyd | Alias 'The Magpie' is rated "merciful" on the Zarfian
Floyd | forgiveness scale. It is not (or should not be) possible to put the
Floyd | game into an unwinnable state.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hints
Floyd | A hint system is provided in Alias 'The Magpie'. If at any
Floyd | point you get stuck with the game, you can type THINK ABOUT (or
Floyd | CONSIDER) any object, character or room, and the illustrious "Magpie"
Floyd | will set his little grey cells to work, drawing from his vast
Floyd | experience to give you a push in the right direction!
Floyd |
Floyd | A Phonological Note
Floyd | A question I'm frequently asked is, how do you pronounce "Hamcester"?
Floyd | Hamcester is a made-up name, but it follows the pattern of the English
Floyd | place-names Leicester, Gloucester and Worcester, which are pronounced
Floyd | "Lester", "Gloster" and "Wooster" respectively. Likewise, Hamcester is
Floyd | pronounced "Hamster", like the rodent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Credits
Floyd | Alias 'The Magpie' was written by me, J. J. Guest, between
Floyd | 2007 and 2018, using Inform 7.
Floyd |
Floyd | I would like to thank my beta-testers, Mike Carletta, Brian Rushton
Floyd | (Mathbrush), Małgorzata Reczko (Luel), Hanon Ondricek, Neil Butters,
Floyd | Peter Mattsson, Laura R. King and Duncan Bowsman. I would also like to
Floyd | thank those early testers who, back in 2015, gave advice,
Floyd | encouragement and feedback when my willpower was failing and the
Floyd | project was foundering: Hugo Labrande, Hanon Ondricek, Neil Butters,
Floyd | Emily Short, Caleb Wilson and Jason Dyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful cover art is by Mads Weidner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On Sunday, September 16th 2018, we presented Alias "The Magpie":
Floyd | The Case of the Bearded Victoria, an improvised immersive theatre
Floyd | event to celebrate the completion of the game. I would like to thank
Floyd | the improvisers who starred alongside myself as the 'Magpie': Liam
Floyd | Brennan (Wilbur Quail), Miriam Hall (Lady Hamcester), Greg Davies
Floyd | (Major Hilary Buff-Orpington) and Kevin O'Brien (Constable Cramp).
Floyd | Thanks also to Laura Barber for graphic design on the promotional
Floyd | postcards, and to Tamsin Bowles for printing them. Most of all I would
Floyd | like to thank the tireless Laura R. King for organising the event.
Floyd |
Floyd | Alias 'The Magpie' is dedicated to Laura Barber, the cream in
Floyd | my coffee, and to Laura R. King, the best friend a boy could have.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, we can't make the game unwinnable. I like that."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd | A small, cosy study, impeccably neat, with walnut panelling and a
Floyd | leather-topped desk of a similar complexion. There are a few homely
Floyd | touches; a framed newspaper clipping and a photograph hang on the wall
Floyd | beside you. A sturdy wooden chair faces the desk. The door, leading
Floyd | south into the library, is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ghastly amateur watercolour hangs above the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the walnut desk is a pamphlet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester sits at his desk, working on his speech.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And we get a GO TO verb. Excellent."
		Knight_Otu says, "At least, we shouldn't. and yes, that's good to know."
		DavidW says, "I am curious to examine the pamphlet, clipping, photograph, and watercolour."
		Knight_Otu says, "Me too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clippings" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLIPPINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clipping" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLIPPING
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be from the St Bartholomew Advertiser, twenty-second of
Floyd | July last year.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Lord Hamcester Wins Again!" is the headline, and underneath are the
Floyd | words, "Earl wins annual cucumber competition for the sixth year
Floyd | running" and a photograph of the man himself receiving a trophy from
Floyd | the Mayor. In front of them is a gigantic cucumber on a trestle table,
Floyd | and behind them stands another man, stocky and well-built, wearing a
Floyd | cloth cap and an expression of contempt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you will have better luck looking for the Major in the
Floyd | gardens, Doctor," says Hamcester sarcastically, "I'm fairly certain he
Floyd | isn't hiding in here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask him about major" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT MAJOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "I imagine you would find it easier to locate the Major if you were to
Floyd | leave my study," says Lord Hamcester, pointedly. "The door is over
Floyd | there. Please close it on your way out."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you will have better luck looking for the Major in the
Floyd | gardens, Doctor," says Hamcester sarcastically, "I'm fairly certain he
Floyd | isn't hiding in here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pamphlet" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAMPHLET
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester very deliberately places his elbow on the pamphlet,
Floyd | preventing you from reading it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Was there something else you needed, Doctor?" says Hamcester, "I
Floyd | really am quite busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pamphlet" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAMPHLET
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester very deliberately places his elbow on the pamphlet,
Floyd | preventing you from reading it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you will have better luck looking for the Major in the
Floyd | gardens, Doctor," says Hamcester sarcastically, "I'm fairly certain he
Floyd | isn't hiding in here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | The photograph shows Lord Hamcester decked out as the Pirate King in a
Floyd | local production of the Pirates of Penzance. He's almost
Floyd | unrecognisable behind a bushy black beard.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you'll excuse me, Doctor, I really must get on with writing my
Floyd | speech." says Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x watercolor" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATERCOLOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small framed watercolour depicting Bunkham Hall at sunset as
Floyd | rendered by Lord Hamcester himself. Somehow it contrives to make the
Floyd | Hall look even more ill-proportioned than it is in real life. The
Floyd | painting sticks out from the wall rather further than you might expect
Floyd | it to.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you'll excuse me, Doctor, I really must get on with writing my
Floyd | speech." says Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oo, I bet there's a safe behind it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe..."
		DavidW says, "But we need him to leave for his cucumbers before checking it out."
		Knight_Otu says, "And we should leave now, I think."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the study door)
Floyd | "Thank you, Doctor," says Hamcester, "you'll more than likely find the
Floyd | Major in the grounds on a day like this, decimating my hollyhocks with
Floyd | a machete. Let me know when you've got something to report." He closes
Floyd | the door behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library of an English country house is an oasis of calm amid the
Floyd | hubbub of domestic life; the perfect place, should one feel so
Floyd | inclined, for a spot of light murder. The library at Bunkham Hall has
Floyd | a long and chequered history, and its chequered floor still bears the
Floyd | faint traces of numerous chalk outlines. Tall walnut bookcases line
Floyd | walls of crimson silk damask. East is the great hall, and a closed
Floyd | door to the north takes you to Lord Hamcester's study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A leather wingback armchair lounges invitingly against the south wall.
Floyd | Today's edition of the Times lies discarded on the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Spot of light murder?"
		DavidW asks, "Perhaps as a parlour game?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | A quick perusal of the bookcases reveals the usual stuff of a country
Floyd | house library. There are the interminable rows of leather-bound books
Floyd | on animal husbandry, an ancient set of Shakespeare's plays in pristine
Floyd | condition, peerages both Burke's and Debrett's, and biographies of the
Floyd | great, the good and the ugly. The lower shelves are enlivened by the
Floyd | rather more striking spines of innumerable mystery novels, adorned
Floyd | with lurid illustrations of skulls, daggers and bottles of poison.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring the dusty leather-bound tomes, your eyes light upon a volume
Floyd | entitled Murder on the Razzle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x razzle" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAZZLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the book from the shelf and peruse it. This one has a rather
Floyd | lurid picture on the cover of a champagne bottle, gushing with blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | But there is no time for reading, so you replace it on the shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x armchair" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ARMCHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | A Chesterfield back-buttoned wing chair upholstered in a quality
Floyd | chestnut brown leather, exquisitely soft.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the leather armchair is today's edition of the Times.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x times" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You are disappointed to see that your audacious and high-profile theft
Floyd | of Lady Ponsonby's diamond stomacher last week has taken second place
Floyd | in the headlines to the story of Bongo the gorilla's equally audacious
Floyd | escape from London Zoo. Apparently the beast was last observed heading
Floyd | up the Finchley Road in the back of a black cab. A fare's a fare,
Floyd | after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe there's something hidden in the Razzle."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You are disappointed to see that your audacious and high-profile theft
Floyd | of Lady Ponsonby's diamond stomacher last week has taken second place
Floyd | in the headlines to the story of Bongo the gorilla's equally audacious
Floyd | escape from London Zoo. Apparently the beast was last observed heading
Floyd | up the Finchley Road in the back of a black cab. A fare's a fare,
Floyd | after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring the dusty leather-bound tomes, your eyes light upon a volume
Floyd | entitled Death by the Dozen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Wonder if the gorilla will show up here."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybeee?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKCASES
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring the dusty leather-bound tomes, your eyes light upon a volume
Floyd | entitled Psychology To-day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get psychology" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PSYCHOLOGY
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the book from the shelf and peruse it. Now this is
Floyd | interesting — the author is one Doctor Cornelius Drake! You flip
Floyd | through the pages randomly until you come upon a chapter that
Floyd | interests you:
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapter 5: The Psychology of the Obsessive Collector
Floyd |
Floyd | "The desire, and hence the innate propensity to collect, begins at
Floyd | birth. The infant first desires the emotional and physical comfort of
Floyd | the nourishing breast, then the familiar baby blanket the child clings
Floyd | to for comfort and security. Stuffed animals, favourite toys are taken
Floyd | to bed and provide the emotional security needed to fall asleep. A
Floyd | sense of ownership and control is facilitated through possession of
Floyd | these items for the vulnerable child. The loss of such a 'security
Floyd | blanket' at too early an age is a common feature in the development of
Floyd | the obsessive collector."
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to hang on to this one, for now. One never knows when one
Floyd | will need to use a little psychology.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh hey, it's by the guy we're impersonating."
		DavidW says, "yes. What fun."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's hope there's no image of him in the book."
		DavidW asks, "I guess we should go east next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under armchair" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER ARMCHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  EAST  west UP  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | From a room to the east comes a blood-curdling scream, followed by the
Floyd | tinkle of breaking porcelain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh."
		DavidW says, "I think we ought to go east."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the midst of all this chaos is a stocky, red-faced man in
Floyd | the act of beating the stuffing out of a striped draught excluder with
Floyd | a poker.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Major Hilary Buff-Orpington, I presume!" you say, delighted by the
Floyd | spectacle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Blighter must have crawled in under the door," says the Major,
Floyd | prodding the draught excluder with the poker to make quite sure it is
Floyd | dead. "tricky coves, boa constrictors."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I don't know what a draught excluder is, but I suppose it's a tube of some sort?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x excluder" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EXCLUDER
Floyd |
Floyd | A long, soft, fabric tube filled with sand and placed against the
Floyd | bottom of a door to keep out draughts. It does look a bit like a
Floyd | snake.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can't abide snakes!" says the Major, slinging the stricken draught
Floyd | excluder over his shoulder. "This place is riddled with the blighters
Floyd | — but don't worry. If you see one, just refer it to me." He swings
Floyd | the
Floyd | poker through the air, demolishing a small vase. "Only language they
Floyd | understand!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He bounds out of the room with the energy of a small child and tears
Floyd | off across the great hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, about what I expected it to be."
		DavidW says, "oh. That's a clever invention. I wonder why I've never seen one."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Follow the guy?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno."
		DavidW says, "It can't hurt, of course."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east west UP  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm uncertain what an escutcheon is."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x escutcheon" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east west UP  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ESCUTCHEON
Floyd |
Floyd | The charge consists of a boar rampant inside a wheel representing
Floyd | commerce or somesuch. Unfortunately the boar, rendered in stone by one
Floyd | of Addams' sloppy workmen, more closely resembles a rodent of the
Floyd | family Cricetinae than any sort of wild hog. You noted with
Floyd | some amusement during your research yesterday that even Burke's
Floyd | Peerage describes it as a 'hamster'.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Now where did he run off to?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "It said across, so maybe the library?"
		DavidW says, "well, just explore as if he wasn't around."
		DavidW says, "We're actually looking for trinkets."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, yeah, but if we don't follow our pretend-job, we might be found out."
		DavidW says, "I don't think so."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x columns" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east west UP  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COLUMNS
Floyd |
Floyd | A colonnade carved of Staffordshire alabaster, handily keeping the
Floyd | ceiling where it belongs, at ceiling level.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I suppose that's true, with it being merciful."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Striding across the room from the other direction is a woman who, with
Floyd | her long neck and dumpy undercarriage, resembles nothing so very much
Floyd | as a turkey which, instead of being stuffed with Paxo, has been
Floyd | stuffed into a fashionable dress. From her carriage and bearing you
Floyd | surmise that this can only be Lady Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aha," says she, "you must be Monsieur Perroquet! Welcome to Bunkham
Floyd | Hall. It's a great pleasure to finally meet you. I don't know if my
Floyd | husband has told you, but I'm a bit of a fan!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not at all, Madame," you say, doing your best to affect a Belgian
Floyd | accent, "as you say in your charming language, the pleasure, it is all
Floyd | mine." The Countess looks about her from side to side, and having
Floyd | established that the two of you are alone, she continues in a hushed
Floyd | tone.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The thing is," she whispers, "it's a bit of a stroke of luck that
Floyd | you're here. We have something of a mystery of our own here at Bunkham
Floyd | Hall. If you'll follow me." She motions in the direction of the
Floyd | doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Monsieur," says Lady Hamcester, motioning in the direction of the
Floyd | collection room, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking we ought to grab the snake-like thing for later."
		DavidW says, "well, let's see what the lady has to show us."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let's."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow Lady Hamcester into the collection room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Collection Room
Floyd | This small, oak-panelled room serves as sort of miniature museum for
Floyd | Lord Hamcester's collection of objets d'art, if one can use that term.
Floyd | Objets d'ordures might better describe the grotesque items residing on
Floyd | plinths around the perimeter of the collection room. Still, even the
Floyd | most inept collector occasionally gets lucky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The collection room is dominated by a glass display case in the
Floyd | centre. The items contained there are, presumably, the most valuable.
Floyd | The display case is currently closed, and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, the only exit leads east, into the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A few weeks ago my husband bought a jewelled scarab thingy at
Floyd | auction," says Lady Hamcester, indicating the glass display cabinet in
Floyd | front of you. "It was the pride of his collection. This morning I came
Floyd | in here and lo and behold, the bally thing's gone walkies.
Floyd | Fortunately, he's been holed up in his office all morning working on a
Floyd | speech, but if he finds out it's missing, he'll blow a fuse. He's
Floyd | bound to blame it on poor Hilary."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see, Madame," you say, "You would like me to find zis, zis scarab
Floyd | then?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know it's a frightful liberty, since you're a guest here."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not at all Madame! Not at all! The great Hermes Perroquet is always
Floyd | on duty!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I say," says the Countess suddenly, grabbing your arm, "you don't
Floyd | think this could be the work of the notorious 'Magpie', do you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hmm. Could be, Madame, could be. The 'Magpie' is a very cunning, and
Floyd | some say very charming and handsome fellow."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very well then, I'll leave you to it. Keep me posted, and don't let
Floyd | on." The Countess winks and taps her nose, before stepping off in the
Floyd | direction of the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, this complicates things somewhat. You turn up at a place to
Floyd | steal something, only to find that someone's beaten you to it. But you
Floyd | came here to pinch it, and pinch it you will! There's no sign of
Floyd | forced entry. Whoever stole that scarab opened the display case with a
Floyd | key. It has all the hallmarks of an inside job, and you'd bet your
Floyd | last penny that the scarab is still in the house somewhere. The
Floyd | question is, where?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That complicates matters."
		DavidW says, "I think it's in the safe behind the watercolour."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not that we should have expected it to be easy."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glass display case)
Floyd | There are generally two types of collector; those who strew their
Floyd | objets d'art about the place willy-nilly, and the fastidious type who
Floyd | prefer their antiquities arranged according to category. Lord
Floyd | Hamcester is of the latter variety, but the meticulous mind is all too
Floyd | often lacking in artistic taste, and the best that can be said for
Floyd | most of these objets is that they're very neatly organised. The items
Floyd | on display include a black amber statuette and an Eighteenth Century
Floyd | cow creamer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The display case is currently locked. Lucky thing you have your set of
Floyd | lockpicks, cunningly concealed within the monogrammed cigar case in
Floyd | your secret pocket...
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Scott! It's gone! Your cigar case with the secret panel, in
Floyd | which you keep your five-piece set of lock picks, your three torsion
Floyd | wrenches and your diamond glass cutter; all the tools of your trade!
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly it dawns on you. That snot-nosed kid who walked right into
Floyd | you on the platform at Paddington — the perisher must have snaffled
Floyd | it! And to think that you apologised to him, patted his tousled locks,
Floyd | and waved as he ran off to join his parents in the queue for the
Floyd | Underground! Kids of today.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, there's nothing else for it, old boy. The 'Magpie' never gives
Floyd | up. You'll just have to get by without it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Some master thief we are..."
		DavidW says, "I'm getting a bit miffed at all the textdumps."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You have about your person a book entitled Psychology To-day
Floyd | and a telegram.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stashed safely in the secret pocket of your form-fitting tweed suit,
Floyd | is a black and white feather.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are also wearing a ginger moustache, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from Doctor Cornelius Drake, the noted alienist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x feather" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FEATHER
Floyd |
Floyd | The distinctive feather of Pica pica, of the family
Floyd | Corvidae; the unmistakable calling card of the notorious
Floyd | 'Magpie'. You like to leave them at the scene of the crime. It's pure
Floyd | vanity, of course, but you'd hate for someone else to take credit for
Floyd | your work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | A fabulously bushy fake ginger moustache, one of your extensive
Floyd | collection of disguises.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Sir Rodney Playfair; dashing, debonair and devilishly
Floyd | handsome. Not perhaps in the first flush of youth, but very sprightly
Floyd | for a man of sixty. That touch of grey at the temples lends you an air
Floyd | of authority, a useful attribute for getting one out of a scrape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not that anyone would recognise you now; the 'Magpie' is a master of
Floyd | disguise and right now you're the spitting image of Doctor Cornelius
Floyd | Drake, the noted alienist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statuette" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STATUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | A curious artefact that would appear to have been crafted by a skilled
Floyd | artisan whilst blindfolded, wearing boxing gloves and suffering from a
Floyd | severe toothache. Hideous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x creamer" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CREAMER
Floyd |
Floyd | A little silver cream jug shaped like a dairy cow, with a looped-over
Floyd | tail providing a handle and an open, lowing mouth serving as a spout.
Floyd | This one, however, is modern Dutch, something a cow creamer ought not
Floyd | to be. Worthless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, I said it before, I can't exactly throw stones regarding text dumps."
		DavidW says, "well, sometimes they're hard to avoid."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I think we're done here for now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x objects" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OBJECTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x plinths" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLINTHS
Floyd |
Floyd | Various artefacts are displayed around the room on plinths. Amongst
Floyd | these are the Booby Prize and a bust of Julius Caesar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x booby" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOBY
Floyd |
Floyd | A truly hideous silver-plated cup; first prize in the St
Floyd | Bartholomew-on-the-Bog village fête cucumber growing competition.
Floyd | It's
Floyd | named the Booby Prize after one Gertrude Booby, who won the
Floyd | competition four years running in the 1870s. Lord Hamcester appears to
Floyd | have held the trophy for the last six years, before which it was in
Floyd | the possession of one Sir Humphrey Leghorn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Seems not."
		DavidW asks, "This cucumber competition is a serious undertheme, isn't it?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to meet this Leghorn guy."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bust" 		

Floyd ]  Collection Room
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUST
Floyd |
Floyd | There are various ways to tell whether a purported Roman artefact is
Floyd | real or fake. The quality, condition, colour and patination, for
Floyd | example, are all good indicators of age. We can also feel the texture
Floyd | of the surface, whether it is rough, smooth or polished. But the real
Floyd | give-away with this bust of Julius Caesar is its undeniable
Floyd | resemblance to Fritz Leiber (Sr.), the American actor who played him
Floyd | in the 1917 film 'Cleopatra'.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
		DavidW says, "Take us to a new room. Terrace or Dining Room, I think."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The state dining room is a splendid rectangular room with flamboyantly
Floyd | decorated walls and ceilings; a little overdone, perhaps, but that's
Floyd | the Regency for you. The room is dominated by the vast, antique
Floyd | mahogany dining table and a set of matching chairs. The only other
Floyd | furniture of note is a small glass-fronted curio cabinet which stands
Floyd | between the two south-facing windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | North is the drawing room, and west the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "cabinet!"
		Knight_Otu says, "We haven't really looked through the saloon yet, either."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | A late Victorian mahogany curio cabinet with beaded glass doors and a
Floyd | mirror back interior. Displayed inside are a porcelain rabbit in a red
Floyd | jacket, a pearlised cut-glass unicorn, a china shepherdess, a pair of
Floyd | white alabaster doves and a pottery figurine of a wretched-looking
Floyd | seal; in other words, a lot of worthless tat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Future shards, I expect."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rabbits" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RABBITS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "perhaps"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a collectible figurine of Barnabas Bunny, from the
Floyd | cautionary children's tale by Enid Potter. You seem to recall that he
Floyd | ended up in a pie at the end of the book, an indirect result of a
Floyd | partiality for tasting his own earwax. He's a cute enough fellow, and
Floyd | might fetch a couple of bob at auction, but scarcely the sort of thing
Floyd | to attract the attention of "The Magpie".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x unicorn" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X UNICORN
Floyd |
Floyd | One wonders where Lord Hamcester acquired this little trinket. Perhaps
Floyd | it was the runner-up prize at a coconut shy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What's a 'coconut shy'?"
		Knight_Otu says, "No idea."
		DavidW says, "This game could use footnotes."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sheperdess" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEPERDESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shepherdess" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEPHERDESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The china shepherdess looks somehow familiar; no doubt you've seen
Floyd | other examples.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doves" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOVES
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of doves, or love-birds, inexpensively made in white alabaster.
Floyd | There is damage to the wing of one and a chip in the beak of the
Floyd | other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x seal" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The well-intentioned artisan responsible for this object probably
Floyd | intended it to resemble a seal, or perhaps some rare species of
Floyd | earless sausage dog. Whatever it was meant to be, it doesn't look much
Floyd | like one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hee"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The state dining room is a splendid rectangular room with flamboyantly
Floyd | decorated walls and ceilings; a little overdone, perhaps, but that's
Floyd | the Regency for you. The room is dominated by the vast, antique
Floyd | mahogany dining table and a set of matching chairs. The only other
Floyd | furniture of note is a small glass-fronted curio cabinet which stands
Floyd | between the two south-facing windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | North is the drawing room, and west the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A George III mahogany, inlaid double-pedestal extension table
Floyd | featuring a reeded top with rounded corners and matched-swirl mahogany
Floyd | veneers crossbanded with quartered pau ferro and satinwood stringing.
Floyd | Rather fine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chairs" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | A number of mahogany dining room chairs are positioned around the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Music room, saloon?"
		DavidW asks, "We're just going to pretend we know what 'crossbanded with quartered pau ferro' means?"
		DavidW says, "Saloon is closer."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm reading "expensive-sounding nonsense""
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "Carpet and porcelain."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x porcelain" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PORCELAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Nowhere is Hamcester's egregious lack of taste more evident than in
Floyd | this collection of porcelain. One can only imagine that he picked it
Floyd | up as a job-lot in a local jumble sale. The worst of these plug-uglies
Floyd | include a Ting Dynasty vase, a Staffordshire pearlware figure of an
Floyd | orange-haired clown and a china lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vase" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The short-lived Ting Dynasty is considered a low point in Chinese
Floyd | cultural history, in which the Oriental ceramicists allowed themselves
Floyd | to be influenced by the inferior Dutch artists, instead of the other
Floyd | way around. This vase, with its tasteless pattern of windmills and
Floyd | clog dancers, is typical of the period. It might fetch a couple of bob
Floyd | at a jumble sale, but is scarcely worthy of your attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Ting Dynasty vase really isn't worthy of your attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'm sensing some historical inaccuracies..."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x figure" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | This little figure of a leering clown appears to be authentic, and
Floyd | might actually fetch a few bob. It is, however, the stuff of
Floyd | nightmares. You wouldn't be seen dead with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lamb" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMB
Floyd |
Floyd | A little china baa-lamb, blue and white, with a pink bow, and the
Floyd | words "I Love Cuddles" painted across its stomach. Worthless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | A set of French windows leading outside. They stand open and unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'd say music room next."
		DavidW says, "sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west UP  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | This modestly proportioned music room, located north of the drawing
Floyd | room, has a somewhat neglected feel, and is almost entirely bereft of
Floyd | musical instruments. This is not altogether surprising; Lord Hamcester
Floyd | is regarded throughout the London club scene as something of a "wet
Floyd | blanket". A dusty, yet impressive grand piano occupies most of the
Floyd | room, its lid closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | An alcove, originally intended to be occupied by an organ, instead
Floyd | contains a small mahogany side table, on which are a framed photograph
Floyd | and a gramophone. The hotch-potch of furniture also includes a sagging
Floyd | Victorian day-bed and a green tub chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Propped up against the green tub chair is a contrabassoon case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x piano" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIANO
Floyd |
Floyd | A nine-foot concert grand, covered in dust. Like the tomb of
Floyd | Tutankhamun, it would appear to have lain undisturbed for centuries.
Floyd | Its lid is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open lid" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LID
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift the lid of the piano to reveal the metal strings and other
Floyd | mechanical what-nots that comprise its workings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "A piano for your IFThings."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x strings" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STRINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Piano wire, of varying lengths, used in the manufacture of musical
Floyd | notes, scales chords, and so forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er, yes. I was thinking the piano might be a place to hide things in."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | An early Georgian inlaid mahogany side table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the mahogany side table are a framed photograph and a gramophone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to show a somewhat younger Earl and Countess of Hamcester
Floyd | at the Henley Regatta. The Earl is wearing a somewhat fatuous spotted
Floyd | dickie whilst the Countess — good grief! Of course! The Jaroda
Floyd | pearls!
Floyd | Worn for centuries by the Indian Maharajahs, the famous Jaroda pearls
Floyd | are now in the possession of Lady Hamcester — and therefore,
Floyd | presumably, somewhere in this house!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Objectives updated."
		DavidW says, "yes"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gramophone" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAMOPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | A handsome HMV table gramophone, Model 104, in an oak case. There is
Floyd | currently a gramophone record entitled La Gazza Ladra on the
Floyd | turntable. A brass winding crank on the right hand side operates the
Floyd | device.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Will we need a second feather?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hmmm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy Victorian day-bed, draped in a rich Persian rug and scattered
Floyd | with well-worn cushions. It reminds you strikingly of the one you've
Floyd | seen in photos of Doctor Freud's office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x search bed" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SEARCH BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search bed" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the day-bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautifully upholstered Victorian button-back tub chair, rather
Floyd | worn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search strings" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH STRINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | This modestly proportioned music room, located north of the drawing
Floyd | room, has a somewhat neglected feel, and is almost entirely bereft of
Floyd | musical instruments. This is not altogether surprising; Lord Hamcester
Floyd | is regarded throughout the London club scene as something of a "wet
Floyd | blanket". A dusty, yet impressive grand piano occupies most of the
Floyd | room, its lid standing open.
Floyd |
Floyd | An alcove, originally intended to be occupied by an organ, instead
Floyd | contains a small mahogany side table, on which are a framed photograph
Floyd | and a gramophone. The hotch-potch of furniture also includes a sagging
Floyd | Victorian day-bed and a green tub chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Propped up against the green tub chair is a contrabassoon case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | An enormous wooden carrying case for the mightiest of all wind
Floyd | instruments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the contrabassoon case. Nothing inside but a lot of empty
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter it" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We could hide in that, maybe?"
		DavidW says, "or not."
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close case" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the contrabassoon case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close lid" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE LID
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the grand piano.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, maybe we can hide a body there."
		Knight_Otu says, "It's a possibility."
		DavidW says, "After playing murder in the library."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But just a soft spot!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "murder case" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MURDER CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to leave the contrabassoon case alone, since it has done
Floyd | nothing to offend you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I didn't see any kitchen near the dining room, did you?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Not that I recall."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe that's upstairs?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That'd be weird."
		DavidW says, "Downstairs is far more likely."
		Knight_Otu asks, "True, but who knows with these rich people?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x armchairs" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ARMCHAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | Several elderly armchairs, upholstered in red velvet, lie stricken on
Floyd | their backs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ornaments" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ORNAMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room contains various knick-knacks of no aesthetic or
Floyd | monetary value, amongst them an Etruscan Heron Class amphora, a
Floyd | porcelain milkmaid and a frolicking Dutch cow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x amphora" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AMPHORA
Floyd |
Floyd | This amphora would be worth a small fortune if it was genuine.
Floyd | Unfortunately it's a late Victorian fake, worth not a sou.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x milkmaid" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MILKMAID
Floyd |
Floyd | The porcelain milkmaid looks somehow familiar; no doubt you've seen
Floyd | other examples.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cow" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COW
Floyd |
Floyd | A fine example of vile Victorian tat, which, in spite of its size,
Floyd | manages to lower the tone of the whole room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x velvet" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VELVET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cake" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as though some one has had their cake and trampled on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The state dining room is a splendid rectangular room with flamboyantly
Floyd | decorated walls and ceilings; a little overdone, perhaps, but that's
Floyd | the Regency for you. The room is dominated by the vast, antique
Floyd | mahogany dining table and a set of matching chairs. The only other
Floyd | furniture of note is a small glass-fronted curio cabinet which stands
Floyd | between the two south-facing windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | North is the drawing room, and west the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "No other exits here."
		DavidW says, "I suppose food is conveyed by long-legged waitstaff."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm assuming north of Great Hall is the exit."
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
		DavidW says, "yes, I think so."
		DavidW says, "So terrace or upstairs."
		DavidW says, "Or pull the bell pull and chat with Hives."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Any preference?"
		DavidW says, "Terrace, first, please."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east west OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small dog, resembling a sort of mobile feather duster, is hovering
Floyd | around Lady Hamcester's ankles. Dogs, no matter their size, have an
Floyd | unerring instinct for spotting the cuckoo in the nest, or in this
Floyd | case, the 'Magpie'. Many's the burglar who has met his match in the
Floyd | form of one of our four-legged friends. At the very sight of you, the
Floyd | feather duster begins yapping to beat the band. Fortunately, help is
Floyd | at hand, in the form of the butler, Hives.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hives, be a dear and take Pompon upstairs," says the countess, "I
Floyd | think the heat must be making her overtired."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very good, Madam." says the butler, and scooping up the animal, he
Floyd | retreats into the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Beautiful day, Monsieur Perroquet! I do hope my little task isn't too
Floyd | much of an imposition."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not at all Madame, not at all." To your relief, the sound of Pompon's
Floyd | yapping fades away, to be replaced with the blissful peace of a
Floyd | summer's afternoon in an English garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Big garden, it seems."
		DavidW says, "Pompon is gonna be a problem, I can tell."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about major" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT MAJOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, so you've met my brother, I take it?" says Lady Hamcester sadly.
Floyd | "The poor dear."
Floyd |
Floyd | "He is a man of great charm and vivacity, Madame, but perhaps, how do
Floyd | you say, a little troubled, non?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He suffered a terrible shock, Monsieur Perroquet, whilst on a trek
Floyd | through the Amazon. I won't trouble you with the details now —
Floyd | perhaps
Floyd | later — but oh dear, I do wish there was something I could do for
Floyd | him."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about lord hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT LORD HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "His Lordship is quite the collector, Madame," you say. The Countess
Floyd | sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oui, Monsieur. Sometimes I think he values those objets d'art of his
Floyd | more than he values me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about scara" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT SCARA
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no reason to discuss that with Lady Hamcester at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about scarab" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT SCARAB
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have any idea where zis Egyptian scarab might be, Madame?" you
Floyd | ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've a horrible suspicion that Hilary has taken it, Monsieur. If it
Floyd | could be returned without Emerick ever knowing it was missing, I'd be
Floyd | awfully grateful."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x her" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HER
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Alicia Buff-Orpington-Welsummer, Countess of Hamcester, is a
Floyd | tough old bird in a fashionable summer dress. The gleam of mischief in
Floyd | her eye jostles for attention with a hint of wistfulness, which rather
Floyd | puts you in mind of a caged bird that yearns to fly. One gets the
Floyd | sense that not all is boomps-a-daisy in the house of Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "What a lovely sentence."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about dog" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "What a delightful dog you have, Lady Hamcester."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Isn't she a darling?" asks Lady Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zat is one word to describe her, Madame, oui."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about hives" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT HIVES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pardon, Madame, but where might I find your butler?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's a bell pull in the drawing room, Monsieur, if you need
Floyd | something." says her Ladyship. "If he doesn't answer, you'll probably
Floyd | find him in the dining room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brochure" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BROCHURE
Floyd |
Floyd | A brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania, pride of the Cunard Line.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x furniture" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FURNITURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about brochure" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  WEST  inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT BROCHURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Planning a holiday, Lady Hamcester?" you say, with a slight nod
Floyd | toward the brochure.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One can but dream, Monsieur Perroquet. I've been badgering Emerick to
Floyd | go on a cruise for years, but he balks at the cost. Goodness knows he
Floyd | spends enough on that collection of his! I almost wish that the
Floyd | notorious 'Magpie' would strike and pinch the lot — we're insured up
Floyd | to the eyeballs. Enough to pay for twenty cruises!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Too bad the magpie doesn't like the collection."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Explore the garden?"
		DavidW says, "sure. Find a cucumber."
		Knight_Otu says, "Wouldn't surprise me much."
		DavidW says, "An impressively large one, if you please."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep West
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | east and runs along the south front. To the south is the ivy-grown
Floyd | wall of the kitchen garden.  A large rhododendron bush grows against
Floyd | the wall here beneath a first floor balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | A fine example of a flowering shrub in the family Ericaceae.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x balcony" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALCONY
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, first-floor balcony, directly overhead. It is connected
Floyd | through a set of French windows to a room beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ivy" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IVY
Floyd |
Floyd | The south wall of the kitchen garden is covered with ivy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Thinking of climbing ivy today?"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "With a witness in the next room?!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb ivy" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB IVY
Floyd |
Floyd | You attempt to climb up the ivy, but succeed only in tearing out
Floyd | clumps of the stuff. Your best bet is to go around the side and use
Floyd | the archway provided.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | A fine example of a flowering shrub in the family Ericaceae.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb bush" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | You should look exceedingly foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  EAST  west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep East
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | west and runs along the south front. A side path winds south into a
Floyd | pretty shrubbery. Directly above is a balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x balcony" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALCONY
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, first-floor balcony, directly overhead. It is connected
Floyd | through a set of French windows to a room beyond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x windows" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The shrubbery will cushion our fall."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shrubbery" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHRUBBERY
Floyd |
Floyd | That way lies the shrubbery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shrubbery
Floyd | A very pretty shrubbery, with a gravel path that winds between banks
Floyd | of hardy shrubs. Hollyhocks and azaleas add a splash of colour to the
Floyd | proceedings. The path weaves north to the gravel sweep surrounding the
Floyd | house, and west to the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos Bunyon, the impossibly hirsute head gardener is going about his
Floyd | business.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos plucks a thistle from the ground without so much as flinching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x amos" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | A giant of a man in size 15 wellingtons and a leather jerkin. His face
Floyd | is almost entirely hidden behind a spectacular black beard that gives
Floyd | him a somewhat piratical air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos mops his brow with a spotted handkerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Here's a cruise to take."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x handkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HANDKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask amos about lord hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK AMOS ABOUT LORD HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos mutters something unintelligible about dwarf fuchsias, or is it
Floyd | pork futures? You get the feeling you're not going to get much sense
Floyd | out of this fellow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos stoops to pull a dandelion from the herbaceous border.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask amos about lady hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK AMOS ABOUT LADY HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos mutters something unintelligible about periwinkles, or is it Rip
Floyd | Van Winkle? You get the feeling you're not going to get much sense out
Floyd | of this fellow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos weeds the flowerbeds with his hoe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, not a talker."
		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south lies
Floyd | the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he glances around, as though looking for suspicious
Floyd | characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The under-gardener, Harry Boyle, is a small, wiry man of indeterminate
Floyd | age. His sunburned face wears an expression of weary resignation,
Floyd | befitting a man who has been tasked with trimming a hedge that has
Floyd | already been trimmed to within an inch of its life. The true reason
Floyd | for his being stationed here, you suspect, is to guard the entrance to
Floyd | the kitchen garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x archway" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ARCHWAY
Floyd |
Floyd | An arched entranceway thoughtfully provided to allow access to the
Floyd | kitchen garden, without the inconvenience of climbing over the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "What an awful name he has."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask harry about kitchen garden" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HARRY ABOUT KITCHEN GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (kitchen garden)
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, the under-gardener merely
Floyd | tips his hat and says "Very good, sir, I'm sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask harry about lord hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HARRY ABOUT LORD HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "His Lordship is rather fond of cucumbers, I take it?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, sir. I find them rather bland, myself sir, if you don't mind me
Floyd | saying so."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask harry about lady hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HARRY ABOUT LADY HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, the under-gardener merely
Floyd | tips his hat and says "Very good, sir, I'm sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask harry about park" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HARRY ABOUT PARK
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, the under-gardener merely
Floyd | tips his hat and says "Very good, sir, I'm sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south lies
Floyd | the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he peers through the archway into the vegetable garden,
Floyd | as though making certain there is nothing amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shears" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEARS
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, and rather lethal-looking, implement for the trimming of
Floyd | hedges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess the kitchen itself is DOWN from here?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Possibly."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not seeing a mention what's down from here."
		DavidW says, "I assume if we try to go west, he'll stop us."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry sir," says the under-gardener, stopping you, "but no-one is
Floyd | allowed in the kitchen garden 'cept fer Amos and his Lordship hisself,
Floyd | sir. Beggin' yer pardon sir, but it'd be more'n my job's worth if
Floyd | anything 'appened to that blessed cucumber. You might be workin' for
Floyd | Sir Humphrey Leghorn for all I know."
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about the cucumber, or about Sir Humphrey Leghorn,
Floyd | if you liked)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask him about cucumber" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT CUCUMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | "His Lordship seems extraordinarily protective of this cucumber," you
Floyd | say. "Important, is it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, yes sir. On account of the annual competition, you see. 'is
Floyd | Lordship 'opes to beat Sir Humphrey Leghorn again, like 'e does every
Floyd | year, on account of the secret ingredient, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about the Sir Humphrey Leghorn, or about the secret
Floyd | ingredient, if you liked)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask him about leghorn" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT LEGHORN
Floyd |
Floyd | "This Sir Humphrey Leghorn," you say, "I take it he and Lord Hamcester
Floyd | are not perhaps on the best of terms?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh no, sir" says the under-gardener, "they're fierce rivals you see.
Floyd | Sir Humphrey's got the hump about his Lordship winning the cucumber
Floyd | competition every year. He's desperate to know what his secret is."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about the cucumber, or about Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | secret, if you liked)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "secret ingredient?!?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask him about secret ingredient" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT SECRET INGREDIENT
Floyd |
Floyd | "What is so special about the fertilizer Lord Hamcester uses?" you
Floyd | ask. The under-gardener shuffles his feet and fingers his collar
Floyd | nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I shouldn't like to say, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh tell. please tell."
		Knight_Otu asks, "It's blood, isn't it?"
		DavidW says, "Or viagra."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask him about amos" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT AMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | "This mister Bunyon, the fellow with the beard," you say, "major-domo
Floyd | of the gardens, I take it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's right, sir. Mister Amos is the head gardener. You'll find him
Floyd | working in the shrubbery at present."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I bet when we get into the garden, that's when the gorilla will show up."
Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Knight_Otu says, "But a cucumber is not a banana."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Should we see what's down from here?"
		DavidW says, "And the gorilla will take the cucumber to the top of the highest tower in Hamcester Manor."
		DavidW says, "yes please"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Ha-Ha
Floyd ]  Exits: up
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, tootle-pip, old fruit," you say, and gesturing towards the
Floyd | balding box hedge, add "keep up the good work."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right you are, sir," sighs the under-gardener.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ha-Ha
Floyd | A sort of trench, designed to prevent cattle from running amuck all
Floyd | over the house. To the south it slopes up to the park. One could also
Floyd | climb up the north side, which is faced with stone, to reach the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a banana here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "...."
		DavidW asks, "You were talking about a banana?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Banana."
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm speechless."
		DavidW says, "ha-ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x banana" 		

Floyd ]  Ha-Ha
Floyd ]  Exits: up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BANANA
Floyd |
Floyd | A curved yellow fruit, somewhat mottled with age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Ha-Ha
Floyd ]  Exits: up
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It wasn't the kitchen, though."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorrxy, still not over the banana."
		DavidW says, "hee"
		Knight_Otu says, "That was so unexpectedly perfect..."
		DavidW says, "heh"
		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
		DavidW asks, "Better now?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Should we try the park next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "please do"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he casts you a suspicious glance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Ha-Ha
Floyd ]  Exits: up
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You tumble head-first into the ha-ha.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ha-Ha
Floyd | A sort of trench, designed to prevent cattle from running amuck all
Floyd | over the house. To the south it slopes up to the park. One could also
Floyd | climb up the north side, which is faced with stone, to reach the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Haw haw."
		DavidW says, "try going south"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | There used to be a village of Bunkham right here in this field, but
Floyd | the fifth Earl had it moved because it spoiled the view from the
Floyd | house. The new location was the middle of a local bog, and within
Floyd | three months it had sunk without trace. They say you can still hear
Floyd | the peals of the church bells if you stick your head in the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, the park is used by for the grazing of Lord Hamcester's prize
Floyd | herd of longhorn cattle, the finest in all England. To the north, on
Floyd | the other side of the ha-ha, lie the formal gardens, whilst to the
Floyd | east, at the end of a yew alley, is a small folly in the shape of a
Floyd | Greek temple. West of here, surrounded by a low fence, is a little
Floyd | orchard. A fruit-picking ladder can be seen leaning against one of the
Floyd | trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sparkenhoe, Lord Hamcester's prize bull, stands between you and the
Floyd | orchard, steam billowing from his nostrils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Something red, I assume, will be needed."
		DavidW says, "But we can still visit the folly to the east."
		Knight_Otu says, "Though that is a myth."
		DavidW says, "I know, but in IF, myths come true."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bull" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | Here, snorting valiantly, pawing at the valley and rejoicing in his
Floyd | strength, stands Hamcester's prize bull Sparkenhoe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "In RL, it's the movement that matters, not the colour."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x orchard" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ORCHARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That way lies the orchard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cattle" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CATTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hamcester's prize herd of longhorn cattle can be seen grazing
Floyd | contentedly all over the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the author made orchard as synonym for west in this location."
		Knight_Otu says, "The same happened with the shrubbery, so maybe."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ride bull" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > RIDE BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x alley" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north EAST  WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That way lies the yew alley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Yew Alley
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yew Alley
Floyd | At the eastern edge of the park, at the end of a yew alley stands a
Floyd | modest folly, if such a paradoxical thing can exist. It's a fanciful
Floyd | thing in the form of a small Greek temple, all the rage in the
Floyd | Eighteenth century. A sturdy iron door bars the way inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a banana here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Another one?"
		DavidW asks, "I guess so?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Theres some monkey business going on."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get banana" 		

Floyd ]  Yew Alley
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BANANA
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | A curved yellow fruit, somewhat mottled with age.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x folly" 		

Floyd ]  Yew Alley
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOLLY
Floyd |
Floyd | That way lies the folly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Yew Alley
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy door leading inside. It is closed and locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "As I should have expected."
		DavidW says, "And us without our lockpicks."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. Stupid kid."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Yew Alley
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Yew Alley
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Yew Alley
Floyd | At the eastern edge of the park, at the end of a yew alley stands a
Floyd | modest folly, if such a paradoxical thing can exist. It's a fanciful
Floyd | thing in the form of a small Greek temple, all the rage in the
Floyd | Eighteenth century. A sturdy iron door bars the way inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't think of anything useful to do here and now."
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we explored what we could in the garden area."
		Knight_Otu says, "We could ask Lady Hamcester about the folly, I guess."
		DavidW says, "hm, yes."
		Knight_Otu says, "And the gardeners."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | The park is used by for the grazing of Lord Hamcester's prize herd of
Floyd | longhorn cattle, the finest in all England. To the north, on the other
Floyd | side of the ha-ha, lie the formal gardens, whilst to the east, at the
Floyd | end of a yew alley, is a small folly in the shape of a Greek temple.
Floyd | West of here, surrounded by a low fence, is a little orchard. A
Floyd | fruit-picking ladder can be seen leaning against one of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sparkenhoe, Lord Hamcester's prize bull, stands between you and the
Floyd | orchard, steam billowing from his nostrils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and the bull too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump north" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop nimbly over the ha-ha.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he peers through the archway into the vegetable garden,
Floyd | as though making certain there is nothing amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, now we jump over it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's different on the two sides."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask lady about amos" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT AMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Amos is our Head Gardener," says Lady Hamcester. She raises her hand
Floyd | and squints in the direction of the shrubbery. "I think he's working
Floyd | in the shrubbery — yes, there he is."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "> ask lady about harry boyle, son of lance boyle."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask lady about harry" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no reason to discuss that with Lady Hamcester at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Is it me or or it slow?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask lady about bull" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | "My husband's prize bull, Monsieur Perroquet," says Lady Hamcester.
Floyd | "You'll find him down in the park, if you're interested in that sort
Floyd | of thing."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't tell for sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask lady about folly" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT FOLLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no reason to discuss that with Lady Hamcester at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask lady about cucumber" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT CUCUMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no reason to discuss that with Lady Hamcester at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask lady about orchard" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT ORCHARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no reason to discuss that with Lady Hamcester at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Time to visit the upstairs, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, me too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west UP  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST  WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST  WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The large picture window affords a splendid view of the drive.
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere to the east of here, you hear the sounds of a struggle.
Floyd | It sounds as though some heavy object were being wrenched from side to
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Found the major."
		DavidW says, "Jolly good."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we see what he battles this time?"
		DavidW says, "yes, do"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access, presumably, to family bedrooms. The gallery continues
Floyd | to the west, passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling
Floyd | has been disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x earl" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EARL
Floyd |
Floyd | From a stiff Victorian collar protrudes a face like a bulldog with a
Floyd | mouthful of lemon sherbet, froth included. With this pugnacious old
Floyd | blister for a father, it's little wonder that Lord Hamcester turned
Floyd | out the way he did.
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere to the north of here, you hear the sounds of a
Floyd | struggle. It sounds as though some heavy object were being wrenched
Floyd | from side to side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Major's Bedroom
Floyd | This, the smallest bedroom in the house, is crammed to the gills with
Floyd | souvenirs of the Major's various expeditions. In one corner a narrow
Floyd | cot lies beneath a tent of mosquito netting; a gigantic wardrobe
Floyd | dominates the corner opposite. The wardrobe is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, the only exit leads south, to the east gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging on the wall is an Amazonian blowpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wardrobe rocks back and forth upon its feet, as though a wild
Floyd | animal had been shut up inside it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we free him?"
		DavidW says, "Not sure."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Or loot the room first?"
		DavidW says, "It's even possible we can't if the wardrobe is locked."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hmm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cot" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COT
Floyd |
Floyd | A no-nonsense metal army cot. Not one for creature comforts, this
Floyd | Major.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wardrobe gives a sort of violent shudder, as though something
Floyd | untoward were going on within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wardrobe does not respond.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wardrobe hops a few inches across the floor, as though playing
Floyd | host to some Herculean struggle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blowpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOWPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | A weapon favoured by tribesmen of the Amazonian rainforest. As you
Floyd | understand it, one simply inserts a curare-tipped dart, or similar
Floyd | projectile in the one end, takes aim, blows into the other end, and
Floyd | Bob's your late uncle. It's rather like the pea-shooter you had as a
Floyd | lad, only more deadly. This one is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wardrobe is rattling and shaking from side to side, as though a
Floyd | wild animal had been shut up inside it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wardrobe hops a few inches across the floor, as though playing
Floyd | host to some Herculean struggle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A Victorian mahogany wardrobe with a moulded cornice and two arched
Floyd | panelled doors, currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wardrobe gives a sort of violent shudder, as though something
Floyd | untoward were going on within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Major tumbles from the wardrobe with his arms wrapped around a
Floyd | large mink coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Blasted grizzlies," he says "you never know where they're going to
Floyd | turn up next." He stamps up and down on the unfortunate coat until he
Floyd | is quite satisfied that it is dead, before slinging it over his
Floyd | shoulder. "Piece of advice," he says, "never step on the cracks in the
Floyd | pavement." With that he leaves the room, hopping from one tile to the
Floyd | next like a child playing hopscotch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe we dart the bull somehow."
		Knight_Otu says, "It#s a possibility."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A Victorian mahogany wardrobe with a moulded cornice and two arched
Floyd | panelled doors, currently open.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the wardrobe is a shoebox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shoebox" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | A cardboard box, formerly home to a pair of brown Oxfords, size nine.
Floyd | A number of holes have been punched in the lid, and the words
Floyd | "coleoptera incertae sedis" are scrawled in childish letters on the
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "and in the shoebox was ... a banana"
		Knight_Otu says, "Coleoptera are beetles, so maybee..."
		DavidW says, "oh dear."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open shoebox" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHOEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon opening the lid you are astounded to find that it contains, not a
Floyd | pair of brown Oxfords, size nine, but the missing jewelled scarab!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hello there."
		DavidW says, "oh!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scarab" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCARAB
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment you were fooled — this looks almost exactly like the
Floyd | jewelled scarab, a Cheops of the Fourth Dynasty, that you saw a few
Floyd | weeks ago at auction. It is, however, a very clever reproduction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, there is only one reasonable explanation for why old
Floyd | Hamcester would keep a fake scarab in his display case. The reputation
Floyd | of the illustrious 'Magpie' has by now spread far and wide. No doubt
Floyd | the original is stored somewhere more secure, and you've a sneaking
Floyd | suspicion that he'd keep it somewhere close at hand. If only there
Floyd | were an opportunity to make a thorough search of that office.
Floyd |
Floyd | One might as well play the role of the great detective, and show the
Floyd | thing to Lady Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get scarab" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SCARAB
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Major's Bedroom
Floyd | This, the smallest bedroom in the house, is crammed to the gills with
Floyd | souvenirs of the Major's various expeditions. In one corner a narrow
Floyd | cot lies beneath a tent of mosquito netting; a gigantic wardrobe
Floyd | dominates the corner opposite. The wardrobe is open, suffusing the air
Floyd | with the delicate smell of mothballs.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, the only exit leads south, to the east gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "is the netting takeable?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get netting" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET NETTING
Floyd |
Floyd | Those seem to be a part of the cot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x souvenirs" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUVENIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dotted around the room are various African masks, canoe paddles,
Floyd | snow-shoes and other mementos of the intrepid Major's expeditions.
Floyd | Interesting though they are, there is nothing that strikes you as
Floyd | being particularly useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are lined with maps of the Amazon basin, the Belgian Congo,
Floyd | and other remote places he has visited, and over by the cot, a faded
Floyd | photograph is tacked to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x photograph" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | The photo shows the Major and another man, slim and sensitive looking,
Floyd | arm in arm against a backdrop of lianas, ferns and gigantic jungle
Floyd | flowers. They are seated upon a large wooden trunk, and beaming from
Floyd | ear to ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "No. Otherwise it could have worked for the bull I guess."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x maps" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dotted around the room are various African masks, canoe paddles,
Floyd | snow-shoes and other mementos of the intrepid Major's expeditions.
Floyd | Interesting though they are, there is nothing that strikes you as
Floyd | being particularly useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls are lined with maps of the Amazon basin, the Belgian Congo,
Floyd | and other remote places he has visited, and over by the cot, a faded
Floyd | photograph is tacked to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "is 'sensitive looking' code for gay?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Possibly?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take photograph" 		

Floyd ]  Major's Bedroom
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PHOTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you need to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's still jewels to find."
		Knight_Otu says, "Indeed."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to remember reading that Mary Queen of Scots once slept in
Floyd | this bed. Presumably this was after she had lost her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "snrk"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | A fine Regency period mahogany bedside cabinet. Its door is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the mahogany bedside cabinet, revealing a small brown bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Dr. Turkee's patent Knockout Drops — the world's most effective
Floyd | specific for the treatment of insomnia. DOSE: One drop before
Floyd | bed-time, no more. Safe and reliable."
Floyd |
Floyd | In the small brown bottle are three knockout drops.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most potent of all soporifics; just one of these innocent looking
Floyd | pea-sized pills could knock out a horse. Poor old Hamcester must
Floyd | suffer terribly from insomnia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That and the blowpipe vs. the bull."
		Knight_Otu says, "These are bound to come in handy somwhere."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x drops" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DROPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Balcony
Floyd | The balcony offers splendid views of the park and grounds. Directly
Floyd | ahead is a shrubbery where a hirsute gardener busies himself among the
Floyd | azaleas. French windows lead back into the green room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gardener" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARDENER
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos Bunyon, Lord Hamcester's head gardener busies himself among the
Floyd | azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy door leading south. It is closed and locked. This door,
Floyd | wherever it may lead, appears not to have been used in a long while,
Floyd | since it is painted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Gallery
Floyd | The west gallery does a very efficient and commendable job of linking
Floyd | the landing with a number of bedrooms. Where we would be without these
Floyd | dependable passages is anybody's guess; presumably back on the
Floyd | landing. At the end of the gallery are doors leading north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maude, the maid, armed with a can of Brasso, is polishing the handle
Floyd | of the door to the south, in rather a desultory sort of way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Why do I expecxt Maude to stop our exploration?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x maude" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | A young girl of somewhat impish appearance, with a short brown bob and
Floyd | freckles. She is polishing the doorknob of the room to the south,
Floyd | though one suspects that her mind is elsewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brasso" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRASSO
Floyd |
Floyd | A can of metal polish, for the removal of tarnish from brass doorknobs
Floyd | and suchlike.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
		DavidW says, "I suggest talking to her."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask maude about lord hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT LORD HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, Maude merely curtsies and
Floyd | says "Very good, sir, I'm sure sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask maude about lady hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT LADY HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, Maude merely curtsies and
Floyd | says "Very good, sir, I'm sure sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask maude about doorknob" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT DOORKNOB
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you going to be very long, in polishing that doorknob?" you ask,
Floyd | innocently.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I should say so, sir. 'You'll get those doorknobs shiny if it takes
Floyd | you all year,' says 'e. Well, I'm going to bloomin' well make sure it
Floyd | does take me all year, and see how 'e likes that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "By 'e, I assume you mean your employer, Lord Hamcester?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, sir, beggin' your pardon, sir. Was you a friend of his?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I barely know the man."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I should keep it that way, if I was you, sir. In a right huff, 'e
Floyd | was, on account of the Major 'aving broken 'is favourite vase. But
Floyd | there was no need to take it out on me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask maude about major" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT MAJOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, Maude merely curtsies and
Floyd | says "Very good, sir, I'm sure sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask maude about vase" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, Maude merely curtsies and
Floyd | says "Very good, sir, I'm sure sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT HERSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, Maude merely curtsies and
Floyd | says "Very good, sir, I'm sure sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask maude about amos" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT AMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amos Bunyon)
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, Maude merely curtsies and
Floyd | says "Very good, sir, I'm sure sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask maude about harry" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, Maude merely curtsies and
Floyd | says "Very good, sir, I'm sure sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask maude about pompon" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAUDE ABOUT POMPON
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, Maude merely curtsies and
Floyd | says "Very good, sir, I'm sure sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well. Try the north door."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Do I have the right name?"
		DavidW says, "Might be a bathroom."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lumber Room
Floyd | This gloomy, out-of-the-way room is used as a storehouse for furniture
Floyd | not currently in use. There are a great number of such pieces here,
Floyd | draped in dustsheets, along with sundry other items such as rolled
Floyd | tapestries and quaint candlesticks of dubious taste. There is very
Floyd | little, at first glance, to tickle the fancy of a discerning gentleman
Floyd | thief. The room is dimly lit, a dusty pair of velvet curtains allowing
Floyd | only a sliver of summer sunshine into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | The curtains are shut, shrouding the room in darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open them" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You sweep open the curtains, allowing light to pour into the dusty
Floyd | room. Hello, what's this? An old trunk, previously unnoticed, now lies
Floyd | illuminated by a ray of sunshine. You have a sixth sense about these
Floyd | sorts of things, and it's tingling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | A nineteenth century carved Chinese camphor wood trunk, heavily
Floyd | battered. The trunk is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "magpie sense"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the old trunk to reveal a jumble of musty theatrical costumes
Floyd | and other odds and ends. A quick rummage through unearths a gramophone
Floyd | record entitled Maraca Medley and a false beard, but it does
Floyd | not appear to contain anything else of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x record" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RECORD
Floyd |
Floyd | A gramophone record entitled Maraca Medley by Señor Carlos
Floyd | Cordorniz, the Famous Maraca Soloist. It appears to be an album
Floyd | of popular folk-tunes arranged for solo maracas. Small wonder it ended
Floyd | up in the lumber room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We saw a gramophone in the music room."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x beard" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A spectacularly bushy black beard astonishingly reminiscent of the one
Floyd | worn by Amos the gardener.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmmm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, we get to change our disguise."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, well, what's this lurking at the bottom of the trunk? No doubt
Floyd | old Hamcester took this Georgian ruby ring for a piece of worthless
Floyd | costume jewellery. Why else would he have tossed it into an old trunk
Floyd | with the rest of his pirate outfit? No matter — it's yours now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the Georgian ruby ring into your secret pocket, where none
Floyd | but the most astute detective would find it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, loot."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing else of value hiding in the old trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You have about your person a false beard, a gramophone record entitled
Floyd | Maraca Medley, a small brown bottle, inside which are three
Floyd | knockout drops, a priceless jewelled scarab (fake), an Amazonian
Floyd | blowpipe, two bananas, a book entitled Psychology To-day and
Floyd | a telegram.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stashed safely in the secret pocket of your form-fitting tweed suit,
Floyd | are a Georgian ruby ring and a black and white feather.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are also wearing a ginger moustache, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from Doctor Cornelius Drake, the noted alienist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ruby" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUBY
Floyd |
Floyd | No doubt old Hamcester took this Georgian ruby ring for a piece of
Floyd | worthless costume jewellery. Why else would he have tossed it into an
Floyd | old trunk with the rest of his pirate outfit? No matter — it's yours
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The beard may help us get into the garden."
		Knight_Otu says, "Definitely."
		DavidW says, "The ladder to get into the Lady's bedroom."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the old trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Gallery
Floyd | The west gallery does a very efficient and commendable job of linking
Floyd | the landing with a number of bedrooms. Where we would be without these
Floyd | dependable passages is anybody's guess; presumably back on the
Floyd | landing. At the end of the gallery are doors leading north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maude, the maid, armed with a can of Brasso, is polishing the handle
Floyd | of the door to the south, in rather a desultory sort of way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can't guess why we should play the record, though."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hidden recordings?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west up OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | This modestly proportioned music room, located north of the drawing
Floyd | room, has a somewhat neglected feel, and is almost entirely bereft of
Floyd | musical instruments. This is not altogether surprising; Lord Hamcester
Floyd | is regarded throughout the London club scene as something of a "wet
Floyd | blanket". A dusty, yet impressive grand piano occupies most of the
Floyd | room, its lid closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | An alcove, originally intended to be occupied by an organ, instead
Floyd | contains a small mahogany side table, on which are a framed photograph
Floyd | and a gramophone. The hotch-potch of furniture also includes a sagging
Floyd | Victorian day-bed and a green tub chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Propped up against the green tub chair is a contrabassoon case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gramophone" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAMOPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | A handsome HMV table gramophone, Model 104, in an oak case. There is
Floyd | currently a gramophone record entitled La Gazza Ladra on the
Floyd | turntable. A brass winding crank on the right hand side operates the
Floyd | device.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gazza" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GAZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | A gramophone recording of La Gazza Ladra, a melodramma in two
Floyd | acts by Gioachino Rossini. You're rather fond of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Don't forget to show the fake scarab to the Lady as well."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get gazza" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET GAZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put macara in gramophone" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MACARA IN GRAMOPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You have about your person a false beard, a small brown bottle, inside
Floyd | which are three knockout drops, a priceless jewelled scarab (fake), an
Floyd | Amazonian blowpipe, two bananas, a book entitled Psychology
Floyd | To-day, a telegram and two gramophone records; La Gazza
Floyd | Ladra and Maraca Medley.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stashed safely in the secret pocket of your form-fitting tweed suit,
Floyd | are a Georgian ruby ring and a black and white feather.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are also wearing a ginger moustache, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from Doctor Cornelius Drake, the noted alienist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put maraca in gramophone" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT MARACA IN GRAMOPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You place the gramophone record entitled Maraca Medley on the
Floyd | turntable, and the needle on the gramophone record entitled Maraca
Floyd | Medley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wind gramophone" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIND GRAMOPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "turn crank"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn crank" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CRANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You wind the crank, and a gramophone record entitled Maraca
Floyd | Medley begins to play.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon hearing the sound of Señor Cordorniz's world-famous musical
Floyd | rattles, the Major hurtles into the music room, carrying in his hands
Floyd | an immense medieval mace. He flings open the lid of the piano, but
Floyd | finding nothing inside, shouts "False alarm!" and thunders out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | From the gramophone there issues forth a popular folk tune, played
Floyd | solely on maracas, by Señor Carlos Cordorniz, the Famous Maraca
Floyd | Soloist. Which popular folk tune it is, you are, alas, unable to
Floyd | guess. It sounds, to your untutored ear, exactly like a nest of
Floyd | rattlesnakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So we could put that fake snake in the piano and have him bash it, but why?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Ah. We need something rattlesnake-like, I guess."
		Knight_Otu says, "Why, I'm not sure yet."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I think the Major has that "snake"."
		DavidW says, "I thought the snake was left in the drawing room."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the Music Room, you hear a gramophone record entitled Maraca
Floyd | Medley playing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gramophone stops playing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing available to get.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we put it on his shoulder, much like the "bear"."
		DavidW says, "well, let's do some of the things we think we can do."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west up OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Showing the scarab to the lady seems the simplest task."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "show scarab to lady" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW SCARAB TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great Scott, you've found it!" says Lady Hamcester, leaping to her
Floyd | feet in surprise, "Fast work Monsieur! Where on Earth was it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am afraid to say that I discovered zis trinket in the armoire of
Floyd | your brother, ze Major, your Ladyship. It would appear zat he had
Floyd | mistaken it for a real beetle, and was keeping it as, how do you say?
Floyd | A pet."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh dear," says Lady Hamcester, "I was rather afraid of that. Poor
Floyd | Hilary! The thing now of course, is to put it back in the display case
Floyd | before Emerick notices it's gone."
Floyd |
Floyd | "For that, Madame, I would require the key. The display case is
Floyd | locked."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course. But oh dear! There's only one key to the display case, and
Floyd | Emerick keeps it in the breast pocket of his jacket at all times.
Floyd | However are we to procure it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Leave that to me, Lady Hamcester. We detectives are not without our
Floyd | methods."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "New task, steal the key."
		Knight_Otu says, "Though first, we can try becoming Amos."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep East
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | west and runs along the south front. A side path winds south into a
Floyd | pretty shrubbery. Directly above is a balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the ginger moustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear beard" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Bit risky going out disguised as Amos when the fellow is standing in
Floyd | plain sight — perhaps another disguise might be more appropriate?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You affix the moustache firmly to your upper lip, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from the distinguished Dr. Cornelius Drake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I want to say that this is the best place to become Amos and not arouse suspicion, but maybe it matters little."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep West
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | east and runs along the south front. To the south is the ivy-grown
Floyd | wall of the kitchen garden.  A large rhododendron bush grows against
Floyd | the wall here beneath a first floor balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the ginger moustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear beard" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Bit risky going out disguised as Amos when the fellow is standing in
Floyd | plain sight — perhaps another disguise might be more appropriate?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You affix the moustache firmly to your upper lip, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from the distinguished Dr. Cornelius Drake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hrm."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we can still try drugging the bull."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the ginger moustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear beard" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Bit risky going out disguised as Amos when the fellow is standing in
Floyd | plain sight — perhaps another disguise might be more appropriate?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You affix the moustache firmly to your upper lip, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from the distinguished Dr. Cornelius Drake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he glances around, as though looking for suspicious
Floyd | characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop nimbly over the ha-ha.
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | The park is used by for the grazing of Lord Hamcester's prize herd of
Floyd | longhorn cattle, the finest in all England. To the north, on the other
Floyd | side of the ha-ha, lie the formal gardens, whilst to the east, at the
Floyd | end of a yew alley, is a small folly in the shape of a Greek temple.
Floyd | West of here, surrounded by a low fence, is a little orchard. A
Floyd | fruit-picking ladder can be seen leaning against one of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sparkenhoe, Lord Hamcester's prize bull, stands between you and the
Floyd | orchard, steam billowing from his nostrils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's open - the stopper is missing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You have about your person a false beard, a small brown bottle, inside
Floyd | which are three knockout drops, a priceless jewelled scarab (fake), an
Floyd | Amazonian blowpipe, two bananas, a book entitled Psychology
Floyd | To-day, a telegram and a gramophone record entitled La Gazza
Floyd | Ladra.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stashed safely in the secret pocket of your form-fitting tweed suit,
Floyd | are a Georgian ruby ring and a black and white feather.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are also wearing a ginger moustache, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from Doctor Cornelius Drake, the noted alienist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put drops in blowpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DROPS IN BLOWPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing available to put.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put drop in blowpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DROP IN BLOWPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the knockout drop)
Floyd | You put the knockout drop into the Amazonian blowpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shoot bull" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to shoot Sparkenhoe with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "blowpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLOWPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You raise the blowpipe to your lips and give a sharp blow. The
Floyd | knockout drop pings harmlessly off Sparkenhoe and comes to rest on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get drop" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DROP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | The most potent of all soporifics; just one of these innocent looking
Floyd | pea-sized pills could knock out a horse. Poor old Hamcester must
Floyd | suffer terribly from insomnia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Not that easy."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we need to make it yawn or yell."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yawn" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > YAWN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "So... try for the key?"
		DavidW asks, "uh, maybe?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Unless we can become Amos here."
		DavidW says, "The lord won't be pleased if we haven't done much yet."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the ginger moustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear beard" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Bit risky going out disguised as Amos when the fellow is standing in
Floyd | plain sight — perhaps another disguise might be more appropriate?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You affix the moustache firmly to your upper lip, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from the distinguished Dr. Cornelius Drake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The Major is a quick fellow."
		DavidW says, "I don't think we can be Amos while he's up and about."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, we probably need to drug him somehow."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop nimbly over the ha-ha.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he casts you a suspicious glance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "maybe we're supposed to knock out Amos with the drug."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The state dining room is a splendid rectangular room with flamboyantly
Floyd | decorated walls and ceilings; a little overdone, perhaps, but that's
Floyd | the Regency for you. The room is dominated by the vast, antique
Floyd | mahogany dining table and a set of matching chairs. The only other
Floyd | furniture of note is a small glass-fronted curio cabinet which stands
Floyd | between the two south-facing windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | North is the drawing room, and west the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The butler, Hives, is busy laying the table for dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dining table are a red velvet tablecloth and an impressive
Floyd | array of silverware, glassware and crockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a fish knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x silverware" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SILVERWARE
Floyd |
Floyd | The usual array of cutlery; fish forks, fruit forks, silver salvers
Floyd | and salad servers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a sherry glass on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glassware" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLASSWARE
Floyd |
Floyd | A set of crystal glassware, including wine glasses, water goblets,
Floyd | champagne flutes and what-have-you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a fish knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crockery" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROCKERY
Floyd |
Floyd | A fine set of Royal Doulton crockery, decorated with pink roses and
Floyd | consisting of dinner plates, salad plates, butter plates; the whole
Floyd | gang.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a sherry glass on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about amos" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT AMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | (Amos Bunyon)
Floyd | "Now then, Hives. Who is this Amos Bunyon, of whom I have heard so
Floyd | much?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mister Bunyon is head gardener here at Bunkham Hall, sir," says the
Floyd | butler. "I fancy I saw him tending the shrubbery earlier this
Floyd | afternoon."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a water goblet on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Hives will be polishing this knob for a while."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about harry" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT HARRY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who is that chap lurking about outside the kitchen-garden?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That would be Mister Boyle, the under-gardener, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't like the way he lurks, Hives."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am sorry to hear that, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a fish knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I really could not say, Sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places an oyster fork on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about lady hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT LADY HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, Hives," you say. "Where can I find Lady Hamcester?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you will find her Ladyship on the terrace, Sir." replies the
Floyd | butler.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a salad knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about lord hamcester" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT LORD HAMCESTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, Hives, the very man," you say. "Where can I find Lord Hamcester?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you will find his Lordship in his study, at present, Sir."
Floyd | replies the butler.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a butter knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about major" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT MAJOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, Hives, old man," you say, "the Major seems like a lively chap."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am given to understand that Major Buff-Orpington suffered a grave
Floyd | tragedy whilst on an expedition to the Amazon, sir. This, so I am
Floyd | told, is the reason for his somewhat, erratic behaviour, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see, and what was the nature of this grave tragedy, if you don't
Floyd | mind me asking?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not at all, sir. I understand that a close companion of the Major's,
Floyd | a mister Woodcock, was eaten by a snake, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a salad knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about woodcock" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT WOODCOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who was this Cyril 'Woody' Woodcock, then?" you enquire.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know very little, sir. Perhaps Lady Hamcester would be able to
Floyd | assist you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a butter plate on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about maude" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT MAUDE
Floyd |
Floyd | "How long, Hives, does it take to polish a doorhandle?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A doorhandle, sir? About ten minutes, to get a good shine."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see. Well, that maid of yours seems to be taking a deuce of a lot
Floyd | longer."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Indeed, sir? I shall speak with her at the earliest opportunity. Is
Floyd | it causing you a particular problem, sir?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What? No! Just a general observation. Think no more about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very good, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places an oyster fork on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This would be the sensitive chap in the photo, I assume."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask lady about woodcock" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT WOODCOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no reason to discuss that with Lady Hamcester at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west up OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west up OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy door leading outside. It is closed and unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look n" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west up OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK N
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't yet had a chance to explore that in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library of an English country house is an oasis of calm amid the
Floyd | hubbub of domestic life; the perfect place, should one feel so
Floyd | inclined, for a spot of light murder. The library at Bunkham Hall has
Floyd | a long and chequered history, and its chequered floor still bears the
Floyd | faint traces of numerous chalk outlines. Tall walnut bookcases line
Floyd | walls of crimson silk damask. East is the great hall, and a closed
Floyd | door to the north takes you to Lord Hamcester's study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A leather wingback armchair lounges invitingly against the south wall.
Floyd | Today's edition of the Times lies discarded on the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring the dusty leather-bound tomes, your eyes light upon a volume
Floyd | entitled The Skull of the Screaming Clown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clown" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the book from the shelf and peruse it. The dust jacket of
Floyd | this pulp classic is adorned with a picture of a screaming skull. With
Floyd | a red nose.
Floyd |
Floyd | But there is no time for reading, so you replace it on the shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring the dusty leather-bound tomes, your eyes light upon a volume
Floyd | entitled Murder, by Jove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jove" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the book from the shelf and peruse it. On the cover of this
Floyd | one a woman screams as a dagger-wielding hand emerges from a curtain
Floyd | to smite an unsuspecting vicar.
Floyd |
Floyd | But there is no time for reading, so you replace it on the shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I love this bookcase."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the study door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd | A small, cosy study, impeccably neat, with walnut panelling and a
Floyd | leather-topped desk of a similar complexion. There are a few homely
Floyd | touches; a framed newspaper clipping and a photograph hang on the wall
Floyd | beside you. A sturdy wooden chair faces the desk. The door, leading
Floyd | south into the library, is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ghastly amateur watercolour hangs above the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the walnut desk is a pamphlet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester sits at his desk, working on his speech.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, Doctor Drake!" says Lord Hamcester, brightening. "Come to a
Floyd | decision already?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Actually, no." you say, "I have found no evidence as yet that there
Floyd | is anything amiss with Major Buff-Orpington."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nothing amiss?" cries Hamcester, pounding his desk and turning the
Floyd | colour of a glacé cherry. "What do you mean, nothing amiss? Yesterday
Floyd | he destroyed a garden ornament in the shape of a sphinx, mistaking it
Floyd | for a mountain lion. He's off his onion!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He is a little high-spirited, perhaps, but no more, in my
Floyd | professional opinion, than might be accounted for by mere youthful
Floyd | vitality."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Youthful vitality?" says Hamcester, his colour darkening to that of a
Floyd | beetroot. "Hilary is forty-five!" He pounds the desk again, upsetting
Floyd | the ink pot all over his speech. "Damn it, Drake, now I shall have to
Floyd | start all over again! Get back out there and take a closer look at
Floyd | him. Spare no effort. And don't come back until you've found something
Floyd | amiss!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lord" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LORD
Floyd |
Floyd | Emerick Abercorn Welsummer, ninth Earl of Hamcester is short, stout
Floyd | and stern with jowls that would not look out of place on an English
Floyd | bulldog. One swinish eye regards you with scorn while the other
Floyd | appears to have found something much more interesting to look at on
Floyd | the other side of the room. He is neatly attired in an expensive three
Floyd | piece suit of a style that was à la mode when Queen Victoria was a
Floyd | girl. The corner of a handkerchief can be seen peeking from the breast
Floyd | pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x handkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HANDKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | A white linen handkerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "steal it" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > STEAL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see 'it' (nothing) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "steal handkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > STEAL HANDKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get handkerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET HANDKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach out and try to grab the handkerchief, in the hope of
Floyd | dislodging the key, but there is no way to do it without arousing
Floyd | suspicion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd | A small, cosy study, impeccably neat, with walnut panelling and a
Floyd | leather-topped desk of a similar complexion. There are a few homely
Floyd | touches; a framed newspaper clipping and a photograph hang on the wall
Floyd | beside you. A sturdy wooden chair faces the desk. The door, leading
Floyd | south into the library, is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ghastly amateur watercolour hangs above the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the walnut desk is a pamphlet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester sits at his desk, working on his speech.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester closes the study door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		DavidW says, "We probably need to get the lord sneezing. Pepper or perfume might do it."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe."
		DavidW asks, "Is there pepper on the dining table?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north east
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the study door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library of an English country house is an oasis of calm amid the
Floyd | hubbub of domestic life; the perfect place, should one feel so
Floyd | inclined, for a spot of light murder. The library at Bunkham Hall has
Floyd | a long and chequered history, and its chequered floor still bears the
Floyd | faint traces of numerous chalk outlines. Tall walnut bookcases line
Floyd | walls of crimson silk damask. East is the great hall, and an open door
Floyd | to the north takes you to Lord Hamcester's study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A leather wingback armchair lounges invitingly against the south wall.
Floyd | Today's edition of the Times lies discarded on the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door slams shut behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west up OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The state dining room is a splendid rectangular room with flamboyantly
Floyd | decorated walls and ceilings; a little overdone, perhaps, but that's
Floyd | the Regency for you. The room is dominated by the vast, antique
Floyd | mahogany dining table and a set of matching chairs. The only other
Floyd | furniture of note is a small glass-fronted curio cabinet which stands
Floyd | between the two south-facing windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | North is the drawing room, and west the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The butler, Hives, is busy laying the table for dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dining table are a red velvet tablecloth and an impressive
Floyd | array of silverware, glassware and crockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a service plate on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dining table are a red velvet tablecloth and an impressive
Floyd | array of silverware, glassware and crockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a fish fork on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pepper" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEPPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Bright red.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a white wine glass on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hives for pepper" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES FOR PEPPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no reason to discuss that with Hives at present.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a salad knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hives about dinner" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT DINNER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I really could not say, Sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a dinner fork on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Be back in a bit."
		Knight_Otu says, "Back."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hives about gorilla" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HIVES ABOUT GORILLA
Floyd |
Floyd | You would rather keep your lips sealed about that particular subject.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a sherry glass on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to risk a visit out the front door."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		DavidW says, "Just in case there's a mailbox or abandoned bassinet."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south east west up OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Drive
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Drive
Floyd | Bunkham Hall began life as a modest country house in the Jacobean
Floyd | style. In 1768, the fourth Earl of Hamcester had it remodelled by
Floyd | Robert Addams, a jobbing builder with no architectural training who
Floyd | traded rather lucratively on the reputation of his talented
Floyd | near-namesake Robert Adam. Whereas Adam's buildings are noted for
Floyd | their elegant proportions and scrupulous attention to detail, Addams's
Floyd | by contrast are noted for their inelegant proportions and tendency to
Floyd | collapse if you so much as look askance at them. It's amazing the
Floyd | house has lasted this long.
Floyd |
Floyd | At first glance, Bunkham Hall is a pleasant enough example of
Floyd | Eighteenth Century neoclassicism, but the more one looks, the less
Floyd | harmonious it appears in its general proportions. The façade is
Floyd | asymmetrical, the scalloped Rococo window frames totally out of
Floyd | keeping. The ionic portico, beneath which the front door leads
Floyd | inwards, is much too squat, and appears to be listing to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Here begins the long driveway that doesn't so much connect the Hall
Floyd | with the village to the north as keep it at a safe distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x portico" 		

Floyd ]  Drive
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PORTICO
Floyd |
Floyd | One wonders whether the architect had been drinking when he built it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb it" 		

Floyd ]  Drive
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You should look exceedingly foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push it" 		

Floyd ]  Drive
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is immovable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "We're not a cat burglar, it seems."
		DavidW says, "not today, I guess."
		DavidW asks, "Dare we continue north and find a shop with a madeleine and brewed coffee?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Why not?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Country Lane
Floyd ]  Exits: south WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Country Lane
Floyd | A narrow country lane connecting the village, to the east, with the
Floyd | railway station, to the west. You walked along it only this morning,
Floyd | and a very pleasant walk it was too. To the north are tall hedgerows,
Floyd | behind which are presumably fields of some sort, whilst to the south,
Floyd | via the drive, lies Bunkham Hall. The chimney of what can only be
Floyd | Bunkham Manor, home of Sir Humphrey Leghorn, can be seen protruding
Floyd | from the hedges to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chimney" 		

Floyd ]  Country Lane
Floyd ]  Exits: south WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Bunkham Manor, home to Sir Humphrey Leghorn, lies just to the east of
Floyd | here. Only its chimney and part of the thatched roof are visible above
Floyd | the hedge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search hedge" 		

Floyd ]  Country Lane
Floyd ]  Exits: south WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH HEDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Country Lane
Floyd ]  Exits: south WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | According to your Bradshaw's Guide, the village of St
Floyd | Bartholomew-on-the-Bog has many enticing features including a charming
Floyd | tea shop, an attractive duck pond and a statue of a fat balloonist,
Floyd | but sadly there's just no room in your itinerary this afternoon. The
Floyd | railway station, and London, lie in the other direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, a tea shop, not a coffee shop. My mistake."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "go to bunkham" 		

Floyd ]  Country Lane
Floyd ]  Exits: south WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO BUNKHAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Country Lane
Floyd ]  Exits: south WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too far from Bunkham Manor to do anything but look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Country Lane
Floyd ]  Exits: south WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not leaving without the jewelled scarab. And who knows what
Floyd | other gems might be squirrelled away amongst the bric-a-brac at
Floyd | Bunkham Hall? No, there is a time for catching trains back to London,
Floyd | and this is not it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose we might try throwing something into Leghorn's chimney eventually?"
		Knight_Otu says, "It's possible."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "throw banana in chimney" 		

Floyd ]  Country Lane
Floyd ]  Exits: south WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW BANANA IN CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too far from Bunkham Manor to do anything but look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Or maybe not."
		DavidW says, "It's a weird detail to include."
		DavidW says, "I think we should next try blowdarting Amos from the east balcony."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure. That's a possibility."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Drive
Floyd ]  Exits: north south inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Drive
Floyd | At first glance, Bunkham Hall is a pleasant enough example of
Floyd | Eighteenth Century neoclassicism, but the more one looks, the less
Floyd | harmonious it appears in its general proportions. The façade is
Floyd | asymmetrical, the scalloped Rococo window frames totally out of
Floyd | keeping. The ionic portico, beneath which the front door leads
Floyd | inwards, is much too squat, and appears to be listing to one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Here begins the long driveway that doesn't so much connect the Hall
Floyd | with the village to the north as keep it at a safe distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west up outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Balcony
Floyd | The balcony offers splendid views of the park and grounds. Directly
Floyd | ahead is a shrubbery where a hirsute gardener busies himself among the
Floyd | azaleas. French windows lead back into the green room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | A weapon favoured by tribesmen of the Amazonian rainforest. As you
Floyd | understand it, one simply inserts a curare-tipped dart, or similar
Floyd | projectile in the one end, takes aim, blows into the other end, and
Floyd | Bob's your late uncle. It's rather like the pea-shooter you had as a
Floyd | lad, only more deadly. This one is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "count pill" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > COUNT PILL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pills" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Dr. Turkee's patent Knockout Drops — the world's most effective
Floyd | specific for the treatment of insomnia. DOSE: One drop before
Floyd | bed-time, no more. Safe and reliable."
Floyd |
Floyd | In the small brown bottle are two knockout drops.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most potent of all soporifics; just one of these innocent looking
Floyd | pea-sized pills could knock out a horse. Poor old Hamcester must
Floyd | suffer terribly from insomnia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Drops"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You have about your person a knockout drop, a false beard, a small
Floyd | brown bottle, inside which are two knockout drops, a priceless
Floyd | jewelled scarab (fake), an Amazonian blowpipe, two bananas, a book
Floyd | entitled Psychology To-day, a telegram and a gramophone
Floyd | record entitled La Gazza Ladra.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stashed safely in the secret pocket of your form-fitting tweed suit,
Floyd | are a Georgian ruby ring and a black and white feather.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are also wearing a ginger moustache, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from Doctor Cornelius Drake, the noted alienist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drop in pipe" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DROP IN PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the knockout drop into the Amazonian blowpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot amos with pipe" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT AMOS WITH PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too far from Amos Bunyon to do anything but look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Gallery
Floyd | The west gallery does a very efficient and commendable job of linking
Floyd | the landing with a number of bedrooms. Where we would be without these
Floyd | dependable passages is anybody's guess; presumably back on the
Floyd | landing. At the end of the gallery are doors leading north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maude, the maid, armed with a can of Brasso, is polishing the handle
Floyd | of the door to the south, in rather a desultory sort of way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north SOUTH  east
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the door to Lady Hamcester's bedroom)
Floyd | "Beggin' your pardon, sir, but that's the door to her Ladyship's
Floyd | bedroom." says the maid, "I'm sure that's not the room you was lookin'
Floyd | for, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is it really?" you say, raising an eyebrow to affect surprise. "How
Floyd | extraordinary! You're quite right, it's not the room I'm looking for
Floyd | at all. I don't suppose you know where it is, this room I'm looking
Floyd | for?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It would help if I knew which room that was, sir," replies the maid.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I expect it would. Oh well, not to worry, I'm sure it will turn
Floyd | up eventually. These things normally do. Tootle pip!"
Floyd |
Floyd | How tiresome! At the rate she's going, the maid won't be finished
Floyd | polishing until the middle of next month. However, the notorious
Floyd | 'Magpie' is not going to be deterred by a mere chambermaid. Perhaps
Floyd | there is some other way into the Countess's boudoir?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy door leading south. It is closed and locked. This door,
Floyd | wherever it may lead, appears not to have been used in a long while,
Floyd | since it is painted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to door" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the mysterious door)
Floyd | (first unlocking the mysterious door)
Floyd | You lack a key that fits the mysterious door, and at any rate, it is
Floyd | painted shut. Perhaps there is another way into that particular room?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x west" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no obvious route that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | It is immovable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Balcony
Floyd | The balcony offers splendid views of the park and grounds. Directly
Floyd | ahead is a shrubbery where a hirsute gardener busies himself among the
Floyd | azaleas. French windows lead back into the green room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x west" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no obvious route that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess not from here."
		DavidW says, "I suppose the secret entrance is from her room or from underneath. Or from an attic."
		Knight_Otu says, "I expect from the lady's room."
		DavidW says, "It's 5pm."
		DavidW says, "I'm getting rather tired."
		Knight_Otu says, "I could go for another hour, but probably not alone."
		DavidW asks, "Was there any towels or drapes or curtains or capes we might annoy a bull with?"
		Knight_Otu says, "The netting wasn't takable. There was the (red!) tablecloth."
		DavidW says, "let's get it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is a closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west up outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I think Hives may be a obstacle"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The state dining room is a splendid rectangular room with flamboyantly
Floyd | decorated walls and ceilings; a little overdone, perhaps, but that's
Floyd | the Regency for you. The room is dominated by the vast, antique
Floyd | mahogany dining table and a set of matching chairs. The only other
Floyd | furniture of note is a small glass-fronted curio cabinet which stands
Floyd | between the two south-facing windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | North is the drawing room, and west the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The butler, Hives, is busy laying the table for dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dining table are a red velvet tablecloth and an impressive
Floyd | array of silverware, glassware and crockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a fish fork on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The removal of a red velvet tablecloth from right under the nose of a
Floyd | head butler is no simple matter, but you think you have found the
Floyd | right approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I say, Hives, old man — have you ever seen the famous tablecloth
Floyd | trick?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, sir", says the butler warily, "but I am aware of the general
Floyd | principle."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You've never seen it? You don't know what you're missing. Allow me to
Floyd | demonstrate!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd rather you didn't, sir," replies the butler, hurriedly
Floyd | interposing himself between you and the table. "I do have to lay the
Floyd | table for dinner."
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a salad knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull pull" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL PULL
Floyd |
Floyd | In a distant part of the house, a bell rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | A short time later, Hives the butler shuffles into the room bearing a
Floyd | silver tray. He places it on the side-table and shuffles off from
Floyd | whence he came.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tray" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | A silver tray bearing the Hamcester coat of arms. Old, worn and not
Floyd | particularly valuable. On the tray are a soda syphon (full) and a
Floyd | decanter of whiskey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hmmm..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X
Floyd |
Floyd | (The Drawing Room)
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a silver tray (on which are a soda syphon (full) and a
Floyd | decanter of whiskey) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull pull" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL PULL
Floyd |
Floyd | In a distant part of the house, a bell rings, but no butler appears.
Floyd | Perhaps Hives is occupied with some duty or other elsewhere in the
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The state dining room is a splendid rectangular room with flamboyantly
Floyd | decorated walls and ceilings; a little overdone, perhaps, but that's
Floyd | the Regency for you. The room is dominated by the vast, antique
Floyd | mahogany dining table and a set of matching chairs. The only other
Floyd | furniture of note is a small glass-fronted curio cabinet which stands
Floyd | between the two south-facing windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | North is the drawing room, and west the saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The butler, Hives, is busy laying the table for dinner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the dining table are a red velvet tablecloth and an impressive
Floyd | array of silverware, glassware and crockery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hives carefully places a fish knife on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Really, Hives, your lack of simple faith astounds me. Let me assure
Floyd | you I was tutored by the great Maskelyne himself. I shall remove the
Floyd | tablecloth with a single deft flick of the wrist, and return it to the
Floyd | table leaving not so much as a soup spoon askance. Stand aside!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Reluctantly the butler concedes. You take the edge of the tablecloth
Floyd | and give it a yank. Unfortunately the trick does not go off as
Floyd | planned. Plates and bowls zip hither and thither, dashing themselves
Floyd | to pieces on the walls and floor. Knives, forks and spoons describe
Floyd | graceful arcs through the air before impaling themselves in the soft
Floyd | furnishings.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a cry from underneath the dining table. It is the Major, who,
Floyd | unbeknownst to all has been bivouacking there.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's this? What's this? Camp under siege! Attacked by Zulus,
Floyd | begad!" Never one to run from a fight, the Major leaps onto the table
Floyd | and takes a swing at his perceived attacker with the candelabra, no
Floyd | doubt mistaking the butler for a Zulu chieftain. Perhaps used to the
Floyd | Major's splenetic outbursts, Hives dodges the blow, and losing his
Floyd | balance, the Major pitches head-first into the curio cabinet,
Floyd | demolishing it completely. Luckily he is wearing his pith helmet, but
Floyd | the porcelain rabbit in a red jacket, the pearlised cut-glass unicorn,
Floyd | the china shepherdess, the pair of white alabaster doves and the
Floyd | pottery figurine of a wretched-looking seal are not so fortunate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking advantage of the confusion, you bundle up the tablecloth and
Floyd | tuck it discretely behind your back...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The poor porcelain."
		Knight_Otu says, "And the future shards become present shards."
		Knight_Otu says, "We should skedaddle."
		DavidW says, "Shall we ... yes, let's."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | By far the grandest room in the house, the saloon was once the state
Floyd | dining room. It is now rarely used for entertaining and has instead
Floyd | become a repository for old Hamcester's hideous collection of
Floyd | porcelain. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a delicate pattern
Floyd | of daisies.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north and east are the great hall and the dining room
Floyd | respectively. The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the
Floyd | south, French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he glances around, as though looking for suspicious
Floyd | characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop nimbly over the ha-ha.
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | The park is used by for the grazing of Lord Hamcester's prize herd of
Floyd | longhorn cattle, the finest in all England. To the north, on the other
Floyd | side of the ha-ha, lie the formal gardens, whilst to the east, at the
Floyd | end of a yew alley, is a small folly in the shape of a Greek temple.
Floyd | West of here, surrounded by a low fence, is a little orchard. A
Floyd | fruit-picking ladder can be seen leaning against one of the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sparkenhoe, Lord Hamcester's prize bull, stands between you and the
Floyd | orchard, steam billowing from his nostrils.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You raise the tablecloth and give it a flick so that the colour
Floyd | catches the bull's eye. The animal's eyes widen, he lowers his head,
Floyd | rakes the ground a couple of times with his hoof and charges.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand your ground, and at the last possible moment, step deftly
Floyd | aside, sweeping the tablecloth out of sight and allowing the creature
Floyd | to thunder past in a flurry of divots. Driven half by rage and half by
Floyd | inertia, the stricken beast leaps clean over the ha-ha like a champion
Floyd | show-jumper and tears across the lawn onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Here the bull makes a belated attempt to arrest his progress but his
Floyd | hooves can find no purchase on the flagstones and instead he barrels
Floyd | sidelong through the French windows into the saloon. Borne on the
Floyd | fragrant summer breeze are the distant sounds of shouts and shattering
Floyd | porcelain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Poor bull."
		DavidW says, "oh dear. Bull in china shop. Film at 11."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Orchard
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Orchard
Floyd | This little orchard is home to Lord Hamcester's apple trees. The
Floyd | apples are not ripe yet, of course. To the east, through a gap in the
Floyd | fence, is the Park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning against a small apple tree is a fruit-picking ladder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Orchard
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hoist the ladder under your arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | The park is used by for the grazing of Lord Hamcester's prize herd of
Floyd | longhorn cattle, the finest in all England. To the north, on the other
Floyd | side of the ha-ha, lie the formal gardens, whilst to the east, at the
Floyd | end of a yew alley, is a small folly in the shape of a Greek temple.
Floyd | West of here, surrounded by a low fence, is a little orchard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | "Afternoon, sir," says the under-gardener. casting a questioning eye
Floyd | over the ladder you're carrying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester is standing to one side of the French windows,
Floyd | watching, in horrified fascination, the scene now unfolding in the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the muffled protestations of
Floyd | Hives.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Poor Hives — I really must insist he gets a pay rise," says Lady
Floyd | Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep West
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | east and runs along the south front. To the south is the ivy-grown
Floyd | wall of the kitchen garden.  A large rhododendron bush grows against
Floyd | the wall here beneath a first floor balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean the ladder up against the balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  West Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the ladder and step onto the West Balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Balcony
Floyd | The balcony offers splendid views of the park and grounds. From here
Floyd | you can see into the kitchen garden, to the left of which is a wide
Floyd | expanse of lawn. French windows lead into the blue room. A ladder
Floyd | leans against the balustrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy-looking cast iron drainpipe runs down the wall beside the
Floyd | balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  West Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | A cast iron drainpipe that runs down the wall from the eaves and
Floyd | crosses over to the east balcony. It looks as though it would hold
Floyd | your weight. The manufacturer's name is embossed upon the hopper head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  West Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A cast iron drainpipe that runs down the wall from the eaves and
Floyd | crosses over to the east balcony. It looks as though it would hold
Floyd | your weight. The manufacturer's name is embossed upon the hopper head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read hopper head" 		

Floyd ]  West Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ HOPPER HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Flann O'Kipper and Sons"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So that's the way into the secret room, from the south."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue Room
Floyd | This must unquestionably be the bedroom of Lady Hamcester. Tastefully
Floyd | decorated in peacock blue, the room comes complete with a sagging
Floyd | four-poster bed, French dressing-table, and peacock damask curtains.
Floyd | On the west wall is an elegant fireplace, the mantelpiece littered
Floyd | with various ornaments. To the south, French windows lead out onto the
Floyd | balcony, whilst to the north is the door to the west gallery. Another,
Floyd | smaller door beckons you eastward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your eye is drawn to the French dressing-table. There, strewn
Floyd | carelessly across its lacquered surface, are the famous Jaroda
Floyd | Pearls, gleaming enticingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pomeranian dog, which might best be described as looking like the
Floyd | offspring of a rat and a feather duster, dozes fitfully on the
Floyd | coverlet of the four-poster.
Floyd |
Floyd | In spite of your extreme stealth, the dog seems to sense the presence
Floyd | of another body in the room. It immediately jumps down from the bed
Floyd | and begins yapping loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hey there, doggy."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot dog with blowpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT DOG WITH BLOWPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You raise the blowpipe to your lips and aim for the animal's mouth,
Floyd | which owing to its inability to keep quiet is fortunately wide open.
Floyd | One well-timed puff later and the pomeranian shuts up abruptly, its
Floyd | face a mask of surprise, before keeling over on the rug, a spent
Floyd | force.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jewels" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JEWELS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I hope it is just asleep."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pearls" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEARLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The seven-stranded Jaroda Pearl Necklace is one of the most
Floyd | extravagant pearl necklaces ever created. It seems a shame to swipe
Floyd | something of Lady Hamcester's — she's not a bad old stick, but the
Floyd | 'Magpie' would rather die than leave the premises without them. You
Floyd | can always pop them in the post once she's claimed the insurance
Floyd | money.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pearls" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PEARLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You tip-toe around the sleeping pooch and snatch the necklace from the
Floyd | dressing table.
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip the famous Jaroda Pearls into your secret pocket, where none
Floyd | but the most astute detective would find them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue Room
Floyd | This must unquestionably be the bedroom of Lady Hamcester. Tastefully
Floyd | decorated in peacock blue, the room comes complete with a sagging
Floyd | four-poster bed, French dressing-table, and peacock damask curtains.
Floyd | On the west wall is an elegant fireplace, the mantelpiece littered
Floyd | with various ornaments. To the south, French windows lead out onto the
Floyd | balcony, whilst to the north is the door to the west gallery. Another,
Floyd | smaller door beckons you eastward.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pomeranian dog lies snoring peacefully on the rug, having
Floyd | accidentally taken one too many knockout drops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | A splendid four-poster bed, which, though solidly made, has seen
Floyd | better centuries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | A marble fireplace surround in the Dauphin French style. Cluttering
Floyd | the mantelpiece are a papier-mâché elephant, a statuette of a
Floyd | shepherdess, a figurine of The Infant Samuel at prayer and a china
Floyd | horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dressing table" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south EAST  outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRESSING TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | An eighteenth century "poudreuse" or French dressing-table, with
Floyd | exquisite marquetry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the little door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Nursery
Floyd | A rather spartan, neglected room which has obviously not been used in
Floyd | years. Hung lopsidedly on one wall is a large, framed painting of a
Floyd | boy in a sailor suit. A door, locked and painted shut, bars the way
Floyd | north to the landing, whilst another leads west into the blue room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only indicator of the room's previous existence is a dapple grey
Floyd | rocking horse, somewhat careworn, that casts its indolent gaze upon
Floyd | the painting on the wall opposite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x horse" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | A dapple grey rocking horse on a bow rocker. The name stencilled on
Floyd | its harness is "Rosebud".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | A painting of a small boy in a sailor suit. He is clutching to his
Floyd | breast a rag doll of a girl in a pinafore dress, as though his very
Floyd | life depended upon it. A small brass plaque is attached to the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Emerick Abercorn Welsummer, heir to the Earl of Hamcester, aged six."
Floyd | It's hard to believe that this endearing, golden-haired moppet grew up
Floyd | to be that old buzzard downstairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move painting" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | It is immovable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see 'it' (nothing) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we had a rag doll like that, we could influence the lord with it."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search painting" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ragdoll" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAGDOLL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Another search of the lumber room might be warranted."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ride horse" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > RIDE HORSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The old horse groans under your weight, but despite the woodworm,
Floyd | holds firm. As you rock gently to-and-fro, your gaze falls upon the
Floyd | painting on the opposite wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | A painting of a small boy in a sailor suit. He is clutching to his
Floyd | breast a rag doll of a girl in a pinafore dress, as though his very
Floyd | life depended upon it. A small brass plaque is attached to the frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doll" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOLL
Floyd |
Floyd | A handmade doll in a red gingham pinafore dress. It looks as though
Floyd | young Hamcester was rather attached to it, back in the day. You wonder
Floyd | what became of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, we need to find that doll."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Old Nursery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the rocking horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Nursery
Floyd | A rather spartan, neglected room which has obviously not been used in
Floyd | years. Hung lopsidedly on one wall is a large, framed painting of a
Floyd | boy in a sailor suit. A door, locked and painted shut, bars the way
Floyd | north to the landing, whilst another leads west into the blue room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only indicator of the room's previous existence is a dapple grey
Floyd | rocking horse, somewhat careworn, that casts its indolent gaze upon
Floyd | the painting on the wall opposite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue Room
Floyd | This must unquestionably be the bedroom of Lady Hamcester. Tastefully
Floyd | decorated in peacock blue, the room comes complete with a sagging
Floyd | four-poster bed, French dressing-table, and peacock damask curtains.
Floyd | On the west wall is an elegant fireplace, the mantelpiece littered
Floyd | with various ornaments. To the south, French windows lead out onto the
Floyd | balcony, whilst to the north is the door to the west gallery. Another,
Floyd | smaller door beckons you eastward.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pomeranian dog lies snoring peacefully on the rug, having
Floyd | accidentally taken one too many knockout drops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The dog is snoring. It's alive still."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The papier-mâché elephant is a slightly boss-eyed but otherwise
Floyd | genial
Floyd | example of his species. Utterly worthless, of course.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "A bit out of place, that elephant."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps it's the one from All In The Family."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake elephant" 		

Floyd ]  Blue Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE ELEPHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | West Balcony
Floyd | The balcony offers splendid views of the park and grounds. From here
Floyd | you can see into the kitchen garden, to the left of which is a wide
Floyd | expanse of lawn. French windows lead into the blue room. A ladder
Floyd | leans against the balustrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy-looking cast iron drainpipe runs down the wall beside the
Floyd | balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out onto the balcony, you are mildly perturbed to see that
Floyd | the ladder is no longer where you left it. Hearing voices on the
Floyd | terrace below, you duck down behind the balustrade in order to watch
Floyd | unobserved. Through a gap in the ivy, you are able to see the
Floyd | under-gardener, holding the ladder, in concert with Lord Hamcester,
Floyd | who appears to have taken a break from ordering Hives around in order
Floyd | to enjoy a cigar.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was it doing there?" says Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know, sir," says the under-gardener, shuffling his feet
Floyd | nervously. "I saw the gentleman carrying it over from the orchard,
Floyd | sir, and there it was."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The gentleman? Are you referring to, er, ah, our guest?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The gentleman with the ginger moustache, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see. So you're telling me that you observed the gentleman with the
Floyd | ginger moustache carry the ladder from the orchard towards the house,
Floyd | and lean it up against the balcony?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, yes, sir. I mean, no sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, no? Which is it, man? You're blithering."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I mean to say I saw him, the gentleman with the moustache, sir, carry
Floyd | the ladder from the orchard, but I didn't see him lean it up against
Floyd | the balcony, sir, on account of being unable to see the balcony from
Floyd | where I was situated, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see. Odd, dashed odd. Very good, Boyle. Don't let that ladder out
Floyd | of your sight. There's some funny business going on at Bunkham Hall
Floyd | today, and I shouldn't be at all surprised if Sir Humphrey Leghorn
Floyd | were at the bottom of it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Tucking the ladder under his arm, the under-gardener sets off around
Floyd | the side of the kitchen-garden. Hamcester, meanwhile, gazes across
Floyd | from the west balcony to the top of the kitchen-garden wall, as though
Floyd | trying to judge whether it would be possible to jump from one to the
Floyd | other. Shaking his head, he retires into the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Oops."
		DavidW says, "So now we use the drainpipe."
		Knight_Otu says, "Presumably, yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  West Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb drainpipe" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB DRAINPIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The drainpipe looked sturdy enough from the balcony, but no sooner
Floyd | have you entrusted it with your full weight than it parts company with
Floyd | the wall, and you find yourself tumbling headlong into a rhododendron
Floyd | bush that fortunately was growing below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep West (in the rhododendron bush)
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | east and runs along the south front. To the south is the ivy-grown
Floyd | wall of the kitchen garden.  A large rhododendron bush grows against
Floyd | the wall here beneath a first floor balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You would have to get out of the rhododendron bush first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You extract yourself from the rhododendron bush as elegantly as can be
Floyd | managed, brushing a few stray leaves from your clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bush" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep West
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | A fine example of a flowering shrub in the family Ericaceae.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester is standing to one side of the French windows,
Floyd | watching, in horrified fascination, the scene now unfolding in the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear Lord Hamcester barking
Floyd | orders.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I never did like that tea set," says Her Ladyship.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask lady about bull" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | "You should have seen him leap over the ha-ha, Monsieur," says Lady
Floyd | Hamcester. "It was magnificent. I do hope he doesn't sit on poor
Floyd | Hives."
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear a sudden crash.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Careful, Hives!" says Lady Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose we can try a 2nd drop on the bull now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drop in pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DROP IN PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the knockout drop)
Floyd | You put the knockout drop into the Amazonian blowpipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear Lord Hamcester barking
Floyd | orders.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh dear, that vase was a present from Emerick's sister Agatha,"
Floyd | laughs Lady Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | "Be careful, Monsieur Perroquet," says Lady Hamcester.
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | Bunkham Hall's grandest room has become a scene of devastation to
Floyd | rival the ruins of Pompeii.  Barely a stick of furniture remains
Floyd | intact, and Hamcester's hideous collection of porcelain lies in
Floyd | fragments on the floor. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a
Floyd | delicate pattern of daisies and fragrant, steaming cowpats. To the
Floyd | north and east are the great hall and the dining room respectively.
Floyd | The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the south, the remains
Floyd | of some French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | The scene unfolding in the saloon reminds you rather vividly of a
Floyd | country dance you once attended. Sparkenhoe, fully three thousand
Floyd | pounds of prime muscle, and Hives, the emaciated butler, make a rather
Floyd | odd couple as they do-si-do around the room. The latter appears to be
Floyd | attempting to eject the former from the premises, whilst the former,
Floyd | barely aware of the latter's presence, rampages about, upsetting the
Floyd | furniture and reducing the crockery to a mass of fragments. Lord
Floyd | Hamcester, meanwhile, having finally found something more urgent to do
Floyd | than write his speech, stands in the safety of the doorway, surveying
Floyd | the damage and barking orders at his struggling manservant.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Try lifting him. No, not like that — get right underneath!" bellows
Floyd | Hamcester. There is a crash as Sparkenhoe collides with a Welsh
Floyd | dresser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hanky" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HANKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hankerchief" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HANKERCHIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too dangerous to cross the saloon with Hamcester's prize bull
Floyd | rampaging about in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Put your back into it, man!" bellows Hamcester. There is a tinkle of
Floyd | shattering glass as the beast backs into the French windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shoot bull with pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT BULL WITH PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Not relishing the prospect of being gored to death, sat upon or
Floyd | trampled to a jelly, you decide to leave the animal well alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Try to keep him away from the Dresden — oh, for goodness sakes!"
Floyd | bellows Hamcester. There is a sickening crunch as Sparkenhoe steps on
Floyd | a plate that had somehow survived the fall from the dresser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You have about your person a false beard, a small brown bottle, inside
Floyd | which is a knockout drop, a priceless jewelled scarab (fake), an
Floyd | Amazonian blowpipe (loaded with a knockout drop), two bananas, a book
Floyd | entitled Psychology To-day, a telegram and a gramophone
Floyd | record entitled La Gazza Ladra.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stashed safely in the secret pocket of your form-fitting tweed suit,
Floyd | are the famous Jaroda Pearls, a Georgian ruby ring and a black and
Floyd | white feather.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are also wearing a ginger moustache, rendering you
Floyd | indistinguishable from Doctor Cornelius Drake, the noted alienist.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, not that way, the other way!" bellows Hamcester. There is a crash
Floyd | as Sparkenhoe collides with a Welsh dresser.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we go east?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too dangerous to cross the saloon with Hamcester's prize bull
Floyd | rampaging about in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Try to keep him away from the Dresden — oh, for goodness sakes!"
Floyd | bellows Hamcester. There is a tinkle of shattering glass as the beast
Floyd | backs into the French windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
		DavidW asks, "What happened to the tablecloth?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You beat a hasty retreat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester is standing to one side of the French windows,
Floyd | watching, in horrified fascination, the scene now unfolding in the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear a sudden crash.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, dear!" laughs the Countess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he peers through the archway into the vegetable garden,
Floyd | as though making certain there is nothing amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a ladder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shrubbery
Floyd | A very pretty shrubbery, with a gravel path that winds between banks
Floyd | of hardy shrubs. Hollyhocks and azaleas add a splash of colour to the
Floyd | proceedings. The path weaves north to the gravel sweep surrounding the
Floyd | house, and west to the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos Bunyon, the impossibly hirsute head gardener is going about his
Floyd | business.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos tries to take a swig from his hip flask, but finding it empty,
Floyd | replaces it in his pocket grumblingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. Amos is our drinker."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Have we left the whiskey in the drawing room?"
		DavidW says, "We can drug the whiskey and offer that to him. Then take his place."
		DavidW says, "Yes, the whiskey is in the drawing room."
		Knight_Otu says, "And ... we can't reach it now."
		DavidW says, "correct."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he casts you a suspicious glance.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a ladder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask man about bull" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | Unaccustomed to hob-nobbing with the nobs, the under-gardener merely
Floyd | tips his hat and says "Very good, sir, I'm sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, tinkety-tonk, old bean," you say, and gesturing towards the
Floyd | balding box hedge, add "keep up the good work."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right you are, sir," sighs the under-gardener.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop nimbly over the ha-ha.
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | The park is used by for the grazing of Lord Hamcester's prize herd of
Floyd | longhorn cattle, the finest in all England. To the north, on the other
Floyd | side of the ha-ha, lie the formal gardens, whilst to the east, at the
Floyd | end of a yew alley, is a small folly in the shape of a Greek temple.
Floyd | West of here, surrounded by a low fence, is a little orchard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Yew Alley
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  west INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yew Alley
Floyd | At the eastern edge of the park, at the end of a yew alley stands a
Floyd | modest folly, if such a paradoxical thing can exist. It's a fanciful
Floyd | thing in the form of a small Greek temple, all the rage in the
Floyd | Eighteenth century. A sturdy iron door bars the way inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | The park is used by for the grazing of Lord Hamcester's prize herd of
Floyd | longhorn cattle, the finest in all England. To the north, on the other
Floyd | side of the ha-ha, lie the formal gardens, whilst to the east, at the
Floyd | end of a yew alley, is a small folly in the shape of a Greek temple.
Floyd | West of here, surrounded by a low fence, is a little orchard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Park
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way. The obvious exits are north (to the lawn), east
Floyd | (to the yew alley) and west (to the orchard).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop nimbly over the ha-ha.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he glances around, as though looking for suspicious
Floyd | characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a ladder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Ha-Ha
Floyd ]  Exits: up
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ha-Ha
Floyd | A sort of trench, designed to prevent cattle from running amuck all
Floyd | over the house. To the south it slopes up to the park. One could also
Floyd | climb up the north side, which is faced with stone, to reach the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he peers through the archway into the vegetable garden,
Floyd | as though making certain there is nothing amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a ladder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess it blew away somehow."
		Knight_Otu says, "Seems like it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the pages randomly until you come upon a chapter that
Floyd | interests you:
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapter 14: Catharsis
Floyd |
Floyd | "Catharsis involves the release of pent-up negative energies. It
Floyd | is believed to produce therapeutic change by discharging deeply felt
Floyd | emotions that have been stored up. By recreating a traumatic event,
Floyd | and allowing the patient to alter the outcome, one allows him the
Floyd | satisfaction of completing 'unfinished business' and prevents future
Floyd | emotional arousal."
Floyd |
Floyd | Interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the pages randomly until you come upon a chapter that
Floyd | interests you:
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapter 11: The Psychology of the Kleptomaniac
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kleptomania may be defined as the recurrent urge to steal,
Floyd | typically without regard for need or profit. In the case of the
Floyd | gentleman thief, this need may arise from a desire to escape the
Floyd | monotony of wealth; he steals for the thrill rather than out of lack.
Floyd | He chooses his victims carefully, restricting his targets to those who
Floyd | can afford the loss, in order to assuage deep-seated feelings of
Floyd | guilt."
Floyd |
Floyd | Poppycock!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm not sure why the Major isn't hitting the bull with a mace."
		Knight_Otu says, "Good question."
		DavidW says, "I'm having trouble thinking up new ideas right now."
		DavidW says, "maybe we can take the ladder back, return up, go through the door regardless of the maid."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. If we could reach the drawing room, sure, but with things as they are..."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe the east balcony instead?"
		DavidW says, "oh, maybe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he glances around, as though looking for suspicious
Floyd | characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a ladder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you go to pick up the ladder the under-gardener steps forth from
Floyd | his accustomed spot and addresses you thusly:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Beggin" your pardon, sir, but was there a particular reason why you
Floyd | needed a ladder?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, not especially," you reply. "Why, did you have one in mind?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The under-gardener appears to have no answer to this, His mouth opens
Floyd | and closes once or twice, like that of a fish, but no sound issues. In
Floyd | the fullness of time, however, a thought occurs to him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's just that, his Lordship asked me not to let it out of my sight,
Floyd | sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very sensible. Who knows what mischief might be achieved with a
Floyd | ladder, should it fall into the wrong hands? I shall endeavour to
Floyd | ensure that it does not. Furthermore, I shall inform his Lordship that
Floyd | you were vigilant to the last."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you, sir."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't mention it."
Floyd |
Floyd | You hoist the ladder under your arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "And perhaps we can get the ladder from the balcony?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shrubbery
Floyd | A very pretty shrubbery, with a gravel path that winds between banks
Floyd | of hardy shrubs. Hollyhocks and azaleas add a splash of colour to the
Floyd | proceedings. The path weaves north to the gravel sweep surrounding the
Floyd | house, and west to the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos Bunyon, the impossibly hirsute head gardener is going about his
Floyd | business.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos mops his brow with a spotted handkerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep East
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | west and runs along the south front. A side path winds south into a
Floyd | pretty shrubbery. Directly above is a balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean the ladder up against the balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the ladder and step onto the East Balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Balcony
Floyd | The balcony offers splendid views of the park and grounds. Directly
Floyd | ahead is a shrubbery where a hirsute gardener busies himself among the
Floyd | azaleas. French windows lead back into the green room. A ladder leans
Floyd | against the balustrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Whew."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: south east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is the door to the old nursery, locked and painted
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west up outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear Lord Hamcester barking
Floyd | orders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Drawing Room
Floyd | Once one of the finest rooms in the house, the drawing room is in a
Floyd | state of disarray. Elegant armchairs lie on their backs, priceless
Floyd | ornaments lie in fragments on the floor and the walls, lined with red
Floyd | Genoa velvet, are spattered with crumbs of Genoa cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west lies the great hall. The dining room is to the south and
Floyd | the music room to the north. In the corner of the room hangs a
Floyd | tasselled bell pull.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a silver tray (on which are a soda syphon (full) and a
Floyd | decanter of whiskey) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear a sudden crash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tray" 		

Floyd ]  The Drawing Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the bellowing of the enraged
Floyd | Sparkenhoe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west up outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the tinkle of breaking
Floyd | porcelain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: south east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is the door to the old nursery, locked and painted
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Wait!"
		DavidW says, "what."
		Knight_Otu says, "We should see if we can get the key in the study."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: south east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is the door to the old nursery, locked and painted
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west up outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the muffled protestations of
Floyd | Hives.

		Knight_Otu says, "If it is there."

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library of an English country house is an oasis of calm amid the
Floyd | hubbub of domestic life; the perfect place, should one feel so
Floyd | inclined, for a spot of light murder. The library at Bunkham Hall has
Floyd | a long and chequered history, and its chequered floor still bears the
Floyd | faint traces of numerous chalk outlines. Tall walnut bookcases line
Floyd | walls of crimson silk damask. East is the great hall, and a closed
Floyd | door to the north takes you to Lord Hamcester's study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A leather wingback armchair lounges invitingly against the south wall.
Floyd | Today's edition of the Times lies discarded on the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear a sudden crash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the study door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd | A small, cosy study, impeccably neat, with walnut panelling and a
Floyd | leather-topped desk of a similar complexion. There are a few homely
Floyd | touches; a framed newspaper clipping and a photograph hang on the wall
Floyd | beside you. A sturdy wooden chair faces the desk. The door, leading
Floyd | south into the library, is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ghastly amateur watercolour hangs above the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the walnut desk is a pamphlet.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the muffled protestations of
Floyd | Hives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read pamphlet" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAMPHLET
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rules and Regulations of the St Bartholomew-on-the-Bog annual Village
Floyd | Fête cucumber growing competition. Rule 1: Under no circumstances may
Floyd | radium-based fertilizers be used in the cultivation of cucumbers
Floyd | entered in the competition."
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the tinkle of breaking
Floyd | porcelain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND WATERCOLOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Doesn't seem that way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move watercolour" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE WATERCOLOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the muffled protestations of
Floyd | Hives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open watercolour" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WATERCOLOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear a sudden crash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A small framed watercolour depicting Bunkham Hall at sunset as
Floyd | rendered by Lord Hamcester himself. Somehow it contrives to make the
Floyd | Hall look even more ill-proportioned than it is in real life. The
Floyd | painting sticks out from the wall rather further than you might expect
Floyd | it to.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the bellowing of the enraged
Floyd | Sparkenhoe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull it" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the watercolour.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the direction of the saloon you hear the muffled protestations of
Floyd | Hives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you thought! A wall safe, concealed behind the painting! No
Floyd | wonder Lord Hamcester got so jumpy when you went near it. You rub your
Floyd | hands in anticipation; no safe is safe from the 'Magpie'!
Floyd |
Floyd | Except, of course, the Biggleman Super-Deluxe, the most fiendishly
Floyd | uncrackable safe ever devised. Which this is. Your smile flickers for
Floyd | a fraction of a second.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Biggleman Super-Deluxe has an alphabetical dial, rather than a
Floyd | numerical one. The combination could be any six letter word, chosen by
Floyd | the purchaser. To open the safe, one merely needs to spin the dial to
Floyd | that very word. If only you knew what the word was — but discovering
Floyd | it should be child's play to the illustrious 'Magpie'!
Floyd |
Floyd | You are suddenly aware that it has gone very quiet in the saloon...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "uh oh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spin dial to magpie" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPIN DIAL TO MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Click! and nothing else happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Rosebud."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open safe" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SAFE
Floyd |
Floyd | The safe will open only when the dial is spun to the correct
Floyd | combination. The Biggleman Super-Deluxe has an alphabetical dial,
Floyd | rather than a numerical one. The combination could be any six letter
Floyd | word, chosen by the purchaser. To open the safe, one merely needs to
Floyd | spin the dial to that very word. If only you knew what the word was
Floyd | —
Floyd | but discovering it should be child's play to the illustrious 'Magpie'!
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Hamcester barges into the study, slamming the door behind him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing with that?" says Hamcester, indicating the
Floyd | painting in your hands. He glances over at the wall safe, and back at
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I just couldn't resist taking a closer look, your Lordship," you say
Floyd | giving him the old oil, "the brushwork is exquisite. Simply
Floyd | exquisite." His Lordship snatches the painting from your hands and
Floyd | hangs it carefully back on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Be that as it may," he says, "I've got my eye on you, Drake. Your
Floyd | behaviour is odd for a psychotherapist. Dashed odd."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Rosebud is seven letters."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask lord about bull" 		

Floyd ]  Lord Hamcester's Study
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LORD ABOUT BULL
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd rather not talk about that right now," he replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "leave the room?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library
Floyd ]  Exits: north east
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the study door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library of an English country house is an oasis of calm amid the
Floyd | hubbub of domestic life; the perfect place, should one feel so
Floyd | inclined, for a spot of light murder. The library at Bunkham Hall has
Floyd | a long and chequered history, and its chequered floor still bears the
Floyd | faint traces of numerous chalk outlines. Tall walnut bookcases line
Floyd | walls of crimson silk damask. East is the great hall, and an open door
Floyd | to the north takes you to Lord Hamcester's study.
Floyd |
Floyd | A leather wingback armchair lounges invitingly against the south wall.
Floyd | Today's edition of the Times lies discarded on the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Great Hall
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west up outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall
Floyd | This commodious entranceway is dominated by a broad flight of white
Floyd | marble steps leading up to the first floor. Alabaster columns keep the
Floyd | gilded ceiling in a state of harmonious separation from the marble
Floyd | floor. On the south wall, facing the front door is a carved escutcheon
Floyd | representing the Hamcester coat of arms, beneath which is the entrance
Floyd | to the saloon. To the east is the drawing room, and to the west, the
Floyd | library.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saloon
Floyd | Bunkham Hall's grandest room has become a scene of devastation to
Floyd | rival the ruins of Pompeii.  Barely a stick of furniture remains
Floyd | intact, and Hamcester's hideous collection of porcelain lies in
Floyd | fragments on the floor. The Axminster carpet is decorated with a
Floyd | delicate pattern of daisies and fragrant, steaming cowpats. To the
Floyd | north and east are the great hall and the dining room respectively.
Floyd | The collection room lies to the west, whilst to the south, the remains
Floyd | of some French windows open onto the terrace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fragments" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRAGMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x porcelain" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PORCELAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Nowhere is Hamcester's egregious lack of taste more evident than in
Floyd | this collection of porcelain. One can only imagine that he picked it
Floyd | up as a job-lot in a local jumble sale. Fortunately, most of it is now
Floyd | scattered about the floor in minute fragments. Amongst the survivors
Floyd | are a Ting Dynasty vase, a Staffordshire pearlware figure of an
Floyd | orange-haired clown and a china lamb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cowpats" 		

Floyd ]  Saloon
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COWPATS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing beside the countess is a rather dishevelled Hives. He bears,
Floyd | in his twiglike arms, a silver tray, about which are buzzing a number
Floyd | of wasps. "I regret to report that dinner will be delayed
Floyd | indefinitely, Madam," says the butler, "owing to a mishap in the
Floyd | dining room."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not another mishap, Hives?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, madam. Bread and treacle is the best I am able to offer, your
Floyd | Ladyship, until a replacement set of tableware can be located."
Floyd |
Floyd | But before the butler can dish up the comestibles, a wild figure jumps
Floyd | out from behind a statue of a prancing faun. It is the Major,
Floyd | brandishing a slingshot of gigantic proportions.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Japanese hornets!" he cries. "Beastly devils. Stand back, I'm a dead
Floyd | shot!" Leaping up onto the balustrade, the Major pulls back the
Floyd | elastic and lets fly a large stone. The projectile misses the wasps,
Floyd | but hits the tin of treacle square-on. The badly dented tin sails
Floyd | end-over-end, before clattering to the flagstones not far from your
Floyd | feet, where the treacle oozes into a large puddle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you had better cancel bread and treacle, too, Hives," says
Floyd | Lady Hamcester. The butler sighs, and retreats into the house,
Floyd | followed by the Major.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Poor Hives."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x treacle" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREACLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah — this takes you back. When you were a nipper, a piece of bread
Floyd | and
Floyd | treacle was the only thing that would keep you quiet. One can hardly
Floyd | yell and shout when one's jaws are glued together. The tin is badly
Floyd | dented and lying on its side; the contents have long since oozed into
Floyd | a large puddle on the flagstones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tin" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide, on reflection, to leave the sticky tin alone. The contents
Floyd | have long since oozed into a large puddle on the tabletop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put drop in whiskey" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT DROP IN WHISKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You surreptitiously slip a knockout drop into the decanter and swill
Floyd | it round until it has completely dissolved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep East
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | west and runs along the south front. A side path winds south into a
Floyd | pretty shrubbery. Directly above is a balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a ladder (leaning against the balcony) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shrubbery
Floyd | A very pretty shrubbery, with a gravel path that winds between banks
Floyd | of hardy shrubs. Hollyhocks and azaleas add a splash of colour to the
Floyd | proceedings. The path weaves north to the gravel sweep surrounding the
Floyd | house, and west to the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos Bunyon, the impossibly hirsute head gardener is going about his
Floyd | business.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos plucks a thistle from the ground without so much as flinching.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give whiskey to amos" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE WHISKEY TO AMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the decanter of whiskey (drugged))
Floyd | Amos winks, and taking the decanter in one of his great, grimy paws,
Floyd | knocks back the lot in one go. For the briefest of moments he
Floyd | continues to stand there grinning, decanter in hand, and then, slowly,
Floyd | his eyes cross and he keels over backwards into the azaleas. But for
Floyd | the pair of wellingtons sticking out of the shrubbery and a loud
Floyd | snore, you'd never know he was there.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove moustache" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE MOUSTACHE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the ginger moustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear beard" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You hook the beard over your ears, instantly transforming you into the
Floyd | likeness of Amos Bunyon, head gardener.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks (of KO), "Would you like to drive now?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Sir Rodney Playfair; dashing, debonair and devilishly
Floyd | handsome. Not perhaps in the first flush of youth, but very sprightly
Floyd | for a man of sixty. That touch of grey at the temples lends you an air
Floyd | of authority, a useful attribute for getting one out of a scrape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not that anyone would recognise you now; the 'Magpie' is a master of
Floyd | disguise and right now you're the spitting image of Amos Bunyon, Head
Floyd | Gardener at Bunkham Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east WEST  down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he casts you a suspicious glance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The under-gardener nods as you pass through the archway. "Afternoon,
Floyd | mister Amos."
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen Garden
Floyd | A walled vegetable garden in whose well-tended beds grow runner beans,
Floyd | tomatoes and other worthy comestibles of only passing interest to a
Floyd | gentleman thief. The kitchen garden is connected via a stone archway
Floyd | to the lawn in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the north side of the garden is a gigantic cucumber frame,
Floyd | containing an enormous cucumber. The frame is securely padlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cucumber" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUCUMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | "A cucumber a day keeps the Parthians away" as the Emperor Tiberius
Floyd | used to say. This one is certainly fit for an emperor, it can't be
Floyd | less than three feet long. There is something almost serpentine in its
Floyd | sinuous curves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps we should've searched Amos for keys."
		Knight_Otu says, "Serpentine, you say."
		DavidW says, "oh no."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right, forgot about that."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he peers through the archway into the vegetable garden,
Floyd | as though making certain there is nothing amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shrubbery
Floyd | A very pretty shrubbery, with a gravel path that winds between banks
Floyd | of hardy shrubs. Hollyhocks and azaleas add a splash of colour to the
Floyd | proceedings. The path weaves north to the gravel sweep surrounding the
Floyd | house, and west to the lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amos Bunyon, the impossibly hirsute head gardener lies fast asleep
Floyd | among the azaleas. But for the pair of wellingtons sticking out of the
Floyd | shrubbery, you'd never know he was there.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search amos" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH AMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x amos" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | A giant of a man in size 15 wellingtons and a leather jerkin. His face
Floyd | is almost entirely hidden behind a spectacular black beard that gives
Floyd | him a somewhat piratical air. He's currently sleeping off the Mickey
Floyd | Finn you slipped him earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search jerkin" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH JERKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wellies" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WELLIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wellingtons" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WELLINGTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The beard alone should be enough to pull off a convincing
Floyd | impersonation. The rest is all in the voice and the gestures, of which
Floyd | you are a true master. You've found in the past that people tend to
Floyd | get a general impression, and not notice the fine details.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search beard" 		

Floyd ]  Shrubbery
Floyd ]  Exits: north west
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BEARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stentorian snore issues from within the azaleas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "No keys, I guess."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he casts you a suspicious glance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The under-gardener nods as you pass through the archway. "Afternoon,
Floyd | mister Amos."
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen Garden
Floyd | A walled vegetable garden in whose well-tended beds grow runner beans,
Floyd | tomatoes and other worthy comestibles of only passing interest to a
Floyd | gentleman thief. The kitchen garden is connected via a stone archway
Floyd | to the lawn in the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the north side of the garden is a gigantic cucumber frame,
Floyd | containing an enormous cucumber. The frame is securely padlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We could ask Boyle for keys."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x beans" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | The vegetables, though no doubt delicious, are of only passing
Floyd | interest to a gentleman thief. The contents of the cucumber frame,
Floyd | however, suggest certain interesting possibilities to what Doctor
Floyd | Drake would no doubt have described as your unconscious mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I doubt he has them."
		Knight_Otu asks, "Didn't he say only Amos and Lord Hamcester are allowed in?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x frame" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRAME
Floyd |
Floyd | A gigantic cucumber frame, containing an enormous cucumber. The frame
Floyd | is securely padlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cucumber frame is an enormous cucumber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | A gigantic cucumber frame, containing an enormous cucumber. The frame
Floyd | is securely padlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cucumber frame is an enormous cucumber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open frame" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRAME
Floyd |
Floyd | (first unlocking the cucumber frame)
Floyd | You lack a key that fits the padlock on the cucumber frame, and to
Floyd | compound the problem, you are also without your lockpicks. This puts
Floyd | you in rather a sticky situation, but sticky times call for simple
Floyd | solutions — "in case of emergency, break glass".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hmm. Shall we?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break frame" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK FRAME
Floyd |
Floyd | A perfectly creditable idea, but the noise would draw unwelcome
Floyd | attention from the under-gardener, who is standing just outside.
Floyd | Perhaps if there were a way to dampen the sound...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You have about your person a silver tray, on top of which is a soda
Floyd | syphon (full), a small brown bottle (empty), a priceless jewelled
Floyd | scarab (fake), an Amazonian blowpipe (loaded with a knockout drop),
Floyd | two bananas, a book entitled Psychology To-day, a ginger
Floyd | moustache, a telegram and a gramophone record entitled La Gazza
Floyd | Ladra.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stashed safely in the secret pocket of your form-fitting tweed suit,
Floyd | are the famous Jaroda Pearls, a Georgian ruby ring and a black and
Floyd | white feather.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are also wearing a false beard, rendering you indistinguishable
Floyd | from Amos Bunyon, Head Gardener at Bunkham Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I don't think we have anything to dampen the crash... unless we can get the gramophone?"
		DavidW says, "I think something like a blanket is what we need."
		Knight_Otu says, "But that would be suspicious in its own right."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		DavidW says, "One of the bedrooms or the lumber room must have something."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. We wanted the lumber room again anyway."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lawn
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lawn
Floyd | An expansive lawn, dotted with ancient cedar trees. It is connected,
Floyd | by way of a gravel path, to a shrubbery in the east, and by a stone
Floyd | archway to a walled vegetable garden in the west. To the south, on the
Floyd | other side of the ha-ha, lies the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Over by the stone archway, a small, wiry man in a cloth cap snips
Floyd | lackadaisically at a box hedge with a pair of garden shears.
Floyd | Occasionally, he peers through the archway into the vegetable garden,
Floyd | as though making certain there is nothing amiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Terrace
Floyd | A charming terrace, surrounded by an Italian balustrade, and replete
Floyd | with statues of dancing fauns, ornamental urns and what-not. In the
Floyd | centre is a set of cast-iron garden furniture, doing what cast-iron
Floyd | garden furniture does best.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone steps lead southwards onto the lawn, east and west to the gravel
Floyd | sweep, whilst to the north French windows invite you to enter the
Floyd | saloon.
Floyd |
Floyd | A badly dented tin of treacle is lying on its side in the middle of
Floyd | the terrace. Its contents have oozed into a large puddle on the
Floyd | flagstones, providing a mid-afternoon repast for a number of wasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lady Hamcester sits on a cast-iron garden chair, leafing through a
Floyd | brochure for the R.M.S. Aquitania.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Terrace
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east west inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | "Amos!" says Lady Hamcester with some asperity, "I will not have you
Floyd | clomping about the house in those muddy boots of yours. Haven't you
Floyd | got some work to be getting on with?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gravel Sweep East
Floyd ]  Exits: south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gravel Sweep East
Floyd | This gravel sweep is a path that extends from the terrace steps to the
Floyd | west and runs along the south front. A side path winds south into a
Floyd | pretty shrubbery. Directly above is a balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a ladder (leaning against the balcony) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "up the ladder"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  East Balcony
Floyd ]  Exits: north inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the ladder and step onto the East Balcony.
Floyd |
Floyd | East Balcony
Floyd | The balcony offers splendid views of the park and grounds. Directly
Floyd | ahead is a shrubbery where a hirsute gardener snoozes among the
Floyd | azaleas. French windows lead back into the green room. A ladder leans
Floyd | against the balustrade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Room
Floyd | This room, decorated in shades of green and charcoal, can only be the
Floyd | bedroom of Lord Hamcester. Like the study, it is sparsely furnished
Floyd | and neat as a pin. The green room is dominated by a spectacular green
Floyd | velvet four-poster bed, which though staggeringly tall appears to have
Floyd | been built for someone well under five feet in height. Beside it sits
Floyd | a mahogany bedside cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the north, a door leads into the east gallery. To the south, a set
Floyd | of French windows leads out onto a small balcony overlooking the park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Green Room
Floyd ]  Exits: north south outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to remember reading that Mary Queen of Scots once slept in
Floyd | this bed. Presumably this was after she had lost her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The maid might talk to Amos too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south west
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Gallery
Floyd | At the east end of the gallery are doors leading north and south
Floyd | giving access to family bedrooms. The gallery continues to the west,
Floyd | passing the head of the stairs. Here, the oak panelling has been
Floyd | disfigured by portraits of Hamcester's forebears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Chief among these plug-uglies is the eighth Earl, Lord Hamcester's
Floyd | father, who casts his disapproving, beetle-browed gaze along the
Floyd | entire length of the gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Landing
Floyd ]  Exits: south east west down
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | From here the grand staircase descends to the great hall. The landing
Floyd | forms part of the long gallery, a grandiose room stretching from east
Floyd | to west across the entire frontage of the building. The long gallery
Floyd | at Bunkham Hall, of course, was built in 1768, a century after the
Floyd | invention of the corridor had rendered such spaces redundant. A large
Floyd | picture window to the north affords splendid views of the drive,
Floyd | whilst to the south is the door to the old nursery, locked and painted
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Gallery
Floyd ]  Exits: north south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Gallery
Floyd | The west gallery does a very efficient and commendable job of linking
Floyd | the landing with a number of bedrooms. Where we would be without these
Floyd | dependable passages is anybody's guess; presumably back on the
Floyd | landing. At the end of the gallery are doors leading north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maude, the maid, armed with a can of Brasso, is polishing the handle
Floyd | of the door to the south, in rather a desultory sort of way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lumber Room
Floyd | This out-of-the-way room is used as a storehouse for furniture not
Floyd | currently in use. There are a great number of such pieces here, draped
Floyd | in dustsheets, along with sundry other items such as rolled tapestries
Floyd | and quaint candlesticks of dubious taste. The dusty velvet curtains
Floyd | have been thrown open, allowing the summer sunshine to flood the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only exit leads south, to the west gallery.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old trunk, previously unnoticed, now lies illuminated by a ray of
Floyd | sunshine. The trunk is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the old trunk to reveal a jumble of musty theatrical costumes
Floyd | and other odds and ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing else of value hiding in the old trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tapestries" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAPESTRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | Rather moth-eaten.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tapestry" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TAPESTRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Those're not something you need to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take curtain" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CURTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Either that isn't here, or it's not something you need to refer to at
Floyd | present.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Those're not something you need to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What do you suppose we need to glue together using the treacle?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I'm really not sure."
		DavidW says, "Hopefully not more spellbooks."
		Knight_Otu says, "Not likely in this setting."
		Knight_Otu asks, "But maybe something porcelain?"
		DavidW says, "oh my. Maybe."
		DavidW says, "Mom always said, don't play bull in the house."
		Knight_Otu says, "It is getting late now, though."
		DavidW says, "(That might make no sense if you've never watched The Brady Bunch)"
		DavidW says, "yeah, it's 6pm here."
		DavidW asks, "Shall we leave it here?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think so, yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfmagpie" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay then. Thanks for the game, that was a fun one. And good night."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good night!"
Knight_Otu goes home. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Lumber Room
Floyd ]  Exits: south
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 			



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night! by Mike Carletta
As played on ifMUD on November 4, 2018

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 Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night! written by Mike Carletta. Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!, a superhero/space adventure parody, was an entrant in the 2018 IFComp, where it took the 25th place. 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 dynamitepowers" 		

Floyd | Do you want to restore a saved game? Please answer yes or no.> Please
Floyd | answer yes or no.> Please answer yes or no.> ]  Cavern
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | By the velvety purple rings of Uranus!
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare lasers through the bars of your prison door at Lord Infamy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Commander Powers." Infamy's cold eyes taunt you. "This is the last
Floyd | time you'll trouble me." He pulls the chromed lever built into the
Floyd | control panel. Instantly, your cage drops a meter toward the frigid
Floyd | water below.
Floyd |
Floyd | Infamy strides to the edge of the lake. "You're about to make the
Floyd | acquaintance of a few of my pets," he purrs. You can't stop yourself
Floyd | from glancing towards the churning waters. Martian razorfish!
Floyd |
Floyd | "I intend to savor the experience. Every minute, you will be lowered a
Floyd | fraction toward your inevitable demise." Infamy smiles sinisterly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A uniformed minion hurries into the room and whispers into Infamy's
Floyd | ear. He looks pained. "It seems I shall have to forgo that pleasure
Floyd | after all, Commander. More urgent matters require my attention."
Floyd |
Floyd | Abruptly, the cage drops again. It sways slightly as it is jerked to a
Floyd | halt by the steel cable which suspends it. "Goodbye, Commander. And
Floyd | good riddance!" With a swirl of his cape, Infamy sweeps from the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll get you yet, Lord Infamy!" you howl after him.
Floyd |
Floyd | To learn more about the special features of this release of
Floyd | Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!, type MENU.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!
Floyd | An Interactive Return To Yesteryear by Mike Carletta
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 180828 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Episode 7: Fishing with Dynamite!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cavern (in the titanium cage)
Floyd | Two thirds of this large rock chamber is filled with an underground
Floyd | lake. It's churning with activity, and in the seething water, you can
Floyd | see flashes of silver.
Floyd |
Floyd | A closed steel hatch is set into the north wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel for the deathtrap is mounted on the rocky shore. A
Floyd | menacing chrome lever protrudes from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the shore, your equipment is lying where Infamy's flunkies dumped
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've never been menaced by a chrome lever before."
		Knight_Otu says, "Menus rarely work nice on here, but I guess we should look at it."
		DavidW says, "agreed"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "menu" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!
Floyd |
Floyd | Access the extras at any time with these commands:
Floyd |
Floyd | ABOUT    Learn the story of Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!
Floyd | COLOR    Switch between the monochrome and colorized versions
Floyd | ART      Display the cover art
Floyd | CREDITS  Read the credits
Floyd | HINTS    Access the hint menu
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "That's not bad"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "I choose ABOUT."
		Knight_Otu says, "True."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks for playing Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!
Floyd |
Floyd | Dynamite Powers is Cruel on the Zarfian forgiveness scale. In
Floyd | particular, you can save in an unwinnable situation, and it's possible
Floyd | to miss information you'll need in a later puzzle. (If you think you
Floyd | need more info, take another look around the lab.) Create a new save
Floyd | at the beginning of each section to minimize annoyance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear. A cruel game."
		DavidW says, "How unusual."
		Knight_Otu says, "Runs in circle, panicky."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a uniform (being worn)
Floyd | an unbreakable nylon fiber rope (imprisoning your wrists behind your
Floyd | back)
Floyd |   a Sentinels of Outer Space insignia (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cage" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage is large enough to confine a human being. It is composed of
Floyd | titanium bars so thick that even your mighty muscles would be unable
Floyd | to budge them. The bars form a grid too small for you to fit your hand
Floyd | through, but large enough for Martian razorfish to pass through
Floyd | unimpeded.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door of your prison is securely locked. Beyond it, you can see the
Floyd | shore, and safety.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage is suspended four meters above the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Wonder if we've got any voice-activated toys."
		Knight_Otu says, "Quite possible."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x insignia" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INSIGNIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The insignia of the Sentinels of Outer Space is pinned to your lapel.
Floyd | As you gaze at the stylized atom on the pin, you are once again
Floyd | reminded why you're proud to be a citizen of the League of Planets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Outer space part confirmed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie rope" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNTIE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach the knots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x uniform" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | The uniform of the Sentinels of Outer Space molds itself to your
Floyd | impressive physique. The trousers are charcoal and tight enough to
Floyd | scandalize the ladies. The tunic is a handsome dove gray, and has
Floyd | ivory braid across the chest. The insignia pinned to your lapel
Floyd | indicates your membership in the Sentinels of Outer Space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, sickeningly, the cage plummets another meter towards the
Floyd | water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage is now suspended three meters above the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Well, Martian Razorfish, too, I'd say."
		DavidW says, "eep. We drop by a meter each time."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lever" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel seems to control the cage's descent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That's not good."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your small heap of belongings lies where Infamy's flunkies dropped it.
Floyd | If they've damaged anything, they'll face the wrath of Commander
Floyd | Dynamite Powers of the Sentinels of Outer Space!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The underground lake is a natural formation. It's roughly twenty
Floyd | meters in diameter, and looks very deep. The cage is suspended in the
Floyd | center. Innumerable Martian razorfish flash through it, churning the
Floyd | water into foam.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage is now suspended three meters above the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take insignia" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE INSIGNIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Using an undignified combination of your chin and the bars of the
Floyd | cage, you work the insignia free from your lapel. As the pin finally
Floyd | pulls free, it tumbles to the cage floor, and narrowly escapes being
Floyd | lost over the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take insignia" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE INSIGNIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting your back to the bars, you lower yourself to a sitting, then a
Floyd | lying, position. With infinite caution, you coax the insignia from the
Floyd | cage floor into your mouth. At last, you hold it securely between your
Floyd | teeth, with the pin pointed outward.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, sickeningly, the cage plummets another meter towards the
Floyd | water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage is now suspended two meters above the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Nice."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with pin" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH PIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Let's see - picking a lock with a pin in your teeth, while hanging
Floyd | suspended over a lake of ravenous Martian razorfish. Piece of cake for
Floyd | the Sentinels of Outer Space!
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully, you insert the end of the pin into the keyhole, and begin
Floyd | probing its innards. You align the tumblers, then slowly turn your
Floyd | head to disengage the bolt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoops! As the bolt comes free, you sprawl face down through the
Floyd | suddenly-opening door. You're able to save yourself, but your
Floyd | Sentinels insignia falls into the water below and disappears.
Floyd | Shuddering, you work your way back into the cage, then rise to your
Floyd | feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, you might be able to cling to the outside of the cage with your
Floyd | tied hands. But things don't look any better out there. Better stay
Floyd | inside until you have a plan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Not our insignia!"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we swing the cage?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swing cage" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWING CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You grasp the bars with your tied hands, and lean back and forth in
Floyd | rhythm with the natural period of the cage qua pendulum. You are
Floyd | quickly able to build up an arc of 2 meters or so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. With an
Floyd | effort, you build up the length of the arc to 4 meters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. With an
Floyd | effort, you build up the length of the arc to 6 meters.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the cage slowly pendulums across the lake, it jerks and plummets
Floyd | another meter towards the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage is now suspended one meter above the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. With an
Floyd | effort, you build up the length of the arc to 8 meters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. With an
Floyd | effort, you build up the length of the arc to 10 meters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. With an
Floyd | effort, you build up the length of the arc to 12 meters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, you might be able to cling to the outside of the cage with your
Floyd | tied hands. But things don't look any better out there. Better stay
Floyd | inside until you have a plan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "not the first time I've played a game involving furious pumping"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swing cage" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWING CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. With an
Floyd | effort, you build up the length of the arc to 14 meters.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the cage slowly pendulums across the lake, it jerks and plummets
Floyd | another meter towards the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cage is now suspended mere centimeters above the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. With an
Floyd | effort, you build up the length of the arc to 16 meters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. With an
Floyd | effort, you build up the length of the arc to 18 meters.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The arc of the cage extends almost from the edge of the lake to the
Floyd | rock wall. At each end of the arc, your stomach does a small flip as
Floyd | you are briefly weightless. In the center of the arc, the
Floyd | razorfish-filled water rockets by mere centimeters below your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Furiously, you continue pumping the cage back and forth. No matter how
Floyd | you try, however, you can't seem to increase its arc.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The arc of the cage extends almost from the edge of the lake to the
Floyd | rock wall. At each end of the arc, your stomach does a small flip as
Floyd | you are briefly weightless. In the center of the arc, the
Floyd | razorfish-filled water rockets by mere centimeters below your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, you might be able to cling to the outside of the cage with your
Floyd | tied hands. But things don't look any better out there. Better stay
Floyd | inside until you have a plan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You screw up your courage, and fling yourself into space. For an
Floyd | instant, you think you're going to fall short, but you land half in
Floyd | and half out of the water. Flopping like the fish you're trying to
Floyd | escape, you pull your legs onto shore and roll a safe distance from
Floyd | the water. The area where you fell is a fountain of seething water,
Floyd | foam and fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lay panting on the ground, while your heart and your breathing
Floyd | slow. The swinging cage plows into the lake and sends a spray of water
Floyd | over your supine form. Moments later, the cage sinks into the lake of
Floyd | death, and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you've gathered your strength once more, you lever yourself to
Floyd | your feet, and look around.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cavern
Floyd | Two thirds of this large rock chamber is filled with an underground
Floyd | lake. It's churning with activity, and in the seething water, you can
Floyd | see flashes of silver.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel cable runs up from the lake and into a featureless ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | A closed steel hatch is set into the north wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel for the deathtrap is mounted on the rocky shore. A
Floyd | menacing chrome lever protrudes from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby, your equipment is lying where Infamy's flunkies dumped it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ju... yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Your ray gun is here, but it's destroyed and useless. There's a
Floyd | new-fangled ballpoint pen, a copy of Detective Comics #27 and lip balm
Floyd | in a white-and-black jar. Everything's been damaged beyond repair, and
Floyd | you angrily boot it all into the lake.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait! Here's your old Boy Scout knife!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT ROPE WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Boy Scout knife)
Floyd | You perform an awkward pratfall, then pick up the knife in your bound
Floyd | hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | The knife isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open knife" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Working by touch, you carefully pry open the larger blade of the
Floyd | knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT ROPE WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You twist the knife upward, and saw awkwardly at your bonds. Your
Floyd | blade makes quick work of the ropes, and they soon fall to the ground.
Floyd | You are free once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close knife" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully close the knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cavern
Floyd | Two thirds of this large rock chamber is filled with an underground
Floyd | lake. It's churning with activity, and in the seething water, you can
Floyd | see flashes of silver.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steel cable runs up from the lake and into a featureless ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | A closed steel hatch is set into the north wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel for the deathtrap is mounted on the rocky shore. A
Floyd | menacing chrome lever protrudes from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some rope fragments here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have time to waste on a used-up deathtrap!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger | [LINK]
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a door-sized stainless steel hatch with a handwheel. It's closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Cavern
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You spin the wheel, and the hatch opens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch leads to a short, dark, ascending tunnel. You blunder your
Floyd | way through, eventually emerging through a second hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Laboratory
Floyd | You're in a small chamber above ground. Most of the room is the
Floyd | sterile white of laboratories everywhere, but the north wall has a
Floyd | large transparent bubble protruding outward. Outside, you can see the
Floyd | Martian surface and a distant dome. The only exit is the hatch leading
Floyd | back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | An open steel hatch is set into the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cube-like machine squats along the wall next to the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the west wall, a purpose-built table contains some sort of book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The book seems to be a programming guide for the machine in this room.
Floyd | It is uncountable thousands of creamy loose-leaf pages long,
Floyd | permanently mounted in a metal bracket affixed to a table. The bracket
Floyd | has a small nameplate, which reads "Transmutation: A Mutant's Intro".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Purpose-built?"
		DavidW says, "I guess the author means custom-built."
		Knight_Otu says, "Could be."
		DavidW says, "It's not a generic table, but one made for holding this book."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Glancing through the book, you see columns on columns of five-digit
Floyd | numbers. Picking one at a random entry, you read:
Floyd |
Floyd | Return code 77375:   Edison circuit tripped
Floyd |
Floyd | This is gibberish! Maybe if you knew what to look up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine is almost a cube, and about five feet on each edge. The
Floyd | front of the machine displays three pictures, in a vertical column.
Floyd | Each picture displays the head, torso or legs of an alien creature!
Floyd |
Floyd | The pictures display the head of a Martian kangasaur, the torso of a
Floyd | Martian kangasaur and the legs of a Martian kangasaur. To the left of
Floyd | each picture is a steel button.
Floyd |
Floyd | Below the pictures, there's a mechanical readout of five digits. It
Floyd | currently displays "00000".
Floyd |
Floyd | Mounted vertically on the right side of the machine, toward the bubble
Floyd | window, are three long tubes of frosted glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do you get the feeling we need to go get that pin back by becoming a Martian razorfish merman?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe. It's a possibility."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push top button" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TOP BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the top button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the head of a marshbat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the top button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the head of a frost turtle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the top button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the head of a megastrich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Like an ostrich, but mega."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x megastrich" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEGASTRICH
Floyd |
Floyd | The top picture shows the head of a yellow-crested Jovian megastrich.
Floyd | Unlike its smaller Earth eponym, the megastrich is a carnivore. It
Floyd | chases down its prey with its powerful running legs, kicks it to death
Floyd | and (in a manner you'd prefer not to contemplate) spits a potent acid
Floyd | to pre-digest it. The purpose of the megastrich's stubby wings remains
Floyd | unknown, since no flying species are known to live on Jupiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the sharp coal black beak and
Floyd | peaked crest. Despite the creature's name, its crest is actually iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kangasaur" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KANGASAUR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the middle picture or the bottom picture?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The middle picture shows the torso of a violet-bellied Martian
Floyd | kangasaur. The kangasaur is the peak predator of this region of Mars,
Floyd | chasing the smaller red sand fleas with its powerful leaping hind legs
Floyd | and snatching them with its gecko-like tongue. Best of all, the
Floyd | kangasaur is a hypoxygen-breather!
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the small charcoal forepaws
Floyd | and sleek belly. Despite the creature's name, its belly is actually
Floyd | slate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up 00000 in book" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP 00000 IN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Return code 00000:   Success
Floyd |
Floyd | Huh. That's something we could use more of.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Never let a colorblind xenozoologist name the animals."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bubble" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bubble is a precise quarter sphere made of a tough, transparent
Floyd | plastic that protrudes outward from the north wall. It's big enough to
Floyd | walk into. In fact, the top is a couple of feet higher than your 6' 2"
Floyd | frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | On close inspection, the sphere appears to be more than a window.
Floyd | Where it touches the wall, a bead of softer plastic mounted on the
Floyd | wall forms an airtight seal. And where the sphere meets the floor, it
Floyd | passes through another seal. Tracing the line with your eyes, you see
Floyd | that the floor seal forms a perfect circle, precisely bisected by the
Floyd | wall. Inside the circle, the floor is no longer the white tile of the
Floyd | main floor, but a soft silver.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the rugged Martian landscape outside. In the distance,
Floyd | across some sort of ravine, there's an immense transparent dome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dome" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOME
Floyd |
Floyd | The dome is hundreds of yards across. You can see structures inside,
Floyd | but you can't make out details.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push top button" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TOP BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the top button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the head of a kangasaur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Razorfish wasn't an option."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push top" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TOP
Floyd |
Floyd | (the top button)
Floyd | You press the top button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the head of a marshbat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bat" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x marshbat" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARSHBAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The top picture shows the head of a blue-eyed Venusian marshbat. Its
Floyd | resemblance to an Earth bat is superficial, at best. In the dense
Floyd | atmosphere of its native planet, it can fly indefinitely, navigating
Floyd | the steamy jungle by echolocation. It doesn't breathe, as such, but
Floyd | lands in the rich loam and extracts oxygen through organs in its legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the enlarged inky ears and
Floyd | intense eyes. Despite the creature's name, its eyes are actually
Floyd | gunmetal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we need something to eat the fish."
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking, if we're all metal, they can't eat us at all."
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Maybe."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push top" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TOP
Floyd |
Floyd | (the top button)
Floyd | You press the top button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the head of a frost turtle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x turtle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TURTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The top picture shows the head of a green-shelled Plutonian frost
Floyd | turtle, the largest creature yet discovered on Sol's ninth and newest
Floyd | planet. In Pluto's frigid night, even oxygen freezes, so the frost
Floyd | turtle retains its own atmosphere inside a transparent helmet that it
Floyd | can close at will. It navigates the nightmarish mountains of frozen
Floyd | gases using suction cup-like graspers on its two front limbs and
Floyd | traverses the soft snows of the plains using hind limbs that inflate
Floyd | to form snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the clear helmet and scaly
Floyd | onyx head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "That may be promising?"
		DavidW says, "They're all promising."
		DavidW says, "We'll probably have to become several hybrids in this game."
		Knight_Otu says, "I meant specifically for surviving the razorfish."
		DavidW says, "None of the four seemed to have safe legs for the fish."
		DavidW says, "Also, I didn't see any"
		DavidW says, "human option on this thing."
		DavidW asks, "How do we restore ourselves to normal afterwards?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "If the animals are different from their normal version, maybe there's one with steel legs?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Theory - our genetic information replaces the ones wetake on in the cube."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf35" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. That's possible."
		DavidW says, "yes. experiment."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine is almost a cube, and about five feet on each edge. The
Floyd | front of the machine displays three pictures, in a vertical column.
Floyd | Each picture displays the head, torso or legs of an alien creature!
Floyd |
Floyd | The pictures display the head of a Plutonian frost turtle, the torso
Floyd | of a Martian kangasaur and the legs of a Martian kangasaur. To the
Floyd | left of each picture is a steel button.
Floyd |
Floyd | Below the pictures, there's a mechanical readout of five digits. It
Floyd | currently displays "00000".
Floyd |
Floyd | Mounted vertically on the right side of the machine, toward the bubble
Floyd | window, are three long tubes of frosted glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottom picture" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTOM PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom picture shows the legs of a violet-bellied Martian
Floyd | kangasaur. The kangasaur is the peak predator of this region of Mars,
Floyd | chasing the smaller red sand fleas with its powerful leaping hind legs
Floyd | and snatching them with its gecko-like tongue. Best of all, the
Floyd | kangasaur is a hypoxygen-breather!
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the powerful leaping smoky
Floyd | gray legs and short pitch black tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I assume you push the three buttons to dial up the desired mix, enter the bubble and presto."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push bottom" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottom button)
Floyd | You press the bottom button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the legs of a marshbat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottom picture" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTOM PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom picture shows the legs of a blue-eyed Venusian marshbat.
Floyd | Its resemblance to an Earth bat is superficial, at best. In the dense
Floyd | atmosphere of its native planet, it can fly indefinitely, navigating
Floyd | the steamy jungle by echolocation. It doesn't breathe, as such, but
Floyd | lands in the rich loam and extracts oxygen through organs in its legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the lethal cinereal gray
Floyd | talons and sleek waxy gills.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push bottom" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottom button)
Floyd | You press the bottom button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the legs of a frost turtle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottom picture" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTOM PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom picture shows the legs of a green-shelled Plutonian frost
Floyd | turtle, the largest creature yet discovered on Sol's ninth and newest
Floyd | planet. In Pluto's frigid night, even oxygen freezes, so the frost
Floyd | turtle retains its own atmosphere inside a transparent helmet that it
Floyd | can close at will. It navigates the nightmarish mountains of frozen
Floyd | gases using suction cup-like graspers on its two front limbs and
Floyd | traverses the soft snows of the plains using hind limbs that inflate
Floyd | to form snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the enlarged leaden hind
Floyd | limbs and short, spiked sable tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "leaden!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle picture)
Floyd | The middle picture shows the torso of a violet-bellied Martian
Floyd | kangasaur. The kangasaur is the peak predator of this region of Mars,
Floyd | chasing the smaller red sand fleas with its powerful leaping hind legs
Floyd | and snatching them with its gecko-like tongue. Best of all, the
Floyd | kangasaur is a hypoxygen-breather!
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the small charcoal forepaws
Floyd | and sleek belly. Despite the creature's name, its belly is actually
Floyd | slate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter bubble" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you enter the chamber, the silver floor gives slightly, making a
Floyd | satisfying ka-chunk! The machine chatters briefly, then new numbers
Floyd | ratchet into place: 69105.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up 69105" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP 69105
Floyd |
Floyd | The programming guide is out of reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the plastic window.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Laboratory
Floyd | You're in a small chamber above ground. Most of the room is the
Floyd | sterile white of laboratories everywhere, but the north wall has a
Floyd | large transparent bubble protruding outward. Outside, you can see the
Floyd | Martian surface and a distant dome. The only exit is the hatch leading
Floyd | back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | An open steel hatch is set into the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cube-like machine squats along the wall next to the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the west wall, a purpose-built table contains a programming
Floyd | guide.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up 69105" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP 69105
Floyd |
Floyd | Return code 69105:   Insufficiently mad science - add entropy
Floyd |
Floyd | Huh. What the heck is entropy?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Hm, do we have to be different in all three pictures?"
		DavidW says, "No, I don't think so."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine is almost a cube, and about five feet on each edge. The
Floyd | front of the machine displays three pictures, in a vertical column.
Floyd | Each picture displays the head, torso or legs of an alien creature!
Floyd |
Floyd | The pictures display the head of a Plutonian frost turtle, the torso
Floyd | of a Martian kangasaur and the legs of a Plutonian frost turtle. To
Floyd | the left of each picture is a steel button.
Floyd |
Floyd | Below the pictures, there's a mechanical readout of five digits. It
Floyd | currently displays "69105".
Floyd |
Floyd | Mounted vertically on the right side of the machine, toward the bubble
Floyd | window, are three long tubes of frosted glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle button)
Floyd | You press the middle button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the torso of a marshbat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle button)
Floyd | You press the middle button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the torso of a frost turtle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter bubble" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you enter the chamber, the silver floor gives slightly, making a
Floyd | satisfying ka-chunk! The machine chatters briefly, then new numbers
Floyd | ratchet into place: 69105.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the plastic window.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Laboratory
Floyd | You're in a small chamber above ground. Most of the room is the
Floyd | sterile white of laboratories everywhere, but the north wall has a
Floyd | large transparent bubble protruding outward. Outside, you can see the
Floyd | Martian surface and a distant dome. The only exit is the hatch leading
Floyd | back south.
Floyd |
Floyd | An open steel hatch is set into the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cube-like machine squats along the wall next to the bubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the west wall, a purpose-built table contains a programming
Floyd | guide.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x middle picture" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIDDLE PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The middle picture shows the torso of a green-shelled Plutonian frost
Floyd | turtle, the largest creature yet discovered on Sol's ninth and newest
Floyd | planet. In Pluto's frigid night, even oxygen freezes, so the frost
Floyd | turtle retains its own atmosphere inside a transparent helmet that it
Floyd | can close at will. It navigates the nightmarish mountains of frozen
Floyd | gases using suction cup-like graspers on its two front limbs and
Floyd | traverses the soft snows of the plains using hind limbs that inflate
Floyd | to form snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the rugged ash gray graspers
Floyd | and sturdy shell. Despite the creature's name, its shell is actually
Floyd | pewter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Boy Scout knife
Floyd |   a uniform (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at yourself. You're wearing the dove gray tunic and
Floyd | charcoal trousers of the Sentinels of Outer Space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottom" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottom picture)
Floyd | The bottom picture shows the legs of a green-shelled Plutonian frost
Floyd | turtle, the largest creature yet discovered on Sol's ninth and newest
Floyd | planet. In Pluto's frigid night, even oxygen freezes, so the frost
Floyd | turtle retains its own atmosphere inside a transparent helmet that it
Floyd | can close at will. It navigates the nightmarish mountains of frozen
Floyd | gases using suction cup-like graspers on its two front limbs and
Floyd | traverses the soft snows of the plains using hind limbs that inflate
Floyd | to form snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the enlarged leaden hind
Floyd | limbs and short, spiked sable tail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "You think maybe you should get undressed?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Actually, maybe the colors have to match up?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove uniform" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | You're no Buster Crabbe, buddy -- let's keep the uniform on!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push bottom" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BOTTOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bottom button)
Floyd | You press the bottom button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the legs of a megastrich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottom picture" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTOM PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom picture shows the legs of a yellow-crested Jovian
Floyd | megastrich. Unlike its smaller Earth eponym, the megastrich is a
Floyd | carnivore. It chases down its prey with its powerful running legs,
Floyd | kicks it to death and (in a manner you'd prefer not to contemplate)
Floyd | spits a potent acid to pre-digest it. The purpose of the megastrich's
Floyd | stubby wings remains unknown, since no flying species are known to
Floyd | live on Jupiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the muscular heather legs and
Floyd | deadly sooty black eviscerating claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "right. Let's hope the mad science machine has an auto-tailor."
		Knight_Otu says, "Just theorizing."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle picture)
Floyd | The middle picture shows the torso of a green-shelled Plutonian frost
Floyd | turtle, the largest creature yet discovered on Sol's ninth and newest
Floyd | planet. In Pluto's frigid night, even oxygen freezes, so the frost
Floyd | turtle retains its own atmosphere inside a transparent helmet that it
Floyd | can close at will. It navigates the nightmarish mountains of frozen
Floyd | gases using suction cup-like graspers on its two front limbs and
Floyd | traverses the soft snows of the plains using hind limbs that inflate
Floyd | to form snowshoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the rugged ash gray graspers
Floyd | and sturdy shell. Despite the creature's name, its shell is actually
Floyd | pewter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle button)
Floyd | You press the middle button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the torso of a megastrich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle picture)
Floyd | The middle picture shows the torso of a yellow-crested Jovian
Floyd | megastrich. Unlike its smaller Earth eponym, the megastrich is a
Floyd | carnivore. It chases down its prey with its powerful running legs,
Floyd | kicks it to death and (in a manner you'd prefer not to contemplate)
Floyd | spits a potent acid to pre-digest it. The purpose of the megastrich's
Floyd | stubby wings remains unknown, since no flying species are known to
Floyd | live on Jupiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the stunted argent wings and
Floyd | oyster feathered back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle button)
Floyd | You press the middle button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the torso of a kangasaur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle picture)
Floyd | The middle picture shows the torso of a violet-bellied Martian
Floyd | kangasaur. The kangasaur is the peak predator of this region of Mars,
Floyd | chasing the smaller red sand fleas with its powerful leaping hind legs
Floyd | and snatching them with its gecko-like tongue. Best of all, the
Floyd | kangasaur is a hypoxygen-breather!
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the small charcoal forepaws
Floyd | and sleek belly. Despite the creature's name, its belly is actually
Floyd | slate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle button)
Floyd | You press the middle button. The machine clanks, then a new picture
Floyd | flicks into place next to it. It shows the torso of a marshbat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x middle" 		

Floyd ]  The Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIDDLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the middle picture)
Floyd | The middle picture shows the torso of a blue-eyed Venusian marshbat.
Floyd | Its resemblance to an Earth bat is superficial, at best. In the dense
Floyd | atmosphere of its native planet, it can fly indefinitely, navigating
Floyd | the steamy jungle by echolocation. It doesn't breathe, as such, but
Floyd | lands in the rich loam and extracts oxygen through organs in its legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Studying the picture carefully, you note the powerful jet black wings
Floyd | and dove breast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter bubble" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you enter the chamber, the silver floor gives slightly, making a
Floyd | satisfying ka-chunk! The machine chatters, then the plastic bubble
Floyd | rotates smoothly over your head, sealing into the circular groove
Floyd | behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fluorescent tubes mounted to the machine come to life, bathing you
Floyd | in a penetrating radiance. You involuntarily clamp your eyes shut, but
Floyd | you can still see the eerie glow. Looking about wildly, you see that
Floyd | your body casts no shadow.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Walston rays!" you think. "But they're only a theory!" Your body
Floyd | spasms, and for a moment the world seems to twist like an Escher
Floyd | woodcut. When it steadies again, everything is different.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've transformed into a nightmare jigsaw of a creature! From the
Floyd | shoulders up, you've become a Plutonian frost turtle. Your transparent
Floyd | vacuum helmet covers your head in a tight seal, but you can sense the
Floyd | neck muscles that will reopen it. From shoulders to hips, you have the
Floyd | body of a Venusian marshbat. Your gossamer wings fold tight against
Floyd | your body, but you can feel the new muscles used to flap them. Below
Floyd | the hips, you're now a Jovian megastrich. Your legs hold you as
Floyd | lightly as a feather in the weak Martian gravity, and you feel the
Floyd | urge to kick them with the sheer power.
Floyd |
Floyd | New numbers ratchet into place on the front of the machine, and you
Floyd | can just make them out: 00000.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Boy Scout knife falls to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bubble begins to turn once more, continuing over your head and
Floyd | disappearing into the circular groove. A gap opens to the outside,
Floyd | widening until the situation has reversed: a quarter sphere protrudes
Floyd | into the interior of the lab, while you stand on the outside, exposed
Floyd | to the Martian elements.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Laboratory
Floyd | You're standing in a rugged landscape of boulders and rocky
Floyd | outcroppings next to a small, square building. A transparent bubble
Floyd | projects inward into the building. Through the window, you can see the
Floyd | relative safety of the laboratory you just left.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Martian surface extends in every direction, looking much the same
Floyd | as here, except to the north. There, across some sort of ravine, you
Floyd | can see a gargantuan transparent dome.
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment, you're frozen with panic. Then your hindbrain kicks in
Floyd | and slams your helmet shut. You convulsively breathe in, and realize
Floyd | that your reptilian reflexes have preserved enough oxygen inside the
Floyd | helmet to keep you alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the airlock, and onto the surface of Mars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Success!"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "IT LIVES!"
		Knight_Otu says, "But we keep losing equipment..."
		DavidW says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "The thing was an airlock as well. Bizarre."
		Knight_Otu says, "Very."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "awkward."
		DavidW says, "afk"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dome" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOME
Floyd |
Floyd | The dome is hundreds of yards across. You can see structures inside,
Floyd | but you can't make out details.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ravine" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Laboratory
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RAVINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The ravine, if that's what it is, crosses the landscape jaggedly as
Floyd | far as the eye can see. You can't see into it at this distance, but
Floyd | there's clearly a gap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "back"
		DavidW says, "sorry. was an urgent call of nature"
		Knight_Otu says, "No problem."
		Knight_Otu says, "Just took a look at the scenery."
		DavidW says, "I assume we've be flying over the ravine. If we had the kanga legs, we'd jump over it."
		DavidW says, "er we'll"
		Knight_Otu says, "Likely, yes."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

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

		Knight_Otu asks, "Want to drive again?"
		DavidW says, "uh, you're doing fine."
		DavidW says, "And you also saved."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well then, let's head north."
		DavidW says, "I suggest ... yes"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  South Side of the Canal
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You thunkathunk across the Martian plain, fatooming as you go.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Side of the Canal
Floyd | You've arrived on the south side of a broad Martian canal. You can
Floyd | still see the laboratory in the distance, and across the canal you can
Floyd | see a huge transparent dome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x canal" 		

Floyd ]  South Side of the Canal
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mars is covered with a fine tracing of these canals. They're not
Floyd | filled with water, of course - everybody knows there's no water on
Floyd | Mars! (Well, except underground.) Instead, they're filled with gray
Floyd | sand. You know that this fine powder is like terrestrial quicksand…
Floyd | you'd sink in it like a stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fly" 		

Floyd ]  North Side of the Canal
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | In the thick atmosphere of Venus, you could glide for hours on your
Floyd | marshbat wings. In the thinner atmosphere of Mars, you struggle aloft
Floyd | like an infant taking his first steps, make a short, ungainly flight
Floyd | across the canal, and crash-land into the softest pile of rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Side of the Canal
Floyd | This is the north side of the canal. To the south, the laboratory
Floyd | building now blends into the background perfectly. Further north,
Floyd | looming ever larger, is a titanic transparent dome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Fly, my monstrosity!"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You thunkathunk across the Martian plain, fatooming as you go.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Dome
Floyd | At last, you've reached the base of the transparent dome. Up close,
Floyd | it's absolutely tremendous - bigger than Michigan Stadium! It's built
Floyd | into a circular crater that's hundreds of yards across.
Floyd |
Floyd | An airlock provides access to the dome here. To the right of the
Floyd | airlock, mounted on the dome wall, is a device. Inside the airlock,
Floyd | you can see a manatee gray button mounted on a pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside, you can see a catwalk leading further north. Further in,
Floyd | there's some equipment of some kind mounted on a platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back to the south, you can make out the canal of sand you crossed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We don't fly well, but good enough for the task."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x airlock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AIRLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glass airlock)
Floyd | The bubble design of the airlock is similar to the one in the
Floyd | laboratory building: a hemisphere of thick glass seals into a circle
Floyd | of soft plastic. Peering through the outer wall, you can see the
Floyd | airlock is in its neutral position; that is, it is sealed from both
Floyd | the interior and exterior of the dome. The circular floor is native
Floyd | Martian rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside, you see a manatee gray button mounted on a waist-high
Floyd | pedestal. Beyond that, you can see a catwalk leading out over empty
Floyd | space. Further in, there's equipment of some kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x device" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | The device is mounted on the wall of the dome. It's little more than a
Floyd | black rectangle of plastic and metal. On its surface, glowing
Floyd | slightly, is the outline of a hand. Oddly, you see no wires.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear."
		Knight_Otu says, "And we without our hands."
		DavidW says, "You can try touching it anyway."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The pedestal is slender, metallic and about waist-high to a space
Floyd | adventurer. On its top surface is a small manatee gray button.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unexpectedly, your muscles twitch and you feel a faint ringing in your
Floyd | ears. Are you coming down with something?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch device" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Intuiting the purpose of the device, you press your wing against the
Floyd | surface of the device.
Floyd |
Floyd | The device emits a brief series of descending tones, like a sad
Floyd | trombone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No bats allowed. Rude."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter airlock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER AIRLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glass airlock)
Floyd | There's a sphere of thick glass in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You've transformed into a nightmare jigsaw of a creature! From the
Floyd | shoulders up, you've become a Plutonian frost turtle. Your transparent
Floyd | vacuum helmet covers your head in a tight seal, but you can sense the
Floyd | neck muscles that will reopen it. From shoulders to hips, you have the
Floyd | body of a Venusian marshbat. Your gossamer wings fold tight against
Floyd | your body, but you can feel the new muscles used to flap them. Below
Floyd | the hips, you're now a Jovian megastrich. Your legs hold you as
Floyd | lightly as a feather in the weak Martian gravity, and you feel the
Floyd | urge to kick them with the sheer power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kick device" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You wind up one sinewy leg and bash the rectangular device. Despite a
Floyd | devastating impact, the rectangular device is undamaged. Perhaps you
Floyd | should reserve your attack for a less durable target.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kick airlock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK AIRLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glass airlock)
Floyd | Violence *is* the answer to this one!
Floyd |
Floyd | You wind up one sinewy leg and bash the glass hemisphere. The glass
Floyd | fragments into a million pieces, releasing the air inside with a
Floyd | whoosh! The shattered pieces are swept past you like a whirlwind of
Floyd | razors. They disappear into the landscape, leaving you with only minor
Floyd | wounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | With victory in your grasp, you smile, contorting your frost turtle
Floyd | features in ways they were never meant to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | And as you rejoice, pain suddenly floods through you. Your whole body
Floyd | clenches like a fist, then melts like a Dali pocketwatch. When you
Floyd | open your eyes again, you're back in your familiar human body.
Floyd |
Floyd | You immediately begin to choke on Mars' thin, poisonous atmosphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter airlock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Dome
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER AIRLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glass airlock)
Floyd | You stumble into the airlock, avoiding the razor-sharp edges.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Dome (in the glass airlock)
Floyd | You're inside a glass hemisphere that forms an airlock to the giant
Floyd | dome. In front of you, an intact quarter sphere separates you from the
Floyd | interior of the giant dome. Behind you, a broken quarter sphere
Floyd | exposes you to the Martian atmosphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a manatee gray button mounted on a pedestal in the center of
Floyd | the airlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are choking on the poisonous atmosphere! You don't have much
Floyd | longer!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  South End of the Catwalk
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You press the button, which gives a satisfying click! There's a soft
Floyd | humming, barely discernible in the thin atmosphere, and the broken
Floyd | glass hemisphere begins to rotate smoothly outward. As a gap appears
Floyd | at the base of the interior side, air begins to whistle through,
Floyd | escaping to the Martian surface. It rapidly increases to gale force,
Floyd | forcing you to cling to the button pedestal to avoid being dragged
Floyd | back out of the airlock. As the rotation continues, the process
Floyd | reverses and the wind diminishes, ending with a hiss as the intact
Floyd | quarter sphere clamps into the outside seal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cautiously, you take a breath, and feel the oxygen flooding back into
Floyd | you. You step out of the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | South End of the Catwalk
Floyd | You gasp and stagger as you enter the next area. You're suspended in
Floyd | midair, with the poisonous Martian sky surrounding you in every
Floyd | direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the first shock passes, the world slowly shifts back into focus.
Floyd | You're standing on a narrow catwalk in a vast open space. Looking up,
Floyd | you can see that this expanse is not open to the sky, but covered by
Floyd | an enormous glass dome. Far overhead, you see a shrunken sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tearing your eyes from the view above, you look down through the grid
Floyd | of the catwalk. You experience a shudder of vertigo as you see an
Floyd | infinite expanse of sky below your feet. You close your eyes for a
Floyd | moment while you adjust, then re-open them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The catwalk protrudes over a huge, bowl-shaped mirror. Holding the
Floyd | rail of the catwalk and peering down once more, you see a distorted
Floyd | reflection of the Martian sky above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, your eyes turn forward, to the end of the catwalk. A platform
Floyd | hangs at the center point of the open space. Several pieces of
Floyd | equipment are installed on it. The most prominent is a long obsidian
Floyd | tube - like an artillery piece - rising perhaps four meters at an
Floyd | angle from the platform. Involuntarily, your eyes trace the length of
Floyd | the metal tube, and into the sky beyond, to a tiny gray pinpoint
Floyd | hovering near the sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | Earth!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "um, north?"
		Knight_Otu says, ">Shoot earth"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  South End of the Catwalk
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's impossible to focus on the mirrored bowl below you, rather than
Floyd | what's reflected in it. In it, you can see a distorted view of the
Floyd | Martian sky crossed by the thin line of the catwalk. The central
Floyd | platform seems to hang directly beneath your feet. The solar disc is
Floyd | nowhere to be seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tube" 		

Floyd ]  South End of the Catwalk
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a round platform, surrounded by a railing, in the center of
Floyd | the mirror chamber. In its center, an ominous black tube juts at an
Floyd | angle toward the Earth. There are equipment consoles surrounding the
Floyd | tube, but you can't make out any detail at this distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, was still reading."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x earth" 		

Floyd ]  South End of the Catwalk
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EARTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Sometimes you wish you could just click your heels three times and say
Floyd | "There's no place like home!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "click heels" 		

Floyd ]  South End of the Catwalk
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLICK HEELS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Dorothy Powers"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  South End of the Catwalk
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at yourself. You're wearing the dove gray tunic and
Floyd | charcoal trousers of the Sentinels of Outer Space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Our uniform survived, somehow."
		DavidW says, "Mad science."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Platform
Floyd | This vertiginous aerie appears to be suspended in an infinite open
Floyd | space. In every direction you look, you see only the Martian sky. The
Floyd | platform itself is circular and about ten meters in diameter. It's
Floyd | surrounded by a wholly inadequate handrail.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow catwalk extends back to the south of the platform, appearing
Floyd | to vanish into the sky. The catwalk continues across a gap to the
Floyd | north, studded with the cranes, gantries, and scaffolding towers of an
Floyd | active construction site. Steel cables, seeming as slender and fragile
Floyd | as spider silk, extend at intervals to anchor the catwalks and
Floyd | platform to thin air.
Floyd |
Floyd | A console sits on the west side of the platform, studded with blinking
Floyd | lights, gauges, dials, instruments, indicators, and other doohickeys.
Floyd | Electrical cables connect the console with the tube. A drawer is set
Floyd | into the front of the console.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the metal console is an Acme Mark III Deluminator Instruction
Floyd | Guide.
Floyd |
Floyd | A metallic tube in the center of the platform towers over you. The
Floyd | tube points at the sky at a slight angle to vertical. The base of the
Floyd | tube is set into a complicated clockwork mechanism.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "guide and drawer."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x guide" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small volume made of battleship gray faux leather. In pearly
Floyd | letters, it's titled "Acme Mark III Deluminator Instruction Guide".
Floyd |
Floyd | There's the humming of circuits opening, then Lord Infamy's voice
Floyd | booms from every direction:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Commander Powers. I see you've escaped my pets. Again."
Floyd |
Floyd | His voice drips with mock sympathy. "I fear this is only a momentary
Floyd | reprieve. I have two legions of my Midnight Horde on board this space
Floyd | dreadnought. That's enough to deal with any number of… your ilk."
Floyd | You
Floyd | can hear the pucker of distaste in his voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enjoy your last moments of freedom, and," he chuckles mirthlessly,
Floyd | "life. Perhaps you can spend it in contemplation of Earth's future…
Floyd | an
Floyd | eternity adrift in darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In the meantime, that's the engine of Earth's destruction right
Floyd | there! Feel free to examine it… you won't be able to do any harm.
Floyd | It's
Floyd | the heavy-duty model.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm a tad busy preparing for my ascent. Rest assured, my friends and
Floyd | I will stop by as soon as I have a free moment. Then you and I can
Floyd | have a nice chat while I show you my new toy. And after that," --
Floyd | Infamy's voice hardens and rises into a shriek-- "after I've destroyed
Floyd | your friends, your planet, and everything you hold dear… then we'll
Floyd | find out what a planetary deluminator can do to the last Earthman!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x infamy" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INFAMY
Floyd |
Floyd | Lord Infamy isn't here. On the whole, you prefer it that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Right. Misread that."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read guide" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You leaf through until you find the table of contents. You can read
Floyd | these sections:
Floyd |
Floyd | Introduction
Floyd | Quick Start
Floyd | Operational Overview
Floyd | Technical Information
Floyd | Safety Instructions
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "He was using a PA system of some sort."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, when I saw "opening", my mind immediately jumped to a door."
		DavidW says, "Normally used to berate the minions with."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read introduction" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ INTRODUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Introduction
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, despot!
Floyd |
Floyd | Congratulations on your purchase of an Acme Mark III Deluminator!
Floyd |
Floyd | Your new deluminator will provide you and your family with hours of
Floyd | delight-ful entertainment for years to come. However, incorrect
Floyd | operation can result in planetary extinction, so please read this
Floyd | manual carefully and completely before operation.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you're in a hurry, just read the Quick Start section!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Technological Deluminator Corporation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read quick start" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ QUICK START
Floyd |
Floyd | Quick Start
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, abecedarian!
Floyd |
Floyd | In a hurry to create your first "ray of darkness"?
Floyd |
Floyd | Follow these simple steps:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) Mount the Acme Mark III Deluminator and Acme Mark III Tracking
Floyd | Platform on a planetary surface, with a clear view of the object you
Floyd | wish to deluminate. Remember - you should never deluminate an
Floyd | inhabited planet!
Floyd | 2) Attach the Acme Mark III Deluminator and Acme Mark III Tracking
Floyd | Platform to an operating atomic pile.
Floyd | 3) Insert the seven Acme Mark III Lens Filters into the seven lens
Floyd | apertures inside the Acme Mark III Deluminator. Be sure that each lens
Floyd | filter is placed in the aperture with the corresponding label!
Floyd | 4) Aim the Acme Mark III Deluminator using the Acme Mark III
Floyd | Tracking Platform.
Floyd |   5) Activate the Acme Mark III Deluminator using the big red button.
Floyd |
Floyd | Have fun!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Technological Deluminator Corporation
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kiss the light goodbye!" Infamy shrills through the loudspeakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have to wonder about Acme sometimes. They'll sell just about anything to just about anyone."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sooo... what are our options..."
		DavidW says, "Read more of the guide. Open the drawer. Find those lenses and pull them out."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The drawer slides open with oiled ease. The drawer is divided into
Floyd | seven compartments, which are lined with velvet. All of the
Floyd | compartments are occupied.
Floyd |
Floyd | They contain some lenses with glass of different colors (white, black,
Floyd | gunmetal, pewter, iron, taupe and slate).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get lenses" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LENSES
Floyd |
Floyd | lens with white-colored glass: You ease the white-colored lens gently
Floyd | out of one of the drawer's velvet lined compartments.
Floyd | lens with black-colored glass: You ease the black-colored lens gently
Floyd | out of one of the drawer's velvet lined compartments.
Floyd | lens with gunmetal-colored glass: You ease the gunmetal-colored lens
Floyd | gently out of one of the drawer's velvet lined compartments.
Floyd | lens with pewter-colored glass: You ease the pewter-colored lens
Floyd | gently out of one of the drawer's velvet lined compartments.
Floyd | lens with iron-colored glass: You ease the iron-colored lens gently
Floyd | out of one of the drawer's velvet lined compartments.
Floyd | lens with taupe-colored glass: You ease the taupe-colored lens gently
Floyd | out of one of the drawer's velvet lined compartments.
Floyd | lens with slate-colored glass: You ease the slate-colored lens gently
Floyd | out of one of the drawer's velvet lined compartments.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I am inconvinced it should be that easy."
		DavidW says, "Those colours are very very similar to those on the animals photos."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x black" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lens with black-colored glass)
Floyd | The lenses are each about ten centimeters in diameter. This one has
Floyd | black-colored glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "So the lenses haven't been placed yet?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x compartments" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMPARTMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The drawer is set into the front of the metal console. The drawer is
Floyd | divided into seven compartments, which are lined with velvet. All of
Floyd | the compartments are empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You won't ruin my triumph," Infamy states coldly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I'm not really sure."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break lenses" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK LENSES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break lense" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK LENSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break lens" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the lower hemispherical complex lens, the upper
Floyd | hemispherical complex lens, the lens with slate-colored glass, the
Floyd | lens with taupe-colored glass, the lens with iron-colored glass, the
Floyd | lens with pewter-colored glass, the lens with gunmetal-colored glass,
Floyd | the lens with black-colored glass or the lens with white-colored
Floyd | glass?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "white" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | The white lens is too beautiful to destroy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "It's either the lens or earth, Dynamite!"
		DavidW says, "read the operational overview"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read guide" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You leaf through until you find the table of contents. You can read
Floyd | these sections:
Floyd |
Floyd | Introduction
Floyd | Quick Start
Floyd | Operational Overview
Floyd | Technical Information
Floyd | Safety Instructions
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read operational" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ OPERATIONAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Operational Overview
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, dilettante!
Floyd |
Floyd | Curious about how the Acme Mark III Deluminator works? Here's a brief
Floyd | overview. If you really want to know all the nitty-gritty, continue on
Floyd | to the Technical Information section!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Mark III Deluminator lets you turn light into darkness as a
Floyd | fun, family-friendly activity!
Floyd |
Floyd | It works in three steps:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) The chromatic disintegrator at the bottom of the Acme Mark III
Floyd | Deluminator separates natural starlight into its seven component
Floyd | beams, each of a different color.
Floyd | 2) Each of these beams passes through a different colored filter,
Floyd | transforming the beam to black.
Floyd | 3) The chromatic integrator at the top of the Acme Mark III
Floyd | Deluminator recombines the seven identical black beams into a ray of
Floyd | pure darkness!
Floyd |
Floyd | Have fun, and keep spreading the dark!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Technological Deluminator Corporation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read technical" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TECHNICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Technical Information
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, gearhead!
Floyd |
Floyd | Eager to dig into the details of how the Acme Mark III Deluminator
Floyd | works? Let's start with a little background about light.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you've ever seen a rainbow, you know that light is composed seven
Floyd | different colors: white, red, violet, blue, green, yellow and black.
Floyd | Natural starlight can be separated into these component parts using a
Floyd | chromatic disintegrator.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fun starts when you transform the colored beams in different ways.
Floyd | For instance, when you filter blue light through a red lens, you'll
Floyd | get violet!
Floyd |
Floyd | Why is this? Well, the colors are arranged in cycles of seven, called
Floyd | septaves. They're a lot like the octaves you find in music. You could
Floyd | number the colors like this:
Floyd |
Floyd | 0 = White
Floyd | 1 = Red
Floyd | 2 = Violet
Floyd | 3 = Blue
Floyd | 4 = Green
Floyd | 5 = Yellow
Floyd | 6 = Black
Floyd |
Floyd | Filtering disintegrated light is like subtracting their numbers. So,
Floyd | filtering blue light (3) with a red lens (1) gives you violet light
Floyd | (2)!
Floyd |
Floyd | But what if you filter red light (1) with a blue lens (3)? They
Floyd | subtract to (-2), and there's no color for that! Well, after you reach
Floyd | the bottom of a septave, another one begins, just like an octave in
Floyd | music. So, (-1) is the same as (6), and (-2) is the same as (5). So
Floyd | red light (1) filtered through a blue lens (3) creates yellow light
Floyd | (5)!
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, seven identical beams can be recombined and amplified into a
Floyd | coherent ray using a chromatic integrator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, you don't need to keep track of all these details. Acme
Floyd | makes it simple by labeling each lens aperture with the color of the
Floyd | lens that should be placed in it. As long as you're careful to follow
Floyd | these instructions, the Acme Mark III Deluminator will always emit a
Floyd | ray of pure darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Technological Deluminator Corporation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You know, I saw a youtube video on how someone made a black flame."
		DavidW says, "It even cast a shadow."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, Dynamite is colorblind."
		DavidW asks, "He is?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Blue - Gunmetal."
		Knight_Otu says, "At least, he sees the colors differently."
		Knight_Otu says, "Violet - Slate"
		DavidW says, "oh. So violet = slate."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yellow - Iron"
		DavidW says, "Of course, I didn't copy all the text back then"
		Knight_Otu says, "Green - Pewter"
		DavidW asks, "Is red = taupe, then?"
		Knight_Otu says, "That's all we have, I think."
		Knight_Otu says, "I opened my transcript file for those, so that should be it."
		DavidW says, "There's still technical information and safety instructions."
		Knight_Otu says, "I just did technical, so it's just safety."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read safety" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SAFETY
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Instructions
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, fussbudget!
Floyd |
Floyd | Please follow these safety precautions when using your Acme Mark III
Floyd | Deluminator:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) Do not immerse the deluminator. There is a small danger of
Floyd | chromaticution.
Floyd | 2) The Acme Mark III Deluminator is designed only for use with type G
Floyd | white starlight. Do not use with other star types.
Floyd | 3) Never look directly into the chromatic integrator.
Floyd | 4) Do not use on inhabited planets. This may cause the extinction of
Floyd | life on the deluminated planet.
Floyd | 5) Never use the deluminator to generate anything other than pure
Floyd | darkness. This may cause the deluminator to overheat. (For other
Floyd | colors, try the new Acme Mark IV Illuminator!)
Floyd | 6) Do not use the deluminator in the vicinity of a gas leak.
Floyd |
Floyd | Failure to follow these safety precautions will void the warranty for
Floyd | the Acme Mark III Deluminator.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Technological Deluminator Corporation
Floyd |
Floyd | "How did you escape my razorfish?" Infamy wonders to himself. "No
Floyd | matter. It won't happen again."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I think we may be safe if we just change a few colors?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x labels" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LABELS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x deluminator" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DELUMINATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the deluminator tube)
Floyd | The tube looks something like an electron microscope, but much larger.
Floyd | It towers at least four meters above the platform, and is thick enough
Floyd | that your arms won't reach all the way around it. The surface of the
Floyd | tube is highly polished obsidian chrome, and you can see your own
Floyd | concerned face peering back from its surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tube is set into a clockwork mechanism, which holds it at an
Floyd | eighty-two degree angle from the horizontal. Sighting along the barrel
Floyd | of the tube, you can see the Earth. At this distance, it's only a
Floyd | pinprick of light in the fabric of the sky, but for a moment your
Floyd | heart swells with homesickness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking down through the grating, you can see a hemispherical complex
Floyd | lens at the lower end of the tube. Craning your neck to see the top,
Floyd | you can see a matching lens.
Floyd |
Floyd | A circular button and a square button are mounted at eye level on the
Floyd | north face of the tube.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x complex" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMPLEX
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the lower hemispherical complex lens or the upper
Floyd | hemispherical complex lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lower complex" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOWER COMPLEX
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a complex, multi-faceted lens covering the entire lower end of
Floyd | the tube. It's made of transparent crystal, and is approximately
Floyd | hemispherical.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x upper complex" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UPPER COMPLEX
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a complex, multi-faceted lens covering the entire upper end of
Floyd | the tube. It's made of transparent crystal, and is approximately
Floyd | hemispherical.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x technical" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TECHNICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x integrator" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INTEGRATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a complex, multi-faceted lens covering the entire upper end of
Floyd | the tube. It's made of transparent crystal, and is approximately
Floyd | hemispherical.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read technical" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TECHNICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Technical Information
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, gearhead!
Floyd |
Floyd | Eager to dig into the details of how the Acme Mark III Deluminator
Floyd | works? Let's start with a little background about light.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you've ever seen a rainbow, you know that light is composed seven
Floyd | different colors: white, red, violet, blue, green, yellow and black.
Floyd | Natural starlight can be separated into these component parts using a
Floyd | chromatic disintegrator.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fun starts when you transform the colored beams in different ways.
Floyd | For instance, when you filter blue light through a red lens, you'll
Floyd | get violet!
Floyd |
Floyd | Why is this? Well, the colors are arranged in cycles of seven, called
Floyd | septaves. They're a lot like the octaves you find in music. You could
Floyd | number the colors like this:
Floyd |
Floyd | 0 = White
Floyd | 1 = Red
Floyd | 2 = Violet
Floyd | 3 = Blue
Floyd | 4 = Green
Floyd | 5 = Yellow
Floyd | 6 = Black
Floyd |
Floyd | Filtering disintegrated light is like subtracting their numbers. So,
Floyd | filtering blue light (3) with a red lens (1) gives you violet light
Floyd | (2)!
Floyd |
Floyd | But what if you filter red light (1) with a blue lens (3)? They
Floyd | subtract to (-2), and there's no color for that! Well, after you reach
Floyd | the bottom of a septave, another one begins, just like an octave in
Floyd | music. So, (-1) is the same as (6), and (-2) is the same as (5). So
Floyd | red light (1) filtered through a blue lens (3) creates yellow light
Floyd | (5)!
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, seven identical beams can be recombined and amplified into a
Floyd | coherent ray using a chromatic integrator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, you don't need to keep track of all these details. Acme
Floyd | makes it simple by labeling each lens aperture with the color of the
Floyd | lens that should be placed in it. As long as you're careful to follow
Floyd | these instructions, the Acme Mark III Deluminator will always emit a
Floyd | ray of pure darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Technological Deluminator Corporation
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear weapons ratcheting over the loudspeakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Platform
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sounds like we're running out of time."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Knight_Otu asks, "So we need to place these lenses, out of order, into some apertures in..the tube?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter tube" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kiss the light goodbye!" Infamy shrills through the loudspeakers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Platform
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Yes, but I didn't see any apertures. And what do the two buttons do?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x square button" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SQUARE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | It's square.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you comfy over there?" Infamy asks sardonically. It's probably a
Floyd | rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Moop."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Platform
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf37" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push square" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SQUARE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Infamy croons "In the Still of the Night" to himself. Ah, Cole Porter!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Platform
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x aperture" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X APERTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CIRCULAR BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | It's circular.
Floyd |
Floyd | Infamy savors his words: "You'll watch helplessly while I fire the Ray
Floyd | of Night!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push circular" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH CIRCULAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A disc slides out of the interior of the column with a pneumatic hiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x disc" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISC
Floyd |
Floyd | The disc is slightly smaller in diameter than the column and is made
Floyd | of a black metal with a matte finish. It has seven circular apertures
Floyd | in it, arranged in a regular heptagon. The apertures are about ten
Floyd | centimeters in diameter. Each has a small label etched into the metal
Floyd | below it. Going clockwise from the point closest to the column, the
Floyd | labels say "White", "Red", "Violet", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow", and
Floyd | "Black".
Floyd |
Floyd | The apertures are all empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "There they are."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf38" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put gunmetal in red" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GUNMETAL IN RED
Floyd |
Floyd | (the second aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My next deathtrap will be inescapable!" Lord Infamy barks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put slate in green" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SLATE IN GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put iron in black" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IRON IN BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the seventh aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | some lenses with glass of different colors (taupe, pewter, black and
Floyd | white)
Floyd |   a uniform (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put taupe in white" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TAUPE IN WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lens with taupe-colored glass in the first aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pewter in black" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PEWTER IN BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the seventh aperture)
Floyd | You can only fit one lens in the aperture at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You won't ruin my triumph," Infamy states coldly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put black in blue" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLACK IN BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lens with black-colored glass in the fourth aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put white in violet" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WHITE IN VIOLET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lens with white-colored glass in the third aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a lens with pewter-colored glass
Floyd |   a uniform (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x apertures" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X APERTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x disc" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISC
Floyd |
Floyd | The disc is slightly smaller in diameter than the column and is made
Floyd | of a black metal with a matte finish. It has seven circular apertures
Floyd | in it, arranged in a regular heptagon. The apertures are about ten
Floyd | centimeters in diameter. Each has a small label etched into the metal
Floyd | below it. Going clockwise from the point closest to the column, the
Floyd | labels say "White", "Red", "Violet", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow", and
Floyd | "Black".
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking closer, you see:
Floyd | The first aperture (labeled White) contains a lens with
Floyd | taupe-colored glass.
Floyd | The second aperture (labeled Red) contains a lens with
Floyd | gunmetal-colored glass.
Floyd | The third aperture (labeled Violet) contains a lens with
Floyd | white-colored glass.
Floyd | The fourth aperture (labeled Blue) contains a lens with
Floyd | black-colored glass.
Floyd | The fifth aperture (labeled Green) contains a lens with
Floyd | slate-colored glass.
Floyd |   The sixth aperture (labeled Yellow) is empty.
Floyd | The seventh aperture (labeled Black) contains a lens with
Floyd | iron-colored glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pewter in yellow" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PEWTER IN YELLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Infamy's hollow laugh echo from all around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "I think I accidentally moved a lens or two?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push circular" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH CIRCULAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't know what your strategy is here except 'wrong apertures'."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push square" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SQUARE
Floyd |
Floyd | The disc slides back into the column with a pneumatic hiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "No strategy beyond wrong apertures."
		DavidW says, "Could go for all white light."
		Knight_Otu says, "If we need to work out a specific order, we need to go back to the lab save."
		DavidW says, "The idea is to overheat the thing so it's damaged beyond repair, i think."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Platform
Floyd | This vertiginous aerie appears to be suspended in an infinite open
Floyd | space. In every direction you look, you see only the Martian sky. The
Floyd | platform itself is circular and about ten meters in diameter. It's
Floyd | surrounded by a wholly inadequate handrail.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow catwalk extends back to the south of the platform, appearing
Floyd | to vanish into the sky. The catwalk continues across a gap to the
Floyd | north, studded with the cranes, gantries, and scaffolding towers of an
Floyd | active construction site. Steel cables, seeming as slender and fragile
Floyd | as spider silk, extend at intervals to anchor the catwalks and
Floyd | platform to thin air.
Floyd |
Floyd | A console sits on the west side of the platform, studded with blinking
Floyd | lights, gauges, dials, instruments, indicators, and other doohickeys.
Floyd | Electrical cables connect the console with the tube. A drawer is set
Floyd | into the front of the console.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the metal console is an Acme Mark III Deluminator Instruction
Floyd | Guide.
Floyd |
Floyd | A metallic tube in the center of the platform towers over you. The
Floyd | tube points at the sky at a slight angle to vertical. The base of the
Floyd | tube is set into a complicated clockwork mechanism.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly Infamy demands: "How did you cross the Martian surface? It's
Floyd | impossible!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Where's the on-button for this thing?"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x console" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONSOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The console is connected to the metallic tube with electrical cables.
Floyd | It is studded with a dizzying array of blinking lights, gauges, dials,
Floyd | instruments, indicators, and other doohickeys. To one side of the
Floyd | other controls is a single oversized taupe button.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a drawer set into the front of the console.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the metal console is an Acme Mark III Deluminator Instruction
Floyd | Guide.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh the taupe one."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push taupe" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TAUPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The oversized taupe-colored button sinks flush with the surface of the
Floyd | console, then pops back up. Nothing else happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My next deathtrap will be even more lethal," Infamy remarks dryly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAUPE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The button is taupe-colored, and it's really big - about the size of
Floyd | your balled-up fist. Having seen it, you know that it's your destiny
Floyd | to push this button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Actually, I think we have all the colors, unless Dynamite sees black as white."
		DavidW says, "I'm sure he sees black and white normally."
		Knight_Otu says, "Blue - Gunmetal, Violet - Slate, Yellow - Iron, Green - Pewter, Red - Taupe."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read technical" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TECHNICAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Technical Information
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, gearhead!
Floyd |
Floyd | Eager to dig into the details of how the Acme Mark III Deluminator
Floyd | works? Let's start with a little background about light.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you've ever seen a rainbow, you know that light is composed seven
Floyd | different colors: white, red, violet, blue, green, yellow and black.
Floyd | Natural starlight can be separated into these component parts using a
Floyd | chromatic disintegrator.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fun starts when you transform the colored beams in different ways.
Floyd | For instance, when you filter blue light through a red lens, you'll
Floyd | get violet!
Floyd |
Floyd | Why is this? Well, the colors are arranged in cycles of seven, called
Floyd | septaves. They're a lot like the octaves you find in music. You could
Floyd | number the colors like this:
Floyd |
Floyd | 0 = White
Floyd | 1 = Red
Floyd | 2 = Violet
Floyd | 3 = Blue
Floyd | 4 = Green
Floyd | 5 = Yellow
Floyd | 6 = Black
Floyd |
Floyd | Filtering disintegrated light is like subtracting their numbers. So,
Floyd | filtering blue light (3) with a red lens (1) gives you violet light
Floyd | (2)!
Floyd |
Floyd | But what if you filter red light (1) with a blue lens (3)? They
Floyd | subtract to (-2), and there's no color for that! Well, after you reach
Floyd | the bottom of a septave, another one begins, just like an octave in
Floyd | music. So, (-1) is the same as (6), and (-2) is the same as (5). So
Floyd | red light (1) filtered through a blue lens (3) creates yellow light
Floyd | (5)!
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, seven identical beams can be recombined and amplified into a
Floyd | coherent ray using a chromatic integrator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, you don't need to keep track of all these details. Acme
Floyd | makes it simple by labeling each lens aperture with the color of the
Floyd | lens that should be placed in it. As long as you're careful to follow
Floyd | these instructions, the Acme Mark III Deluminator will always emit a
Floyd | ray of pure darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Technological Deluminator Corporation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read safety" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SAFETY
Floyd |
Floyd | Safety Instructions
Floyd |
Floyd | Hello, fussbudget!
Floyd |
Floyd | Please follow these safety precautions when using your Acme Mark III
Floyd | Deluminator:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) Do not immerse the deluminator. There is a small danger of
Floyd | chromaticution.
Floyd | 2) The Acme Mark III Deluminator is designed only for use with type G
Floyd | white starlight. Do not use with other star types.
Floyd | 3) Never look directly into the chromatic integrator.
Floyd | 4) Do not use on inhabited planets. This may cause the extinction of
Floyd | life on the deluminated planet.
Floyd | 5) Never use the deluminator to generate anything other than pure
Floyd | darkness. This may cause the deluminator to overheat. (For other
Floyd | colors, try the new Acme Mark IV Illuminator!)
Floyd | 6) Do not use the deluminator in the vicinity of a gas leak.
Floyd |
Floyd | Failure to follow these safety precautions will void the warranty for
Floyd | the Acme Mark III Deluminator.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Acme Technological Deluminator Corporation
Floyd |
Floyd | "You'll regret the day you crossed Lord Infamy!" Infamy howls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we need to work out something pure other than black."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push circular" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH CIRCULAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A disc slides out of the interior of the column with a pneumatic hiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x disc" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISC
Floyd |
Floyd | The disc is slightly smaller in diameter than the column and is made
Floyd | of a black metal with a matte finish. It has seven circular apertures
Floyd | in it, arranged in a regular heptagon. The apertures are about ten
Floyd | centimeters in diameter. Each has a small label etched into the metal
Floyd | below it. Going clockwise from the point closest to the column, the
Floyd | labels say "White", "Red", "Violet", "Blue", "Green", "Yellow", and
Floyd | "Black".
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking closer, you see:
Floyd | The first aperture (labeled White) contains a lens with
Floyd | taupe-colored glass.
Floyd | The second aperture (labeled Red) contains a lens with
Floyd | gunmetal-colored glass.
Floyd | The third aperture (labeled Violet) contains a lens with
Floyd | white-colored glass.
Floyd | The fourth aperture (labeled Blue) contains a lens with
Floyd | black-colored glass.
Floyd | The fifth aperture (labeled Green) contains a lens with
Floyd | slate-colored glass.
Floyd | The sixth aperture (labeled Yellow) contains a lens with
Floyd | pewter-colored glass.
Floyd | The seventh aperture (labeled Black) contains a lens with
Floyd | iron-colored glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The White lens should be filtering black light in the "correct" configuration - 6 - 0 = 6."
		Knight_Otu says, "The red lens white light."
		Knight_Otu says, "Right, it's a simple shift."
		DavidW says, "Seems like it."
		DavidW asks, "may I?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Do."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all lens" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | lens with taupe-colored glass: The lens snaps out of the aperture.
Floyd | lens with gunmetal-colored glass: The lens snaps out of the aperture.
Floyd | lens with white-colored glass: The lens snaps out of the aperture.
Floyd | lens with black-colored glass: The lens snaps out of the aperture.
Floyd | lens with slate-colored glass: The lens snaps out of the aperture.
Floyd | lens with pewter-colored glass: The lens snaps out of the aperture.
Floyd | lens with iron-colored glass: The lens snaps out of the aperture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put black in white" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLACK IN WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lens with black-colored glass in the first aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can't escape the Midnight Horde!" Infamy gloats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put white in red" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WHITE IN RED
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lens with white-colored glass in the second aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put taupe in violet" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TAUPE IN VIOLET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lens with taupe-colored glass in the third aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put slate in violet" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SLATE IN VIOLET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only fit one lens in the aperture at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put slate in blue" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SLATE IN BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you know who Infamy reminds you of. He sounds like that new
Floyd | actor, Vincent Price. You and Rosalind saw him last year in "Tower of
Floyd | London". Except without the charm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put gunmetal in green" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GUNMETAL IN GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pewter in yellow" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PEWTER IN YELLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put iron in black" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IRON IN BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the seventh aperture)
Floyd | The lens snicks into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My next deathtrap will be even more lethal," Infamy remarks dryly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push square button" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SQUARE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The disc slides back into the column with a pneumatic hiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push taupe button" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TAUPE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The oversized taupe-colored button sinks flush with the surface of the
Floyd | console and you hear a tiny click. Nothing else happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Any time now…" Infamy comments dryly. A tinge of exasperation
Floyd | colors
Floyd | Lord Infamy's normally silky voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess I did it wrong."
		DavidW says, "I'm surprised it doesn't do *something*."
		DavidW says, "I suppose we could try to put them in the correct apertures and do Infamy's work for him."
		DavidW says, "At least see if *that* works."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let me just doublecheck..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a uniform (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Out of one corner of your eye, you think you see the tube shift
Floyd | minutely. You swivel your head and study it carefully, but whatever
Floyd | happened isn't happening now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "That looks correct. Odd."
		DavidW says, "Unless we goofed somewhere with the gray colors to normal colors correspondences."
		Knight_Otu says, "Let me pull up my transcript file again then."
		Knight_Otu yellow-crested Jovian megastric ... its crest is actually iron.
		Knight_Otu blue-eyed Venusian marshbat. ... gunmetal.
		Knight_Otu violet-bellied Martian ... slate.
		Knight_Otu green-shelled Plutonian frost ... pewter.
		Knight_Otu says, "And the red button is taupe."
		DavidW says, "hm"
		DavidW asks, "Should we try for a 'correct' placement, just to destroy the Earth and make sure the machine is working?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push circular" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH CIRCULAR
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a brief hum from the tube, but nothing else happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you know who Infamy reminds you of. He sounds like that new
Floyd | actor, Vincent Price. You and Rosalind saw him last year in "Tower of
Floyd | London". Except without the charm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unexpectedly, all of the flickering lights on the console illuminate
Floyd | at once, then begin to blink in synchrony. The gauges, dials, and
Floyd | other impenetrable instrumentation begin to swing in sympathy. You
Floyd | hear Lord Infamy's voice come from the loudspeakers, "Hmmm? What's
Floyd | this?" There's a tiny worm of concern in his confident tone that
Floyd | you've never heard before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | (the oversized button)
Floyd | The button is already flush with the surface of the console. You can't
Floyd | push it any further down.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a sudden flare of hidden fires all around the circumference of
Floyd | the huge mirror, so bright that it lights up the surrounding Martian
Floyd | landscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. The disc has to be out when the taupe button is pushed."
		Knight_Otu asks, "I suggest we ... we can't really flee, can we?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Odd that."
		DavidW says, "We might try to go."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | But all the action's here!
Floyd |
Floyd | Fwooosh! Clouds of steam erupt from motivators on the periphery of the
Floyd | vast mirror and the entire structure shudders slightly. Now there's a
Floyd | definite element of fear in Infamy's voice as he cries out, "What have
Floyd | you done?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "We do all the work for him, and he complains?"
		DavidW says, "I'd really like an escape plan and a weapon and somewhere fireproof."
		DavidW asks, "Do we just z and hope for the space cavalry to arrest Infamy and take us home?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hum of capacitors charging comes from every direction. It starts
Floyd | as a thrum that you feel through the soles of your shoes, but quickly
Floyd | passes from bass to treble, and ends as a long dog whistle. As it
Floyd | rises, you feel a prickle of charge fill your body and your hair lift
Floyd | away from your head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jagged shafts of lightning streak between the outer rim of the mirror
Floyd | and the Martian sky as the capacitors discharge! The sound reaches you
Floyd | a moment later, not as a boom, but as a sustained crackling in the
Floyd | thin atmosphere. The entire structure begins to shudder slightly as
Floyd | the titanic energies of the Ray of Night begin to release.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the loudspeakers, you hear Infamy gibbering in fear, but can't
Floyd | make out his words.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a piercing shriek that permeates your body and vibrates your
Floyd | bones, the Ray of Night erupts! An almost-solid shaft of pure white
Floyd | lances out of the tube towards the gray pinpoint far above. For long
Floyd | moments, the Earth is bathed in wholesome white light.
Floyd |
Floyd | ……………………………………
Floyd |
Floyd | Far, far away, half a world is illuminated. Some rise from their beds,
Floyd | blinking sleep from their eyes. Workers drop their hammers, shovels
Floyd | and slide rules. Drivers stop on freeways and emerge from their
Floyd | automobiles. Lovers pause in their caresses. Families drop their
Floyd | books, forget their radios and rise from their tables. Children forget
Floyd | their games and leave their toys. Time pauses, and for frozen moments
Floyd | the people of Earth look wonderstruck to the sky and an unexpected
Floyd | dawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | ……………………………………
Floyd |
Floyd | You marvel after the beam as it plays harmlessly over your home
Floyd | planet. Tension drains from you as you realize you've thwarted Lord
Floyd | Infamy's plot and defanged the Ray of Night!
Floyd |
Floyd | For several breaths, you stand stunned in the silent Martian
Floyd | landscape. Then Infamy screams from the loudspeakers: "Noooooo!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to do that, but events are moving too quickly now.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tube is radiating incandescent waves now, and you can feel the
Floyd | heat from the grating through your shoes. The black tube beside you
Floyd | glows silver, then white hot, and begins to slump into a liquid
Floyd | puddle. The complex lenses fracture into kaleidoscopes from the heat,
Floyd | showering you with fine glass particles. The platform itself melts and
Floyd | dips. The semi-liquid mass sags and falls toward the mirror below. The
Floyd | hole left behind glows silver at the edges and is ringed with liquid
Floyd | metal. You cling to the handrail to prevent sliding into the gravity
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, a new cataclysm shakes the platform. You stumble against the
Floyd | handrail, and hold on for dear life. The oscillations increase in
Floyd | amplitude until the whole structure is shaking like Galloping Gertie
Floyd | on a windy day. To the north, a gantry crane gives way, and falls
Floyd | across the gap to the northern catwalk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Conquest
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Conquest
Floyd | Ignoring everything else, you head for the only escape route!
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble across the fallen crane, then stumble down the northern
Floyd | catwalk as it convulses beneath you, lurching from railing to railing
Floyd | like a broken-field runner avoiding tacklers. Behind you, the platform
Floyd | itself falls into the abyss with a howl of tortured steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the end of the catwalk is Lord Infamy's mighty imperial
Floyd | dreadnought, Conquest. Its powerful coal-fueled engines are
Floyd | already warming up, and sparks are spitting from the jet igniters.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ship's heavy steel mooring lines are falling free, and, far above,
Floyd | you can hear sirens sounding and hatches clanging shut as Infamy's
Floyd | minions prepare the spaceship for takeoff.
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperately, you cast about for some way to stop the departure - you
Floyd | mustn't let Infamy escape! Then, you spot it; there's an open hatch
Floyd | leading into the cargo compartment at the base of the ship! Hidden by
Floyd | the choking black smoke billowing from the jet igniters, you make a
Floyd | running dive through the hatch and roll into the steel compartment.
Floyd | Behind you, the hatch springs shut, and locking pins seal it in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaping to your feet, you seek desperately for the ladders that will
Floyd | take you forward to the crew compartments. Then you realize: this is
Floyd | no cargo compartment! You've entered the combustion chamber for the
Floyd | spaceship!
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, you see Lord Infamy peering through a hatch into the
Floyd | engine compartment, far out of reach. He gestures to unseen workers
Floyd | and commands "Fire the jets!" With a smile seeping malice, he slams
Floyd | the hatch shut, and you hear the wheel spin and lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | With only moments before the jets fire and incinerate you, you spin
Floyd | around, looking for an escape route. The crew has obviously been using
Floyd | this chamber as a recreation area. In their haste to prepare for
Floyd | takeoff, they've left a half-finished game of Monopoly on the floor in
Floyd | the center of the chamber. A pile of Mars Bars is nearby, as are
Floyd | several cans of Krueger's Special Beer, each with a bendy straw
Floyd | protruding from it. A "Frying Pan" electric guitar leans against a
Floyd | wall. An unopened can of Nescafé freeze-dried coffee and a half-empty
Floyd | tube of Burma-Shave lie discarded on the floor. A standing lamp with
Floyd | an ultraslate bulb casts an un-Earthly glow over the area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fuel jets begin to spew finely-divided coal dust. With a whoomp, the
Floyd | jets ignite, illuminating your upturned face and casting harsh,
Floyd | shifting shadows. You stare into the flames of imminent death. Then…
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You've won this round! But don't forget to play…
Floyd |
Floyd | "Boom! Goes the Dynamite!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Episode 8 of "Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "well. yay?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess we won."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Platform
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Platform
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And in a reasonable time too."
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Conquest
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Conquest
Floyd | Ignoring everything else, you head for the only escape route!
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble across the fallen crane, then stumble down the northern
Floyd | catwalk as it convulses beneath you, lurching from railing to railing
Floyd | like a broken-field runner avoiding tacklers. Behind you, the platform
Floyd | itself falls into the abyss with a howl of tortured steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the end of the catwalk is Lord Infamy's mighty imperial
Floyd | dreadnought, Conquest. Its powerful coal-fueled engines are
Floyd | already warming up, and sparks are spitting from the jet igniters.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ship's heavy steel mooring lines are falling free, and, far above,
Floyd | you can hear sirens sounding and hatches clanging shut as Infamy's
Floyd | minions prepare the spaceship for takeoff.
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperately, you cast about for some way to stop the departure - you
Floyd | mustn't let Infamy escape! Then, you spot it; there's an open hatch
Floyd | leading into the cargo compartment at the base of the ship! Hidden by
Floyd | the choking black smoke billowing from the jet igniters, you make a
Floyd | running dive through the hatch and roll into the steel compartment.
Floyd | Behind you, the hatch springs shut, and locking pins seal it in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaping to your feet, you seek desperately for the ladders that will
Floyd | take you forward to the crew compartments. Then you realize: this is
Floyd | no cargo compartment! You've entered the combustion chamber for the
Floyd | spaceship!
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking up, you see Lord Infamy peering through a hatch into the
Floyd | engine compartment, far out of reach. He gestures to unseen workers
Floyd | and commands "Fire the jets!" With a smile seeping malice, he slams
Floyd | the hatch shut, and you hear the wheel spin and lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | With only moments before the jets fire and incinerate you, you spin
Floyd | around, looking for an escape route. The crew has obviously been using
Floyd | this chamber as a recreation area. In their haste to prepare for
Floyd | takeoff, they've left a half-finished game of Monopoly on the floor in
Floyd | the center of the chamber. A pile of Mars Bars is nearby, as are
Floyd | several cans of Krueger's Special Beer, each with a bendy straw
Floyd | protruding from it. A "Frying Pan" electric guitar leans against a
Floyd | wall. An unopened can of Nescafé freeze-dried coffee and a half-empty
Floyd | tube of Burma-Shave lie discarded on the floor. A standing lamp with
Floyd | an ultraslate bulb casts an un-Earthly glow over the area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fuel jets begin to spew finely-divided coal dust. With a whoomp, the
Floyd | jets ignite, illuminating your upturned face and casting harsh,
Floyd | shifting shadows. You stare into the flames of imminent death. Then…
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You've won this round! But don't forget to play…
Floyd |
Floyd | "Boom! Goes the Dynamite!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Episode 8 of "Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "The estimate was "Longer than two hours"."
		Knight_Otu says, "I don't think that's quite accurate."
		DavidW says, "And we took 2 and a half."
		Knight_Otu says, "And CF usually takes longer than a standard playthrough."
		DavidW says, "well, a bit less than that. We didn't start immediately at 2pm"
		DavidW says, "I guess we were expected to make the wrong choices at the first machine."
		DavidW says, "Or not escape the cage so quickly."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. That's a possibility."
		Knight_Otu says, "And die a few cruel deaths in trying."
		DavidW says, "It turns out that the cage has to be fully down at the pool for there to be enough cable to swing to the shore."
		Knight_Otu says, "Makes sense."
		DavidW says, "anyway congrats to our victory!"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Now where did we put our fireproof underwear?"
		DavidW says, "Darned if I know."
		DavidW says, "We'll have to ask Rosalind."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Anyway, horray!"
		DavidW says, "I'm glad the pure white light didn't blind everyone on Earth."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. I'm guessing the other colors give a slightly different text."
		DavidW says, "oh, yeah. We could, in theory, bathe the Earth all in red light or all violet light or whatever."
		Knight_Otu says, "But I'm fine with the white light."
		DavidW says, "yeah"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Birmingham IV by Peter Emery
As played on ifMUD on November 11, 2018

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 Birmingham IV written by Peter Emery. This game placed 69th in the 2018 Interactive Fiction Competition. 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 birminghamiv" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Birmingham IV
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Peter Emery
Floyd | Release 5 / Serial number 180927 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Type "help" for help.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil's Bedroom (on the Phil's bed)
Floyd | Sprawled face down on the bed, the Phil is snoozing quietly in the
Floyd | bedroom of his house in Birmingham.  This - certainly - is no palace.
Floyd | The room is plain, painted magnolia, and quite empty of furniture
Floyd | other than the bed itself.  A Grand Prix '87 poster hangs limply from
Floyd | the wall.  Rain beats at the window.  Lime green doors lead in and
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying on its side on the floor is a  large mug.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a little card here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Not a good start"
		DavidW asks, "hm?"
		Guenni says, "Something in third person. Can't remember coming across that so far."
		Roger says, "Between the spacing weirdness on 'a large mug' and 'The Phil'"
		Roger says, "the latter might be style, sure"
		DavidW says, "Inform 7 authors often miss spacing errors."
		DavidW says, "'The Phil' might be a title, like 'the Duke'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Some stones are best left unturned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | A solid and immovable divan with a nice pattern of pink roses.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | He gets off the Phil's bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | The Phil is in the Phil's Bedroom.   This - certainly - is no palace.
Floyd | The room is plain, painted magnolia, and quite empty of furniture
Floyd | other than the bed itself.  A Grand Prix '87 poster hangs limply from
Floyd | the wall.  Rain beats at the window.  Lime green doors lead in and
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying on its side on the floor is a  large mug.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a little card here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get out of jail free"
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take card" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub eyes" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mug" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Ugly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take mug" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil peers outside.  He sees a street of houses, very similar to
Floyd | his own, steaming in the rain.  He thinks he can see a pub as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cry" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CRY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blink" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLINK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | The Phil is in the Phil's Bedroom.   This - certainly - is no palace.
Floyd | The room is plain, painted magnolia, and quite empty of furniture
Floyd | other than the bed itself.  A Grand Prix '87 poster hangs limply from
Floyd | the wall.  Rain beats at the window.  Lime green doors lead in and
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "the watering eyes is an interesting tic"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil straightens the poster and muses for a moment.  It wasn't a
Floyd | good year.  Still, Caffi is bound to come through this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | He finds nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the downstairs door or the cupboard door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A very alarming lime green.  There is nothing special about it
Floyd | otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil opens the cupboard door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | A very alarming lime green.  There is nothing special about it
Floyd | otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter cupboard" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | The Phil has strolled into a spacious walk-in cupboard, painted the
Floyd | same magnolia colour as the bedroom and strewn with bits of discarded
Floyd | Ph. D thesis.  A hatch in the ceiling rattles with the rain.  A full
Floyd | length mirror is fixed on one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging from a nail is a hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a photo and a teabag here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thesis" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X THESIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the bits of discarded Ph D thesis.  Not
Floyd | worth further investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAT
Floyd |
Floyd |  Suede - very fashionable nowadays.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hat" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil puts on the hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil peers at the glass.  An apparition in a lumberjack shirt and
Floyd | a suede hat looms alarmingly out of the green depths of the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x teabag" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEABAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes - a small porous sachet containing tea leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "have we x phil yet?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x phil" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHIL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil peers at himself in the mirror.  Lumberjack shirt and suede
Floyd | hat present and correct.  All is well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | It shows one of the Phil's brothers.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take photo" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Square, and without any distinguishing features.  It is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something the Phil can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Walk-in Cupboard
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The hatch is firmly locked, and when the Phil pushes on it, it only
Floyd | budges enough to let in a little cold air and rainwater round the
Floyd | edges.  The landlady must have the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "open the ceiling hatch or go back and out the other door?"
		DavidW says, "ah. That answers that."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | The Phil is in the Phil's Bedroom.   This - certainly - is no palace.
Floyd | The room is plain, painted magnolia, and quite empty of furniture
Floyd | other than the bed itself.  A Grand Prix '87 poster hangs limply from
Floyd | the wall.  Rain beats at the window.  Lime green doors lead in and
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | He finds nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "did that"
		jaccarmac says, "uh"
		jaccarmac asks, "out was an apparent noop?"
		DavidW says, "We never tried that yet."
		DavidW says, "I went in the cupboard instead."

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil hops downstairs out of the house...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd | The Phil is basking in the sun outside his handsome cottage in the
Floyd | verdant West Midlands countryside.  It is a good sized building of
Floyd | grey stone with a thatched roof and a solid brown door. Many paths
Floyd | from many directions meet here, and part again, but a particularly
Floyd | well-used path knots a short way east to a river and then a village.
Floyd |
Floyd | The  Phil thinks for a moment that he hears a squeaky voice saying
Floyd | something, but he cannot quite catch what.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "thought guenni did"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah, a My Crappy Cottage game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil listens intently, trying to catch the voice he first heard
Floyd | here.  Did he hear it again?  It is very faint, and perhaps no more
Floyd | than his imagination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to voice" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO VOICE
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil listens intently, trying to catch the voice he first heard
Floyd | here.  Did he hear it again?  It is very faint, and perhaps no more
Floyd | than his imagination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the brown door)
Floyd | That's already closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd | The Phil is basking in the sun outside his handsome cottage in the
Floyd | verdant West Midlands countryside.  It is a good sized building of
Floyd | grey stone with a thatched roof and a solid brown door. Many paths
Floyd | from many directions meet here, and part again, but a particularly
Floyd | well-used path knots a short way east to a river and then a village.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we should go east on the most used path, usually we feel like being contrary and going elsewhere."
		jaccarmac says, "agreed"
		DavidW says, "er UNLESS we feel"
		Guenni says, "We could test if it works."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "try north or south"
		Guenni asks, "Do we want to test the compas or do wo go east after all?"

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the brown door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the parlour of his cottage, a sober and dignified room
Floyd | with limewashed walls.  Heavy black beams cross the ceiling, and the
Floyd | floor is of stone.  The room is bare of furniture, other than an
Floyd | enormous, rather dusty, settle made of a dark wood.  This occupies
Floyd | most of one wall of the room, and there is a large fireplace on the
Floyd | facing wall.  Exits are north and east, or the Phil can go back
Floyd | outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The Phil has walked into his kitchen, a large, cheerful and
Floyd | scrupulously clean room with all sorts of herbs and vegetables hanging
Floyd | from the rafters.  A large kitchen table is in the centre of the room,
Floyd | and there is a fireplace at one end, with a bread oven built into the
Floyd | wall by its side.  An enormous iron kettle hangs from a hook in the
Floyd | fireplace.  Exits north, south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the kitchen table are a rusty ring and a purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | A very small leather bag with a drawstring.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the purse are five pennies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal ring, such as a gaoler might use to hold his keys.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tied to the rusty ring is a red ribbon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIBBON
Floyd |
Floyd | He sees nothing special about the red ribbon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		asks, "er, is someone whispering to floyd? who's driving?"
		jaccarmac says, "apologies, i think i'm whispering by mistake"
		says, "I don't know what happened there. No one should whisper to Floyd."
		jaccarmac says, ".f instead of f i think, my bad"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The Phil has walked into his kitchen, a large, cheerful and
Floyd | scrupulously clean room with all sorts of herbs and vegetables hanging
Floyd | from the rafters.  A large kitchen table is in the centre of the room,
Floyd | and there is a fireplace at one end, with a bread oven built into the
Floyd | wall by its side.  An enormous iron kettle hangs from a hook in the
Floyd | fireplace.  Exits north, south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the kitchen table is a purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "yeah there we go"
		Doug says, "I use >"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "drop ring" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get purse" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get ring" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x vegetables" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VEGETABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the vegetables.  Not worth further
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. The purse isn't a holdall, I guess."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "put ring in purse" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RING IN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil prefers to keep money in his purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a photo
Floyd |   a teabag
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a mug
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x herbs" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HERBS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the herbs.  Not worth further
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "put teabag in mug" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TEABAG IN MUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Done.  The Phil will have to live in hope of finding some hot water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get ring" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wear it"
		jaccarmac exclaims, "it was a puzzle all along!"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RING
Floyd |
Floyd | It is too big for his finger or nose;  too small to work as a circlet.
Floyd | It would do as an ankle ring, but the Phil doesn't think that is his
Floyd | style.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | A large metal ring, such as a gaoler might use to hold his keys.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tied to the rusty ring is a red ribbon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd |   a rusty ring (to which is attached a red ribbon)
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a photo
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a mug
Floyd |     a teabag
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The Phil has walked into his kitchen, a large, cheerful and
Floyd | scrupulously clean room with all sorts of herbs and vegetables hanging
Floyd | from the rafters.  A large kitchen table is in the centre of the room,
Floyd | and there is a fireplace at one end, with a bread oven built into the
Floyd | wall by its side.  An enormous iron kettle hangs from a hook in the
Floyd | fireplace.  Exits north, south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x kettle" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KETTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the iron kettle.  Not worth further
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x oven" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the bread oven.  Not worth further
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "open oven" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something he can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The Phil has walked into his kitchen, a large, cheerful and
Floyd | scrupulously clean room with all sorts of herbs and vegetables hanging
Floyd | from the rafters.  A large kitchen table is in the centre of the room,
Floyd | and there is a fireplace at one end, with a bread oven built into the
Floyd | wall by its side.  An enormous iron kettle hangs from a hook in the
Floyd | fireplace.  Exits north, south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | The Phil is in his Study, a pleasant little room, but as austere as
Floyd | the rest of the cottage.  Here is a large desk, strewn with papers.
Floyd | A door leads west and stone steps lead up.  There is also a narrow
Floyd | doorway to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | One piece of paper - a small neatly written note placed carefully in
Floyd | the centre of the desk - catches the Phil's eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the east, the Phil hears the sound of random twangs, rather as if
Floyd | someone were gently playing a harpsichord with a hammer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "are we supposed to figure out how to make tea? filling the kettle etc?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know. There's no obvious urgency to do anything."
Doug says (to Floyd), "X note" 		

Floyd ]  Study
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | A note from the Parson.  He thanks the Phil for his kind loan of a
Floyd | book, which he is finding of great service in his own studies.  He
Floyd | also says he is worried about the recent conduct of someone - namely
Floyd | Sir Lawrence - and would be very grateful for the Phil's wise advice
Floyd | on the subject.  Also, if the Phil chances to meet the Sexton, he is
Floyd | kindly requested to ask the Sexton to speak to the Parson.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil resolves to ask the Parson about these matters the moment he
Floyd | sees him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | From the east, the Phil hears the sound of random twangs, rather as if
Floyd | someone were gently playing a harpsichord with a hammer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Tea does seem to be in offing, though. And maybe something to stop that eye-watering nonsense."
		Doug says, "I suppose that's a goal."
		Guenni says, "Water is in the river."
		DavidW says, "I think the Phil has an allergy."
		Doug says, "maybe we could water our eyes into the kettle!"
		Guenni asks, "So, tea first or invistigating the noise first?"
		jaccarmac says, "salty tea..."
		Doug says, "the noise will be annoying until we investigate"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the music room, plain and whitewashed with dark
Floyd | floorboards.  It is is as unadorned as all the rooms in the cottage,
Floyd | but dappled light reflected from the river dances on the ceiling.  An
Floyd | open window looks out over the river and the rolling West Midlands
Floyd | countryside beyond.  There are no exits other than the doorway the
Floyd | Phil came in by, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the room is a substantial bentside spinet, which sits along
Floyd | one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the window sill are a potted plant and a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Magpie is dancing on the keys of the spinet, obviously enjoying the
Floyd | noise.  As the Phil enters the room, it startles, and grabs a shiny
Floyd | brass key which was lying on the lid of the spinet.  Instead of flying
Floyd | out of the open window, it goes straight over his head and into the
Floyd | study - panicked no doubt.  There is some banging and crashing as it
Floyd | makes its way through the cottage, but then it must have found a way
Floyd | out, because there is silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "oh nooo"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The plant consists of a couple of woody stems, each about two feet
Floyd | long, with three or four dark green, glossy pinnate leaves, each about
Floyd | a foot long, the leaflets each about two inches long.   The Phil
Floyd | assumes it is nothing like full grown.  It is in a mortar shaped pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "blink" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLINK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x letter" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The letter evidently came with the potted plant.  The letter is from a
Floyd | sea-captain called John Nisbet.  Captain Nisbet presents his
Floyd | compliments and is pleased to forward this specimen of a plant he
Floyd | encountered in His Majesty's Virginian colony, which, as he believes
Floyd | the Phil is a natural philosopher, may interest him.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil tries to remember who Captain Nisbet is.  The Phil thinks he
Floyd | met him in the pub once.  Weird fellow, kept going on about giant
Floyd | black rabbits.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "close eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The eyes aren't implemented as an object to interact with."
		Doug asks, "so, the plant is tobacco?"
		Guenni says, "Let's hope the macpie dropped the key before flying away."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell leaves" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL LEAVES
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell plant" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The potted plant smells of nothing unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "is it just me, or is this really weird?"
		DavidW says, "It's a bit weird, yes."
		DavidW says, "We seem to be the village know-it-all or somesuch."
		Roger says, "I mean, for someone who doesn't professionally play weird IF"
		Doug says, "you're not weird!"
		jaccarmac says, "the terseness reminds me of a MUD somewhat"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the music room, plain and whitewashed with dark
Floyd | floorboards.  It is is as unadorned as all the rooms in the cottage,
Floyd | but dappled light reflected from the river dances on the ceiling.  An
Floyd | open window looks out over the river and the rolling West Midlands
Floyd | countryside beyond.  There are no exits other than the doorway the
Floyd | Phil came in by, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the room is a substantial bentside spinet, which sits along
Floyd | one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the window sill are a potted plant and a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We should probably try to find that brass key the magpie stole."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | One of the finest spinets ever to come out of the manufacturies of
Floyd | Birmingham, with a full five octaves.  It is made of a handsome dark
Floyd | wood, and has a richly decorated lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | The Phil plays "Gathering Peascods" on his spinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The  sound is very "choked" though - muffled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "open spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | There's something on the spinet lid - the Phil should remove it first,
Floyd | otherwise it'll end up on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | One of the finest spinets ever to come out of the manufacturies of
Floyd | Birmingham, with a full five octaves.  It is made of a handsome dark
Floyd | wood, and has a richly decorated lid.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x lid" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LID
Floyd |
Floyd | The lid of the spinet has a handsome picture, of inlaid wood, showing
Floyd | jays flying round a country cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the spinet lid are a blue ribbon and a scruffy black bound book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "put ribbon on ring" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RIBBON ON RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the blue ribbon or the red ribbon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A second ribbon."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "blue" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the blue ribbon)
Floyd | The Phil is carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "here's the blurb, FWIW:"
		Doug | A solitary scholar, his purpose and presence in the world a mystery even to himself, ventures abroad in a dream state. He finds a land of sunny lanes and dark forests, steeped in the blood of Celt, Saxon, Viking and Norman, where paganism never really went away - the West Midlands.
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | A large black bound book.  It is called "The Natural History of Selly
Floyd | Oak."  According to the title page, it was written by the Phil
Floyd | himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug | Birmingham IV tells the story of what happened next. A big, puzzle-based adventure, it contains scenes of mild peril, cartoon violence, and consumption of alcohol, so please be warned.
		Doug | Fantasy • Longer than two hours • Parser-based • Glulx
		Doug says, "so I guess we are in a dream state"
		DavidW says, "Not yet, surely."
		jaccarmac says, "not sold on the inventory management yet, maybe once i see the end of one of these little puzzles"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd |   a rusty ring (to which is attached a red ribbon)
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a photo
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a mug
Floyd |     a teabag
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we probably use the ring to tie ribbons to, like a keyring but for ribbons."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "drop photo" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "maybe The Phil is short for The Natural Philosopher"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "put blue ribbon on ring" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLUE RIBBON ON RING
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the blue ribbon)
Floyd | Putting things on the rusty ring would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "tie blue ribbon to ring" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE BLUE RIBBON TO RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil ties the blue ribbon to the rusty ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the music room, plain and whitewashed with dark
Floyd | floorboards.  It is is as unadorned as all the rooms in the cottage,
Floyd | but dappled light reflected from the river dances on the ceiling.  An
Floyd | open window looks out over the river and the rolling West Midlands
Floyd | countryside beyond.  There are no exits other than the doorway the
Floyd | Phil came in by, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the room is a substantial bentside spinet, which sits along
Floyd | one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the window sill are a potted plant and a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get photo" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd |   a photo
Floyd |   a rusty ring (to which are attached a red ribbon and a blue ribbon)
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a mug
Floyd |     a teabag
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "perhaps there is a key for each ribbon?"
		jaccarmac asks, "and a colored door for each?"
		DavidW says, "I have no idea what the ribbons are for yet."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | A large black bound book.  It is called "The Natural History of Selly
Floyd | Oak."  According to the title page, it was written by the Phil
Floyd | himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil settles down to read the black-bound book with interest and
Floyd | some trepidation.  After all, it appears to have been written by him,
Floyd | but any recollection he has of living in Selly Oak, which is a whole
Floyd | two miles away, is hazy at best.  Anyway, despite the title, the book
Floyd | is mostly a description of the habits of the local jackdaws, which
Floyd | seem to have been something of an obsession for the writer:  they
Floyd | watch him, he says, and follow him everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "They might be needed to tie to pipes in a sewer maze, for all I know."
		jaccarmac says, "more birds"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "drop photo" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "open spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | The Phil lifts the lid of the bentside spinet, the underside of which
Floyd | he sees is richly painted, and props it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remember selly oak" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMEMBER SELLY OAK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Birmingham IV
Floyd |    Instructions for Play

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the music room, plain and whitewashed with dark
Floyd | floorboards.  It is is as unadorned as all the rooms in the cottage,
Floyd | but dappled light reflected from the river dances on the ceiling.  An
Floyd | open window looks out over the river and the rolling West Midlands
Floyd | countryside beyond.  There are no exits other than the doorway the
Floyd | Phil came in by, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the room is a substantial bentside spinet, which sits along
Floyd | one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the window sill are a potted plant and a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sorry"
		DavidW says, "We have an inventory limit. We might not want to carry everything."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | One of the finest spinets ever to come out of the manufacturies of
Floyd | Birmingham, with a full five octaves.  It is made of a handsome dark
Floyd | wood, and its lid is propped open, revealing a richly painted
Floyd | underside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | The Phil plays "If all the world were paper" on his spinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the lid of the spinet open, the sound is good and bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x underside" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNDERSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | The inside of the spinet lid has been painted with a rather striking
Floyd | picture of a grand house rising above a handsome garden of lawns and
Floyd | hedges.  At first glance, it all seems to make sense, but something is
Floyd | not well with the geometry. There are some very odd angles in the
Floyd | building, when the Phil looks closely.  In fact, he'd rather not look
Floyd | too closely, it hurts - and there should only be ninety degrees in a
Floyd | right angle - and the shadows seem to fall in all directions.   The
Floyd | Phil can only wonder about the state of mind of he who painted it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Weird picture," says the Phil, "but for some reason, I feel that it
Floyd | is a good thing that I've seen it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no score in this story.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | The Phil plays "Gathering Peascods" on his spinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the lid of the spinet open, the sound is good and bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so, Lovecraftian?"
		jaccarmac says, "or just a dreamworld"
		DavidW says, "Just a dreamworld, I assume."
		jaccarmac says, "birds seem like too tame for lovecraft"
		Guenni says, "Since we left the bed first, I agree."
		DavidW says, "I'm getting no Lovecraftian vibes here."
		Doug says, "I meant, the non-Euclidean architecture"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | The Phil plays "Horsey-Down Fields" on his spinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the lid of the spinet open, the sound is good and bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | The Phil plays "Country Abigail" on his spinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the lid of the spinet open, the sound is good and bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | The Phil plays "Blue Petticoats" on his spinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the lid of the spinet open, the sound is good and bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play spinet" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY SPINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bentside spinet)
Floyd | The Phil plays "Merry milk-maids" on his spinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the lid of the spinet open, the sound is good and bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the underside was what we were meant to see."
		Guenni says, "Semms to be a rather large repertoire."
		Guenni says, "I think we're done in here."
		jaccarmac says, "indeed. won't spoil another game, but there was one comp game where i missed the random titles of things being useful"
		jaccarmac says, "agreed. but with the number of items and the limit, i wonder if go to is implemented"
		jaccarmac asks, "and what's the verb that is like go to but for items?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "go to" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TO
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "go to kitchen" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TO KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "FIND?"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "go to kitchen" 		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "find" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TO KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "guess not"
		DavidW says, "FIND and GO TO aren't standard."
		jaccarmac says, "implemented that is, pretty sure that's the verb, but i'm a neophyte"
		DavidW says, "But there are very welcome in large games."
		DavidW says, "er THEY are"
		DavidW says, "I seem to keep typing the wrong words."
		Guenni says, "Hadean lands it is not."
		DavidW says (to Guenni), "heh"
		DavidW says, "Hadean Lands is very special and wonderful and highly recommended."
		Doug asks, "shall we read the ABOUT intro?"
		Guenni says, "can't hurt"
		jaccarmac says, "i wouldn't mind something slightly hintlike myself"
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Birmingham IV
Floyd |    Instructions for Play

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                   Introduction to Birmingham IV
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | This game is based on a true story.  The protagonist is a
Floyd | real person and lived in Birmingham for several years.
Floyd |
Floyd | The game was originally written circa 1988 on a BBC microcomputer,
Floyd | using The Quill ([LINK]).  This was a
Floyd | program for writing what were then called adventure games.  The Quill
Floyd | was an elegant piece of software, and much could be done with it, but
Floyd | both the program and the game had to fit simultaneously into the tiny
Floyd | RAM of the BBC micro.  Without exaggeration, every byte was precious,
Floyd | and the descriptions and responses ended up quite terse as a result.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Birmingham IV" was rewritten and expanded using Inform 7 in 2014-16.
Floyd | My thanks to Lili for beta testing and helpful suggestions.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you find any bugs, or have anything else to say about the game,
Floyd | please email BIV@yanshi.me.uk.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Birmingham IV
Floyd |    Instructions for Play

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Birmingham IV
Floyd |  > Instructions for Play

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                       Instructions for Play
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Last Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > About Interactive Fiction
Floyd |    What to do with >
Floyd |    Getting Started
Floyd |    Rooms and Travel
Floyd |    Objects
Floyd |    Controlling the Game
Floyd |    How the World is Assembled
Floyd |    If You Get Stuck

		jaccarmac says, "neat! that explains the terseness/old timey feel"
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |    Introduction to Birmingham IV
Floyd |  > Instructions for Play

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the music room, plain and whitewashed with dark
Floyd | floorboards.  It is is as unadorned as all the rooms in the cottage,
Floyd | but dappled light reflected from the river dances on the ceiling.  An
Floyd | open window looks out over the river and the rolling West Midlands
Floyd | countryside beyond.  There are no exits other than the doorway the
Floyd | Phil came in by, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the room is a substantial bentside spinet, which sits along
Floyd | one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the window sill are a potted plant and a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "shall we quickly explore the rest of the house"
		jaccarmac asks, "see if we can boil some water?"
		DavidW says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "to both"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the music room, plain and whitewashed with dark
Floyd | floorboards.  It is is as unadorned as all the rooms in the cottage,
Floyd | but dappled light reflected from the river dances on the ceiling.  An
Floyd | open window looks out over the river and the rolling West Midlands
Floyd | countryside beyond.  There are no exits other than the doorway the
Floyd | Phil came in by, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the room is a substantial bentside spinet, which sits along
Floyd | one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the window sill are a potted plant and a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Study
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | The Phil is in his Study, a pleasant little room, but as austere as
Floyd | the rest of the cottage.  Here is a large desk, strewn with papers.
Floyd | A door leads west and stone steps lead up.  There is also a narrow
Floyd | doorway to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | One piece of paper - a small neatly written note placed carefully in
Floyd | the centre of the desk - catches the Phil's eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | The  Phil is in his bedroom.  Plain whitewashed walls and the simple
Floyd | cot testify to the austerity of the scholar's life.  Exits down and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "this is different, right?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Experiment Room
Floyd | The Phil is in his experiment room, inconveniently lit by only one
Floyd | leaded-paned  window high on the wall overlooking the river.  It is a
Floyd | good sized, plain room with lime washed walls and a wooden floor.  It
Floyd | is empty of furniture other than a bench (of the worktable kind,
Floyd | rather than a seat). On the bench is a large lead tank.  A ladder
Floyd | fixed to one wall of the room leads up to a trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging from the ceiling is a large iron birdcage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er"
		jaccarmac says, "fascinating..."
		jaccarmac says, "given how deceptively complex the house is, now i wonder if the town is really small"
		jaccarmac says, "or maybe it's just a long game"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x cage" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Large, made of iron and very ugly.  It is tubular in shape, rising to
Floyd | a dome.  It is hanging from the ceiling by a length of chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cage is Vincent, the Phil's pet raven.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x vincent" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VINCENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil examines Vincent.  In return, Vincent examines the Phil
Floyd | though beady red eyes, his expresssion one of contempt and malevolence
Floyd | mingled.  He is a particularly large, saturnine and ugly example of
Floyd | Corvus corax - though the great Linnaeus is not yet born.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "talk to vincent" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO VINCENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Experiment Room
Floyd | The Phil is in his experiment room, inconveniently lit by only one
Floyd | leaded-paned  window high on the wall overlooking the river.  It is a
Floyd | good sized, plain room with lime washed walls and a wooden floor.  It
Floyd | is empty of furniture other than a bench (of the worktable kind,
Floyd | rather than a seat). On the bench is a large lead tank.  A ladder
Floyd | fixed to one wall of the room leads up to a trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging from the ceiling is a large iron birdcage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I can never remember what saturnine means."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x tank" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | It holds a quantity of brandy, in which are suspended a number of
Floyd | small furry creatures - representatives of the local fauna - preserved
Floyd | for further study.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x creatures" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CREATURES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the small furry creatures.  Not worth
Floyd | further investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil hears something large - a dog, perhaps - padding along
Floyd | outside.  It stops below the window, as far as he can tell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Saturn (the god) was kind of phlegmatic, I think"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "open tank" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something he can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog howls under the window.
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "lead makes me want to lick the tank or drink the brandy honestly"
		jaccarmac says, "give us a timer to finish"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, leaded window.  The glass is swirly and a very pale blue
Floyd | green colour, giving a rather sickly quality to the light in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil thinks the dog has gone again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "look under bench" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | He finds nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "push cage" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "swing cage" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWING CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't see the point in swinging that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Experiment Room
Floyd | The Phil is in his experiment room, inconveniently lit by only one
Floyd | leaded-paned  window high on the wall overlooking the river.  It is a
Floyd | good sized, plain room with lime washed walls and a wooden floor.  It
Floyd | is empty of furniture other than a bench (of the worktable kind,
Floyd | rather than a seat). On the bench is a large lead tank.  A ladder
Floyd | fixed to one wall of the room leads up to a trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging from the ceiling is a large iron birdcage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Actually, a set of iron rungs set into one wall, and leading up to the
Floyd | trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the trapdoor)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x trapdoor" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRAPDOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Very solid, and whitewashed, to match the experiment room ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni asks, "I guess it's the hatch from the cupboard?"
		DavidW says, "Don't think so."
		Guenni asks, "Are we done in here?"
		jaccarmac says, "i want to see what's n from the kitchen"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x creatures" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CREATURES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the small furry creatures.  Not worth
Floyd | further investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "I just meant the music room."
		DavidW says, "I think we're done here. I'm just confused. I stopped mapping when I stopped driving."
		Guenni says, "Experiment"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "experiment" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXPERIMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "parser says nope"
		Guenni laugkhs.
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Experiment Room
Floyd | The Phil is in his experiment room, inconveniently lit by only one
Floyd | leaded-paned  window high on the wall overlooking the river.  It is a
Floyd | good sized, plain room with lime washed walls and a wooden floor.  It
Floyd | is empty of furniture other than a bench (of the worktable kind,
Floyd | rather than a seat). On the bench is a large lead tank.  A ladder
Floyd | fixed to one wall of the room leads up to a trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hanging from the ceiling is a large iron birdcage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Experiment Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But the Phil isn't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | The  Phil is in his bedroom.  Plain whitewashed walls and the simple
Floyd | cot testify to the austerity of the scholar's life.  Exits down and
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x cot" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COT
Floyd |
Floyd | A plain narrow bed with a straw mattress and a woollen blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "look under cot" 		

Floyd ]  The Phil's Bedroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER COT
Floyd |
Floyd | He finds nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Study
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | The Phil is in his Study, a pleasant little room, but as austere as
Floyd | the rest of the cottage.  Here is a large desk, strewn with papers.
Floyd | A door leads west and stone steps lead up.  There is also a narrow
Floyd | doorway to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | One piece of paper - a small neatly written note placed carefully in
Floyd | the centre of the desk - catches the Phil's eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The Phil has walked into his kitchen, a large, cheerful and
Floyd | scrupulously clean room with all sorts of herbs and vegetables hanging
Floyd | from the rafters.  A large kitchen table is in the centre of the room,
Floyd | and there is a fireplace at one end, with a bread oven built into the
Floyd | wall by its side.  An enormous iron kettle hangs from a hook in the
Floyd | fireplace.  Exits north, south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "look in kettle" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN KETTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the iron kettle.  Not worth further
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | The Phil is in his well-tended garden.  A pleasant warm smell -
Floyd | growing vegetables and organic fertiliser in equal measure - fills his
Floyd | nose., and there is an agreeable, soporific buzz from a couple of
Floyd | terracotta beehives towards the back of the garden. Various kinds of
Floyd | beans are growing on poles.  There is also a large and very strange
Floyd | plant which the Phil doesn't recognise.  On the eastern side is a
Floyd | small shed.  South is the kitchen and the rest of the cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is about four feet high, with a large, roughly spherical base, from
Floyd | which protrude a number of fleshy roots, and a conelike stem.  It is
Floyd | very green, and the Phil concludes it is far from fully grown.  Anyway
Floyd | - best left alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x bean" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x beans" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | Coming along nicely.  They are a mixture of bright red and bright blue
Floyd | and luminous purple, and the Phil hopes they will turn out to be
Floyd | magical.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | The Phil is in his well-tended garden.  A pleasant warm smell -
Floyd | growing vegetables and organic fertiliser in equal measure - fills his
Floyd | nose., and there is an agreeable, soporific buzz from a couple of
Floyd | terracotta beehives towards the back of the garden. Various kinds of
Floyd | beans are growing on poles.  There is also a large and very strange
Floyd | plant which the Phil doesn't recognise.  On the eastern side is a
Floyd | small shed.  South is the kitchen and the rest of the cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x hive" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the beehives.  Not worth further
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Shed
Floyd | The Phil is inside the shed.  It is rather dark, but some light comes
Floyd | in through the doorway and between the boards of the shed walls.  The
Floyd | shed is currently fairly empty - there are some stacked up flowerpots
Floyd | and a few empty sacks and that is about it.  There are some chalk
Floyd | markings on one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x markings" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARKINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The markings seem to be tallies of seeds planted.  There is one
Floyd | unfamiliar word though - "fullgru."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fullgru?" says the Phil.  "Good word."  He makes a note on his shirt
Floyd | cuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "i'm not gardener, this mean anything to anyone else?"
		jaccarmac says, "*no gardener"
		DavidW says, "No. My best guess is that it's a plant growth spell word."
		jaccarmac says, "oooh"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | The Phil is in his well-tended garden.  A pleasant warm smell -
Floyd | growing vegetables and organic fertiliser in equal measure - fills his
Floyd | nose., and there is an agreeable, soporific buzz from a couple of
Floyd | terracotta beehives towards the back of the garden. Various kinds of
Floyd | beans are growing on poles.  There is also a large and very strange
Floyd | plant which the Phil doesn't recognise.  On the eastern side is a
Floyd | small shed.  South is the kitchen and the rest of the cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "fullgru" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULLGRU
Floyd |
Floyd | That was magic all right - the Phil can tell from the twitching of his
Floyd | ponytail - but power is lacking, and nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "pick beans" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | Best left to ripen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "good call"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to examine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fullgru beans" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULLGRU BEANS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to fullgru.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | The Phil is in his well-tended garden.  A pleasant warm smell -
Floyd | growing vegetables and organic fertiliser in equal measure - fills his
Floyd | nose., and there is an agreeable, soporific buzz from a couple of
Floyd | terracotta beehives towards the back of the garden. Various kinds of
Floyd | beans are growing on poles.  There is also a large and very strange
Floyd | plant which the Phil doesn't recognise.  On the eastern side is a
Floyd | small shed.  South is the kitchen and the rest of the cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess we need magical power from something."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | The Phil is in his well-tended garden.  A pleasant warm smell -
Floyd | growing vegetables and organic fertiliser in equal measure - fills his
Floyd | nose., and there is an agreeable, soporific buzz from a couple of
Floyd | terracotta beehives towards the back of the garden. Various kinds of
Floyd | beans are growing on poles.  There is also a large and very strange
Floyd | plant which the Phil doesn't recognise.  On the eastern side is a
Floyd | small shed.  South is the kitchen and the rest of the cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The Phil has walked into his kitchen, a large, cheerful and
Floyd | scrupulously clean room with all sorts of herbs and vegetables hanging
Floyd | from the rafters.  A large kitchen table is in the centre of the room,
Floyd | and there is a fireplace at one end, with a bread oven built into the
Floyd | wall by its side.  An enormous iron kettle hangs from a hook in the
Floyd | fireplace.  Exits north, south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | The Phil is in his Study, a pleasant little room, but as austere as
Floyd | the rest of the cottage.  Here is a large desk, strewn with papers.
Floyd | A door leads west and stone steps lead up.  There is also a narrow
Floyd | doorway to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | One piece of paper - a small neatly written note placed carefully in
Floyd | the centre of the desk - catches the Phil's eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Music Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the music room, plain and whitewashed with dark
Floyd | floorboards.  It is is as unadorned as all the rooms in the cottage,
Floyd | but dappled light reflected from the river dances on the ceiling.  An
Floyd | open window looks out over the river and the rolling West Midlands
Floyd | countryside beyond.  There are no exits other than the doorway the
Floyd | Phil came in by, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dominating the room is a substantial bentside spinet, which sits along
Floyd | one wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the window sill are a potted plant and a letter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a photo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "fullgru" 		

Floyd ]  Music Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULLGRU
Floyd |
Floyd | That was magic all right - the Phil can tell from the twitching of his
Floyd | ponytail - but power is lacking, and nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Study
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | The Phil is in his Study, a pleasant little room, but as austere as
Floyd | the rest of the cottage.  Here is a large desk, strewn with papers.
Floyd | A door leads west and stone steps lead up.  There is also a narrow
Floyd | doorway to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | One piece of paper - a small neatly written note placed carefully in
Floyd | the centre of the desk - catches the Phil's eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The Phil has walked into his kitchen, a large, cheerful and
Floyd | scrupulously clean room with all sorts of herbs and vegetables hanging
Floyd | from the rafters.  A large kitchen table is in the centre of the room,
Floyd | and there is a fireplace at one end, with a bread oven built into the
Floyd | wall by its side.  An enormous iron kettle hangs from a hook in the
Floyd | fireplace.  Exits north, south and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | The Phil is in his well-tended garden.  A pleasant warm smell -
Floyd | growing vegetables and organic fertiliser in equal measure - fills his
Floyd | nose., and there is an agreeable, soporific buzz from a couple of
Floyd | terracotta beehives towards the back of the garden. Various kinds of
Floyd | beans are growing on poles.  There is also a large and very strange
Floyd | plant which the Phil doesn't recognise.  On the eastern side is a
Floyd | small shed.  South is the kitchen and the rest of the cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "hmmm"
		DavidW asks, "the bees?"
		jaccarmac says, "i'm out of ideas for now other than visiting the village"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bees" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEES
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "the hive gave the don't examine me again message"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x beehives" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEEHIVES
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the beehives.  Not worth further
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "and i guess ebes aren't implemented"
		DavidW says, "hmph"
		DavidW says, "well, if you can get us outside again, feel free to explore."
		jaccarmac asks, "oh yes, guess no one else has a mental map at the moment?"
		DavidW says, "'out' from bedroom was how we managed it the first time."
		Guenni asks, ">; Can we set the game to short, please?"
		jaccarmac says, "probably my bad for whispering"
		jaccarmac asks, "what does short do?"
		DavidW asks, "Also, did we skip the sitting room entirely?"
		DavidW says, "SHORT is like BRIEF."
		Guenni says, "I don't think there is one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "short" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHORT
Floyd |
Floyd | Birmingham IV is now in its "superbrief" mode, which always gives
Floyd | short descriptions of locations (even if you haven't been there
Floyd | before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, Superbrief."
		Guenni says, "It skips the room descriptions every time you tripse through."
		jaccarmac says, "yeah as far as i know we just have kitchen study music room bedroom experiment room"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Superbrief isn't good for a first play."
		jaccarmac says, "huh look at that i was wrong"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Birmingham IV is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives long
Floyd | descriptions of places never before visited and short descriptions
Floyd | otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | The Phil is in the parlour of his cottage, a sober and dignified room
Floyd | with limewashed walls.  Heavy black beams cross the ceiling, and the
Floyd | floor is of stone.  The room is bare of furniture, other than an
Floyd | enormous, rather dusty, settle made of a dark wood.  This occupies
Floyd | most of one wall of the room, and there is a large fireplace on the
Floyd | facing wall.  Exits are north and east, or the Phil can go outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x settle" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SETTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Solid, severe, and rather uncomfortable, in the manner of furniture of
Floyd | this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil notices a dowdy brown cushion on the settle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "look under cushion" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CUSHION
Floyd |
Floyd | He finds nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x cushion" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUSHION
Floyd |
Floyd | The cushion is faded, but may once have been purple.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to sit on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sit on settle" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON SETTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil sits on the settle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room (on the settle)
Floyd | The Phil is in the parlour of his cottage, a sober and dignified room
Floyd | with limewashed walls.  Heavy black beams cross the ceiling, and the
Floyd | floor is of stone.  The room is bare of furniture, other than an
Floyd | enormous, rather dusty, settle made of a dark wood.  This occupies
Floyd | most of one wall of the room, and there is a large fireplace on the
Floyd | facing wall.  Exits are north and east, or the Phil can go outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the settle he can see a cushion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | He gets off the settle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | On the settle is a cushion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | Very plain, and neatly swept, with a cast iron fireback.  The grate is
Floyd | empty, and probably there has been no fire for some time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Storeroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Storeroom
Floyd | The Phil is hiding in the gloom of a dusty, windowless storeroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can see a dead rat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x rat" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Storeroom
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Very odorous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would come in handy for studies in natural philosophy, or as bait.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sitting Room
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting Room
Floyd | On the settle is a cushion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug | [LINK]
		Doug says, "comparison of settle vs settee"
		DavidW says, "I've heard of 'settee' before. 'Settle' is new to me."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd | The Phil is basking in the sun outside his handsome cottage in the
Floyd | verdant West Midlands countryside.  It is a good sized building of
Floyd | grey stone with a thatched roof and a solid brown door. Many paths
Floyd | from many directions meet here, and part again, but a particularly
Floyd | well-used path knots a short way east to a river and then a village.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | The Phil is sauntering along a little twisting path crossing rich
Floyd | pasture land - but all is quiet, and there are no beasts to be seen
Floyd | grazing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd | The Phil is sauntering along a little twisting path, across a patch of
Floyd | scrubby ground dotted with widely spaced young trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd | The Phil is east of a swiftly-flowing greasy-green river, crossed by a
Floyd | plank bridge.  He is standing just outside a substantial,
Floyd | half-timbered building displaying a  large hanging sign with a picture
Floyd | of a spotted dog.  The Phil thinks the place looks like a pub -
Floyd | although suddenly inn, tavern or ordinary all seem better words.  The
Floyd | Phil can also see the village proper - a good sized and pleasant
Floyd | looking assemblage of stone and half timber houses and cottages- on
Floyd | the far bank of the river.  A little path coils west towards the
Floyd | Phil's nearby cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "was worried about a maze for a minute there"
		DavidW says, "wonder if the pub's called The Spotted Hound."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a picture of a spaniel-like dog, white, with reddish-brown
Floyd | spots.  There is no writing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Green and greasy, but fast moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "fill mug" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL MUG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to fill the mug with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "er"
		DavidW says, "Don't use riverwater for tea"
		Guenni says, "I plnned to put in the kettle and heat it."
		Doug says, "this is 1988, it was a more primitive time"
		jaccarmac says, "boiling makes everything safe"
		Guenni says, "I have to admit, I'm not completely sure about that."
		DavidW says, "well, try it then"
		jaccarmac asks, "maybe we could boil the brandy?"
		DavidW says, "I saw nothing to make fire with."
		Guenni says, "The tank can't be opened."
		Guenni says, "We didn't check the fireplace in the kitchen."
		jaccarmac asks, "how did we get the creatures in it then?"
		jaccarmac says, "anyway that's right, i got discouraged because no bread"
		Guenni says, "They were there before us."
		Guenni says, "Trying to open the tink didn't work."
		DavidW says, "Maybe a gloopfitz spell."
		Guenni asks, "What's gloopfitz?"
		DavidW says, "A magic word I just made up for encasing small creatures into brandy bottles."
		Guenni says, "Ah."
		Roger says, "I'd use that spell every day, no lie"
		Guenni says, "Anyway, filling the mug doesn't work, and water isn't mentioned directly."
		jaccarmac says, "maybe the tavern has water for us"
		Guenni says, "So I guess you are right and we won't use that for tea."
		DavidW says, "Taverns are well-known for having water to drink."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd | The Phil is east of a swiftly-flowing greasy-green river, crossed by a
Floyd | plank bridge.  He is standing just outside a substantial,
Floyd | half-timbered building displaying a  large hanging sign with a picture
Floyd | of a spotted dog.  The Phil thinks the place looks like a pub -
Floyd | although suddenly inn, tavern or ordinary all seem better words.  The
Floyd | Phil can also see the village proper - a good sized and pleasant
Floyd | looking assemblage of stone and half timber houses and cottages- on
Floyd | the far bank of the river.  A little path coils west towards the
Floyd | Phil's nearby cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | The Phil is in the main room of the Spotted Dog, now the village's
Floyd | only inn.  The room is dominated by an enormous fireplace in which a
Floyd | fire was burning - it has recently gone out - although it seems the
Floyd | chimney doesn't draw very well, because the air is full of smoke.
Floyd | Through the haze, the Phil can see  a bar, and four or five rough
Floyd | tables and benches.  There is no-one sitting at them, though.  The
Floyd | floor is strewn with mouldy rushes.  A large pot of stew hangs over
Floyd | the ashes of the fire, still bubbling slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bar is a yellow ribbon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a violin and a bow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the bar is a yellow ribbon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a violin and a bow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph scrubs the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Yet another ribbon"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "tie yellow ribbon to ring" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE YELLOW RIBBON TO RING
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil ties the yellow ribbon to the rusty ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph whistles "Akeroyde's Padd".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "i wonder if we are supposed to lure bardolph to the music room and start our band"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x bardolph" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARDOLPH
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph is the innkeeper.  He is short and bald (with sideburns) and
Floyd | is wearing a leather waistcoat.  He has the air of a man with
Floyd | something to hide.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Well worn.  Slightly out of tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph jingles some coins in his pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh great. Weepy meet Sneezy."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (First taking the violin)
Floyd | The Phil is carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stirs the pot of stew.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "Heh,"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x stew" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STEW
Floyd |
Floyd | (pot of stew)
Floyd | An enormous blackened cauldron of stew.  The ingredients of the stew
Floyd | are unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph pats his waistcoat pockets as if looking for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "greet bardolph" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GREET BARDOLPH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about magpie" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph makes no reply.  Either he has no view on the subject, or
Floyd | does not want to express one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BARDOLPH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "tell bardolph about magbie" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL BARDOLPH ABOUT MAGBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph whistles "Akeroyde's Padd".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about tavern" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT TAVERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph makes no reply.  Either he has no view on the subject, or
Floyd | does not want to express one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | The Phil is in the main room of the Spotted Dog, now the village's
Floyd | only inn.  The room is dominated by an enormous fireplace in which a
Floyd | fire was burning - it has recently gone out - although it seems the
Floyd | chimney doesn't draw very well, because the air is full of smoke.
Floyd | Through the haze, the Phil can see  a bar, and four or five rough
Floyd | tables and benches.  There is no-one sitting at them, though.  The
Floyd | floor is strewn with mouldy rushes.  A large pot of stew hangs over
Floyd | the ashes of the fire, still bubbling slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a violin and a bow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph pats his waistcoat pockets as if looking for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about parson" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT PARSON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sometimes he comes by here," says Bardolph, "but I fancy you'll find
Floyd | him at the Church today."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about sexton" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT SEXTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "A quiet fellow," says Bardolph. "I have not seen him these two days."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "why are no fires in my dream lit"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about dog" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nobody on this side o' the river keeps a large dog," says Bardolph.
Floyd | He pauses to think, "Unless..."  He blenches a little and falls
Floyd | silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nobody on this side o' the river keeps a large dog," says Bardolph.
Floyd | He pauses to think, "Unless..."  He blenches a little and falls
Floyd | silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about magpie" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph makes no reply.  Either he has no view on the subject, or
Floyd | does not want to express one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about tea" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph makes no reply.  Either he has no view on the subject, or
Floyd | does not want to express one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about fullgru" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT FULLGRU
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph makes no reply.  Either he has no view on the subject, or
Floyd | does not want to express one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about magic" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT MAGIC
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph makes no reply.  Either he has no view on the subject, or
Floyd | does not want to express one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about beer" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why, sir, you will not find better beer than mine round here," says
Floyd | Bardolph.  "As strong as brandy wine, as smooth as... (he reflects for
Floyd | a moment) the flowing river.  Would your worship care to buy?".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about stew" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT STEW
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph looks remarkably shifty.  "Tis just... stew.  Tis nowt
Floyd | special, and not delicate enough for your worhip's refined palette."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about river" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph makes no reply.  Either he has no view on the subject, or
Floyd | does not want to express one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about bridge" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph makes no reply.  Either he has no view on the subject, or
Floyd | does not want to express one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | The Phil is in the main room of the Spotted Dog, now the village's
Floyd | only inn.  The room is dominated by an enormous fireplace in which a
Floyd | fire was burning - it has recently gone out - although it seems the
Floyd | chimney doesn't draw very well, because the air is full of smoke.
Floyd | Through the haze, the Phil can see  a bar, and four or five rough
Floyd | tables and benches.  There is no-one sitting at them, though.  The
Floyd | floor is strewn with mouldy rushes.  A large pot of stew hangs over
Floyd | the ashes of the fire, still bubbling slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a violin and a bow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph starts laughing at some private joke.  The Phil hopes it
Floyd | isn't him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nothing of mine," grunts Bardolph.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac quietly departs. 		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "take violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph whistles "Akeroyde's Padd".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd |   a scruffy black bound book
Floyd | a rusty ring (to which are attached a red ribbon, a blue ribbon and
Floyd | a yellow ribbon)
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a mug
Floyd |     a teabag
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph jingles some coins in his pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Guenni), "This is why I wanted to drop stuff earlier."
		jaccarmac says, "i really need tof x gard"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get out of jail free"
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph takes up a clay pipe and blows smoke rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We didn't need to carry the book or the card."
		jaccarmac says, "sorry that was my client acting up"
		DavidW says, "well, mabye the card."
		Guenni says, "I had thought I had dropped the book."
		DavidW says, "But we really need a sack."
		DavidW says, "This is a second book, I think."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "x book." 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large black bound book.  It is called "The Natural History of Selly
Floyd | Oak."  According to the title page, it was written by the Phil
Floyd | himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stares intently over the Phil's left shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "well we loaned one book to the parson"
		jaccarmac says, "who is apparently at the church"
		DavidW says, "Possibly we should've left the mug at home too until we knew more about where to get teamaking supplies."
		Guenni says, "Damn, the phone, back hopefully soon."
Guenni goes home. 		DavidW says, "like, we could probably drop things here and Bardolph won't care, if we needed to pick up other things."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop book" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop mug" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP MUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph starts laughing at some private joke.  The Phil hopes it
Floyd | isn't him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stares intently over the Phil's left shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil plays "The Bishop of Bangor's Jigg" pizzicato.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph, used to noise of this kind in his inn, pays no attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph pats his waistcoat pockets as if looking for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get bow" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stirs the pot of stew.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph pats his waistcoat pockets as if looking for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil plays "Frisk it Freely" pizzicato.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph, used to noise of this kind in his inn, pays no attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play violin with bow" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN WITH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil tries manfully to play the violin with the bow, but finds his
Floyd | arms are much too short.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stirs the pot of stew.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "erm"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "drop violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph starts laughing at some private joke.  The Phil hopes it
Floyd | isn't him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "drop bow" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bow" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Just an ordinary bow.  It has a wooden bit and a stringy bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stares intently over the Phil's left shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "perhaps we should bring the rat for bardolph's stew?"
		DavidW says, "no"
		DavidW says, "The game hinted it was for bait."
		jaccarmac says, "but for what..."
		DavidW says, "For the dog. Put sleeping potion in the rat, then the dog eats the rat, then we can get the key from his doghouse."
		DavidW says, "For example."
		jaccarmac asks, "did i miss the sleeping potion?"
		DavidW says, "I made it up!"
		DavidW says, "We don't know enough yet!"
		jaccarmac says, "true"
		jaccarmac asks, "time to query the man of god?"
		DavidW says, "The church and village are likely on the other side of the river. You'll need to find a boat or a bridge first."
		DavidW says, "but yes, it's something to look for."
		jaccarmac says, "oh was there not a bridge"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd | The Phil is east of a swiftly-flowing greasy-green river, crossed by a
Floyd | plank bridge.  He is standing just outside a substantial,
Floyd | half-timbered building displaying a  large hanging sign with a picture
Floyd | of a spotted dog.  The Phil thinks the place looks like a pub -
Floyd | although suddenly inn, tavern or ordinary all seem better words.  The
Floyd | Phil can also see the village proper - a good sized and pleasant
Floyd | looking assemblage of stone and half timber houses and cottages- on
Floyd | the far bank of the river.  A little path coils west towards the
Floyd | Phil's nearby cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | The Phil is inching carefully along an unsteady, and very narrow,
Floyd | plank bridge with no handrails.  The river flows swift, and alarmingly
Floyd | close, beneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, Phil," says Bill the Bowman, twirling his quarterstaff.
Floyd | "How about a little friendly trial of strength for passage of the
Floyd | bridge?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bill about trial" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BILL ABOUT TRIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go on," says Bill, "just you try and get past me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil moves on Bill the  Bowman, but the latter has no difficulty
Floyd | in giving him a thump which knocks him right off the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil, lacking bouyancy, is soon in difficulties and is swept
Floyd | helplessly down the swift and very dangerous river...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil wakes up screaming and finds it's all a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "any ideas?"
		jaccarmac asks, "bribe him with beer maybe?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x bill" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BILL
Floyd |
Floyd | An imposing, thickset fellow, at least seven inches taller than the
Floyd | Phil and at least three stone heavier.  He is dressed in a coat and
Floyd | breeches - well worn - of bright green, wearing a knapsack and
Floyd | twirling a quarterstaff.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could I buy him off?" wonders the Phil.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks the Phil up and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Why is he called the Bowman?"
		DavidW says, "Also, I want that knapsack."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | The Phil is inching carefully along an unsteady, and very narrow,
Floyd | plank bridge with no handrails.  The river flows swift, and alarmingly
Floyd | close, beneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman whistles "Stand thy ground, Old Harry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a bow, a violin, a mug (in which is a teabag)
Floyd | and a scruffy black bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph takes up a clay pipe and blows smoke rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "buy beer" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph takes the Phil's penny, fills up a pint of beer and places it
Floyd | on the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get pint" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph whistles "Akeroyde's Padd".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks impatient. "This ain't gettin the babby a frock
Floyd | and pinny," he grumbles.  "Come on - see if you can knock me off the
Floyd | bridge."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "give pint to bill" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PINT TO BILL
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman takes the pint of beer and drains it in one go, then
Floyd | throws the empty mug into the river.  "Very good," he says.  "Now, how
Floyd | about that friendly trial of strength?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman gazes south.  "It's looking black over Bill's
Floyd | mother's," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "that's a sentence"
		DavidW says, "it is, yes"
		DavidW asks, "You think one beer is enough to make him tipsy?"
		jaccarmac says, "probably not, think we should undo til we have 5 pennies and save though"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd | a rusty ring (to which are attached a red ribbon, a blue ribbon and
Floyd | a yellow ribbon)
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "what are the commands to save?"
DavidW clears the save counter. 		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		DavidW says, "'push save' in the toyshop, not in the game."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CF1
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "close enough"
		DavidW says, "Too late. Now you... messed it up."
		jaccarmac asks, "or not?"
		jaccarmac says, "what have i broken this time..."
Guenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says, "fine. Your save point is CF2 now."
		DavidW says, "continue"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "buy pint" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY PINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph looks blank.  "Don't sell that sort of stuff, sorry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "buy beer" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph takes the Phil's penny, fills up a pint of beer and places it
Floyd | on the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get pint" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stirs the pot of stew.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks impatient. "This ain't gettin the babby a frock
Floyd | and pinny," he grumbles.  "Come on - see if you can knock me off the
Floyd | bridge."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "give bill pint" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BILL PINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman takes the pint of beer and drains it in one go, then
Floyd | throws the empty mug into the river.  "Very good," he says.  "Now, how
Floyd | about that friendly trial of strength?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman gazes south.  "It's looking black over Bill's
Floyd | mother's," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a bow, a violin, a mug (in which is a teabag)
Floyd | and a scruffy black bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph starts laughing at some private joke.  The Phil hopes it
Floyd | isn't him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "buy beer" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph says, "Don't you think you've had enough for one day?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "hmph"
		jaccarmac asks, "restore command to restore?"
		DavidW says, "Well, you got him to drink once. Maybe it's enough. Maybe you need a sleeping pill in the beer you give him."
		jaccarmac says, "yeah that's what i figure"
		jaccarmac says, "but we need to restore since we're locked out of buying booze now"
		DavidW says, "At least see if the beer alone makes any difference."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman fiddles with the straps of his knapsack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil moves on Bill the  Bowman, but the latter has no difficulty
Floyd | in giving him a thump which knocks him right off the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil, lacking bouyancy, is soon in difficulties and is swept
Floyd | helplessly down the swift and very dangerous river...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil wakes up screaming and finds it's all a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, no difference at all."
		DavidW says, "But I like the idea of knocking him out chemically."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | The Phil is in the main room of the Spotted Dog, now the village's
Floyd | only inn.  The room is dominated by an enormous fireplace in which a
Floyd | fire was burning - it has recently gone out - although it seems the
Floyd | chimney doesn't draw very well, because the air is full of smoke.
Floyd | Through the haze, the Phil can see  a bar, and four or five rough
Floyd | tables and benches.  There is no-one sitting at them, though.  The
Floyd | floor is strewn with mouldy rushes.  A large pot of stew hangs over
Floyd | the ashes of the fire, still bubbling slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a bow, a violin, a mug (in which is a teabag)
Floyd | and a scruffy black bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph takes up a clay pipe and blows smoke rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So if you see a sleeping pill or potion, it might be for Bill here."
		jaccarmac says, "seems we'll have to get that from the house though"
		jaccarmac says, "the tavern seems relatively bare"
		DavidW says, "I'd also try the violin. Music makes the savage bridge troll go to sleep or something."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph starts laughing at some private joke.  The Phil hopes it
Floyd | isn't him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get violin" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph scrubs the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get bow" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stares intently over the Phil's left shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks impatient. "This ain't gettin the babby a frock
Floyd | and pinny," he grumbles.  "Come on - see if you can knock me off the
Floyd | bridge."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play violin with bow" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN WITH BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil tries manfully to play the violin with the bow, but finds his
Floyd | arms are much too short.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman gazes south.  "It's looking black over Bill's
Floyd | mother's," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil plays "Have at thy Coat, old Woman" pizzicato.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman yawns, appreciatively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil plays "Stepney Cakes and Ale" pizzicato.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman yawns, appreciatively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil plays "the Beautiful Scrabmagg" pizzicato.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman yawns, appreciatively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You can slso try asking Bardolph about Bill."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a mug (in which is a teabag) and a scruffy black
Floyd | bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph scrubs the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about bill" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT BILL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, sir," says Bardolph, "he likes pushing folk into the river."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Music isn't working."
		jaccarmac says, "he yawned though"
		jaccarmac asks, "combine beer and music?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "drop bow" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph whistles "Akeroyde's Padd".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "buy beer" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph takes the Phil's penny, fills up a pint of beer and places it
Floyd | on the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get beer" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the pint of beer)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman fiddles with the straps of his knapsack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "give bill beer" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BILL BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman takes the pint of beer and drains it in one go, then
Floyd | throws the empty mug into the river.  "Very good," he says.  "Now, how
Floyd | about that friendly trial of strength?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, Phil," says Bill the Bowman, twirling his quarterstaff.
Floyd | "How about a little friendly trial of strength for passage of the
Floyd | bridge?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "play violin" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAY VIOLIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil plays "Have at thy Coat, old Woman" pizzicato.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman yawns, appreciatively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I doubt very much music+beer is the answer."
		jaccarmac says, "sadly correct"
		DavidW asks, "We need to explore more of this side of the river. What's south of Bill?"
		jaccarmac says, "i think just the river"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks impatient. "This ain't gettin the babby a frock
Floyd | and pinny," he grumbles.  "Come on - see if you can knock me off the
Floyd | bridge."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman gazes south.  "It's looking black over Bill's
Floyd | mother's," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "south...?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni asks, "If it's a bowman how about we give him the bow?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a bow, a violin, a mug (in which is a teabag)
Floyd | and a scruffy black bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph takes up a clay pipe and blows smoke rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get bow" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph scrubs the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman fiddles with the straps of his knapsack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "give bow to bowman" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BOW TO BOWMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks," says Bill the Bowman, stowing the bow in his pack, "but if
Floyd | you think you can buy me off, you've another thing coming."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "haha"
		jaccarmac says, "that was some good thinking"
		DavidW says, "I really want that knapsack."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "attack bill with ring" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACK BILL WITH RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence is not the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, Phil," says Bill the Bowman, twirling his quarterstaff.
Floyd | "How about a little friendly trial of strength for passage of the
Floyd | bridge?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "violence is not the answer?"
		jaccarmac exclaims, "bill literally drowns us on purpose!"
		DavidW says (to Guenni), "btw, we really are dreaming all this. If Bill pushes us into the river, we wake up."
		jaccarmac says, "i have an issue with this universe's ethics"
		Guenni asks, "Perhaps we could show him the bow and he gets it afterwards?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "show bow to bill" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW BOW TO BILL
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go on," says Bill, "just you try and get past me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think the violin bow it helpful here."
		Guenni says, "Pity."
		Guenni asks, "Did you tried bying stew?"
		DavidW says, "Most likely we're meant to remove the string and use the string somewhere else."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a violin, a mug (in which is a teabag) and a
Floyd | scruffy black bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph jingles some coins in his pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The stew isn't good enough for our lordship."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "buy stew" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY STEW
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph looks nervous.  "Stew's not for sale," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh. Secret about the stew?"
		Roger says, "it's traditionally hair, by the by"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell stew" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMELL STEW
Floyd |
Floyd | (pot of stew)
Floyd | The smell of of the stew is - not readily describable.  It is slightly
Floyd | sour, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph starts laughing at some private joke.  The Phil hopes it
Floyd | isn't him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste stew" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TASTE STEW
Floyd |
Floyd | (pot of stew)
Floyd | Indeed: "That's plainly inedible" goes nowhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph pats his waistcoat pockets as if looking for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stew" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STEW
Floyd |
Floyd | (pot of stew)
Floyd | An enormous blackened cauldron of stew.  The ingredients of the stew
Floyd | are unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stares intently over the Phil's left shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "get stew" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET STEW
Floyd |
Floyd | (free stew)
Floyd | That seems to belong to Bardolph.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph pats his waistcoat pockets as if looking for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks the Phil up and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I do remember one game where I had to make a violin bow out of a pot handle and a horse hair."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ask bill about stew" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BILL ABOUT STEW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman whistles "Stand thy ground, Old Harry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Why would Bill know about the stew?"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ask bill about bow" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BILL ABOUT BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks impatient. "This ain't gettin the babby a frock
Floyd | and pinny," he grumbles.  "Come on - see if you can knock me off the
Floyd | bridge."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about sexton" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BILL ABOUT SEXTON
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman gazes south.  "It's looking black over Bill's
Floyd | mother's," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about mother" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BILL ABOUT MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman fiddles with the straps of his knapsack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about bardolph" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BILL ABOUT BARDOLPH
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, Phil," says Bill the Bowman, twirling his quarterstaff.
Floyd | "How about a little friendly trial of strength for passage of the
Floyd | bridge?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Bill's not much on conversation."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ask bill about knapsack." 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BILL ABOUT KNAPSACK.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go on," says Bill, "just you try and get past me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We need to explore more."
		DavidW says, "It's getting close to 2 hours already."
		Guenni says, "Let's see if there's more."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | The Phil is in a very large grassy field, quite empty except for a
Floyd | single, tall, blasted oak.  There are no paths here, other than a
Floyd | faint track leading back northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "x oak" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OAK
Floyd |
Floyd | A tall oak tree, which has been struck by lightning, within the last
Floyd | few years probably.  One half of the tree is green with leaves and
Floyd | heavy with acorns;  the other black, burnt and bare.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "climb oak" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB OAK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil scrutinises the tree from all sides.  But there are no good
Floyd | handholds or footholds on this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "x bow" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Just an ordinary bow.  It has a wooden bit and a stringy bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "shoot bow" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil needs a suitable loaded weapon for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sorry, missed the last stuff. Fire alarm here."
		Guenni says, "Looks like your string theory is correct."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "throw bow at macpie" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BOW AT MACPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | The Phil is in a very large grassy field, quite empty except for a
Floyd | single, tall, blasted oak.  There are no paths here, other than a
Floyd | faint track leading back northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest finding a shinier thing to trade to the magpie."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "throw bow at magpie" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BOW AT MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil lacks the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show coin to bird" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW COIN TO BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "x field" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bird" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show coin to magpie" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW COIN TO MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coin" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x magpie" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | One for sorrow, they do say, but this fellow looks very cheerful.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take penny" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show penny to magpie" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PENNY TO MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Magpie is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put penny in purse" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PENNY IN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | He puts the penny into the purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil really doesn't have the voice for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "Could have worked."
		DavidW says, "The pennies might not be shiny"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x penny" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | A very worn copper coin - it is difficult to tell which King is on the
Floyd | obverse - possibly good King Charles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "rub penny"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub penny" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil rubs the penny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x penny" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | A very worn copper coin - it is difficult to tell which King is on the
Floyd | obverse - possibly good King Charles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember anything so far that might tempt a magpie."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "show ribbons to magpie" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW RIBBONS TO MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "show ring to magpie" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW RING TO MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Magpie is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The ring is rusty."
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd |   a bow
Floyd | a rusty ring (to which are attached a red ribbon, a blue ribbon and
Floyd | a yellow ribbon)
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni asks, "Could we show the card to bill?"
		jaccarmac asks, "would bill take the card?"
		jaccarmac says, "beat me to it"
		DavidW says, "I kinda doubt it."
		DavidW says, "Bill isn't a gaoler."
		DavidW says, "Please explore more."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | The Phil has stumbled into a sunken east-west lane near his cottage.
Floyd | It is deeper than he is tall, and by the look of the footprints, is
Floyd | trafficked mostly by sheep.  To the west, the lane is blocked by
Floyd | tumbled stones and other debris, the ruins of a small building which -
Floyd | long ago - collapsed into the lane from its south side.  However, the
Floyd | lane is open to the east, and a little path leads northwest up the
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | Draped over a little scrubby bush is a discarded shepherd's smock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "take smock" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The smock is a skittish and faintly magical thing.  As the Phil
Floyd | reaches out to take the smock, a little wind springs up, and blows it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni sighs.
		jaccarmac asks, "is the smock still in this room?"
		Guenni says, "I hoped it had pockets."
		jaccarmac says, "or did it completely disappear"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | The Phil has stumbled into a sunken east-west lane near his cottage.
Floyd | It is deeper than he is tall, and by the look of the footprints, is
Floyd | trafficked mostly by sheep.  To the west, the lane is blocked by
Floyd | tumbled stones and other debris, the ruins of a small building which -
Floyd | long ago - collapsed into the lane from its south side.  However, the
Floyd | lane is open to the east, and a little path leads northwest up the
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "wonder if we could fullgru while wearing it"
		jaccarmac says, "bummer"
		DavidW says, "It's elsewhere now."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x debris" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil scrabbles around in the ruins and eventually finds
Floyd | something...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search debris" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | He sees nothing special about the tumbled stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd |   a bow
Floyd | a rusty ring (to which are attached a red ribbon, a blue ribbon and
Floyd | a yellow ribbon)
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x something" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOMETHING
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | The Phil has stumbled into a sunken east-west lane near his cottage.
Floyd | It is deeper than he is tall, and by the look of the footprints, is
Floyd | trafficked mostly by sheep.  To the west, the lane is blocked by
Floyd | tumbled stones and other debris, the ruins of a small building which -
Floyd | long ago - collapsed into the lane from its south side.  However, the
Floyd | lane is open to the east, and a little path leads northwest up the
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can see a brick here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brick" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | A longish, flattish and rough dark red brick, with no indentations of
Floyd | any kind.  It has a nice tempting heft, and the word "remosclior" is
Floyd | scratched into it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remosclior?" says the Phil.  "Good word."  He makes a note on his
Floyd | shirt cuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "spells" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPELLS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x cuff" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | The  Phil examines the left cuff of his very loud lumberjack shirt.
Floyd | "CLIW Fullgru Remosclior " has - by some mysterious means - been
Floyd | scrawled on the cuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "CLIW" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIW
Floyd |
Floyd | That was magic all right - the Phil can tell from the twitching of his
Floyd | ponytail - but power is lacking, and nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "i didn't notice cliw before"
		jaccarmac says, "sounds almost like a hint system"
		DavidW says, "me neither"
		DavidW says, "I can't guess what remosclior might do."
		Guenni asks, "Perhaps the brick word gives us enough strength to push back?"
		DavidW says, "Reminder: we still can't actually do any magic."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "remosclior" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOSCLIOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That was magic all right - the Phil can tell from the twitching of his
Floyd | ponytail - but power is lacking, and nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni asks, "Perhaps it's just a matter of the right word in the right situation?"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps the smock will give us some power."
		jaccarmac says, "fullgru didn't work in front of plants though"
		jaccarmac says, "so pretty sure we need to enable magic generally"
		Guenni says, "Although I agree, we probably need some wand tool."
		jaccarmac asks, "bow...?"
		Guenni looks doubtful
		DavidW says, "I doubt we need a wand, per se, but we need something."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "wave bow." 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE BOW.
Floyd |
Floyd | He waves the bow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x bow" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Just an ordinary bow.  It has a wooden bit and a stringy bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "disassemble bowe" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISASSEMBLE BOWE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "break bow" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "remove string from bow" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE STRING FROM BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "take string" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STRING
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "unstring bow" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNSTRING BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie bow" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNTIE BOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That is not something the Phil can untie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x wooden bit" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WOODEN BIT
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, maybe the bow isn't meant to be taken apart."
		Guenni says, "Ok, so it's needed as a whole after all."
		jaccarmac exclaims, "but the bits!"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | The Phil has stumbled into a sunken east-west lane near his cottage.
Floyd | It is deeper than he is tall, and by the look of the footprints, is
Floyd | trafficked mostly by sheep.  To the west, the lane is blocked by
Floyd | tumbled stones and other debris, the ruins of a small building which -
Floyd | long ago - collapsed into the lane from its south side.  However, the
Floyd | lane is open to the east, and a little path leads northwest up the
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can see a brick here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What's east of here?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get brick" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BRICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | The Phil is in a sunken lane, running from west to east (rising a
Floyd | little as it does so), and just north of the hut belonging to the
Floyd | shepherd.  There has been a fall of earth on the north bank of the
Floyd | lane, at the foot of which is a strange patch of pale grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | A patch, about two feet in diameter, where the grass is growing
Floyd | shorter, weaker and paler than elsewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "smells like a dig puzzle to me"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | The Phil is in a simple, windowless, shepherd's hut.  There is no sign
Floyd | of the shepherd, which is odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | Securely tied up here is a very big cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat is a big one - not far off the size of a small lynx -
Floyd | orange-yellow and very fat.  It has a smug expression on its face and
Floyd | an unnerving look in its eye.  The cat is tied up with what seems to
Floyd | Phil to be excessively strong rope, and clearly with the intention of
Floyd | ensuring it can't get near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | The Phil is in a simple, windowless, shepherd's hut.  There is no sign
Floyd | of the shepherd, which is odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | Securely tied up here is a very big cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "pet cat" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Made of twisted hemp, and more than an inch in diameter.  One end is
Floyd | tied to a staple in the wall of the hut.  The other end is tied
Floyd | securely round the neck of the cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "Are we supposed to give the poor beast it's freedom, or will be eaten for our troubles?´"
		DavidW says, "If we drug the cat with a drugged dead rat, we could take this rope."
		jaccarmac says, "we have undo, i say bravely untie"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat is a big one - not far off the size of a small lynx -
Floyd | orange-yellow and very fat.  It has a smug expression on its face and
Floyd | an unnerving look in its eye.  The cat is tied up with what seems to
Floyd | Phil to be excessively strong rope, and clearly with the intention of
Floyd | ensuring it can't get near the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "lynxes are cute anyway"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cliw" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIW
Floyd |
Floyd | That was magic all right - the Phil can tell from the twitching of his
Floyd | ponytail - but power is lacking, and nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CAT ABOUT CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "tell cat about cat" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL CAT ABOUT CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's not a talker."
		DavidW says, "But it's a dream world with magic, so I had to check."
		Guenni says, "So, let's try the untying first. And if that's a bad idea we get the rat, if we can."
		DavidW says, "It's after 4 now."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "untie cat" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNTIE CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil gingerly unties the cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | The Phil is in a simple, windowless, shepherd's hut.  There is no sign
Floyd | of the shepherd, which is odd.  A length of rope - which was used to
Floyd | tie up the cat - coils across the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can see a cat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get rope" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "tie cat" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to tie the cat to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "tie cat to rope" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIE CAT TO ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows the Phil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil wakes up screaming and finds it's all a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows the Phil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil wakes up screaming and finds it's all a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You must name something more substantial.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows the Phil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil wakes up screaming and finds it's all a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Odd that the rope isn't portable."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | The Phil is in a simple, windowless, shepherd's hut.  There is no sign
Floyd | of the shepherd, which is odd.  A length of rope - which was used to
Floyd | tie up the cat - coils across the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can see a cat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows the Phil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil wakes up screaming and finds it's all a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But the Phil isn't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows the Phil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil wakes up screaming and finds it's all a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "kitty is hungry"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | The Phil is in a simple, windowless, shepherd's hut.  There is no sign
Floyd | of the shepherd, which is odd.  A length of rope - which was used to
Floyd | tie up the cat - coils across the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can see a cat here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | The Phil is in a simple, windowless, shepherd's hut.  There is no sign
Floyd | of the shepherd, which is odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | Securely tied up here is a very big cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x staple" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil briefly considers the staple.  Not worth further
Floyd | investigation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni asks, "So, let's get the rat?"
		DavidW asks, "And?"
		jaccarmac says, "feed the hungry feline"
		jaccarmac says, "i believe"
		DavidW asks, "What will feeding the cat accomplish?"
Guenni says (to Floyd), ";Erm the rat was your idea, I believe?" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ;ERM THE RAT WAS YOUR IDEA, I BELIEVE?
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "how dare u not feed kitty :("
		jaccarmac says, "exactly"
		DavidW says, "The rat was half an idea."
		McMartin | [LINK]
		DavidW says, "I thought the rope was the useful part."
		McMartin says, "(Sorry, I just popped into the MUD for a moment but that was the first line I saw and I was compelled)"
		jaccarmac says, "it's not portable"
Guenni says (to Floyd), ";Well, I don't have a better half at the moment. :-)" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ;WELL, I DON'T HAVE A BETTER HALF AT THE MOMENT. :-)
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose, you might try luring the cat with the rat to the magpie."
Guenni goes home. 		jaccarmac says, "that too"
		jaccarmac says, "it is odorous after all"
		jaccarmac asks, "do the saves stick around if we don't finish today?"
		DavidW says, "But it's rather clear this is a dangerous animal to let loose."
		Guenni says, "guenn Test"
		jaccarmac says, "dangerous or just hungry"
Guenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		DavidW says (to jaccarmac), "It's better to make uniquely named saved files if you want it to last longer. The generic save files tend to be overwritten."
		jaccarmac says, "that's what i wondered"
		jaccarmac says, "not sure how the file system works, i did accidentally create a save called "save""
		DavidW says, "You can name a save file anything ... but so can everyone else."
		DavidW says, "So you try to pick a name no one else would and cross your fingers."
		Guenni says, "And one you remember until you want to play next."
		DavidW says, "right"
		jaccarmac asks, "any way to delete the crufty files?"
		DavidW says, "I have no access to them directly."
		DavidW says, "I can't list them or see how many there are or anything like that."
		Guenni says, "Oh, I thought you had floyd gut rights."
		DavidW says, "I have access to an upload page. It's very limited."
		DavidW says, "I also have a very limited access to Perry to start him logging or to stop."
		Guenni says, "So, the file sits around useless, not ideal but not that bad either."
		Guenni says, "And we save again with a better name."
		DavidW says, "There's probably hundreds of forgotten save files."
		Guenni asks, "Or is their something else I missed because of my client nonsense?"
		DavidW says (to Guenni), "I'm not sure you missed much."
		jaccarmac says, "don't think so, it's been slow for a bit"
		Guenni says, "well than."
		jaccarmac says, "i'm distracted by my bread oven which i can actually open"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "cfbirmingham3" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | The Phil is in a simple, windowless, shepherd's hut.  There is no sign
Floyd | of the shepherd, which is odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | Securely tied up here is a very big cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The exit is north, I think."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But the Phil isn't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "yeah that's right"
		jaccarmac says, "guenni not sure if you were here for the grass"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | A patch, about two feet in diameter, where the grass is growing
Floyd | shorter, weaker and paler than elsewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "i thought it was probably dig"
		jaccarmac says, "or something magical"
		Guenni asks, "Did you try the plant word?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "fullgru" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULLGRU
Floyd |
Floyd | That was magic all right - the Phil can tell from the twitching of his
Floyd | ponytail - but power is lacking, and nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "the conclusion so far is that we need the smock or similar to cast"
		jaccarmac says, "but i had not tried"
		DavidW says, "We're assuming that fullgru grows plants. It's never actually happened."
		Guenni nods.
Guenni says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil scrambles up the bank of earth...
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd | The Phil is east of a swiftly-flowing greasy-green river, crossed by a
Floyd | plank bridge.  He is standing just outside a substantial,
Floyd | half-timbered building displaying a  large hanging sign with a picture
Floyd | of a spotted dog.  The Phil thinks the place looks like a pub -
Floyd | although suddenly inn, tavern or ordinary all seem better words.  The
Floyd | Phil can also see the village proper - a good sized and pleasant
Floyd | looking assemblage of stone and half timber houses and cottages- on
Floyd | the far bank of the river.  A little path coils west towards the
Floyd | Phil's nearby cottage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe instead fullgru calls the local AAA on a crystal ball."
		jaccarmac says, "that's an unexpected shortcut"
		jaccarmac asks, "perhaps we can lure the cat to bill?"
		jaccarmac says, "i didn't keep track of how many turns it took to get eaten"
		jaccarmac says, "but it was at least 3"
		Guenni says, "We could use the rat as bite to make it follow us or something."
		jaccarmac says, "it will follow us already i'm pretty sure"
		jaccarmac asks, "shall i try?"
		Guenni says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "sure"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get smock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The smock is a skittish and faintly magical thing.  As the Phil
Floyd | reaches out to take the smock, a little wind springs up, and blows it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "new" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NEW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying:
Floyd |   a brick
Floyd |   a bow
Floyd | a rusty ring (to which are attached a red ribbon, a blue ribbon and
Floyd | a yellow ribbon)
Floyd |   a purse
Floyd |     five pennies
Floyd |   a hat (being worn)
Floyd |   a little card
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | The Phil has stumbled into a sunken east-west lane near his cottage.
Floyd | It is deeper than he is tall, and by the look of the footprints, is
Floyd | trafficked mostly by sheep.  To the west, the lane is blocked by
Floyd | tumbled stones and other debris, the ruins of a small building which -
Floyd | long ago - collapsed into the lane from its south side.  However, the
Floyd | lane is open to the east, and a little path leads northwest up the
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "put brick on smock" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BRICK ON SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the smock would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe put the brick on the smock so it doesn't blow away so easily."
		jaccarmac (
		DavidW says, "tmg"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | Securely tied up here is a very big cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "untie cat" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNTIE CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil gingerly unties the cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil scrambles up the bank of earth...
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks the Phil up and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac exclaims, "haha!"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x cat" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat is a big one - not far off the size of a small lynx -
Floyd | orange-yellow and very fat.  It has a smug expression on its face and
Floyd | an unnerving look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh, he had the knapsack"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a violin, a mug (in which is a teabag) and a
Floyd | scruffy black bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph sneezes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows Bardolph.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "so we are now Death"
		DavidW says, "This is one dangerous cat."
		jaccarmac says, "as long as we have a steady supply of victims"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Island in the river
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Island in the river
Floyd | The Phil is in the middle of  an island in the river.  It's a pleasant
Floyd | place, quiet and grassy (although the grass on the far bank to the
Floyd | east looks a tiny bit greener).  The stones of the old west bridge,
Floyd | washed away in a flood, litter the west bank of the island.  A new
Floyd | plank bridge leads west, and and a stone bridge east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Walter the Woodcutter - his famous magic Axe on his shoulder - is
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Axe shuffles onto a slightly more comfortable spot on Walter's
Floyd | shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows Walter the
Floyd | Woodcutter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cursing furiously, the Axe falls to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What's a shepherd doing with a beast like this?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get axe" 		

Floyd ]  Island in the river
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET AXE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is carrying too much already.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Axe glares at the Phil.
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Stone Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Stone Bridge
Floyd | The Phil is on an ancient stone bridge.  On each side of the bridge, a
Floyd | carved head of a snarling dog has been placed to face up (or down) the
Floyd | river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lurking under the bridge is an extremely ugly Troll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows Troll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outskirts of the Village
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts of the Village
Floyd | The Phil is in a thin belt of woodland on a road by the outskirts of a
Floyd | village.  The road leads east towards the village and, over a stone
Floyd | bridge, west across the river.  A damp path follows the river to the
Floyd | northeast, and there is a clearing by the side of the road to the
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Main Street
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Main Street
Floyd | The Phil is wandering down the main street of a good sized village,
Floyd | with sweet little cottages all around.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Western End of the Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Western End of the Market Place
Floyd | Here is the place where the main road through the village starts to
Floyd | open into the market place, off to the east.  There is a curious stump
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Market Place
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Place
Floyd | The Phil is in the Market Place - small and irregular in shape, and
Floyd | overshadowed by a huge oak tree right in the centre.  It is crossed
Floyd | from east to west by the road, and a narrow alley runs north.  At one
Floyd | end of the Market Place are an ancient village cross, a stone bench
Floyd | and a pump.  It isn't market day, so there are no stalls.  The Phil
Floyd | notices that the door of a mean looking house in the southeast of the
Floyd | Market Place stands open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil is sure someone is watching him from the upper room of the
Floyd | house to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cat purrs along at the Phil's heels. The Phil isn't sure he likes
Floyd | the look in its eye.
Floyd | All of a sudden, the cat opens wide and swallows the Phil.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil wakes up screaming and finds it's all a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "alright that's an interesting clock"
		DavidW says, "Well, at least we saw some of the village."
		jaccarmac asks, "dog could have something to do with the cat maybe?"
		jaccarmac asks, "and we can use the axe to fall the tree and get the key maybe?"
		DavidW says, "I think every time the cat ate someone else gave us more time."
		jaccarmac says, "but i'll let someone else have a crack at driving this puzzle"
		jaccarmac says, "it seems that if we enter a room with someone the cat will always eat"
		jaccarmac says, "but have slightly more time before it will eat phil"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we ask Bardolph about cat and about shepherd?"
		jaccarmac exclaims, "good idea!"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil scrambles up the bank of earth...
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a violin, a mug (in which is a teabag) and a
Floyd | scruffy black bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph takes up a clay pipe and blows smoke rings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about shepherd" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT SHEPHERD
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Shepherd?" says Bardolph.  "A long fellow.  And fat.  I have not
Floyd | seen him these two days."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about cat" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Shepherd has a cat," says Bardolph, "but I have never liked the
Floyd | look in its eye."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ask bardolph about dog" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARDOLPH ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nobody on this side o' the river keeps a large dog," says Bardolph.
Floyd | He pauses to think, "Unless..."  He blenches a little and falls
Floyd | silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Okay. The cat ate the shepherd, then."
		jaccarmac exclaims, "or the shepherd is a WEREWOLF!!"
		jaccarmac says, "who comes prowling around our house during the day"
		jaccarmac says, "i'll admit i didn't finish thinking this theory through"
		DavidW says, "hm. In wolf-form, he wouldn't wear his smock."
		Guenni says, "We could wear the smock, perhaps the cat will leave us alone that way."
		DavidW says, "I doubt it. I think the cat ate the shepherd, honestly."
		Guenni asks, "And who tied it up?"
		DavidW says, "The shepherd. He just got too close one day."
		Guenni says, "Hmm, perhaps."
		jaccarmac asks, "i wonder if we could untie it and lead it?"
		Guenni says, "Perhaps we need to be able to grab the axe and hit it."
		jaccarmac says, "also i remember reading a review of the game and going back to it it mentions needing an item from the first bedroom"
		jaccarmac asks, "did we grab everything from that room?"
		Guenni says, "We have the card."
		jaccarmac says, "that's right"
		Guenni says, "And we know where the mug is."
		jaccarmac says, "excellent"
		jaccarmac says, "double checked the starting room in-browser and it seems that was it so we should not be locked out of anything"
		Guenni says, "Let's get the smock anyway."
		jaccarmac asks, "any new ideas on how?"
		DavidW asks, "Does the smock wear itself down, or just keep flying to random places or what?"
		Guenni asks, "It's lying around near the oak, or did you try to get it and I missed that?"
		jaccarmac says, "seems to fly one space away"
		jaccarmac says, "restored so it will be by the house"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | At the sign of the Spotted Dog
Floyd | The Phil is in the main room of the Spotted Dog, now the village's
Floyd | only inn.  The room is dominated by an enormous fireplace in which a
Floyd | fire was burning - it has recently gone out - although it seems the
Floyd | chimney doesn't draw very well, because the air is full of smoke.
Floyd | Through the haze, the Phil can see  a bar, and four or five rough
Floyd | tables and benches.  There is no-one sitting at them, though.  The
Floyd | floor is strewn with mouldy rushes.  A large pot of stew hangs over
Floyd | the ashes of the fire, still bubbling slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing stoutly behind the bar is Bardolph the Innkeeper.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil can also see a violin, a mug (in which is a teabag) and a
Floyd | scruffy black bound book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bardolph stares intently over the Phil's left shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, get it into a room that we can close the door behind it."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get smock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The smock is a skittish and faintly magical thing.  As the Phil
Floyd | reaches out to take the smock, a little wind springs up, and blows it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If it's trapped in a room, then maybe we can get it."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get smock" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The smock is a skittish and faintly magical thing.  As the Phil
Floyd | reaches out to take the smock, a little wind springs up, and blows it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "get smock" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The smock is a skittish and faintly magical thing.  As the Phil
Floyd | reaches out to take the smock, a little wind springs up, and blows it
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "looks like it loops"
		DavidW says, "Try opening the door of the cottage so the smock has the option of flying inside."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the brown door)
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the brown door)
Floyd | A plain brown door.  There is nothing remarkable about it, but it does
Floyd | seem that something with claws - large claws - has been
Floyd | scratching on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac asks, "uh did we notice that before folks?"
		DavidW says, "no"
		DavidW says, "Maybe there really is a werewolf."
		jaccarmac says, "i had forgotten that smock was a shepherd one"
		Guenni asks, "Could we put the brick on the smock so it's to heavy to fly off?"
		jaccarmac says, "you mentioning it restored my faith in my own theory"
		jaccarmac says, "tried that, doesn't let us"
		DavidW says, "Or the shepherd is a werecat and he ties himself up."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "throw brick at magpie" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BRICK AT MAGPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil decides not to.  Someone might get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides, a more promising target may present itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "throw brick at smock" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BRICK AT SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil decides not to.  Someone might get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides, a more promising target may present itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (West)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | Securely tied up here is a very big cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "throw brick at cat" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Hut
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BRICK AT CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil decides not to.  Someone might get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides, a more promising target may present itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Bill?"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunken Lane (East)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil scrambles up the bank of earth...
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | Standing firmly in the middle of the bridge is Bill the Bowman.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman looks the Phil up and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "throw brick at bill" 		

Floyd ]  On the Plank Bridge
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BRICK AT BILL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Phil decides not to.  Someone might get hurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Besides, a more promising target may present itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bill the Bowman whistles "Stand thy ground, Old Harry."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Riverbank
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Riverbank
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Twisting Path
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Twisting Path
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside the Cottage
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the Cottage
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | A shepherd's smock lies on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | High in the branches of the blasted oak is the Magpie.  It has the
Floyd | brass key in its beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "said review had a pretty negative take on the game, but i rather like all the interacting pieces"
		jaccarmac says, "though i'll admit i would probably have spoiled myself if i were playing locally"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x smock" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Very capacious - for the shepherd was a big man ("Did I really say
Floyd | "was"?" the Phil asks himself.)  It is embroidered with a
Floyd | large Staffordshire knot in red thread.  It feels faintly magical, as
Floyd | shepherd's smocks so often are.
Floyd |
Floyd | Predictably, the Phil's eyes water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x knot" 		

Floyd ]  In the field of the blasted oak
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KNOT
Floyd |
Floyd | He can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's far too much for the comp, really. We've barely scratched the surface of the game."
		jaccarmac asks, "have you played it through?"
		DavidW says, "Not until now."
		Guenni nods to David.
		DavidW says, "And no, not through."
		DavidW says, "If I had played it, I wouldn't have suggested it."
		Guenni asks, "It's a quarter to 11pm here. Since we are kinda out of ideas how wo give it a rest for now?"
		jaccarmac says, "fine by me"
		DavidW says, "I'm unclear on how to proceed. Personally, I'd want to restart from the beginning and make extensive notes, which is my preferred style of play."
		jaccarmac says, "fair enough"
		Guenni says, "So do just that."
		DavidW says, "I'd like to know what my potential inventory is. The settle cushion -- is that portable? I don't know."
		Guenni says, "I also might."
		jaccarmac exclaims, "homework!"
		DavidW says, "I do do homework after CF sessions."
		jaccarmac says, "anyway folks, thanks for the game"
		jaccarmac asks, "same bat-time same bat-channel next week?"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Junior Arithmancer by Mike Spivey
As played on ifMUD on November 18, 2018

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 Junior Arithmancer written by Mike Spivey. Junior Arithmancer, a mathemagical exam game, was released as part of the 2018 IFComp, where it took the seventh place as well as receiving the second-place Miss Congeniality award. It further won the 2018 Xyzzy award for Best Puzzles and was nominated for Best Implementation, and was voted 46th place in the 2019 edition of the Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the IFDB.

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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Doug says (to Floyd), "load juniorarithmancer" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Three people are standing in the lecture hall as you burst in, ten
Floyd | minutes late.  The man's half-frown just manages the transition to a
Floyd | half-smile as he turns toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, our first candidate in Arithmancy!" he says brightly.  "I'm
Floyd | Morkan.  The other members of your examining committee today are
Floyd | Teraboz" (the older woman nods in your direction) "and Berzia" (the
Floyd | younger woman gives you a tidy grin).
Floyd |
Floyd | Fumbling in his robes, Morkan produces some pieces of paper.  "Here
Floyd | are your number sheet, task page, and spell list," he says, handing
Floyd | them to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck!" he adds.  Then he speaks an incantation while waving his
Floyd | arms in a complicated pattern.  You feel yourself being translated.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you fade out of the lecture hall, you hear Teraboz mutter, "That's
Floyd | our first candidate in Arithmancy?  Great.  Just great."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (Please press any key to continue.)

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Junior Arithmancer
Floyd | An Interactive Opportunity by Mike Spivey
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 181004 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | An awful screeching noise echoes through the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What in the name of Yottaboz is that sound?" yells Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry about that," Morkan's voice breaks through.  "I just turned on
Floyd | the magical observation system in the testing area.  It's quite new.
Floyd | There; that's better."  The noise cuts out.
Floyd |
Floyd | [For general assistance playing Junior Arithmancer, you may type HELP
Floyd | at any time.]
Floyd |

		Doug says, "I didn't know there was going to be an exam today!"
		Doug says, "I've had dreams like this"
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | >Junior Arithmancer is copyright 2018 by Michael Z. Spivey.  It may be
Floyd | distributed for free, but not sold or included in any for-profit
Floyd | collection without written permission from the author.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cover Art: Cody J. Lail Design  |  www.codyjlail.com
Floyd |
Floyd | Testing: Arthur DiBianca, Brian Rushton, Andrew Schultz, Walt Semrau,
Floyd | Daniel Spivey
Floyd |
Floyd | Bug Reports on Release 1: Mike Carletta, John Spivey
Floyd |
Floyd | Inform 7: Graham Nelson
Floyd |
Floyd | Extensions to Inform 7: Jon Ingold, Emily Short, Dannii Willis
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior Arithmancer is dedicated to the memory of David Foreman:
Floyd | teacher, mentor, friend.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | If you've enjoyed this game, please let me know at
Floyd | mike.z.spivey@gmail.com.  Junior Arithmancer is free to play, so my
Floyd | main reward for writing it is feedback from players.  Bug reports are
Floyd | also greatly appreciated.
Floyd |

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | >You feel nervous but hopeful right now.
Floyd |

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >You are carrying:
Floyd |   a number sheet
Floyd |   a task page
Floyd |   a spell list
Floyd |

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x number" 		

Floyd | >NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  x.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  x.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x task" 		

Floyd | >TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces
Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd |

		Doug says, "yikes."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x spell" 		

Floyd | >EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | STA #
Floyd |

		jaccarmac asks, "how did i miss the task sheet?"
		jaccarmac says, "so that's where the LLP is..."
		Roger says, "haha"
		Guenni says, "I wondered the same."
		Doug asks, "the LLP?"
		jaccarmac says, "as a non-mathematician evven completing the exam is moderately challenging though"
		jaccarmac says, "last lousy point"
		jaccarmac says, "i managed to get 77 on my playthrough"
		Doug says, "aha"
		Doug asks, "am I the only one here who hasn't played this at all?"
		Roger says, "I've not, but I'm also mostly watching a football game, so don't mind me"
		Guenni says, "Not really, we'll be at my stuck point in 5 moves tops."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pi" 		

Floyd | >You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd | >There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Glulxe fatal error: Encountered unknown opcode. (190)

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		jaccarmac says, "this will be fun then! figuring out the spells was a great time"
		Doug says, "um, yikes."
		jaccarmac asks, "oh do we need to disable the sidebar?"
		jaccarmac says, "or did i miss where that was already done"
		Doug says, "I did not do anything to disable the sidebar."
		jaccarmac says, "probably should do that then"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "windowoff" 		
Floyd says (to Guenni), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		Guenni says, "Looks like we'll have to restart."
		Doug says, "I think it exited, yeah"
		jaccarmac says, "exited would be the kind way to put it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "load junior" 		
Floyd says (to Doug), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load juniorarithmancer" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Three people are standing in the lecture hall as you burst in, ten
Floyd | minutes late.  The man's half-frown just manages the transition to a
Floyd | half-smile as he turns toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, our first candidate in Arithmancy!" he says brightly.  "I'm
Floyd | Morkan.  The other members of your examining committee today are
Floyd | Teraboz" (the older woman nods in your direction) "and Berzia" (the
Floyd | younger woman gives you a tidy grin).
Floyd |
Floyd | Fumbling in his robes, Morkan produces some pieces of paper.  "Here
Floyd | are your number sheet, task page, and spell list," he says, handing
Floyd | them to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck!" he adds.  Then he speaks an incantation while waving his
Floyd | arms in a complicated pattern.  You feel yourself being translated.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you fade out of the lecture hall, you hear Teraboz mutter, "That's
Floyd | our first candidate in Arithmancy?  Great.  Just great."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (Please press any key to continue.)

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Junior Arithmancer
Floyd | An Interactive Opportunity by Mike Spivey
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 181004 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | An awful screeching noise echoes through the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What in the name of Yottaboz is that sound?" yells Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry about that," Morkan's voice breaks through.  "I just turned on
Floyd | the magical observation system in the testing area.  It's quite new.
Floyd | There; that's better."  The noise cuts out.
Floyd |
Floyd | [For general assistance playing Junior Arithmancer, you may type HELP
Floyd | at any time.]
Floyd |

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "windowoff" 		

Floyd | >You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "windowoff" 		

Floyd | >You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd | >Junior Arithmancer is parser-based interaction fiction.  This means
Floyd | that the player types commands after the prompt (>) in order to tell
Floyd | the main character what to do.  While the game does understand many
Floyd | commands commonly used in interactive fiction, the most important ones
Floyd | in Junior Arithmancer are those that cast spells.  For a bit more on
Floyd | spellcasting and a list of some understood commands, type COMMANDS.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your primary goal in Junior Arithmancer is to demonstrate enough
Floyd | mastery of Arithmancy to earn the support of a majority of the
Floyd | examination committee.  To aid you with this, the Academy has provided
Floyd | a sign in the examination room containing the instructions for the
Floyd | exam.  In addition, your number sheet and task page will continually
Floyd | update with the progress you make completing numbers and tasks.
Floyd |
Floyd | While the instructions do say that an Arithmancy spell's effect will
Floyd | only be provided on the spell list once you prove you understand that
Floyd | spell, some of your examiners are a little more lenient about this
Floyd | rule than others.  If you have not yet earned the support of a
Floyd | majority of the examination committee, and you have acquired a spell
Floyd | but haven't figured out what it does, you may type KNOW (spell name)
Floyd | to find out what the spell does.  For example, KNOW STA will tell you
Floyd | the STA spell's effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of course, you don't have to end the examination after earning the
Floyd | support of a majority of the committee.  You could aim for impressing
Floyd | all three committee members-or even for a perfect score.
Floyd |
Floyd | It probably won't help you with the exam, but you could think more
Floyd | about the famous numbers on your number sheet by typing MATH.
Floyd |
Floyd | For more information on the game itself, type ABOUT.
Floyd |

		Doug says, "oh, that is more helpful than ABOUT."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "math" 		

Floyd | >You try to remember what you know about the numbers on the number
Floyd | sheet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first nine numbers are irrational, which means they have infinite
Floyd | decimal expansions.  The tenth number, Gamma, is thought to be
Floyd | irrational, but nobody has managed to prove that yet.  The values
Floyd | given on your number sheet consist of the first several digits of each
Floyd | of these numbers.  The numbers appear to be truncated (rather than
Floyd | rounded) five places beyond the decimal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pi is what you get when you divide the circumference of a circle by
Floyd | its diameter.  Somewhat surprisingly, it's the same value no matter
Floyd | the size of the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you put $1 in a bank that pays 100% interest per year, compounded
Floyd | continuously, you'll have $E at the end of the first year.  Also, E to
Floyd | the power of x and its constant multiples are the only functions that
Floyd | are their own derivatives.
Floyd |
Floyd | The square root of 2 is the number that, when squared, gives 2.
Floyd | Similarly for the square roots of 3 and 5.
Floyd |
Floyd | Phi is also known as the golden ratio.  Suppose you take the sequence
Floyd | of numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ..., where each number is the sum
Floyd | of the two previous numbers.  (This sequence is known as the Fibonacci
Floyd | sequence.) The ratio of a number in this sequence to the one just
Floyd | before it tends to Phi as you get further in the sequence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ln(2), or the natural logarithm of 2, is the power you raise E to in
Floyd | order to get 2.  It's also the value of 1/1 - 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/4 + 1/5 -
Floyd | 1/6 + ...
Floyd |
Floyd | If you add up 1/1 + 1/4 + 1/9 + 1/16 + ..., where the numbers in the
Floyd | denominators are the perfect squares, then Zeta(2) is the result.  Its
Floyd | value is equal to Pi*Pi/6.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you add up 1/1 + 1/8 + 1/27 + 1/64 + ..., where the numbers in the
Floyd | denominators are the perfect cubes, then Zeta(3) is the result.
Floyd | Nobody knows whether its value can be expressed in terms of Pi.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gamma is the most complicated number on your sheet.  A geometric way
Floyd | of thinking about gamma is as follows.  Suppose you have n rectangles.
Floyd | Each has width 1, but they all have different heights: 1/1, 1/2, 1/3,
Floyd | and so forth, up through 1/n.  The area of all these rectangles
Floyd | together is an approximation of the area under the graph of 1/x as x
Floyd | ranges continuously from 1 to n.  As n gets larger and larger, the
Floyd | error in this approximation tends toward Gamma.
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting this geometric interpretation into symbols gives an algebraic
Floyd | view of Gamma: The error in the approximation of Ln(n) by the sum 1/1
Floyd | + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + ... + 1/n tends to Gamma as n gets larger and
Floyd | larger.
Floyd |

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "commands" 		

Floyd | >There are not many commands you need to play Junior Arithmancer.
Floyd |
Floyd | By far the most important thing you will need to do in Junior
Floyd | Arithmancer is cast a spell.  To do this, type the spell's name.  For
Floyd | example, to cast the RET spell, simply type RET.  Some spells have
Floyd | modifiers that you will need to learn how to use, but the basic syntax
Floyd | remains the same: Type the name of the spell, along with any
Floyd | modifiers, on the command line.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you mistype or otherwise misuse a command or spell, don't be
Floyd | surprised if Teraboz says something sarcastic.  She tends to be a bit
Floyd | of a curmudgeon.  It's not you; it's her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other commands:
Floyd |
Floyd | LOOK: Review what the main character can see.  (Abbreviated as L.)
Floyd | EXAMINE object: Take a closer look at an object.  (Abbreviated as X
Floyd | object.)
Floyd | INVENTORY: See what the main character is carrying.  (Abbreviated as
Floyd | I.)
Floyd | NUMBERS/TASKS/SPELLS: Shortcuts for examining the number sheet, the
Floyd | task page, and the spell list, respectively.
Floyd | UNDO: Take back the last move.
Floyd | SCORE: Gives your score.
Floyd | WINDOW ON/OFF: Toggle the use of the side window.
Floyd | HELP: Pull up the help page.
Floyd | COMMANDS: Pull up this list of commands.
Floyd | MATH: Give information about the ten numbers on your number sheet.
Floyd | ABOUT: Give information about Junior Arithmancer itself.
Floyd | RESTART: Restart the story.
Floyd | SAVE/RESTORE: Save/restore a story file.
Floyd | QUIT: Quit the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Additional commands that you may find useful include READ and PUT
Floyd | object IN something.
Floyd |

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "window off" 		

Floyd | >[The side window is now off.]
Floyd |

		Doug says, "hooray, thanks."
		jaccarmac says, "fingers crossed..."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd | >There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Glulxe fatal error: Encountered unknown opcode. (190)

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "know sta" 		
Floyd says (to Doug), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		Doug says, "hrm."
		Doug says, "we might be out of luck"
		Guenni sighs. It doesn't want to be played on floyd, it seems.
		Doug asks, "plan C?"
		jaccarmac asks, "is that the numtof glulx opcode?"
		jaccarmac says, "weird that it doesn't print the failure in hex notation"
		jaccarmac says, "bummer"
		Doug asks, "yeah I have no idea. Is it a Vorple thing?"
		Roger asks, "is our thing for this called sleepmask?"
		jaccarmac says, "if it's that, makes sense. the spec says the opcode doesn't have universal support"
		Doug asks, "what is the opcode?"
		Doug asks, "ohhh hm, is there something we're supposed to do with sleepmask first?"
		Doug says, "vague memory"
		jaccarmac asks, "is sleepmask the interpreter we are using?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask juniorarithmancer" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Three people are standing in the lecture hall as you burst in, ten
Floyd | minutes late.  The man's half-frown just manages the transition to a
Floyd | half-smile as he turns toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, our first candidate in Arithmancy!" he says brightly.  "I'm
Floyd | Morkan.  The other members of your examining committee today are
Floyd | Teraboz" (the older woman nods in your direction) "and Berzia" (the
Floyd | younger woman gives you a tidy grin).
Floyd |
Floyd | Fumbling in his robes, Morkan produces some pieces of paper.  "Here
Floyd | are your number sheet, task page, and spell list," he says, handing
Floyd | them to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck!" he adds.  Then he speaks an incantation while waving his
Floyd | arms in a complicated pattern.  You feel yourself being translated.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you fade out of the lecture hall, you hear Teraboz mutter,
Floyd | "That's our first candidate in Arithmancy?  Great.  Just
Floyd | great."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (Please press any key to continue.)

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  x.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  x.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | STA #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            0/100
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Three people are standing in the lecture hall as you burst in, ten
Floyd | minutes late.  The man's half-frown just manages the transition to a
Floyd | half-smile as he turns toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, our first candidate in Arithmancy!" he says brightly.  "I'm
Floyd | Morkan.  The other members of your examining committee today are
Floyd | Teraboz" (the older woman nods in your direction) "and Berzia" (the
Floyd | younger woman gives you a tidy grin).
Floyd |
Floyd | Fumbling in his robes, Morkan produces some pieces of paper.  "Here
Floyd | are your number sheet, task page, and spell list," he says, handing
Floyd | them to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck!" he adds.  Then he speaks an incantation while waving his
Floyd | arms in a complicated pattern.  You feel yourself being translated.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you fade out of the lecture hall, you hear Teraboz mutter,
Floyd | "That's our first candidate in Arithmancy?  Great.  Just
Floyd | great."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (Please press any key to continue.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior Arithmancer
Floyd | An Interactive Opportunity by Mike Spivey
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 181004 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | An awful screeching noise echoes through the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What in the name of Yottaboz is that sound?" yells Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry about that," Morkan's voice breaks through.  "I just turned on
Floyd | the magical observation system in the testing area.  It's quite new.
Floyd | There; that's better."  The noise cuts out.
Floyd |
Floyd | [For general assistance playing Junior Arithmancer, you may
Floyd | type HELP at any time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "window off" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            0/100
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Three people are standing in the lecture hall as you burst in, ten
Floyd | minutes late.  The man's half-frown just manages the transition to a
Floyd | half-smile as he turns toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, our first candidate in Arithmancy!" he says brightly.  "I'm
Floyd | Morkan.  The other members of your examining committee today are
Floyd | Teraboz" (the older woman nods in your direction) "and Berzia" (the
Floyd | younger woman gives you a tidy grin).
Floyd |
Floyd | Fumbling in his robes, Morkan produces some pieces of paper.  "Here
Floyd | are your number sheet, task page, and spell list," he says, handing
Floyd | them to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck!" he adds.  Then he speaks an incantation while waving his
Floyd | arms in a complicated pattern.  You feel yourself being translated.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you fade out of the lecture hall, you hear Teraboz mutter,
Floyd | "That's our first candidate in Arithmancy?  Great.  Just
Floyd | great."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (Please press any key to continue.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior Arithmancer
Floyd | An Interactive Opportunity by Mike Spivey
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 181004 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | An awful screeching noise echoes through the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What in the name of Yottaboz is that sound?" yells Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry about that," Morkan's voice breaks through.  "I just turned on
Floyd | the magical observation system in the testing area.  It's quite new.
Floyd | There; that's better."  The noise cuts out.
Floyd |
Floyd | [For general assistance playing Junior Arithmancer, you may
Floyd | type HELP at any time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WINDOW OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | [The side window is now off.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | [By default, your number sheet and spell list will be continually
Floyd | updated in the side window as you make progress through the exam.  For
Floyd | the best experience with this setting, try maximizing the window in
Floyd | which you're playing the game.  If you prefer not to have the side
Floyd | window, you may type WINDOW OFF.  WINDOW ON will turn the window back
Floyd | on.]It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For reaching the first digit in
Floyd | a number sequence, you have earned five points on your exam!"  A spell
Floyd | token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hooray! thanks Roger!"
		Guenni exclaims, "Toeroe!!"
		jaccarmac says, "looks like we can even keep the window on"
		jaccarmac says, "which is moderately useful"
		Guenni says, "I think it's already shut off."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think I saw the candidate flinch when you turned on the observation
Floyd | system," says Berzia.  "Are you sure we can't be heard?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I'm sure," says Morkan.  "O.K., so the Oversight Council's
Floyd | cuts to the academic budget meant I couldn't afford to hire a
Floyd | Technomancer to do the installation.  Instead, I did it myself.  I
Floyd | used to teach Technomancy, though, so it wasn't too difficult."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, when exactly was your last Technomancy course?" asks Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Only a few decades ago," answers Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "put token in slit" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IN SLIT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wish the candidate would quit wasting time and get on with the
Floyd | exam," mutters Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "you're right, don't know why i thought that"
		Doug asks, "we can try turning it on?"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "windowon" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WINDOWON
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "window on" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            5/100
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Three people are standing in the lecture hall as you burst in, ten
Floyd | minutes late.  The man's half-frown just manages the transition to a
Floyd | half-smile as he turns toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, our first candidate in Arithmancy!" he says brightly.  "I'm
Floyd | Morkan.  The other members of your examining committee today are
Floyd | Teraboz" (the older woman nods in your direction) "and Berzia" (the
Floyd | younger woman gives you a tidy grin).
Floyd |
Floyd | Fumbling in his robes, Morkan produces some pieces of paper.  "Here
Floyd | are your number sheet, task page, and spell list," he says, handing
Floyd | them to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck!" he adds.  Then he speaks an incantation while waving his
Floyd | arms in a complicated pattern.  You feel yourself being translated.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you fade out of the lecture hall, you hear Teraboz mutter,
Floyd | "That's our first candidate in Arithmancy?  Great.  Just
Floyd | great."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (Please press any key to continue.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior Arithmancer
Floyd | An Interactive Opportunity by Mike Spivey
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 181004 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | An awful screeching noise echoes through the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What in the name of Yottaboz is that sound?" yells Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry about that," Morkan's voice breaks through.  "I just turned on
Floyd | the magical observation system in the testing area.  It's quite new.
Floyd | There; that's better."  The noise cuts out.
Floyd |
Floyd | [For general assistance playing Junior Arithmancer, you may
Floyd | type HELP at any time.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WINDOW OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | [The side window is now off.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | [By default, your number sheet and spell list will be continually
Floyd | updated in the side window as you make progress through the exam.  For
Floyd | the best experience with this setting, try maximizing the window in
Floyd | which you're playing the game.  If you prefer not to have the side
Floyd | window, you may type WINDOW OFF.  WINDOW ON will turn the window back
Floyd | on.]It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd |
Floyd | A tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For reaching the first digit in
Floyd | a number sequence, you have earned five points on your exam!"  A spell
Floyd | token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think I saw the candidate flinch when you turned on the observation
Floyd | system," says Berzia.  "Are you sure we can't be heard?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course I'm sure," says Morkan.  "O.K., so the Oversight Council's
Floyd | cuts to the academic budget meant I couldn't afford to hire a
Floyd | Technomancer to do the installation.  Instead, I did it myself.  I
Floyd | used to teach Technomancy, though, so it wasn't too difficult."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um, when exactly was your last Technomancy course?" asks Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Only a few decades ago," answers Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IN SLIT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wish the candidate would quit wasting time and get on with the
Floyd | exam," mutters Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WINDOWON
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WINDOW ON
Floyd |
Floyd | [The side window is now on.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "put token in slot" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as INC is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "know sta" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOW STA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Academy entrance exam instructions state that we will not provide a
Floyd | spell's effect until the candidate demonstrates understanding of the
Floyd | spell.  Are we really going to be breaking our own rules?!" asks
Floyd | Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it's reasonable - at least at the beginning of the exam - to
Floyd | be a little flexible and help out the candidate," says Morkan.  "After
Floyd | all, this is our first-ever entrance examination in Arithmancy."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe we should just give the candidate the answers,"
Floyd | Teraboz grumbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | Morkan's voice comes from somewhere around you.  "You already know
Floyd | what the STA spell does."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, I'm behind I guess"
		Guenni says, "Now, we're where I got stuck. I couldn't find out what to do with the inc spell."
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, there's a basic principle of Arithmancy that this candidate has
Floyd | failed to grasp," says Teraboz exasperatedly.  "The INC spell requires
Floyd | you to be in a number space."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is it really necessary for you to comment on the candidate's
Floyd | mistakes?" asks Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I take my job as an examiner seriously," retorts Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I'm glad that worked and I wasn't intentionally trying to be coy; I barely remembered it, much like the rest of us"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  One                                                         5/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Two                                                         10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For reaching the second digit
Floyd | in a number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"
Floyd | A new spell token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That voice is annoying," says Teraboz.  "I know," replies Morkan.
Floyd | "With the academic budget for this year, all we could afford was the
Floyd | basic voice simulator."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Two                                                         10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the INC spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah, can't repeat I guess"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's good to have you back at the Academy," says Morkan.  "And thanks
Floyd | for filling in at the last minute."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm happy to," replies Berzia.  "I always wondered what it was like
Floyd | to be on this side of the Academy's entrance exams."
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're all proud of you," adds Teraboz.  "Having our best students
Floyd | back as colleagues is one of the joys of this job."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "yep, that's the challenge"
Doug says (to Floyd), "clubf so it's sort of like Grow, we have to figure out the order?" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLUBF SO IT'S SORT OF LIKE GROW, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE ORDER?
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ack sorry"
		jaccarmac says, "can only use each spell once, start out not knowing what the next spell does, and only figuure out what it does by using said spell to successfully reach a new number in the sequence"
		Doug says, "check."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x teraboz" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TERABOZ
Floyd |
Floyd | "I hope the candidate isn't thinking of trying to influence me during
Floyd | the examination," Teraboz says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x berzia" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BERZIA
Floyd |
Floyd | "I hope the candidate isn't thinking of trying to influence me during
Floyd | the examination," Berzia says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "no descriptions I guess."
		Guenni asks, "Ohk, sinc I can hardly find the relevant text amongst the numbers. How did you get this inc spell to work?"
		jaccarmac says, "you have to get into number space"
		Doug says, "once you're in room One, you can INC to go to room Two"
		jaccarmac says, "the only wat to get into number space is sta"
		Doug says, "INC = increment"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put token in slot" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  x.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  x.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as PLU # is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #
Floyd ]  Zero                                                        10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks (of Guenni), "should we turn off the side window? is it too spammy?"
		Guenni says, "f plu"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "plu" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.xxxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #
Floyd ]  Zero                                                        10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is painful to watch.  Surely the candidate realizes that the PLU
Floyd | spell requires a number?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 5" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Five                                                        10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Six                                                         10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah, the whole sequence has to be in the same number I guess"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "reaching new numbers is the way to get tokens and therefore spells, yes"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  x.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  x.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a number sheet
Floyd |   a task page
Floyd |   a spell list
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "right but I was hoping that room 6 would give us the 6 for phi"
		Doug says, "but we could only extend 0.5"
		jaccarmac says, "oh i see what you mean"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.xxxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Two                                                         10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 0" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.2xxxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Two                                                         10/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Three                                                       15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For reaching the third digit
Floyd | in a number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"
Floyd | A new spell token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I still think an Arithmancy examination is a bad idea," you hear
Floyd | Teraboz say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know.  I'm not happy about it, either," Morkan replies.  "But you
Floyd | heard what Assistant Vice Dean Merlena said: If we're going to attract
Floyd | more paying students in today's competitive environment, we've got to
Floyd | offer more areas of specialization.  Besides, it comes straight from
Floyd | the Oversight Council.  There's nothing we can do about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "not sure if I should be paying attention to what they're saying..."
Knight_Otu arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		jaccarmac says, "it's not necessary to complete the game"
		Doug says, "hiya K_O"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hey."
		Guenni waves.
		jaccarmac says, "probably more funny the longer you've spent in academia"
		Doug asks, "have you played Junior Arithmancy?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry I'm late."
		Knight_Otu says, "No, I haven't."
		Doug says, "we're not too far into it."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a third spell token
Floyd |   a number sheet
Floyd |   a task page
Floyd |   a spell list
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x token" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOKEN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Reaching the third digit in a number sequence" is written on the
Floyd | token.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "put token is slot" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IS SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to Knight_Otu), "briefly: we have a set of spells, and we need to cast each of them in a particular order (without repeating) so as to progress in the digit sequences on our number list."
		Knight_Otu says, "Okay."
		Doug says, "and we get new spells along the way"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "put token in slot" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as MIN # is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Ah, that makes sense."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "x tasks" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces
Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we don't know what the new spell does, although I am going to guess that MIN is minus..."
		jaccarmac says, "there are also those"
		jaccarmac says, "for when the numbers have been solved"
		Guenni says, "That would be my guess also."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ast 4" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AST 4
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sta 4" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Four                                                        15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  x.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "did you have a plan for starting with 4?"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Three                                                       15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "400nm is red light, I seem to recall"
		Doug says, "ah hm"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "min 1" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #
Floyd ]  Two                                                         15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "I hadn't noticed the numbers have lights. do they correspond with wavelengths?"
		jaccarmac says, "not sure, it has something to do with the tasks though"
		Roger says, "looks like they don't but I'll keep an eye on it"
		jaccarmac says, "it might be that, my other suspicion is something to do with primes"
		Doug says, "2 = red, 3 = green, 4 = deep red"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a number sheet
Floyd |   a task page
Floyd |   a spell list
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Is PLU 9 equivalent to MIN 1?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | 1.  This examination requires that you reproduce the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet by casting appropriate sequences of basic spells in
Floyd | Arithmancy.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2.  Additional spells will be provided as you make progress through
Floyd | the exam.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3.  An Arithmancy spell's effect will only be provided on the spell
Floyd | list once you prove you understand the spell.  For the purposes of
Floyd | this exam, successfully using a spell to make progress on a number
Floyd | constitutes proof that you understand that spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4.  Completing tasks listed on your task page will also earn you
Floyd | points on your exam.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5.  No outside spell books, scrolls, potions, wands, or other aids are
Floyd | allowed in the examination area.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6.  When done with your exam, please cast the END spell to leave the
Floyd | examination area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "good question!"
		Guenni asks, "Ok, this doesn't work, despite it doing something. Why?"
		Doug asks, "what are you aiming for?"
		jaccarmac says, "tokens are only gained if you reach new numbers in the sequence"
		jaccarmac says, "as are descriptions of existing spells"
		jaccarmac says, "thus you need to puzzle your way to further and further numbers to advance"
		Doug says, "did you want to get to 1 from 3? that would be STA 3, MIN 2"
		Guenni asks, "hmm, if it's really "minus" how are we supposed to get there?"
		Doug says, "3 minus 2 = 1"
		Guenni asks, "Or can we use negative numbers as arguments?"
		jaccarmac exclaims, "try it!"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Three                                                       15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "min -1" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Three                                                       15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN -1
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can't use negative numbers as Arithmancy spell modifiers until
Floyd | you're what, level 3?" asks Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Level 2, actually," responds Morkan.  "But it's still beyond
Floyd | something you'd see on an entrance examination."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "I expect it won't work since... right."
		Doug says, "but you could get a negative number with MIN"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Zero                                                        15/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shouldn't the candidate return to the examination room first?" asks
Floyd | Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Probably," responds Morkan.  "But this is allowed."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet continues to glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guenni says (to Floyd), "min 1" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #
Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus one.  A dazzling white light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your task page glows briefly.  Then the tinny voice says,
Floyd | "Congratulations!  You have just completed the following task:  Visit
Floyd | a space with dazzling white light, for 1 point."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "oh huh, dazzling white is negative I guess?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Interesting."
		Doug says, "now if we had a square-root operator, we could get to imaginary.."
		jaccarmac asks, "may i try something?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Also answers my previous question."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Zero                                                        16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "min 2" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #
Floyd ]  Minus Two                                                   16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus two.  A bright cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #
Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus one.  A dazzling white light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "ok the colors are still confusing"
		Doug says, "hm"
		Guenni says, "I think you can just ignore them."
		Roger asks, "if I may?"
		Doug says, "well feel free to pay attention to the colors while we work on the number sheet"
		Guenni says, "feel free."
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Zero                                                        16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "plu pi" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU PI
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Teraboz snorts.  "I would expect a candidate in Arithmancy to know
Floyd | that basic Arithmancy spells only take single-digit numbers as
Floyd | modifiers."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Be patient and give the candidate a chance," responds Morkan.  "The
Floyd | exam isn't over yet."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "okay thanks"
		Doug says, "whole numbers only I guess"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sta 5" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Five                                                        16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I don't know why it thinks we don't know what MIN does"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh yeah, weird."
		Guenni says, "I thought since 5 is mentionet on the sheet we could go there."
		Doug says, "I guess because we didn't earn a token with it"
		jaccarmac says, "for it to describe a spell you have to visit a number in correct sequence"
		jaccarmac asks, "if that makes sense?"
		jaccarmac says, "not necessarily earn a token, but it has to be a non-losing move in some sequence"
		Doug says, "ah."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.xxxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #
Floyd ]  Three                                                       16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 2" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.1xxxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  One                                                         16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "there"
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 3" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  Four                                                        16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "Ah ok."
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  Five                                                        16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "we can probably complete a sequence if we're smart"
		Guenni says, "Ok inc is further up the list."
		Doug says, "ah, I have an idea"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  Two                                                         16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 0" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  Two                                                         16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23xxx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  Three                                                       16/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 3" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  Six                                                         21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For reaching the fourth digit
Floyd | in a number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"
Floyd | A new spell token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But Arithmancy?" says Teraboz, picking up an earlier
Floyd | conversational thread.  "Really?  Could there be a more obscure area
Floyd | of magic?  What's next - Spatulamancy?  Hepatoscopy?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "At least it's more reliable than Tyromancy, which I will remind you
Floyd | we've been offering for the past fifty years," Morkan responds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put coin in slot" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as TIM # is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Times?"
		Doug asks, "tyromancy?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Multiplication, eh?"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #
Floyd ]  Three                                                       21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "tyromancy is apparently divination by means of watching cheese coagulate"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "tim 3" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)

		Doug says, "mmm cheese"

Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #
Floyd ]  Nine                                                        21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "Ok, at least we know what it does."
		Doug says, "I think we can do 2.718"
Guenni says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #
Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni asks, "The question is, do we always have to include all spells?"
		Doug says, "I don't think so. We just can't repeat"
		jaccarmac says, "no, but you ca nonly use each spell once"
		jaccarmac says, "so casting enough spells to reach the end is a challenge"
		Roger says, "for phi we might be able to get to 6 then TIM 3 to get to 18"
		jaccarmac says, "esp. as you see on the task list there is a challenge to complete the number using 3 or 4 spells"
		jaccarmac says, "and there are far more than 3 or 4 digits"
		Doug asks, "I'm leaning towards turning off the window to reduce the spam, anyone object?"
		Guenni says, "Yeah, but using just that one spell, didn't give us the token."
		jaccarmac says, "no objections here"
		Guenni exclaims, "Nooo!!"
		Guenni says, "I mean, no objections, at all."
		Doug says, "oh, ok."
Doug says (to Floyd), "window off" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For reaching the fourth digit
Floyd | in a number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"
Floyd | A new spell token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But Arithmancy?" says Teraboz, picking up an earlier
Floyd | conversational thread.  "Really?  Could there be a more obscure area
Floyd | of magic?  What's next - Spatulamancy?  Hepatoscopy?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "At least it's more reliable than Tyromancy, which I will remind you
Floyd | we've been offering for the past fifty years," Morkan responds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as TIM # is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WINDOW OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | [The side window is now off.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni sighs relieved.
		Doug says, "oh that was weird."
		Knight_Otu says, "Whoah."
		Doug asks, "I guess it redisplayed the current scrollback?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Must be."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x numbers" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NUMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I like Roger's idea of two-digit numbers, but I'm going to just go for the fourth digit without that for now."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "sure"
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 5" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why the gray?" asks Berzia.  "We ran out of primary colors," responds
Floyd | Morkan.  "Unfortunately, the gray does tend to dominate."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 6" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71xxx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 8" 		

Floyd ]  Eight                                                       21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 8
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Eight
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number eight.  An intense red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ohh, we already got to the 4th digit"
		Doug says, "also, this doesn't seem any less spammy :/"
		Guenni says, "We could turn the game to brief."
		Doug says, "interesting that 7 is gray though"
		jaccarmac says, "yeah the difference seems to be spam at the top or spam at the bottom"
		Doug says, "I suspect that brief will only omit the room descs, and not the number sheet"
		Guenni says, "Well, let's give it a try."
		Knight_Otu says, "We can try, at least."
Guenni says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd ]  Eight                                                       21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Junior Arithmancer is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives
Floyd | long descriptions of places never before visited and short
Floyd | descriptions otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "and since we haven't figured out the color pattern... oh but I guess we will see new rooms at least."
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sta 9" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 9
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "Honestly, I think the colours are jist synestetic thoughts of a mamatician."
		jaccarmac says, "my suspicion is still primes"
		jaccarmac says, "3 and 9 are green"
		jaccarmac says, "2 and 4 are blue"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sta 6" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "ah hm, blue times green is yellow?"
		jaccarmac asks, "is that true for rgb colors?"
		Doug says, "I... think so"
		Doug says, "I'm more comfortable with paint mixing than light mixing"
		jaccarmac says, "it's not"
		jaccarmac says, "red and green are yellow, not green and blue"
		jaccarmac says, "oh well"
		jaccarmac says, "maybe it only applies for powers"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sta 8" 		

Floyd ]  Eight                                                       21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 8
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Eight
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number eight.  An intense red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sta 8" 		

Floyd ]  Eight                                                       21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 8
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Eight
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number eight.  An intense red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "tim 2" 		

Floyd ]  Sixteen                                                     21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Sixteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number sixteen.  A very intense red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            21/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac says, "weired"
		Doug says, "ah, I think I can get to a 5th digit"
		Roger says, "rock iot"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1. inc. min 2. plu 2. tim 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1. INC. MIN 2. PLU 2. TIM 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2xxxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20xxx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.202xx
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For reaching the fifth digit
Floyd | in a number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"
Floyd | A new spell token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "hm, sorry, was that confusing?"
		Doug says, "it doesn't repeat the commands as we move from room to toom"
		Doug says, "*room"
		Knight_Otu says, "A bit. Usually, we don't do multi-commands."
		Doug says, "ok."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How did Tyromancy end up being taught at the Academy?" asks Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One of our graduates used it to amass his fortune," responds Morkan.
Floyd | "Out of gratitude, he endowed the Tyromancy Chair."
Floyd |
Floyd | "His money didn't just come from Tyromancy," adds Teraboz.  "I believe
Floyd | he had valuable patents on some rather unorthodox applications of
Floyd | WizStrip, too."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put token in slot" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES and CAT are
Floyd | added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "With the whole number spam I can't really follow."
		Doug says, "yeah sorry... I'll go one by one so it will be slower"
		Roger says, "at least no one is trying to use a screenreader today"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni clears throat.
		Roger exclaims, "Sorry!"
		Guenni says, "I am, as always. :-)"
		Roger says, "I regretted that as soon as I hit enter"
		Guenni says, "No harm done."
		Doug asks, "she's not *trying* to use a screenreader, she *is* using a screenreader?"
		Roger says, "CAT implies concatenate, maybe"
		Guenni says, "That's more correct, yeah. After about 20 years."
		Knight_Otu says, "Sounds likely."
		Doug asks, "ah, could be. wonder why it's a prefix though?"
		Roger says, "let's thrash around with it"
		Doug says, "math mosh!"
		Guenni says, "What's that? Sorry if that sounds stupid. But my math lessons were in German."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 5" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat inc" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Four                                                  26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus four.  A deep cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "eek."
		Doug says, "I thought maybe it would do two INCs."
		jaccarmac says, "that's interesting..."
		Doug says, "but it brought us from 5 to -4 ..."
		jaccarmac says, "i never tried cat with one of the 0 numbers"
		Knight_Otu asks, "That... Huh?"
		jaccarmac says, "try with a different number, that was not a good illustration of what cat does"
		Doug says, "heh."
		jaccarmac says, "it makes much more sense on a number without a leading 0"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 3" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.4xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | "CAT is a prefix!  It needs a spell after it!" says Teraboz
Floyd | exasperatedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat min 3" 		

Floyd ]  Eleven                                                      26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT MIN 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Eleven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number eleven.  A dingy grayish light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh I see"
		Doug says, "14 minus 3"
		Doug asks, "but... 05 inc is -4?"
		jaccarmac says, "looks like leading 0 acts as negation"
		jaccarmac says, "which is strange"
		jaccarmac says, "esp. given this, at least as i remember"
		Doug says, "could be useful I guess"
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.4xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "cat min 2" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Five                                                  26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | "Doesn't using the CAT prefix only one digit into a sequence cause the
Floyd | spell to fail?" asks Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The old version of CAT did," says Morkan.  "But the newer version
Floyd | just uses 0 for the missing number.  It's less discouraging for
Floyd | candidates who are trying to figure out what CAT does."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus five.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jaccarmac says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah, cute."
		Doug asks, "wait, so why did 03 min 2 give -5?"
		jaccarmac says, "leading 0 negates it seems"
		Doug says, "er, yeah"
		jaccarmac says, "and cat, well, i won't spoil what cat does directly"
		jaccarmac says, "you can reveal it in the game by using it in a sequence"
		jaccarmac says, "pi is an easy one to use it on"
		Roger says, "I feel like we should be able to get to SQRT(2) now"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.4xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 3" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.4xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat tim 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT TIM 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops!"
		Doug says, "I guess I wanted CAT MIN 0"
		jaccarmac says, "undo is implemented"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        26/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | ["Back here again?" complains Teraboz.  "We should never have allowed
Floyd | candidates the use of that spell."]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "haha worth it"
		Doug says, "good call."
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat min 0" 		

Floyd ]  Fourteen                                                    26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT MIN 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fourteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fourteen.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of red fills the
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.414xx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "heh."
		Knight_Otu asks, "And now PLU 7?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 7" 		

Floyd ]  Fourteen                                                    26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 7
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the PLU spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we only have TIM and INC left"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh. Right."
		Roger says, "I could be wrong"
		Roger says, "it was a good run though, verified some ideas"
		Doug says, "if we could do TIM 3/2 ..."
		Doug says, "oh, right, I see how to do pi I think"
		Knight_Otu asks, "STA 1, TIM 4, CAT MIN 0, PLU 7?"
		Doug says, "oh, that would do it too"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the glow on your number sheet fades.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.414xx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 4" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.414xx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat min 0" 		

Floyd ]  Fourteen                                                    26/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT MIN 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fourteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fourteen.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of red fills the
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.414xx
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 7" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty-One                                                  31/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 7
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twenty-One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twenty-one.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of green fills
Floyd | the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a number
Floyd | sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"  A new spell
Floyd | token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know, I've seen enough," Morkan says.  "I would support passing
Floyd | the candidate at this point."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why?" asks Berzia.  "The candidate has only completed one number!"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief pause.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Assistant Vice Dean Merlena really wants her new pet project to
Floyd | succeed," Teraboz says thoughtfully.  "She's putting pressure on you
Floyd | to pass this candidate, isn't she?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No!" says Morkan quickly.  "That's not it at all.  I just think that
Floyd | for a new subject we need to, uh, be sure we don't make the entrance
Floyd | requirements so demanding that we scare away a lot of students.  In a
Floyd | few years, after we have enough students enrolled, we can raise the
Floyd | requirements."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But what about upholding the Academy's standards?" demands Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do I really need to justify my vote?" Morkan snaps.  "We're supposed
Floyd | to give independent assessments of the candidate's
Floyd | performance!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jaccarmac exclaims, "yay!"
		Doug says, "heh, one judge down"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            31/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I haven't seen Professor Mivey around," Berzia says, changing the
Floyd | subject.  "Whatever happened to him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Remember how he would often miscast the SLU spell during class and
Floyd | put everyone in the room to sleep?" responds Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course," laughs Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, once he did it when Merlena was visiting his class.  She fell
Floyd | out of her chair and hit her head.  When she woke up she was so mad
Floyd | that she fired him on the spot."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wow," says Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "On the bright side," adds Teraboz, "Merlena had a nasty bruise on her
Floyd | forehead for almost two weeks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Who!"
		Roger says, "huzzah"
		Doug asks, "heh, I guess Professor Mivey = Mike Spivey?"
		Roger says, "I feel like phi might be in reach also"
		Doug says, "I'd like to try pi"
		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		Roger asks, "did we get new spell?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put token in slot" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            31/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as DIV # is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah right"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "We did, I ... Division!"
		Roger says, "alright let's DIV 0"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "NOOOOO!"
		Roger says, "yesssss"
		Doug says, "heh"
		Doug asks, "we can undo... or should we save?"
		Guenni says, "Division with 0 that should give an error message, even I know that."
		Roger says, "it's probably worth saving in any case"
Doug says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "juniorarithmancer" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            31/100
Floyd | > SAVE"Is it really fair to allow this spell during an examination?"
Floyd | asks Teraboz.  "Fair or not - it's Academy policy," replies Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "heh."
		Guenni says, "Nice."
		Knight_Otu says, "So judgey, these judges."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        31/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        31/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 0
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, and your spell list bursts into flames!  You
Floyd | quickly drop the paper, and it soon burns to nothingness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Teraboz says, "Oops."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I thought we had ordered fireproof paper stock for the entrance
Floyd | exams?" asks Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | Morkan replies, "Well, with the cuts to the academic budget this year,
Floyd | I had to economize.  I can probably come up with a temporary fix,
Floyd | though..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He materializes in front of you, holding another piece of paper.  Then
Floyd | he mutters an incantation.  The paper glows briefly.  "In addition to
Floyd | restoring your progress, I've placed a temporary 'noncombustible'
Floyd | enchantment on your new spell list.  It should last at least through
Floyd | the rest of the exam."  He hands you the list and disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whew."
		Knight_Otu says, "Heh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        31/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 0
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the DIV spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            31/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your STA spell is restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        31/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        32/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 0
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell.  There is a brief flash of light, and you find
Floyd | yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | An abstract space that feels far, far beyond your understanding.  Even
Floyd | the language needed to describe it seems beyond your comprehension.
Floyd |
Floyd | An intense young man is here.  He turns to you with a look of
Floyd | surprise.  "Begone!" he says after a moment.  "You are not worthy."
Floyd | He waves his hand at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is another brief flash of light, and you find yourself back in
Floyd | Zero.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oooh, that was interesting," says Teraboz.  "Worth a bonus point, I
Floyd | think."  Your task page glows briefly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you forget to cast the finitude spell on the testing area?"
Floyd | Morkan asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I thought you were going to do that," replies Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | Morkan sighs.  He speaks a word of power, and the space around you
Floyd | glows briefly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yay"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tasks" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        32/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces
Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | BONUS POINTS
Floyd | Visit infinity: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, not a task, a bonus point"
		Doug says, "I guess it doesn't distinguish between 0/0 and n/0 for n > 0"
		Guenni says, "Ok, that was different than I thought."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       32/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet continues to glow.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 3" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         32/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 3" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        32/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14xxx
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat inc" 		

Floyd ]  Fifteen                                                     32/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fifteen.  A bright cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.1415x
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 6" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a second
Floyd | number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"  A
Floyd | new spell token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wait," says Berzia.  "How could Merlena fire Mivey?  Didn't he have
Floyd | tenure?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "They didn't tell you during your interview?" asks Teraboz.  "The
Floyd | Oversight Council did away with tenure a few years ago."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not surprised it didn't come up," says Morkan.  "I don't think
Floyd | that's something the Oversight Council is eager to advertise."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put token in slot" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as MOT is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "uhh MOTULO?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Doesn't sound quite right. :p"
		Knight_Otu says, "But what it is, I can't tell."
		Doug asks (of Roger), "did you want to try phi?"
		Roger says, "no let's thrash on MOT first"
		Doug says, "go for it"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, it's a prefix"
Roger says (to floyd), "mot inc 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT INC 1
Floyd |
Floyd | "Does the INC spell take a number argument?  Um, no!" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Including the number doesn't have any effect on the spell," says
Floyd | Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am well aware of that," responds Teraboz.  "But it's still bad
Floyd | form."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "mot inc" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT INC
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the INC spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "mot tim 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT TIM 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "mot plu 1" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT PLU 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "well hunh"
		Doug says, "seems like a no-op so far"
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "mot min 1" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT MIN 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "maybe it applies to other prefixes?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe then it allows the use of the spell twice?"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "mot inc" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "mot inc" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT INC
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the INC spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "mot cat tim 1" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT CAT TIM 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wonder when the candidate will realize that you can't use more than
Floyd | one Arithmancy prefix at a time," says Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh wait, it told us"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh."
		Roger says, "yay"
		Roger says, "when I call it thrashing, I mean it"
		Doug says, "I don't know why it told us"
		Roger says, "so kind of reverse-CAT"
		Knight_Otu asks, "But why is it called MOT rather than TRU?"
		Doug says, "we weren't at a two-digit number"
		Doug says, "maybe it's MOdulo Ten"
		Roger says, "aha"
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh right."
		Roger says, "okay phi run"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the glow on your number sheet fades.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.xxxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "plu 5" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6xxxx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "tim 3" 		

Floyd ]  Eighteen                                                    37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Eighteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number eighteen.  A bright chartreuse light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.618xx
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "nice."
		Doug asks, "div 6?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Doug says, "oh wait hm"
		Roger says, "I won't get the padding 0"
		Doug says, "that gives us 3 but not 03"
Roger says (to floyd), "min 8" 		

Floyd ]  Ten                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 8
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number ten.  A bright magenta light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we needed mot I guess"
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Eighteen                                                    37/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Eighteen
Floyd | ["Back here again?" complains Teraboz.  "We should never have allowed
Floyd | candidates the use of that spell."]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "mot min 8" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT MIN 8
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hmm, now what."
		Roger says, "d'oh I'mout"
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "what happens to fractions?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 2" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light.  You get a quick glimpse of another
Floyd | space, followed by another flash of light.  You find yourself back in
Floyd | Three.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That wasn't a particularly wise number to use with the DIV spell at
Floyd | this point," says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "On the contrary, it was quite rational," replies Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | Teraboz and Berzia both groan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug groans
		Knight_Otu says, "OOf."
		Roger says, "okay going to try zeta(3)"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet continues to glow.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "min 2" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm, how to get 0 twice with only one MIN"
		Roger says, "hold my beer"
		Guenni asks, "tim 0?"
		Doug says, "oh, maybe use the leading zero thing to get a negative number"
		Doug says, "oh! or that"
		Knight_Otu asks, "tim 0? But then how to get back to 5?"
Roger says (to floyd), "cat div 6" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT DIV 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light.  You get a quick glimpse of another
Floyd | space, followed by another flash of light.  You find yourself back in
Floyd | Zero.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That wasn't a particularly wise number to use with the DIV spell at
Floyd | this point," says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "On the contrary, it was quite rational," replies Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | Teraboz and Berzia both groan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "20 / 4 = 5"
		Doug gives Roger his beer back
		Knight_Otu says, "Right."
		Roger says, "wait why didn't that work"
		Doug says, "we're on 20, not 12"
		Roger says, "oh, it only cats up 1"
		Roger says, "so I got 20 not 120"
		Doug says, "ohh cute"
		Roger says, "whoops"
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "how about plu 2"
		Doug says, "nevermind"
		Roger says, "cat tim 1"
		Doug says, "oh maybe"
		Doug says, "go for it."
		Doug says, "or I'll try..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 2" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat tim 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT TIM 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        37/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | ["Back here again?" complains Teraboz.  "We should never have allowed
Floyd | candidates the use of that spell."]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat tim 1" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty                                                      37/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT TIM 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twenty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twenty.  A bright rose light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.2020x
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 4" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a third number
Floyd | sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"  A new spell
Floyd | token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Good work."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And why has the academic budget been so tight this year?" asks
Floyd | Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's not just this year," responds Teraboz.  "Those idiots on the
Floyd | Oversight Council have been making annual cuts to the academic budget
Floyd | for a while now."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But why?" asks Berzia.  "I thought the Academy was doing well
Floyd | financially.  The new freshman dormitory has an indoor swimming pool,
Floyd | from what I hear.  We hired several new assistant vice underdeans just
Floyd | this year.  And the Oversight Council chambers were recently
Floyd | remodeled."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you may have answered your own question," says Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put token" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TOKEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the slot)
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as INV is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "inverse?"
		Doug says, "invert I guess"
		Guenni says, "I guess that means inverse."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x spell" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "oh it's a prefix?"
		Knight_Otu says, "So INV INC = DEC."
		Roger asks, "probably?"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "inv inc" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "plu 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah, so that's how we use something twice"
Roger says (to floyd), "inv div 3" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV DIV 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "yep there we go"
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I yield the floor"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.xxxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "er oops."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        42/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | ["Back here again?" complains Teraboz.  "We should never have allowed
Floyd | candidates the use of that spell."]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 6" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv min 3" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV MIN 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69xxx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.693xx
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv tim 3" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV TIM 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sadhorns."
		Knight_Otu says, "Almost."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the glow on your number sheet fades.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 5" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.5xxxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv min 2" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57xxx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 1" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       42/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.577xx
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 3" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty-One                                                  47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twenty-One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twenty-one.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of green fills
Floyd | the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a fourth
Floyd | number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"  A
Floyd | new spell token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "nice"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you ask me, the Oversight Council is pandering too much to
Floyd | students," says Teraboz.  "Swimming pools in dorms?  Adding obscure
Floyd | areas of magic to the curriculum?  What's next - handing out medals
Floyd | along with grades at the end of term?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you're being too harsh," responds Morkan.  "Merlena's right:
Floyd | We really do have to compete for students in a way that we didn't just
Floyd | a century ago.  All these new schools of magic popping up
Floyd | everywhere...  We can't just sit back and rely on our reputation
Floyd | anymore."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merlena can kiss my rear end," says Teraboz.  "She and the rest of
Floyd | the Oversight Council are going to end up turning the Academy into a
Floyd | finishing school for wealthy merchants' kids.  With the changes
Floyd | they've made lately, we're already halfway there.  Why, when I was a
Floyd | young witch this place had standards!"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh... you just said one of the 'w' words," says Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "one of the w words?"
		Roger says, "witch"
		Roger says, "I would guess"
		Doug says, "right, but I wonder what the others are"
		Doug asks, "warlock?"
		Roger says, "wizard, warlock, sure"
		Knight_Otu asks, "wizard?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Too late,I see."
Doug says (to Floyd), "insert" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSERT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ninth spell token in the slot)
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as FIB is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "haha fibonacci?"
		Roger says, "fibonacci? dang"
		Doug says, "I guess that adds the previous two digits"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Or fib as in lie?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Probably not, I know."
		Roger says, "thrashing ahoy"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh that will get us ln(2)"
Roger says (to floyd), "fib" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | "Doesn't the FIB spell fail when cast only one digit into a sequence?"
Floyd | asks Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The old version of FIB did," says Morkan.  "But the newer version
Floyd | just uses 0 for the missing number.  It's less discouraging for
Floyd | candidates who are trying to figure out what FIB does."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "fib" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the FIB spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "fib" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Fibonacci, yeah."
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "min 2" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "fib" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "cat inc" 		

Floyd ]  Fifteen                                                     47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fifteen.  A bright cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "wonder what INV FIB does."
Roger says (to floyd), "inv plu 6" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV PLU 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "maybe subtracts the previous numbers"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the glow on your number sheet fades.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "inv fib" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger exclaims, "looks like it!"
		Doug says, "or subtracts previous number from current number"
		Roger says, "that was 1 2 inv fib = 1"
		Doug says, "right"
		Doug says, "rather than -1"
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 6" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv min 3" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV MIN 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv mul 3" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         47/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV MUL 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Just before speaking you realize that instead of MUL you really meant
Floyd | TIM, so you say that instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.6931x
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "fib" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a fifth number
Floyd | sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"  A new spell
Floyd | token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's wrong with calling ourselves 'witch' and 'wizard'?" asks
Floyd | Teraboz.  "We've been using those terms for centuries!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come on," replies Morkan.  "You know the reason the Oversight Council
Floyd | forbid their use: Some of the students - and some of the younger
Floyd | faculty - find the female 'w' word offensive.  And they have a point:
Floyd | It is more respectful not to refer to someone with a word that many,
Floyd | well, less magically-aware people use as an insult."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But an outright ban?" retorts Teraboz.  "I was calling myself a witch
Floyd | for 200 years before Merlena and most of the rest of the Council were
Floyd | even born.  And now that's forbidden?  Merlena doesn't care about
Floyd | respect or preventing offense - Merlena cares about power.  If she can
Floyd | control what other people can and can't say, well, that's more power
Floyd | for her."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sometimes," responds Morkan, "I think you let your dislike of Merlena
Floyd | cloud your judgment."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Good."
Doug says (to Floyd), "insert" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSERT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tenth spell token in the slot)
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as SQU is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "huzzah"
		Doug says, "politics :("
		Roger says, "yay now we can inv squ -1 our way into imaginary land"
		Knight_Otu says, "Square root."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
		Doug says, "sweet"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv squ" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hrm."
		Doug asks, "maybe SQU is already sqrt?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "squ" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the SQU spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "squ" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hrm."
		Roger says, "1 isn't too helpful for this"
		Doug says, "oh derp."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, it's 1 either way."
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 2" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus one.  A dazzling white light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv squ" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the SQU spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta -1" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA -1
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can't use negative numbers as Arithmancy spell modifiers until
Floyd | you're what, level 3?" asks Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Level 2, actually," responds Morkan.  "But it's still beyond
Floyd | something you'd see on an entrance examination."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "this game is way better as a team effort"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 2" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   52/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus one.  A dazzling white light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv squ" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, and there is a brief flash of light.  You find
Floyd | yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | A space that seems different, somehow, from the rest of the testing
Floyd | area.  It feels more complex, but perhaps that's just your
Floyd | imagination.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nicely done," says Teraboz.  She mutters a spell, and you find
Floyd | yourself back in Minus One.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your task page glows briefly.  Then the tinny voice says,
Floyd | "Congratulations!  You have just completed the following task:  Visit
Floyd | an imaginary-numbered space, for 1 point."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "check."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tasks" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces
Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | BONUS POINTS
Floyd | Visit infinity: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "the dazzling light was -1. where are the others, do you think?"
		Guenni says, "If I remember correctly, it was."
		Roger says, "sqrt will help zeta2"
		Knight_Otu asks, "-4, -9?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 3" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One                                                   53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the MIN spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Just as a wild guess."
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv plu 3" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Four                                                  53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV PLU 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus four.  A deep cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x spell" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Four                                                  53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 2" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Eight                                                 53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Eight
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus eight.  An intense cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv inc" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Nine                                                  53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus nine.  A deep magenta light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "are the negative numbers CMY?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "fib" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Seventeen                                             53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Seventeen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus seventeen.  A dingy grayish light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Seventeen                                             53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the INC spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 6" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6xxxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat inv squ" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT INV SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wonder when the candidate will realize that you can't use more than
Floyd | one Arithmancy prefix at a time," says Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh no"
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat div 4" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT DIV 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64xxx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 0" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.644xx
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 5" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        53/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.6449x
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv squ" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a sixth number
Floyd | sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"  A new spell
Floyd | token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm satisfied with what I've seen," says Berzia.  "I'll vote for
Floyd | passing."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Already?" asks Teraboz.  "The candidate hasn't completed all the
Floyd | numbers yet!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "But we're not looking for perfection," replies Berzia.  "Just
Floyd | sufficient evidence of aptitude.  And I've seen that with this
Floyd | candidate."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That makes two out of the three of us then," says Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "woo, two judges."
		Knight_Otu says, "Good work."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a loud "bang!" as a door in the lecture hall is thrown open,
Floyd | followed by a scuffling of feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Assistant Vice Dean Merlena!" says Morkan.  "What are you doing here?
Floyd | We're in the middle of an examination."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's Associate Vice Dean Merlena now," responds a new voice.
Floyd | "The Oversight Council just approved my promotion.  And this won't
Floyd | take long."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Teraboz," she continues, "the Council's surveillance system has
Floyd | caught you flagrantly and repeatedly using language banned by the
Floyd | Council.  Since you were already on probation, I have been authorized
Floyd | to carry out appropriate correctional action."
Floyd |
Floyd | She casts a spell, and you hear a loud "Mmmph!", followed by gasps
Floyd | from Berzia and Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The silencing spell should wear off in a day or so," says Merlena.
Floyd | "In the meantime, Teraboz, I suggest that you spend this time thinking
Floyd | about exactly how you found yourself in this situation."
Floyd |
Floyd | Then you hear footsteps, followed by the door slamming shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "Sorry folks, I feel a bit awkward since I was the one to suggest the game. But it being fairly late here, und me getting not even half of what you're doing. I quit for today."
		Guenni says, "Have fun."
Guenni has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Doug says, "sorry Guenni!"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sorry to hear that."
		Doug says, "definitely not the best game for screenreaders."
Doug says (to Floyd), "insert" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSERT
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too stunned by what you're hearing in the lecture hall to do
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Teraboz!  Are you all right?" asks Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merlena's gone too far this time," Morkan says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only response is the sound of a spell - muffled, but still clearly
Floyd | a spell.  Then Teraboz's voice breaks though, slowly at first, but
Floyd | gaining strength as she continues to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That, Morkan," says Teraboz, "is what you said when Mivey was fired.
Floyd | But what did you ever do about it?"

		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Guenni says, "Yeah, that, too."
		Doug says, "but thanks for suggesting it, I'm enjoying it at least..."
		Guenni says, "I noticed :-)"
		Doug asks, "so I guess we need to watch the drama play out?"
		Guenni says, "Looks like you folks are a lot more mathematically inclined than me."
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too stunned by what you're hearing in the lecture hall to do
Floyd | anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You broke a Council-backed silencing spell!" says Berzia.  "How?!?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let's just say," responds Teraboz, "that you could found an entire
Floyd | Academy on what Associate Vice Dean Merlena doesn't know
Floyd | about magic."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your punishment will only get worse when Merlena finds out you broke
Floyd | her spell," says Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let's just finish this examination," Teraboz replies.  "Then I'll
Floyd | deal with Merlena."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "insert" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSERT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the eleventh spell token in the slot)
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as ATE is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Seven ATE nine?"
		Doug says, "heh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Append To End?"
		Doug asks, "truncate maybe?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Prefix. Interesting."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx

		Knight_Otu says, "Append to End seems plausible."

Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate div 2" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE DIV 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light.  You get a quick glimpse of another
Floyd | space, followed by another flash of light.  You find yourself back in
Floyd | Three.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That wasn't a particularly wise number to use with the DIV spell at
Floyd | this point," says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | "On the contrary, it was quite rational," replies Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | Teraboz and Berzia both groan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah well"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate div 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE DIV 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the DIV spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate mul 2" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty-Six                                                  58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE MUL 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Just before speaking you realize that instead of MUL you really meant
Floyd | TIM, so you say that instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twenty-Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twenty-six.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of red fills the
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "good guess Roger!"
		Doug says, "also glad that it accepted MUL, heh."
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that's nice."
		Doug says, "hm, how does that help us"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x numbers" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty-Six                                                  58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NUMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Sqrt5?"
		Doug says, "ah good."
		Doug asks, "want to try?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Although the later ones may be tricky."
		Doug says, "take the wheel if you like"
		Knight_Otu says, "Not right now, I think."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate inc" 		

Floyd ]  Thirteen                                                    58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number thirteen.  A dingy grayish light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh hm, what happened there"
		Knight_Otu says, "Huh."
		Doug asks, "oh, is it Add TEn?"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Maybe!"
		Roger says, "sounds likely"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate inc" 		

Floyd ]  Fourteen                                                    58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fourteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fourteen.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of red fills the
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 1" 		

Floyd ]  Fifteen                                                     58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fifteen.  A bright cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (5 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 6" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "cool, used only 4 spells that time"
Doug says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned 58 out of a possible 100 points on your entrance exam
Floyd | in Arithmancy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess we're still not up to jaccarmac's place"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the glow on your number sheet fades.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.xxxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 6" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate plu 5" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the PLU spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu asks, "Might INV ATE help with phi to retain the initial 0?"
		Doug asks, "hm, how so?"
		Roger says, "for phi we can probably go 1 6 ate plu 2 -> 18"
		Doug says (to Knight_Otu), "we can't use two prefixes though"
		Knight_Otu says, "Arg, forgot that, yeah."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the glow on your number sheet fades.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 6" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate plu 2" 		

Floyd ]  Eighteen                                                    58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE PLU 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Eighteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number eighteen.  A bright chartreuse light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "inv div 0"
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv div 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        58/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV DIV 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.6180x
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv min 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV MIN 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a seventh
Floyd | number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!"  A
Floyd | new spell token materializes in your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "if you like =)"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Whoo!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "insert" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INSERT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the twelfth spell token in the slot)
Floyd | You insert the token into the slot.  There is a low hum, and your
Floyd | spell list glows briefly as TAC is added to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "the difficulty curve in this game is a little weird insofar as it gets easier as you get more skilled"
		Doug asks, "you mean when we get more spells? or as we get familiar with the strategy?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "That should be CAT to end?"
		Roger says, "both yeah (and that could be, Otu0"
		Doug asks, "oh, reverse CAT?"
		Doug says, "good guess"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 6" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tac squ" 		

Floyd ]  Five Thousand Forty-One                                     63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAC SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five Thousand Forty-One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five thousand forty-one.  A dingy grayish light fills the
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "dang"
		Doug says, "just wanted to get a big number :)"
		Roger says, "mission accomplished"
		Doug says, "I assume we'll get EXP or POW or something"
		Doug says, "to get to a billion"
		Roger asks, "so that's sqr(61) and TAC is reverse-order CAT?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 1" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate plu 4" 		

Floyd ]  Sixteen                                                     63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE PLU 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Sixteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number sixteen.  A very intense red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 5" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       63/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tac div 4" 		

Floyd ]  Eighteen                                                    64/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAC DIV 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Eighteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number eighteen.  A bright chartreuse light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.718xx
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | Your task page glows briefly.  Then the tinny voice says,
Floyd | "Congratulations!  You have just completed the following task:  Learn
Floyd | the meaning of all spells and prefixes, for 1 point."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "yeah, that no multiple prefixes thing is both vexing and sanity-saving"
		Roger says, "hunh that's all of them"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate min 0" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty-Eight                                                69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE MIN 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twenty-Eight
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twenty-eight.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of red fills
Floyd | the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing an eighth
Floyd | number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!  There
Floyd | are no more spell tokens to give, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "no more tokens"
		Doug says, "I guess no exponentiation then."
		Knight_Otu says, "Aw."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 9" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 9
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine.  A deep green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate fib" 		

Floyd ]  Nineteen                                                    69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nineteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nineteen.  A dingy grayish light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nine                                                        69/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine
Floyd | ["Back here again?" complains Teraboz.  "We should never have allowed
Floyd | candidates the use of that spell."]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate tim 9" 		

Floyd ]  One Hundred Seventy-One                                     69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE TIM 9
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One Hundred Seventy-One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one hundred seventy-one.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of
Floyd | green fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv div 9" 		

Floyd ]  One Thousand, Five Hundred Thirty-Nine                      69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV DIV 9
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One Thousand, Five Hundred Thirty-Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one thousand, five hundred thirty-nine.  A dingy grayish light
Floyd | with a hint of green fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tac squ" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One Billion, Seven Hundred Seventy-Four Million, Five 69/100d
Floyd | E
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAC SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | ("Oooh - that'll produce integer overflow!" says Teraboz.  "I always
Floyd | enjoy seeing that.")
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus One Billion, Seven Hundred Seventy-Four Million, Five Hundred
Floyd | Eighty Thousand, One Hundred Fifty-One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus one billion, seven hundred seventy-four million, five
Floyd | hundred eighty thousand, one hundred fifty-one.  A dingy grayish light
Floyd | with a hint of magenta fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whoa"
		Roger says, "very nice"
		Knight_Otu says, "Man."
		Doug asks, "so we have to get to 1 billion without overflowing?"
		Roger says, "not sure if or how we could underflow"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One Billion, Seven Hundred Seventy-Four Million, Five 69/100d
Floyd | E
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tasks" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One Billion, Seven Hundred Seventy-Four Million, Five 69/100d
Floyd | E
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces
Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | BONUS POINTS
Floyd | Visit infinity: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "darn, no bonus point"
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Doug asks (of DavidW), "hey, have you played this?"
		Knight_Otu waves
		Doug says, "Junior Arithmancer"
		DavidW says, "So so sorry I'm late. I overslept."
		Doug says, "I kinda figured."
		DavidW says, "Yes, I've played Junior Arithmancer."
		Knight_Otu says, "It happens."
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc fib" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One Billion, Seven Hundred Seventy-Four Million, Five 69/100d
Floyd | E
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Teraboz snorts.  "I would expect a candidate in Arithmancy to know
Floyd | that basic Arithmancy spells only take single-digit numbers as
Floyd | modifiers."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Be patient and give the candidate a chance," responds Morkan.  "The
Floyd | exam isn't over yet."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv fib" 		

Floyd ]  Minus One Billion, Seven Hundred Seventy-Four Million, Five 69/100d
Floyd | E
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus One Billion, Seven Hundred Seventy-Four Million, Five Hundred
Floyd | Eighty-One Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus one billion, seven hundred seventy-four million, five
Floyd | hundred eighty-one thousand, six hundred ninety.  A dark grayish light
Floyd | fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 5" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "This does not begin one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  Please consider returning to the examination room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't figure out *everything* in JA, but I did finish the game."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate tim 8" 		

Floyd ]  One Hundred Twenty                                          69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE TIM 8
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One Hundred Twenty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one hundred twenty.  A pale red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tac squ" 		

Floyd ]  One Million, Four Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Twenty-Five    69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAC SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One Million, Four Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Twenty-Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one million, four hundred fifty-two thousand twenty-five.  A
Floyd | dingy grayish light with a hint of blue fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  One Hundred Twenty                                          69/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | One Hundred Twenty
Floyd | ["Back here again?" complains Teraboz.  "We should never have allowed
Floyd | candidates the use of that spell."]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv div 5" 		

Floyd ]  Six Hundred                                                 69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV DIV 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six Hundred
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six hundred.  A pale rose light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cat squ" 		

Floyd ]  One Billion, Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Million, Four Hundred
Floyd | Fi69/100ght
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAT SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | ("Oooh - that'll produce integer overflow!" says Teraboz.  "I always
Floyd | enjoy seeing that.")
Floyd |
Floyd | One Billion, Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Million, Four Hundred
Floyd | Fifty-Eight Thousand, One Hundred Twelve
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one billion, six hundred fifty-nine million, four hundred
Floyd | fifty-eight thousand, one hundred twelve.  A dingy grayish light with
Floyd | a hint of orange fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "The current sequence of digits does not match
Floyd | any of the numbers on your number sheet.  Please consider returning to
Floyd | the examination room to begin a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I don't see Perry. Is someone recording this session?"
		Doug says, "Perry is here, logging."
		Doug says, "Jacq mailed me instructions a few years ago"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tasks" 		

Floyd ]  One Billion, Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Million, Four Hundred
Floyd | Fi69/100ght
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces

		DavidW says, "oh, okay"

Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | BONUS POINTS
Floyd | Visit infinity: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ohh, larger than 2 billion.,"
		Doug says, "so close."
		Doug says, "anyway, I guess we should finish the numbers first."
		Roger says, "might as well"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 17" 		

Floyd ]  One Billion, Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Million, Four Hundred
Floyd | Fi69/100ght
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 17
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Teraboz snorts.  "I would expect a candidate in Arithmancy to know
Floyd | that basic Arithmancy spells only take single-digit modifiers."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just give the candidate a chance.  The exam isn't over yet," responds
Floyd | Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 1" 		

Floyd ]  One                                                         69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 1
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You've completed optional tasks I never did."
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 6" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7xxxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 4" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73xxx
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "you're on your own"
		Doug says, "I'm not seeing this one."
		DavidW asks, "Which are you trying for?"
		Doug says, "1.73205"
		Knight_Otu asks, "ATE FIB?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate fib" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty                                                      69/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twenty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twenty.  A bright rose light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.7320x
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "nice job!"
		Roger says, "very nice"
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 4" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        74/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a ninth number
Floyd | sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!  There are no
Floyd | more spell tokens to give, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice adds, "You have completed one of the numbers on your
Floyd | number sheet.  There is no more progress to be made with this sequence
Floyd | of digits.  Please consider returning to the examination room to begin
Floyd | a new sequence."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And DIV 4"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "WHOO!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         74/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some of the glow on your number sheet fades.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "fib" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         74/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu says, "And now sqrt5."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate tim 3" 		

Floyd ]  Thirty-Six                                                  74/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE TIM 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirty-Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number thirty-six.  A deep yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.236xx
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "mot min 6" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        74/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOT MIN 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.2360x
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 6" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23606   (5 spells used)
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | (X) FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | (X) PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | The tinny voice says, "Congratulations!  For completing a tenth and
Floyd | last number sequence, you have earned five more points on your exam!
Floyd | There are no more spell tokens to give, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Great job!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tasks" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces
Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | BONUS POINTS
Floyd | Visit infinity: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "anyone got any ideas about the colors?"
		DavidW says, "I figured some of that out."
		Knight_Otu says, "I have no idea there. Maybe if I had been here from the start, but not as is."
		Roger says, "something with factors, I would guess"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23606   (5 spells used)
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It is factors, yes."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet continues to glow.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23606   (5 spells used)
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "2 = red"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 3" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet continues to glow.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23606   (5 spells used)
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 4" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow on your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 5" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "2 = red, 3 = green, 5 = blue" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2 = RED, 3 = GREEN, 5 = BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "2 = red, 3 = green, 5 = blue"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 6" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "red * green = yellow?"
		Roger says, "Sounds good"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		Doug says, "oh, I had it wrong when I was talking to jaccarmac before"
		Doug says, "so he had the right idea, we just had bad data"
		DavidW says, "The way my notes have it 2^n is red, 3^n is green, and 5^n is blue."
		Doug asks, "so red * blue = violet = 10?"
		Doug says, "no wait, what's red * blue"
		DavidW says, "10 is magneta."
		DavidW says, "er magenta"
		Doug says, "er hm."
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 4" 		

Floyd ]  Ten                                                         79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number ten.  A bright magenta light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "how do we get orange and violet?"
		DavidW says, "You'll find that 10, 100, 1000, ... are all magenta."
		Doug says, "ohh"
		Doug says, "well, yeah. all powers of both 2 and 5"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 7" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 7
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Orange is 2^a x 3^b where a > b."
		Doug says, "hrm, okay, but why"
		Doug asks, "oh, red + red + green = red + yellow = orange?"
		Doug says, "er, *"
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 5" 		DavidW says, "It's colour mixing, the way computers do it."

Floyd ]  Twelve                                                      79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twelve
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twelve.  A bright orange light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so red = 2, orange = 12, yellow = 6, green = 3, blue = 5, what's violet?"
		DavidW says, "Violet is 5^a * 2^b where a > b."
		Doug says, "maybe... right."
		Doug says, "I was trying to reason through it but at this point you can just tell us. :)"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 7" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 7
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "squ" 		

Floyd ]  Forty-Nine                                                  79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Forty-Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number forty-nine.  A dingy grayish light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd ]  Fifty                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fifty.  A bright violet light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "okay, so we need to visit 2,3,5,6,12,50 in some order. or multiples of those."
		DavidW says, "The primary colours (red, green, blue) only use one factor."
		DavidW says, "Secondary colours (yellow, magenta, cyan, orange, rose, chartreuse, aquamarine, violet, azure) use only two factors."
		DavidW says, "And white and pale colours use three factors."
		Doug says, "oh, we'll want pale azure too"
		Roger says, "sta 2, inc, fib, plu 1, tim 2, uhh"
		DavidW says, "Pale azure is 5^a * 3^b * 2^c where a > b > c."
		Doug says, "maybe 2,3,12,6,5,50? wait we can't get from 5 to 50"
		Doug says, "we could do 5,0,50"
		Roger says, "2250 should be pale azure, I think"
		Doug asks, "how do we get there?"
		Roger says, "uhhh well hrm. 47^2 is 2209"
		Roger says, "okay gonna flail a bit"
		DavidW says, "2250 = 5 * 5 * 5 * 3 * 3 * 2"
		Doug says, "go for it. I'm working on the six colors"
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 7" 		

Floyd ]  Seven                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 7
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Seven
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number seven.  A dingy gray light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I know how I got to 2250."
Roger says (to flo), "tim 7" 		
Roger says (to floyd), "tim 7" 		

Floyd ]  Forty-Nine                                                  79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 7
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Forty-Nine
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number forty-nine.  A dingy grayish light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "sqr" 		

Floyd ]  Forty-Nine                                                  79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQR
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "squ" 		

Floyd ]  Two Thousand, Four Hundred One                              79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two Thousand, Four Hundred One
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two thousand, four hundred one.  A dingy grayish light fills
Floyd | the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 5" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I think I figured out the six colors, when you're done."
Roger says (to floyd), "squ" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty-Five                                                 79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twenty-Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twenty-five.  A deep blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "tim 5" 		

Floyd ]  One Hundred Twenty-Five                                     79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One Hundred Twenty-Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one hundred twenty-five.  An intense blue light fills the
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "inv div 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two Hundred Fifty                                           79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV DIV 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two Hundred Fifty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two hundred fifty.  A bright violet light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Two Hundred Fifty                                           79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a number sheet
Floyd |   a task page
Floyd |   a spell list
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]  Two Hundred Fifty                                           79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "nah I'm trainwrecking here"
Roger says (to floyd), "ret" 		

Floyd ]  Examination Room                                            79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Examination Room
Floyd | This austere space provides a quiet, distraction-free environment for
Floyd | examinations.  Besides the sign on the wall and the slot below it,
Floyd | there is nothing in this room.  Not even an exit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I have an idea, but let me try colors first"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two                                                         79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two.  A soft, warm red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23606   (5 spells used)
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inc" 		

Floyd ]  Three                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three.  A vibrant green light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "fib" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ate min 3" 		

Floyd ]  Twelve                                                      79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE MIN 3
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twelve
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twelve.  A bright orange light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 2" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 6" 		

Floyd ]  Thirty-Six                                                  79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirty-Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number thirty-six.  A deep yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whoops."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         79/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | ["Back here again?" complains Teraboz.  "We should never have allowed
Floyd | candidates the use of that spell."]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 7" 		

Floyd ]  Forty-Two                                                   79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 7
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Forty-Two
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number forty-two.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of yellow fills
Floyd | the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plu 8" 		

Floyd ]  Fifty                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLU 8
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fifty.  A bright violet light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "err, what did I miss?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tasks" 		

Floyd ]  Fifty                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TASKS
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces
Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | BONUS POINTS
Floyd | Visit infinity: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ohhh they have to be consecutive."
		Roger says, "indeed"
		Doug says, "back to the drawing board."
		Roger asks, "what's the deal with dazzling white?"
		DavidW says, "I never got around to the consecutive one."
		Doug says, "no idea. -1 is the only one we found"
		Doug says, "dunno what's special about -1 that has two others"
		DavidW says, "White is 2^n * 3^n * 5^n."
		Doug says, "ohh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "div 2" 		

Floyd ]  Fifty                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIV 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the DIV spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv mul 2" 		

Floyd ]  Fifty                                                       79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV MUL 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Just before speaking you realize that instead of MUL you really meant
Floyd | TIM, so you say that instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the TIM spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 6" 		

Floyd ]  Six                                                         79/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number six.  A bright yellow light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "mul 5" 		

Floyd ]  Thirty                                                      80/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MUL 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Just before speaking you realize that instead of MUL you really meant
Floyd | TIM, so you say that instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number thirty.  A dazzling white light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your task page glows briefly.  Then the tinny voice says,
Floyd | "Congratulations!  You have just completed the following task:  Visit
Floyd | a second space with dazzling white light, for 1 point."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well," says Teraboz, "with the numbers and the additional tasks the
Floyd | candidate has completed, I'm also satisfied with what I've seen today.
Floyd | I will vote to pass."
Floyd |
Floyd | "A unanimous recommendation certainly will look good on the
Floyd | candidate's academic record," says Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you think the candidate will try for a perfect score?" asks
Floyd | Berzia.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That remains to be seen," replies Morkan.  "But it's been at least a
Floyd | decade since someone achieved a perfect score on one of the Academy's
Floyd | entrance examinations."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh hey."
		DavidW says, "hooray for convincing Teraboz."
		Doug says, "I guess n = -1 or n = 1 but not n = 0"
		Doug asks, "wait, hm. why is -1 white again?"
		Roger says, "still worth trying -30, I believe"
		DavidW says, "oh, my equations are only for n >= 1."
Guenni hollers, "niGht everyone." 		DavidW says, "I never worked out the deal with negative numbers."
		Doug says, "hrm, how do we get to -30"
		Doug says, "oh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 0" 		

Floyd ]  Zero                                                        80/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 0
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Zero
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number zero.  The light here appears to be no particular color at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your number sheet glows brighter.  It now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | NUMBERS
Floyd | pi:      3.14159  3.14159   (4 spells used)
Floyd | e:       2.71828  2.71828   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(2): 1.41421  1.41421   (4 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(3): 1.73205  1.73205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | sqrt(5): 2.23606  2.23606   (5 spells used)
Floyd | phi:     1.61803  1.61803   (5 spells used)
Floyd | ln(2):   0.69314  0.69314   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(2): 1.64493  1.64493   (6 spells used)
Floyd | zeta(3): 1.20205  1.20205   (5 spells used)
Floyd | gamma:   0.57721  0.57721   (5 spells used)
Floyd |
Floyd | In addition, your spell list now reads
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I tried to stay positive. :)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "min 6" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Six                                                   80/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MIN 6
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Six
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus six.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 5" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Thirty                                                80/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Minus Thirty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number minus thirty.  An inky blackness fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "nope."
		Roger says, "ooh inky blackness"
Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spell" 		

Floyd ]  Minus Thirty                                                80/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | (X) MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "1 is inky blackness, I have that."
		Doug says, "4 * 9 * 25 = 900"
		Doug says, "oh duh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "squ" 		

Floyd ]  Nine Hundred                                                82/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Nine Hundred
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number nine hundred.  A dazzling white light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your task page glows briefly.  Then the tinny voice says,
Floyd | "Congratulations!  You have just completed the following task:  Visit
Floyd | a third space with dazzling white light, for 2 points."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "haha"
		Roger says, "also yay"
		Doug says, "afk for a minute, go nuts."
		Knight_Otu says, "Nice."
		DavidW says, "My progression for pale azure was 4 -> 15 -> 225 -> 1125 -> 2250."
		Knight_Otu says, "I was trying to work on that, but didn't really get there."
Roger says (to floyd), "sta 4" 		

Floyd ]  Four                                                        82/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 4
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Four
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number four.  A deep red light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "ate inc" 		

Floyd ]  Fifteen                                                     82/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATE INC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifteen
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fifteen.  A bright cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "squ" 		

Floyd ]  Two Hundred Twenty-Five                                     82/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two Hundred Twenty-Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two hundred twenty-five.  A deep cyan light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "tim 5" 		

Floyd ]  One Thousand, One Hundred Twenty-Five                       82/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | One Thousand, One Hundred Twenty-Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number one thousand, one hundred twenty-five.  A bright azure light
Floyd | fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh this is bright azure right here in 1125 also"
Roger says (to floyd), "inv div 2" 		

Floyd ]  Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty                             84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV DIV 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number two thousand, two hundred fifty.  A pale azure light fills the
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your task page glows briefly.  Then the tinny voice says,
Floyd | "Congratulations!  You have just completed the following task:  Visit
Floyd | a space with pale azure light, for 2 points."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x task" 		

Floyd ]  Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty                             84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TASK
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS TO BE COMPLETED
Floyd | Complete a number using only three spells: 2 points
Floyd | Complete four numbers using no more than four spells for each: 3
Floyd | points
Floyd | Complete all ten numbers using no more than five spells for each: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd | Visit a space whose number is larger than 2 billion: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet: 2 points
Floyd | Visit, in any order but without repetition, six consecutive spaces
Floyd | whose colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet: 4
Floyd | points
Floyd |
Floyd | TASKS COMPLETED
Floyd | Visit an imaginary-numbered space: 1 point
Floyd | Learn the meaning of all spells and prefixes: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a second space with dazzling white light: 1 point
Floyd | Visit a third space with dazzling white light: 2 points
Floyd | Visit a space with pale azure light: 2 points
Floyd |
Floyd | BONUS POINTS
Floyd | Visit infinity: 1 point
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "congrats!"
		Roger says, "well that's almost all thanks to DW, but yes thanks"
		DavidW says, "For grays, you need a factor other than 2, 3, or 5."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "I have to log off now. Happy hunting!"
Knight_Otu goes home. 		Doug says, "so I guess we could pass the exam to see the ending, if we wanted. And then come back to work on the perfect score more"
		Roger says, "sure I'm up for that"
		Roger says, "save if you like"
Doug says (to Floyd), "save japass" 		

Floyd ]  Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty                             84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE JAPASS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to save.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "japass" 		

Floyd ]  Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty                             84/100
Floyd | > SAVE"Is it really fair to allow this spell during an examination?"
Floyd | asks Teraboz.  "Fair or not - it's Academy policy," replies Morkan.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "end" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                                                84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > END
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell.  There is a brief flash of light, and you find
Floyd | yourself back in the lecture hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now that you've cast the END spell," says Morkan, "the committee must
Floyd | render its decision."  He continues. "I think you've more than
Floyd | demonstrated enough basic aptitude to merit entrance to the Academy.
Floyd | I vote 'Pass.'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "While there is more that could have been done," says Teraboz, "I'm
Floyd | convinced the candidate deserves admission to the Academy.  I vote
Floyd | 'Pass.'"
Floyd |
Floyd | Berzia says, "I concur.  Definitely 'Pass.'"
Floyd |
Floyd | Morkan turns to you.  "That makes the vote unanimous in favor of
Floyd | admitting you.  Congratulations!  Welcome to the..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Before he can finish, the door to the lecture hall bangs open.  A
Floyd | tall, stern-looking woman pushes her way into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I understand that the candidate has completed the exam," she says.
Floyd | "I vote to pass."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But you don't have a vote, Merlena!" exclaims Teraboz.  "You're not
Floyd | on this committee!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Oversight Council has recently decided that we need a
Floyd | representative on every examining committee," replies Merlena.  "I
Floyd | will be serving on this one.  And I vote to pass."  Then she pauses.
Floyd | A look of uncertainty briefly crosses her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see you have broken my spell, Teraboz," Merlena says slowly.  "And
Floyd | I'm sure you would love to gloat about just exactly how you did it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But I really don't care.  What matters more is that you have refused
Floyd | to accept both the Council's authority and the consequences of your
Floyd | actions.  I take a great deal of pleasure then in what I am about to
Floyd | say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're fi- CROAK!"
Floyd |
Floyd | In place of the tall woman there is now a frog.  Teraboz is standing
Floyd | above the frog, wearing a look of grim satisfaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That gave me a great deal of pleasure, Merlena," says
Floyd | Teraboz.  "The spell should wear off in... well... actually, you'll
Floyd | need to find a prince to kiss you.  Which is poetic justice, given
Floyd | your and the Oversight Council's recent political meddling.  Good luck
Floyd | finding a prince now that the monarchy is in exile!"  She laughs long
Floyd | and hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | "By the way," Teraboz adds when she regains her breath, "I quit."  She
Floyd | strides toward the door.  On the threshold, though, she turns back.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Welcome to the Academy," she says, and slams the door behind her.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh."
		Doug says, "not sure I condone that, but okay!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty                             84/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty
Floyd | ["Back here again?" complains Teraboz.  "We should never have allowed
Floyd | candidates the use of that spell."]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I find it interesting that the plot of this game, its story, is entirely in the other room from us."
Roger says (to floyd), "x exam" 		

Floyd ]  Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty                             84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EXAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Teraboz sigh.  "That didn't even make sense," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so what's gray with a hint of violet?"
		Roger says, "It's a nice touch"
		Roger says, "that I don't know either"
		Doug asks, "some multiple of violet?"
		Roger asks, "seems likely?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x spell" 		

Floyd ]  Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty                             84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | EXAM-ONLY SPELLS
Floyd | END: End the examination, submitting your work for grading
Floyd | RET: Return to examination room
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELLS  (X = already used this sequence)
Floyd | (X) INC: Add one to current number
Floyd | FIB: Add previous number to current number
Floyd | (X) SQU: Square current number
Floyd | (X) STA #: Begin a sequence of digits
Floyd | PLU #: Add a single digit to current number
Floyd | MIN #: Subtract a single digit from current number
Floyd | (X) TIM #: Multiply current number by a single digit
Floyd | (X) DIV #: Divide current number by a single digit
Floyd |
Floyd | ARITHMANCY SPELL PREFIXES
Floyd | CAT: Concatenate previous number to front of current number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd | MOT: Truncate current number to its ones digit before applying
Floyd | operation
Floyd | INV: Invert operation
Floyd | ATE: Add ten to current number before applying operation
Floyd | TAC: Concatenate current number to front of previous number before
Floyd | applying operation
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Grays are from violet times a factor like 7, 11, 13, etc."
		Doug says, "right"
		DavidW says, "And violets are 5 and 2 where there's more 5s than 2s."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sta 5" 		

Floyd ]  Five                                                        84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STA 5
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number five.  A royal blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell list glows as your Arithmancy spells are restored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "squ" 		

Floyd ]  Twenty-Five                                                 84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Twenty-Five
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number twenty-five.  A deep blue light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glow from your number sheet fades.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tim 2" 		

Floyd ]  Fifty                                                       84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TIM 2
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number fifty.  A bright violet light fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv mul 7" 		

Floyd ]  Fifty                                                       84/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV MUL 7
Floyd |
Floyd | Just before speaking you realize that instead of MUL you really meant
Floyd | TIM, so you say that instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps the candidate has failed to notice that the TIM spell has
Floyd | already been used once with this sequence?  Hmmm?" says Teraboz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So the smallest target number is 5 * 5 * 2 * 7."
Doug says (to Floyd), "inv div 7" 		

Floyd ]  Three Hundred Fifty                                         86/100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > INV DIV 7
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief flash of light, and you find yourself in...
Floyd |
Floyd | Three Hundred Fifty
Floyd | This is not so much a physical place as it is the essence of the
Floyd | number three hundred fifty.  A dingy grayish light with a hint of
Floyd | violet fills the space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your task page glows briefly.  Then the tinny voice says,
Floyd | "Congratulations!  You have just completed the following task:  Visit
Floyd | a space whose light is gray with a hint of violet, for 2 points."
Floyd |
Floyd | >